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   3/27/09

   BikiniHotline

   I use blog carnival and have had traffic through there. Like anything, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.

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      3/28/09

      atmmultimedia

      Cool,
      
      Could you be able to give me some pointers please? I am thinking of creating a blog carnival and hosting it. I understand you need to read through guest posts content and promote the blog carnival.
      
      Is there anything else I am overlooking?
      
      Thanks
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      3/28/09

      BikiniHotline

      I am still quite new to Blog Carnival and don't know all the ins and outs yet. None the less, I try to keep it updated with articles from my blog. As a result, I do see traffic from this site.
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   3/27/09

   nirbhay

   i have no idea what Blog carnival is. so had to go google.
   For others like me en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_carnival

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   3/28/09

   Kaylen00

   I want to do one sometime too...but haven't figured it out myself.

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   3/28/09

   RecycleCindy

   I participate in several blog carnivals. They can be an excellent source of traffic and a good way to connect with other like-minded people in your niche.

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   3/28/09

   morgantj

   It is a good way to generate traffic whether you are hosting the carnival or you submit a post of yours to another blog that is the host. I submit my posts sometimes to the Carnival of the Godless (COTG) and I get a significant increase in traffic because of it.
   
   My post www.travisjmorgan.com/blog/2009/03/19/atheism-and-hope/ was recently featured for the 113th Carnival of the Godless at www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/carnival-of-the-godless-113.html

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   3/28/09

   Bl3ssed

   I've been in a few carnivals and have gotten some traffic from them. Nothing largely substantial though, but a few people here and there that become long term readers is better than 100 people just stopping by and leaving. I'm still submitting articles to carnivals though and hopefully one carnival will be able to generate substantial amounts of traffic for me. *shrugs*
   
   I would say they are worth hosting if you promote it right and ensure that only good quality material makes the cut.

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   3/28/09

   busylizzy

   Every little bit helps!
   
   I have participated in several different kinds and am a reguiar host of of one.

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   3/28/09

   kat822

   Yes! with offended bloggers peeps over at humor bloggers, I think it's a fun idea

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   3/29/09

   atmmultimedia

   Excellent thanks for those tips.

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    3/29/09

    MadMadMargo

    I am a member over at humorbloggers.com and we have carnivals that apply to certain themes from time-to-time. We are invited to submit our links, then an article listing our post/description is published. This gives the readers an opportunity to get a sampling before they click over to read.
    
    Best of luck with your endeavor.

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    5/12/09

    theuniverseguru

    Hi,
    
    I am fairly new to the blogging world and have been trying blog carnivals for about a month now. With some postings I have seen an increase in traffic with up to 250 new hits. With others, about 10 -15 new visitors. It really depends on the popularity of the site that is hosting the carnival. If they have significant traffic you might get a good portion of that pie.
    
    As with hosting a blog carnival - I recommend it and am planning on hosting one myself. Here are my pointers - some carnivals post your article and don't inform you that they have done so. Since I sumbit to about 20 carnivals a week - there is no way for me to go back and track who posted my article. The bloggers that email me and inform me they have published my post - suddenly have me marketing their site. I link their carnival to all my social networking sites (mybloglog.com, twitter, facebook, blogcatalog, technorati, stumbleupon, etc). So when you host - inform your participants via email and ask them to link back to your carnival and include it on all their social networking sites. This way you suddenly have 15 - 20 people marketing for you.
    
    Hope this helps!
    
    Mina
    www.theuniverseguru.com

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    5/16/09

    shef26

    i've submitted my blog entry blog.merosys.com/food-menu/calorie-conscious-restaurant-menus at a carnival named Foodie Blog Carnival.

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