Hello, Blake Makers. Try this one on for size. Introducing my latest idea: Meet Your Makers…(Blake Makers, that is).
Meet Your Makers (MYM) is a blog network that I am currently building (to feed the appetite of my exponentially expanding community). Like what you see on Blake Makes? Great! Now, let’s do it for everything else we find interesting. Like…
Blake Bakes – A baked goods blog
Blake Chocolates – A chocolate blog
Blake Cleans – a “green” cleaning products blog
Blake Reads – a book club blog
Blake Travels – a travel blog
You may be saying, “It can’t be done. At least not by one man.” And, you’re right. That’s where you come in.
I want Blake Makes to be big. Not just big, but a behemoth colossus, a kingdom, a universe.
Fair warning, this idea is still in its early stages, but Blake Makes started as a wisp of thought, a twinkle in my eye. There’s about 6 such ideas coming soon.
Starting now, I’ll be recruiting voices for each blog you see listed above. I’m also open to suggestions.
Here’s how (I think) it will work:
- Someone will come to me and say, “Blake, I love wine. I’d love to blog about it.”
- Me: “Great. Let’s call it BlakeSips.com.”
- I’ll design and launch it.
- I’ll lead and direct content for the blog.
- You’ll write the content and moderate the community.
- Then, I’ll turn on the “(Secret) Community Growing Machine.”
The bigger the networks become, the more revenue potential they’ll have. We can start selling ads and sponsorships and more. When we do, I’ll do a revenue split with my contributors.
So, just to be clear. I don’t make any money from Blake Makes right now, so any volunteers would be just that. But, if you like the direction I’m heading, and have a shared vision for where I’m going, let’s talk.
It’s going to be big. Express your interest in becoming a maker here.
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I don’t think we’ll be seeing a BlakeRests blog anytime soon, will we?
You’re on fire!
Nope.
It’s 10:30PM on Saturday night and I’m about to go make a special order of peanut butter dulce de leche.
I think this is a great idea, it slightly reminds me of the Sugar community, (Fabsugar, yumsugar, savvysugar) but for people of either sex. The Sugar community is more oriented towards women.
What about guest bloggers/writers?
I would love to write pieces for the different blogs (I love cooking, food, reading, pets, travel) but wouldn’t necessarily want the full responsibility of mediating a whole blog community. I think that guest bloggers could create the content and could also create a larger network (by linking blake(insertverbhere) into their own blogs/websites/etc).
BlakeBeautifies — it’s all about the products baby…hair, make up, lotions, potions, you get the idea.
Danielle, you’re exactly right. All these blogs are too much for me, and they will be too much for one person. We’ll probably do blog teams per blog.
Geg, [A] Yes!, and [B] love it! bk
Hmm, just a question. I’m interested in Blake reads, but I’m from Germany. Therefore the books I most read are in German and sometimes they aren’t known in the USA! Wouldn’t that be a problem?
But I think the idea is really interesting! I already have my own review page, so if Blake reads is coming, I’ll put a link online to yours! ^^
Azrael =^.^=
Awesome, Blake! I am so excited to see this unfold.
Truly impressive. Definitely the makings of a “kingdom”.
Mark
Today, I’ve gotten Blake Pets and Blake Beers…love them! I think Blake Pets is going to happen. bk
I’m on it!
As an avid baker,I would LOVE to be a part of BlakeBakes!
A Blake Gardens? *grumbles at what seems to be the now constant garden dirt under her nails*
I would definitely be enthusiastic about the BlakeReads idea and would be happy to get involved and blog for you there!
Every year I try the “fifty books in a year” challenge and fall a bit short, but I do read regularly, all sorts of books. I also scan cookbooks from the library, which I’ve been reviewing on my own blog, but I could easily transition from my reading feature to blogging on your site and just let my readers know. Also, I’m an avid magazine reader. I subscribe to the New Yorker, Harpers, and Gourmet. Oh, and I’m a poetry fan. And I read articles online as well when I have time. Haha! Time! Someone should remind me that I’m in law school and need to *stop* reading, but it isn’t going to happen
Anyway, drop me a line if you want me on the “team.”
I love decorating cakes… special occasion cakes and especially wedding cakes, so… blakedecorates? here comes the blake? Do you take this blake? umm…
You. Are. A genius. A crazy man. A crazy genius!
What about Blakedesigns? I’d love a blog about the coolest and newest finds in design….clothing, home decor, accessories, etc??