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@lilis, please see FAQ page for possible answers to your questions. Should you need further assistance, you are welcome to send us a support request via "Support" link in the menu above.

I'm sorry that I'm new comer here, but I h...

2011-11-19T18:35:46.873-05:00

I'm sorry that I'm new comer here, but I have not fully understood about the function of this site for bloggers. But I will strive to understand and take a huge amount of benefits....thanks...

Thanks for sharing information

2011-09-28T03:40:36.237-04:00

Thanks for sharing information

The contest has been closed. Please see the result...

2009-05-22T04:30:18.031-04:00

The contest has been closed. Please see the results here. Thanks everyone and congrats to the winners!

Fingers crossed :)

2009-05-18T09:54:00.000-04:00

Fingers crossed :)

@N.D. glad you appreciate it. The blog monetisatio...

2009-05-18T09:24:00.000-04:00

@N.D. glad you appreciate it.
The blog monetisation role for BlogUpp! is in our implementation schedule already. We share the same understanding you do, and thank you for your input. Looking forward to making it happen.

@Mike A. we definitely agree with you, and are planning to implement it with the next modifications. Stay tuned!

Although your suggestions have been decided already to be implemented in the future, that doesn't invalidate your participation in current contest. We'll announce the results shortly.

Absolutely agree with N.D. about blog monetisation...

2009-05-17T17:33:00.000-04:00

Absolutely agree with N.D. about blog monetisation as an additional role for Blogupp. I also feel the quality of content would improve considerably with a blog rating feature ("like" or "don't like"), which would allow adding bonuses, or points /etc to great blogs, and de-favor poor ones.

You are doing a great service guys. Thanks! I thin...

2009-05-17T17:10:00.000-04:00

You are doing a great service guys. Thanks!
I think many bloggers would find BlogUpp! attractive as a blog monetisation service as well. That would allow exchanging accumulated credits for cash, which in fact would add a big advantage to blogupp. You should definitely consider it and add this possibility.

New suggestions and entries are still welcome. We'...

2009-05-13T16:59:00.000-04:00

New suggestions and entries are still welcome.
We'll close the contest in about a week.

Still no decision on the winners? ;)

2009-05-13T09:46:00.000-04:00

Still no decision on the winners? ;)

@Alain, thanks for dropping by. We are glad BlogUp...

2009-05-11T05:59:00.000-04:00

@Alain, thanks for dropping by. We are glad BlogUpp! does a good thing for your blog.
Concerning categories, you may find an answer in reply to @Şamil's comment above.

Olá!! Comecei esta semana e ainda estou me familia...

2009-05-11T02:02:00.000-04:00

Olá!! Comecei esta semana e ainda estou me familiarizando com o blogUpp! mas o trafego no site aumentou consideravelmente!!!
Como idéia ru gostaria de dugerir que fossem feitas categorias para melhor visar um determinado grupo de interesse dentro do blogUpp!
obrigado!

Sandy, that's really nice to hear! Thank you.

2009-05-07T15:58:00.000-04:00

Sandy, that's really nice to hear! Thank you.

I've read several times about labels, tags etc so ...

2009-05-07T15:21:00.000-04:00

I've read several times about labels, tags etc so folks only see blogs like there own...I really hope it doesn't go that way. All others are, keep this one different, keep it unique. People are interested in more subjects than the one they happen to blog about that given day. Through ones profile you can find people in your category, in twitter searches, in blog catalog searches, in entrecard searches etc. etc. I like the variety of this widget. I also like the simplistic nature and hope you don't make bells and whistle. Bells and whistle take time, which detracts in my opinion from what is good about this widget. There are plenty of time consuming social networks that take an mountain of time to get any benefit from. I like this one, just the way it is.

Sandy

AG, all your comments are welcomed. We understand...

2009-05-06T13:11:00.000-04:00

AG, all your comments are welcomed.

We understand your concern. As replied to your earlier questions above, now you can see and update blog snapshot simply by entering your blog's address at blogupp.com.

Besides, note that there will be added a search box in BlogUpp! blog directory, and thus you'll be able to see easily how your blog is looking through "BlogUpp! eyes".

(Apologies for yet another comment but) I would al...

2009-05-06T12:51:00.000-04:00

(Apologies for yet another comment but) I would also be very interested in seeing how my blog's snapshot looks whenever it appears on a BlogUpp! widget on a blog. This may help a blogger to change the format page layout so as to make it more attractive.

Agree, that indeed might help bloggers determine w...

2009-05-06T01:39:00.000-04:00

Agree, that indeed might help bloggers determine when their blogs performed better, and improve their blogging style. Keep it up!

If I get 100 hits, I would be very interested in f...

2009-05-05T22:22:00.000-04:00

If I get 100 hits, I would be very interested in finding out which of my posts (content/keywords) brought-in those hits. Will this be a good idea?

I absolutely agree, will definitely drop anymore s...

2009-05-05T07:48:00.000-04:00

I absolutely agree, will definitely drop anymore suggestions if something comes to me :)

Thanks Aniruddha (AG) for your great feedback! Fac...

2009-05-05T05:57:00.000-04:00

Thanks Aniruddha (AG) for your great feedback!
Facebook commenting has been added on the blog recently, and you're indeed the first to use it.

1) All the bloggers are offered fair and equal conditions for their blog promotion. Blog exposure time is unique, and by making it customizable we'd break the fairness. One of FAQ answers explains this as well;

2) Indeed, the posting quality represents an important factor in attracting readers, along with blog snapshot. Bloggers are in full control here, as they can update blog snapshot anytime. Blogging is a dynamic process (i.e. fresh posting, new design, new templates, etc), and it wouldn't be correct forcing an older (not actual) blog thumbshot be kept permanent only because at a point in time it performed better;

3) The smooth sliding has been implemented just recently. Its purpose is to promote blogs more efficiently, by bringing to reader's attention both the latest post, and blog's thumbshot. At the same time we need to keep it elegant and non-obtrusive. We are analyzing reader engagement as a result of this change, and we'll keep the effect that ensures the best results for your blog promotion. Nevertheless, we are not sure it should be made customizable, having in mind the equal conditions for all the bloggers and their blogs;

4) The last question is related with the first one. Blogs are allocated a certain period of time to be promoted on other blogs. During this period the blog post and snapshot are sliding repeatedly, to attract reader's attention. They change however as the originating blog is surfed through.

Hope these answers are helpful, and you agree with the principles mentioned.

A novel idea!!! I really liked the core principles...

2009-05-05T00:16:00.000-04:00

A novel idea!!! I really liked the core principles and the view of BlogUpp! I was thinking along the lines of "promotion", came up with a few suggestions:

1) Time a snapshot is shown on a blog: a big factor in promotion though there ought to be a maximum and a minimum limit. Owner of the destination blog may be given an option to select how much time he/she likes a snapshot to be visible on their blog. I guess currently it's 4-5 seconds.

2) The Sanpshot itself: second majot factor in promoting something is the view. Every blog will have a post that will attract much more number of hits than other posts published on that blog. Why not also include which snapshot of the blog (being promoted) fetched highest hits and next time this blog is displayed on a page it will be equal probabilities current shanpshot to be shown or the one that had most hits.

3) The way Snapshot appears: rolling (as it does now), flashing from center, appearing slowly, etc. May be the owner of destination blog gets to set this up.

4) Frequency of repeatition: I noticed a snapshot keeps repeating itself again-and-again. SOmebody gets to control this, as in when should a new snapshot be displayed?

Some of the comments here like Radu and Angelish were really creative :) Hope to see something even more cool from BlogUpp! really soon.

Am I the only one who commented using my Facebook ...

2009-05-05T00:13:00.000-04:00

Am I the only one who commented using my Facebook account? BlogUpp team do I need to comment again?

That's an interesting suggestion. We might include...

2009-05-04T07:13:00.000-04:00

That's an interesting suggestion. We might include these details in BlogUpp! blog directory.
Until then, Top 100 blogs list might be helpful in that sense.

If u could list the sites attached with upp with t...

2009-05-04T05:48:00.000-04:00

If u could list the sites attached with upp with their number of impression and clicks, I think that will be an interesting page to look upon!

Thanks for the promotion details.Lokking forward t...

2009-05-02T11:43:00.000-04:00

Thanks for the promotion details.Lokking forward to it.