Comments on: Are Blog Carnivals Still Worth for Blog Promotion?

By: Rick Regan

Rick Regan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:42:07 +0000

I just participated in a carnival for the first time (last week) and I was surprised how little traffic came from it — about 20-25 visitors over four days. The hosting blog is a well established, PR5 blog. I am happy for the link and for the visits — but it just wasn’t what I was expecting.

By: Medyum

Medyum — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:34:02 +0000

I run a carnival weekly through blogcarnival.com that does pretty well and I submit articles for other carnivals weekly. Gets some decent backlinks for the site you are writing for.

By: Signupandmakemoney

Signupandmakemoney — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:17:43 +0000

I heard that blog carnivals were a good source of traffic. I went to the site and couldn’t figure out how they worked, so I didn’t get involved with them.

I hear so many other ways of marketing that are more popular anyway.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:46:42 +0000

Like many of the other comments, I would also agree that it depends on the topic/niche. For example, I am a genealogist, and there is a strong community and many strong carnivals. When I first started blogging, I did get a good amount of traffic from the first few carnivals I participated in. My blog traffic now mainly comes from new connections with other genealogists on Facebook, although I do still get hits from carnivals.

In response to some of the comments questioning weekly vs. monthly, I would offer the following thoughts. I’ve noticed that the carnivals that get the most submissions are the ones that are done on a bi-weekly basis. In my observation, one week may be too tight a deadline. While one month gives people ample time to write and submit, I’ve noticed that people tend to “put it off until tomorrow” only to forget in the end, despite a friendly reminder five days out.

By: Ram

Ram — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:50:08 +0000

Not much in India! Searching for organizers..