Just a quick update following the previous post.
The new Green Girls Global and Green Guys Global sites are here!
As well as our slick new look we have new features and opportunities for guests to contribute.
Check them out at www.greengirlsglobal.com and www.greenguysglobal.com…
As you may already know Jez and I here at Make Hay manage and coordinate the Green Girls Global and Green Guys Global blogs. On Monday we will be very happy to re-launch fresh, new and even better versions of them both.
The GGG blogs are all about editors from different parts of the world sharing their experiences, ideas and views on living a more sustainable life.
Since the beginning of Green Girls Global in November 2006 and subsequent launch of Green Guys Global exactly one year later we’ve enjoyed fantastic support from our readers and contributors. We’ve even been featured in The Times (Top 50 Eco Blogs and Anna Shepard’s Greenie Points) and Marie Claire and been voted number 2 in the People’s Choice Best Green Blogger.
So on the 1st September make sure you stop by www.greengirlsglobal.com and www.greenguysglobal.com and tell us what you think.
There will also be lots of opportunities for contributors so if you’d like to get involved let us know!
Quite a lot of our Make Hay clients are bloggers so this one is especially for you.
In my view it is all the more important that green bloggers have engaged and interested visitors because the issues that you’re blogging about can make a big difference.
So here are 5 links from the blogging experts to help you along the way:
How to Create a Blog that People Want to Read
Chris Garrett
Using Titles Effectively on Blogs
Problogger
Common Mistake Bloggers Make
Business Blogging Tips
Creating Stories that Resonate
Seth Godin
Six Simple Things You can do to Enjoy Blogging More
North x East
Two marketing marvels that caught my eye recently are are the fantastic Shama Hyder’s ‘After the Launch’ blog and Peter Shankman’s ‘If I can help a reporter out’
Shama’s blog provides regular insights and ideas into creative marketing and networking. She shares her views on the best social networking sites and shows us how to use them to our advantage - www.afterthelaunch.com/blog/
Peter provides daily updates on stories being sought by journalists. If you can genuinely help a reporter out then that may mean publicity for you and an interesting article for them, its win win all round! - www.helpareporter.com
This month we have been extremely happy to to be involved in the Canvass Your MP campaign.
This campaign was masterminded by a group of green bloggers who decided that something needs to be done about climate change and fast.
In lightening speed the bloggers met, created the campaign concept and gave it a name. Then what they needed was a web team to design and build phase 1 of the website in just 72 hours! We couldn’t let this pass by without being involved and so Jez, here at Make Hay, stepped up and volunteered. After burning the midnight oil all weekend the www.canvassyourmp.com website was launched on Monday.
Canvass Your MP is all about engaging your local MP, meeting him or her face to face, discussing your concerns about climate change and encouraging them to support proposals for a stronger Climate Change Bill. Specifically to set a target of 80% cuts in CO2 emissions by 2050 rather than the current 60% which just isn’t enough.
Green bloggers involved include friends of Make Hay Leonora Oppenheim from Treehugger and Asi Sharabi from Green Guys Global.
Find out more about how you can get involved at the Canvass Your MP website - www.canvassyourmp.com