I’ve been scoping for a place similar to Digg that specializes in content made by Bloggers, and at long last, I found such a place: A place called Blogg Buzz. The creators write in their blog:

Blogg Buzz is a pool of Blogs and Bloggers. It’s not for the people who started it but for the bloggers. New or Old it does not matter for BB, If you are a good blogger you have a place here. The whole intention of BB is to bring all the bloggers to one place, to make it a home for all blogs where each blogger can show that “We might not be a journalist, but we can give the world something which can be more than news”.

I like this service because unlike Digg, Blogg Buzz specializes in blogger content, whereas Digg is pretty much everyone everywhere. If I wanted to find a cool new thing to blog about, I don’t have to spend hours finding an actual blog in Digg. All I have to do is go to Blogg Buzz.

Here, you can submit blogs to the site much the same way one submits them in Digg. You can Buzz (Read: Digg) links as well, but nothing so far about anything similar to the Bury feature on Digg.

Now, B.B is currently in alpha state right now, so you’ll need to request an invite to get an account on there. Be sure to specify a username as well. Also, please know that it’s not a complete Digg clone, that there are indeed several Digg-like things about BBuzz, but it is most definitely not Digg.

BBuzz…I like that.

Blogg-Buzz

CROSS-POSTED from Primary Blog

Ain’t it amazing? One moment, you’re running with the creme of the crop, blog after blog after blog, then suddenly, CRASH!

I figured yesterday I would be able to blog while I was in a rather boring class. Unfortunately, that class was so horribly dull that I was fighting to keep myself awake during the second portion of the class.What’s interesting to know, however, is that I’m not alone. Craig Childs of Lifehack.com writes:

Something that almost inevitably happens to bloggers starting out their own niche site, is they run out of stuff to say. Generally, as a new blogger, you can shoot for around 3-4 months of solid content until the ideas begin escaping you.

In his article, Childs says that one thing you can do to increase things to write about is read about what your competitors are up to. After all, it’s okay to borrow, just give credit where credit is due.

There are few better ways to learn how to do something then to watch others do it. In this philosophy, FreelanceSwitch offers 15 different blogs in order to boost your ability on the blogosphere.

Some of my personal favorites:

Lifehacker One of my favorite sites, the Lifehacker writing team is headed by Gina Trapani and Adam Pash. These guys can do how-tos and referral posts like nobody’s business, and do it with style.

As you probably know, this is quite possibly my favorite site on the internet right now. Not only does Lifehacker offer tips on blogging, its other tips on productivity help you not only with your blogging, but with your life in general.

Get Rich Slowly Along with Trent, J.D. Roth is the top in the personal finance field (which includes a bunch of very good bloggers). J.D., more so than most bloggers, comes off not only as knowledgeable, but humble and sincere — and that sincerity is what wins his readers over every time. Plus his articles are just extremely useful.

While not a blog on blogging per se, Get Rich Slowly is a must-read on its own, simply because there’s no better blog on investments and saving money! Definitely something for the penny-pinching ass in all of us, as well as the broke graduate student (I.E, me.)

You won’t improve until you learn from the pros, so you should read up on this list of blogs. Also, check out Web Worker Daily and Problogger, which are also on the 15 blog list.

Fifteen must-read blogs for Blog Writers – By Freelanceswitch.com

I feel that the most important part of being a blogger is being a commenter as well on other blogs. Commenting shows bloggers that they’re not just talking to themselves, and they actually DO have readers! Face it, you’d feel kinda alone if nobody responded. Were it not for feed stats, we’d feel totally alone.

That being said, Chris Garrett of ChrisG.com offers 10 reasons why you should comment on other people’s blogs. The most important reason, in my opinion is #1: It would be the right thing to do:

It’s the right thing to do – people complain about not enough comments on their own blog but don’t take enough time to comment on others. We all like some attention or an occasional pat on the head for a job well done. Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself!

Look bloggers, we’re all in this together. If we just stick to our own little piece of the internets, we won’t be going anywhere. If Al Gore The Internet God intended for us to not comment, he wouldn’t have put “Add Comment” on every blog in the universe!

10 Reasons Commenting is Good for Bloggers Via www.chrisg.com