Day 1 of 31DBBB is about creating an Elevator Pitch for your blog.
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ProBlogger, DPS & TwiTip
Very short pitch:
Designer Daily helps designers with design resources and inspiration. Get inspired!
Longer pitch:
Designer Daily helps designers with design resources and inspiration. Freelancing, Getting things done and toughts on design are the other topics that are written about to help designers to fight their daily struggle.
Any comment or suggestion on my pitches welcome... :)
Get inspired now!
Dutch NLP Trainer and Coach
@benlicher Thanks a lot, I changed it. It makes it much more attractive.
Following reading the task, I realised that the previous elevator pitch was just not appropriate for me. I used to use "expect the unexpected", as well as "Don't give up. Give your best." So, I totally reformulated not just the elevator pitch, but my own description, as well. How did I do it? I just looked at my posts, at my tag cloud, and at my interests.
It came naturally: "about people, business and passion". That's for my main blog. I'll review my other blogs in the near future.
I'm blogging about the facts we encounter in our lives, as entrepreneurs and/or regular people, that I try to connect with the passion.
Pitch:
The Bard of Valiant is on an expedition in the wildlands of the internet, finding valuable and original ideas to polish into concrete jewels you can actually use in a game. Viriatha plunders imaginative treasure to deliver those items that will transmute your game into something your players will remember for years to come.
Believing that theory should become practice, the Bard has the experience to keep it system neutral, equipping every level and class of game master.
How:
A group of friends and I are all doing this together and I had alot of help on how it sounded and keeping an active voice.
Advice:
Active voice - more energy, more confidence, more readers :)
I've had a lot of trouble writing this elevator pitch - it's not that i don't know what my site's about, it's just i'm having trouble summing up everything i want it to be in only a few words.
At the moment I have, Rough Review - your world, reviewed.
But I'm open to suggestions!
This is my current about page description:
<big>Rough Review is a blog based website dedicated to reviewing, commenting on and picking apart the world around us.</big>
From short editorials and opinion pieces, reviews, features and interviews, Rough Review is committed to sharing insightful and fun information with you, be they new and exciting blogs, products, films, music, gadgets or events. We want to give you a rather rough and hasty, yet desperately passionate, review of the world as it stands. We don’t want to break the news, but if you want opinions, insights, tips and tricks, then this is the place for you.
We hope you’re able to find some sort of inspiration here and enjoy Rough Review as much as we enjoy putting it together for you
Any advice?
I didn't have a lot of trouble writing the pitch, but I'd like some feedback because I don't think it's a good idea for anyone to act as their own editor.
What is Quillcards ?
Quillcards is e-cards with high-quality photographs, luxurious presentation, and no gimmicks. The service is by subscription and costs $11.88 a year. There are free e-cards so you can try out the service now.
What is The Quillcards Blog ?
Behind the scenes at Quillcards in words and pictures
Who do I send a Quillcard to???????? I would get in there that they can be used for weddings, birthdays etc!!!
My pitch - and I need help please - www.digital-scene.com
Short pitch
Professional photography services - Photographs for sale, by your design and insperation.
Long Pitch
Digital-scene photography offers high quality photographic art, including Cornish Scenes, Seascapes and Storm photography to buy online.
A professional photography service is also offered to capture family, loveones, pets, your home, buisness or product.
The digital-scene website showcases some of my work as well as offering ideas, insperation and news from the online photography world.
This is the one part of the challenge that I have given quite a bit of thought but still seem to get nowhere. But something along the lines of...
Pod6r is a site to help create better podcasts. The site has tips, tricks, and tutorials about podcasting. As well as showcasing some of the great podcasts out there that you need to be aware of.
Pod6r - Expand your brand with great podcasts
Elevator Pitch: "I make treasure maps...is your life an adventure?" (I certainly appreciate any and all feedback - just getting started)
Interested in more (The Longer Pitch): "I can help you chart your course to the treasures you seek. I’ve set out an adventure with a team of the best explorers, most daring discoverers and fearless pirates the world has ever seen. This team cuts through endless seas of information overload in the dark of night in pursuit of the treasures that some people think no longer exist…but they are wrong. We get stuck, we get lost…it’s a very confusing and overwhelming world; this team can show us the way."
I came to this pitch and the whole theme of the blog after about 10 years of fumbling around with various self-help and other random interests that just didn't keep me engaged. I just couldn't sustain the excitement and passion to continue until now.
I make treasure maps...is your life an adventure? themaphabit.com
I found this one a bit tricky to be honest. This is what I've come up with (don't be afraid to comment ;-)):
Spanish Only is, like the name suggests, all about learning Spanish and implementing it into your life so that you can learn it like a native! No more cramming of grammar, no more boring lessons; just learning Spanish, in a fun and natural way with these free tips and tricks. Let Spanish be the only language in your life.
I struggled a lot with this one. In the end I decided to keep my tag line as the Elevator Short Pitch.
Inspiring your Success.
Then for the long one I would make it up depending on who I am talking to.
@ quillcards - I think you need to tell people how they can use there ecards - mention, birthdays, special occasions etc.
Here is my effort:
Short pitch
Professional photography services - Photographs for sale, insperation and by your design.
Long Pitch
For Sale - Digital scene photography offers you high quality photographic art. Cornish landscapes, Seascapes, Storm photographs all available to purchase from the online gallery.
By design - An affordable, professional photography service, is also offered to capture family, loved ones, pets, your home, buisness or product.
Insperation - The digital-scene website showcases my photography work as well as offering ideas and news from the photography world.
I totally redid my elevator speech. Lot of thinking and research. I also tried to use power words. I wrote a complete post on it http://www.reallifepurpose.com/elevator-pitch/
The Short pitch is Achieve Real Internet Business Success With Life Purpose
The longer pitch is:
"It's not just about the money. It's about accomplishing your purpose in life through the Internet and Wordpress blogs. We're here to help you achieve online business success with guidance, step-by-step systems, and motivation..."
@ecalwell
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Rough Review is pasionate about reviewing.
From editorials, opinion pieces, reviews, features and interviews, Rough Review shares insightful, fun information about exciting blogs, products, films, music, gadgets or events.
We'll give you a rough, tough, crean puff, fast and devinely passionate review of our world as we see it.
If you want opinionated, insightful tips and tricks then this is the place for you.
We know you'll find inspiration here and enjoy Rough Review as much as we enjoy putting it together.
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I still don't have much idea on your focus. I just tried to cut the negative and surplus words.
Hope it give you a new angle. All the best ~ Dave
~ my profile hub ~
I'm still not happy with this...
Short pitch:
Tips and advice for mamas on the go.
My long pitch:
When you are caring for kids, it can be tough to keep up with everything. Mama On the Go was created because I wanted to share the tips, techniques and news I’ve discovered while juggling all the parenting duties of a Mama On the Go. I cover many of my interests here, from celebrity gossip without the snark to how to parent frugally.
“Everyday Photos… Every… Day… BenSpark.com is about my life through photography. Each image is a gateway to a story about my daily life. Occasionally funny, inspiring, interesting or creative BenSpark.com is real life in photos. With over 1400 consecutive days and five different cameras BenSpark.com has documented images from the mundane to the amazing.“
I had been using "Everyday Photos... Every... Day..." for a while now because that is what I do. I take a photo each and every day and blog about it.
What is the essence of your blog. Why are you blogging and what do you want readers to take from your blog when they come to visit? Use that.
Feel free to share anything related to this topic in this thread.
This was a great 1st task to focus energies.
BenSpark.com "Everyday Photos... Every... Day..."
Short Version:
Helping guys interact with web and world
Longer Version:
My mission at Blogging Guy is to help guys interact with web and world. I seek to provide articles that will help guys live there lives online and off, and interact with the people on every front. I provide articles on a wide range of topics, from making friends to blogging. Anything and everything a Blogging Guy needs to know.
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I started them by thinking through what it was my blog was about. It was tough because up until that point I didn't really know. I defined what the blog was about, and from there it was just a matter of putting it into words.
In coming up with yours, I'd say the main this is to start with what your blog is about. If you don't know yet, then stop and define that first and it will make things a lot easier for you.
Oh, heck... for the short pitch, I just used my tag line:
"Tips, Tricks, and Great Resources for Hand Embroidery"
For the long pitch, I used my tag line: "Tips, Tricks, and Great Resources for Hand Embroidery"
The long and short of it is, the tag line seems to cover it! I tried to lengthen the long pitch, but everything else seemed superfluous.
Short Pitch: Helping you be the best mom you can be.
Long Pitch: The Mom Maven reviews products and services geared to families. The Mom Maven links to other great family sites and shares ideas and information to help you be the best mom you can be.
Still working on mine but right now its:
A Boundless World: Exploring Human Potential
While a elevator pitch is important I also find having a mission statement to be of equal benefit. I
http://www.aboundlessworld.com/how-to-develop-a-mission-statement/
I'm amazed at the some of the creativity in these fourms :)
-Bud
For my blog Women Exposed I went with "For women, about women." It was a pretty simple idea I came up with when trying to determine what kind of blog I wanted to create.
As for the elevator pitch (love that term) - I like the short, simple and too the point. Nothing ambiguous.
@MaryCorbet
Could the long pitch be more 'active', fun and personal:
'I stitch top tips, tricks, and great resources together for hand embroiderers'
Here's what I came up with for one of my blogs:
Short: Successful Reads - Books to Be Digested and Chewed
Long: Successful reads serves up nourishing food for your mind. Eat for Wisdom and Success >> Read a Book
This is the first time I know about elevator pitch, just imagine how excited I was with my #Day 1 on 31DBBB, I actually thought for a whole 1 hour++ and write, edit until 2am++.. and I PRAY hard that the following lessons would not be as hard... ^^
Social @ Blogging Tracker ~
"A Comprehensive Social Media Guide for Successful Blogging"
-Determined to provide detailed summaries & comprehensive instructions (along with illustrations) for issues relating to both Social Media & Blogging. Assisting in getting the most out of your little time spent on this blog, while enhancing your networking/blogging experience.
I used to have a graphic Tweetie bird which invited people to follow me on Twitter but gave no info about what they would find if they did. Plus, for non-twitterers being invited to ‘follow’ can sound presumptuous. So I changed my announcement about my Twitter blog on Facebook and in my email signature to:
“my up-to-the-minute cultural producer stream: what’s crossing my desk & my mind” .
Longer pitch -->
“I’m a cultural writer and multimedia producer focusing on women, travel, and history and my blog is an up-to-the-minute stream of what’s crossing my desk & my mind”.
If I have another floor or two in the elevator ride I can add -->
“I share resources for writers and travelers, expats, Turkophiles and culturati of all stripes”
Expat Harem cultural writer, multimedia producer
Any suggestions?
Pursuing daily adventure, and helping others do the same at http://Adventure-Some.
I have been struggling with this.
So far, I have:
(short) Personal finance for family types that don’t fit the mold.
(long) I write about overcoming the day to day challenges of personal finance for blended families, frugal living, and tips for saving a ton of money using coupons.
Hi, my name is Leon aka Lipton
I run an eSports Starcraft 2 related blog at Starfeeder.com
Not sure how to make that more simplier or to the point, I guess I don't want to have to sell someone something, but I'm lucky in my niche, there aren't that many sc2 bloggers
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