How Does it Work?

• Get yourself an invite - one way of doing this is to Apply Here.
• Then plant your first Seed by telling us about a blog post you'd like to create Buzz around. You can see how Seeds work by watching our demo video - just click the button on the right.
• We'll tell other members about your Seed and if they like it, they will write & link to it from their blog! This is the Buzz. You'll also be able to see how Buzz works by watching our demo video - just click the button on the right.
• Your Seed will also be published on our Twitter and Stumble feeds for even more exposure.

FAQ

• What is a Seed?

• Planting is a Seed is you telling other bloggers about your blog post and inviting them to continue the conversation on their blog and link back to you.

  The better the Seed conversation and the more extendable / debatable it is, the more other bloggers will Buzz about it on their blogs and link to you. That's why suggesting ideas on how a Seed conversation could be developed is a good idea.

• What is Buzz?

• Buzz happens when another blogger picks up on, writes about and links to a Seed post. Like with Seeds, bloggers also tell the community about how they have managed to carry on the Seed conversation by submitting their Buzz on the site.

  Because we ask that where possible a Buzz post links to the original Seed post PLUS one other post that has Buzzed, links will be earned from Buzzing as well as Seeding.

  Buzzing is also how you can earn more Seed credits.

  When deciding what to write about on your blog, we'd like you to read Seeds in your favourite categories to get inspiration.

• How do we choose whether to accept members?

• By reading through a new applicants blog, if we feel they they would be happy to plant Seeds but are unlikely to read Seeds and be inspired to write (or should we say Buzz about other members Seed) and link back to their blogs, they will be declined. 

  We do this because the desire and ability of a blogger to participate in two basic activities - to Seed great stories, and to Buzz about others is the cornerstone of what we are growing. Members must give as well as take.

  Other measures of suitability include:

  • Has the blog been posting at least every two weeks for at least two months?
  • Does the blog contain original, well written, and interesting editorial?
  • Has the blog linked to other blogs or interesting reference sites before?
  • Is the blog well designed?
  • Does the blog talk to a small niche (subject or geographical) and is it therefore unlikely to attract Buzz from other members at this moment in time
  • Is the blog purely there as a method of self-promotion and therefore rarely going talk about and link to other bloggers websites
  • Does the blog contain illegal, explicit or offensive material? 
• How much does membership cost?

• Membership for accepted blogs is FREE and you will have the ability to plant Seeds, get links, and social buzz immediately. You will also have the opportunity to Private Message other bloggers and take part in Guest Posting.

• Why do other bloggers write and link to my post?

• They will write about your blog post if it's useful, newsworthy, opinionated, interesting, funny, contentious and all the other types of successful blog post.

  If they do write about you they will also be helping to promote their own blog. This is the win-win of SeededBuzz.

• How does having other people write and link to me help me?

• If another blog writes about you and your site you will get immediate exposure their readers, some of whom may chose to come and read more of your work, and even subscribe.

  In addition, Google and other search engines use information about who is linking to you to form an opinion on where you should be ranked. The more quality and relevant links you have the better you will rank. This once again will increase the traffic you get to your site.

  If you generate revenue from advertising or product sales, this increased traffic should mean more money in the bank.