Saturday, September 08, 2007

Aussiejourno's Weekly Blog Awards

Top Blogs For Week Ending 8 September

Aussiejourno's Weekly Blog Awards are meant to encourage bloggers from all round the world and they give new bloggers the chance to get their work noticed in an increasingly popular forum, alongside the world's most-visited blogs.

1. Deborah Gamble, 2. Bob T Bear, 3. Chewy,
4. Mushy, 5. Rambling Traveller, 6. Victorya,
7. Phaseout Girl, 8. Carol Cooper, 9. Grumpy'n'Farting,
10. Dan Mega, 11. Bart, 12. Cherished 79,
13. Kissing The Dogwood, 14. Hammer, 15. Blue Yak,
16. Creek Journal, 17. FHB, 18. Jenera Healy,
19. Yes But Images, 20. Brian in Oxford, 21. Querkey Turkey,
22. Ianqui, 23. Pasture Musings, 24. McGlinch,
25. Cariboo Ponderer, 26. Random Blethers, 27. Oz Lady,
28. Woman Wandering, 29. Ruth's Blog, 30. Ak-Man,
31. Goddess, 32. Craver vii, 33. Diesel,
34. Invisible Studio, 35. Luke Dockery, 36. Lotus Reads,
37. Mrs Nesbitt, 38. My Name Is Girl, 39. Mur 38,
40. Les Becker, 41. Country Girl, 42. It's The Little Things,
43. Scooter Guy, 44. Photoxification, 45. I Gotta B,
46. Pope Terry, 47. Merisi, 48. Karoline,
49. Nobody's Friend, Joint 50. Kitchen Fire, Joint 50. Cuckoo.

WILDCARDS: Brookville Daily Photo, Danielle's Musings, Dan's Blah Blah Blog, Plumpie Mousie, Skinny Little Blonde, The Hippie Parade, Broken Man, Blog Guelph, Chumma Chumma, Bellur, Rabaul Daily Photo, Jo Beaufoix, House of Lime, Anna, BC Mom, Squiggles Mom, Chris Online, Ohara, Michal, The Max-e Files, Sketch and Colour, Bruno's Blusterings, Allan Cook,

And honourable mentions go to:

Confused Sam, Shashikiran. Suz.50, Laurent, Gerald the Goat, Lady T, David's Pics, Unforeseen Paths, Prof Bush, Copper Stiletto, Terry's Playpen, Kalyan's Dreams, Near Post, Colorado Bob, Chalkhills Collective, Chess World, Lensational, Ubertramp, I'm On My Weigh Down, Daub du Jour, Chele 76, Movies Sans Frontiers, Sandip Madan, Who Dat Dare Pokah, Sketch and Colour, Love's Ragpicker, Coffee Conversation, Peace With Guns, Ms Creek, Roc Rebel Granny, Travellin' Mama, Magick River, Praveen Who Writes, Auto Parts, Savannah.

In conclusion, I would just like to say I've been mentoring several bloggers for a while and it is important to know that the work of a blogger whose url has only 10 hits can be ranked alongside a blogger whose url has 10,000 hits or more. I would like other would-be writers and bloggers to benefit from the fact that I am a bestselling novelist (`Vegemite Vindaloo', published by Penguin) and career journalist with almost 30 years' experience in writing, editing, design, newspaper technology and production.

30 comments:

Merisi said...

Thank you, David. :-)

fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.com said...

Again, I'm humbled! Thanks David for taking the time to honor us...sometimes it's all the feedback we get, and it's greatly appreciated.

Jo Beaufoix said...

Ooo thanks David.

I like the idea of being a wildcard.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Anonymous said...

David, you're someone special.
The time you take to encourage us and promote our blogs is amazing.You're very much appreciated. x

Cuckoo said...

Thank you David for stealing time from your busy schedule for us.

I think one there is one typing error:

Blog "Sketch & colour" is appearing in both the places... wildcard as well as honourable mentions.

mrsnesbitt said...

Gosh...technical David...I am a blonde! LOL Can you explain please...what does it all mean...rank etc etc

Dxx

Berni said...

Thanks David you are a great role model for promoting other blogs.

Stacy said...

Thanks again, David! It means a lot to me that you enjoy my blog.

Lindsay Blau Portnoy said...

Aww shucks, thanks David!

I'm fighting my way past some serious sniffles and this just brightened my day.

Is this what you meant by your comment about the metro stop I posted from Paris???

Thanks again.
All the best,
Lindsay *sniff, sniff, achoo!*

david mcmahon said...

G'day Merisi,

You're most welcome. And I think you do a great job with your blog.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

G'day Mushy, sir,

You are most welcome. 'Tis us who get the pleasure from reading your blog.

Always happy to provide honest feedback - as you know.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Jo,

You sure did make me smile with that comment!

Love your blog - as you know

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi walksfarwoman,

Thank you for those kind words. I do enjoy doing the Awards, so it's great to know the feedback is appreciated.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Dear Cuckoo,

Always knew your attention to detail was amazing. Thanks for that - and for pointing out my error so diplomatically and politely.

Merci, madame

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Denise,

Sorry, I'm very blonde as well, most of the time!

They're just the way I see the blogs, ranked on a variety of criteria - writing style, presentation, layout, photographs, any X-factor, etc

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Stacy,

Always. You do such a great job.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Vic,

Thank you. So many good blogs out there and so few ways in which to promote them - so I do enjoy compiling the list each week.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Lindsay,

Aw. hope you;re feeling better. Will do the special Paris post for you shortly.

Take care and look after yourself.

Keep smiling

David

Anonymous said...

David,
You're my Number One.
Thanks for introducing new and interesting blogs to explore.

little things said...

Thanks David!
I've moved up in the world...woohoo!

Alex L said...

Still at 46, it would be really awkward if Shecky ever gets higher than me.... I would definetly have to fire him

david mcmahon said...

Hi Darlene,

Way-hay - I'm off to have a badge made, that says ``I'm Chewy's Number One''.

Not only does it give you interesting blogs to explore, it gives some aspiring new bloggers the traffic that they deserve.

So many good blogs out there ...

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi itsthelittlethings,

You give us so much to enjoy on your blog ...

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

G'day your eminence,

Or you could just excommuniate him!

Keep smiling

David

Victorya said...

woo-hoo! still hanging tough. And I echo all sentiments in here, it's a marvelous mentoring service you've got going here, and a great encouragement to keep at it.

Cheers!

lime said...

thank you very much for my wild card designation. may i ask for a greater clarification of what this is awarded for? what is the criteria for inclusion in the various categories? i do think it's terrific that 'low hit count' blogs can be evaluationed side by side with high hit count blogs.

Anonymous said...

Appreciate you work in encouraging & supporting fellow bloggers :)

great work

Shrink Wrapped Scream said...

You are amazing David, thank you my friend, you brighten everyone's day. You are truly an inspiration to anyone fortunate enough to cross your path. We are all that much richer for having known you. x

Mrs Mac said...

Belated thanks, David. And from the Bear, also, who had a difficult weekend.

;^)

Mrs Mac said...

Oooo! You had me there TWICE???? LOL!