(03 Apr 2015, 6:43 pm)aureolin wrote Perhaps Wordpress would be a better option Fozz? Based on what you want to do, you could make people 'Contributors', and then just publish (approve) their work.

https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

(03 Apr 2015, 6:43 pm)aureolin wrote Perhaps Wordpress would be a better option Fozz? Based on what you want to do, you could make people 'Contributors', and then just publish (approve) their work.

https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

(03 Apr 2015, 6:51 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote It would be a better option for me too, as you'd just have to add me (arriva1581) to your admin/contributors page.

I'm sure Marcus wouldn't mind making a WordPress account. 

I would love to see what he writes 

(03 Apr 2015, 7:07 pm)MrFozz wrote Already got a wordpress account mate, I just need to figure it out...

PM me your e-mail tommy and I will add you to the controbutor list

(03 Apr 2015, 9:26 pm)Robert wrote Does this blog necessarily need to be about outings and reviews or could it be about off topic things too?  

(06 Apr 2015, 3:23 pm)Jimmi wrote Does anyone know if you have to pay to sign up to Wordpress?

(06 Apr 2015, 3:25 pm)Andreos1 wrote So are the reviews that appear on there, the same as the ones published on here?

Trying to be constructive here - but one or two exclusives on there, may be the only way to drive/increase traffic in the short term.
If people on this site are that enamoured with the reviews, then what incentive do they have to visit the WordPress site?

(07 Apr 2015, 9:33 am)MrFozz wrote The plan was always to get the reviews to a wider audience, to people who may not be on NEB, thats what the sole purpose was originally, bus outings and reviews, till we decided to open it up to absolutely everything...

If we plug it on facebook, twitter and anywhere else I am allowed to, I can and will include links to NEB, and if it got just a few to come and sign up to the NEB asylum, then that is good...right

(07 Apr 2015, 10:14 am)Andreos1 wrote Yeah, I get all that and it is good - but if this site has a massive reach (members and non-members) and the reviews on there are identical to the ones on here, I don't get where the additional people/wider audience is going to come from.
Buses are a niche interest. Bus reviews, even more of a niche.

As I said before, I am trying to be constructive - not having a go by any stretch of the imagination, but there isn't much of a USP and you are starting from scratch on a brand new blog, with the only audience at the moment, the same people who have read the reviews on here.
By then linking it to the NEB asylum, anyone who has found the blog and isn't aware of this site already (again not having a go, or being funny) - will they restrict themselves to the blog or visit this site too?
They visit this site and join the masses on here, read the reviews on here (plus anything else that floats their boat) and have little incentive to go back and read the blog...

In principle, I think it is a good idea. Those who like reading the reviews, will be in review heaven.
Without exclusive content, they can just read the reviews (and much more), on here.

Get the exclusive stuff, make it different and you are onto a winner.
Too many blogs (well written or not), have a very poor readership. It would be a shame for any effort put into yours, to go to waste.

(07 Apr 2015, 10:20 am)MrFozz wrote You picky pain in the arse [emoji14]

Kidding mate

That is why I want to include everything else, I have currently added some of my old blog posts, and have a few other ideas I am going to post about, football, life, shit like that, just that Marcus' reviews was what set the idea off

(My review is currently waiting for a review  ) 

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(08 Apr 2015, 10:19 am)Tommy_1581 wrote Very interesting reads on Simply DMG, I was fascinated with the posts about Martin.

(My review is currently waiting for a review  ) 

(08 Apr 2015, 10:37 am)MrFozz wrote Post your reviews mate amd I will publish them for you

(08 Apr 2015, 12:26 pm)MurdnunoC wrote A bit of an addendum to the comments/suggestions made by Andreos.

If you want your blog to attract more readers - wouldn't it be better to direct comments or opinions raised by the posts to the blog itself?

It is, after all, a bit pointless reading the posts then discussing it here. Any readers who randomly come across your posts may be more inclined to comment if others have already done so!

(08 Apr 2015, 10:36 am)Tommy_1581 wrote Currently looking at the site stats, and it's gaining some popularity; 53 views already.
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(08 Apr 2015, 12:28 pm)MrFozz wrote Good Point Mr Y...

Thank you...I appreciate your input [THUMBS UP SIGN]

(08 Apr 2015, 3:27 pm)Andreos1 wrote 6/7 of them are off me .


Where was my thankyou. All I got was a message calling me a picky arse

(08 Apr 2015, 4:35 pm)MrFozz wrote Being pedantic, Actually a picky Pain in the Arse [emoji14]

Joking...

Sorry Andreos, hope it ain't too late now that you have needed to mention it, I apologise for your lack of a thank you...I appreciate your input mate [THUMBS UP SIGN]