Join the Waterloo-Wellington Bloggers Association
Mission Statement
The Waterloo-Wellington Bloggers Association promotes and celebrates the local and regional voices of the Region of Waterloo and County Wellington in the blogosphere, by commenting on local events, issues and businesses and by gathering together and promoting the diverse community of bloggers blogging within the region.
But Why?
Blogroll alliances foster a sense of community within the blogosphere, creating regional identities and driving traffic to sites surfers might not otherwise have heard of. One of the first region-based blogroll alliances in the Canadian blogosphere was the GTA Bloggers. It helped put Toronto on the blogging map, and provided a venue within which Toronto-area bloggers could meet, share traffic, make new friends and otherwise enrich themselves.
Waterloo Region and Wellington County share a distinct character and history separate from the Greater Toronto Area. At the same time, we can boast a growing population and a diverse economy with an interest in, among other things, high tech. With three universities, one major technical college, hundreds of high tech corporations and a thriving artistic community, we have a strong blogger base, and it is time we had a blogging association that reflects our distinct and forward-looking community.
Do I Qualify?
If you operate a blog and you live or work in Waterloo Region, Wellington County or the City of Guelph, you are welcome to join the Waterloo-Wellington Bloggers Association. We also happily accept any Waterloo-Wellington expatriates.
We do reserve the right to refuse membership, however, to pornographic websites, sites advocating hate in contravention of Canada’s legal code, or other things that could get members of this alliance into trouble. Not that we expect to exercise this right in the foreseeable future.
Signing up my Blog with the WWBA
If you fit the qualifications, then post the following code prominently somewhere on your website:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/publisher-en.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/reader/public/javascript-sub/user/04659667965148757591/label/WWBA?callback=GRC_p(%7Bc%3A%22-%22%2Ct%3A%22%22%2Cb%3A%22true%22%7D)%3Bnew%20GRC"></script>
Once you do this, send me an e-mail containing your name, your e-mail address, your blog name, your blog’s URL and your blog’s RSS or Atom feed (if you have one).
What if I want to do More?
The main blog of this website is looking for writers and other content providers. If you want to review your area restaurants, or talk about a local event, or whathaveyou, please drop us a line. We’re always looking for good writers or photographers, especially from the smaller communities in the region.
If you are interested, Be sure to include your name and e-mail address, and a sample of your work.
