Comments on: A-Z of Hadrian’s Bloggers: Clair & Dad Who Writes

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:10:48 +0000

@Arjan, oh yes. There's a fair few of us.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:10:26 +0000

@Craig, just be thankful I'm not writing about you.

By: Arjan

Arjan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:02:23 +0000

I’m going to have to visit lots of blogs the coming weeks.

@ Craig..but..we’ll get burned!
.-= Arjan´s last blog ..Micmacs à tire la larigot =-.

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:46:36 +0000

Dan, i reckon spending a week with all these bloggers will soon revise your opinion of them. Can you do the same articles again after we’ve crossed the finish line? :)

By: Kelly Railton

Kelly Railton — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:47:02 +0000

Totally depends (I realise that doesn’t help!)…
But consider the following:
1 Are they a local branch of a very large accountancy firm for example? If so they can afford bit more….
2 Are they smaller local business or retailer?…
3 How many visitors do you get to your site if you are offering them some promotion in exchange?…And what kind of people are they (ie seems like a lot of photographers visit your site so might want to ask some retailers interested in this market for example)…
4 It can’t hurt to start high and then see what happens. Even if you ask for £500 they won’t be offended…they might just send you £50 but they won’t be offended (you could say a ‘suggested donation’ per mile of £500). And you could say if you get £1k you’ll do some PR in local press with them?…(ie give them a shopping list of options…
£1k – PR/link on blog/mention in blog
£500 – link on blog/mention in blog
£100 – mention on blog

Sorry bit of brain dump but hope that’s useful!!
Kelly
5 Companies doing well at moment – social housing contractors and providers/tech firms/cinemas etc etc…!
.-= Kelly Railton´s last blog ..My first ever piece of creative writing circa 2002 =-.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:23:59 +0000

@Bumbling, I’ve actually laid eyes on him a load of times as he was in the year below me at a level college and saw him wandering the corridors. But I really realy want to see him live.

The man is a comedy genius

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:22:41 +0000

@Dad who writes, waht again? Is this an elaborate ruse to shake me off or something?

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:22:07 +0000

@Kelly Railton, That’s a really good idea. Any suggestions on how much £x should be? I’m currently selling links on my blog in aid of the charity and always worry about pitching too high or too low.

By: Bumbling

Bumbling — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:04:51 +0000

Good luck!

And, so not related to the purpose of the post, but can I just boast here that I too have seen Daniel Kitson live – twice!

By: Dad who writes

Dad who writes — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:21:44 +0000

You realise I’m going to have to switch identities again now?
.-= Dad who writes´s last blog ..Me, Tori Amos and Bjork =-.