We've got a pretty nice idea of what to do, and those at the CML meeting (physically and in the cloud) seem to be game for it.
The short term plan is this:
* Help with traffic.
When a featured blogger has a new post, we're notified. If it's worthy it ("I ate burritos today" doesn't warrant a highlight), we'll put if atop the site under "Featured" for a limited amount of time, say, two hours.* Develop a network with them and better communication.
The partnership we've envisioned involves bloggers hooking up with one another, to add value to their own sites. Guest hosting, cross promotion, the works.
* Guidance.
Using a blog or lessons and livestreams from postings within our parent company, Journal Register, we want to help bloggers improve their skills through cloud training. We could theoretically host a meeting while the session is going on and brainstorm new ideas after that.
* Rewards.
Print the best highlights in the newspaper.
That's pretty much it — for now. We'll grow as time and resources allow.
