What is the name of your Blog?Cavallere
What is your name?
Chris Cole
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
Massachusetts
What is your current age or age range?
19-24
Please describe your blog
Definitive blog for young men.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
Offer news and tidbits that are concerned with young men's interests and health. We also want our readers to interact. Besides the Consumerist, most blogs there is little to no interaction with the authors.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
WordPress. Easiest to mod. Easiest to use. API! And, it's free, free, free!
What do you blog the most about?
I blog the most about grooming and fashion. My other authors pretty much blog about everything.
What kind of blogs make you angry?
SEO's Affiliate Marketing
Give five of your best blogging tips.
Use Firefox and get add-ons that aid your blogging process. Register on numerous news service pages. Leave comments on other author pages. Have a personality and attitude -- be controversial. Love it.
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
PORN.
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
Money = no-no.
How long have you been blogging?
About 2 years on other sites. Now, I just recently started my own blog (the one I'm being interviewed about).
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
4
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
About 38
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
No, not my cup of tea.
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
No, not my cup of tea.
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Directories, word of mouth, referrals.
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
What?
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Don't spend money except on hosting. That's it.
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
John Chow Shoe Money The Consumerist Feld Thoughts Cavallere
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
No.
What is the url of your blog?
Cavallere