Recently, our BlogBurst editors interviewed BlogBurst member, Matt Loede.
You can find his blog here: http://www.nflgridirongab.com/
Q: We’re halfway through the NFL season, any advice for Fantasy Football fans?
Right now I’d have to stick with the big guys - Tom Brady & Randy Moss, Ladainian Tomlinson, Peyton Manning and Joseph Addai. Look out for Adrian Peterson of the Vikings. He’s a special talent that will be a keeper for years to come!
Q- You joined BlogBurst in November and have since added two additional blogs Slam Dunk Central (an NBA blog) and The Game of Baseball (MLB) along with a handful of team specific NFL blogs, What percentage of your week is spent reading, watching or blogging about sports?
A: Wow, well, I start with about 30-60 minutes a day with reading newspaper columns, news and articles from all around the country. It really gives a great feel of what is going on in the sports. Of course stations like ESPN, NFL Network, NBA TV and games in general take up a lot of the TV time here at the house. With sports being a 24/7 business, the getting up to date really never ends.
Q-Are there specific challenges associated with blogging sports?
A: Being credible and not getting lost in the shuffle is very important to us. We have tried to create many relationships with people in the know and in the media and want to make sure to not just fling mud where it does not need to be flung. Of course we can share our opinions, but attacking players or teams is something we try and avoid.
Q- One of your posts,” Michael Vick Sued for $63 Billion and Accused of Allegiance to Al Qaeda,” produced record traffic. More than 10,000 post views. You’ve covered the Vick story extensively, why do you think this post drew such attention?
A: I think simply the outlandish nature of the headline drew such attention to it, plus the subject material as a whole was just so outrageous. Many people felt we simply made up the story, but that was not the case. We tussled with even posting it, but felt in the end people that were so entangled with the Vick case would enjoy reading it.
Q: What’s your preferred blogging platform and what are the likes/dislikes associated with it?
We prefer our own domain, and we use Wordpress, which we have liked with their updates and being able to do things like Podcasts, pictures and it is an easy system to use overall.
Q- The best blogs all shares these characteristics:
A: Entertaining, A good look to them, timely info, not too over the top
Q-Look into your crystal ball and tell me who’s in this year’s Super bowl?
A: gotta love what is going on in New England and Dallas right now…these two teams early on look like freight trains next to the other 30 teams in the league.
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