Yesterday we announced the winners of the 2008 Soccerlens Awards – some of our favourite sites made it, some didn’t but overall the best sites were right up there. Have a look and feel free to suggest your own nominations / changes to the awards categories for next year.
In recent years a proliferation of football podcasts has emerged. Many are associated with media outlets: The Times, The BBC, The Guardian, etc. Some are podcasts produced and distributed by football clubs or leagues. Examples of this include the weekly Chelsea podcast or the Bundesliga report. Others are homespun efforts produced by fans for fans. Continue reading →
The 2008 Soccerlens Awards have started. Voting starts next week, with the winners announced on 15 December 2008.
The 2008 Soccerlens.com Writing Contest is now open. Here are the details.
Want to make money writing about football? You mean they’re going to pay me for ranting and raving like a moron? Sign me up! Blogging and the self-employment opportunities it offers (fewer than most people realise, but still) is an attractive proposition. Add the emotional escapism that football offers (if in doubt, think of the Continue reading →
On the surface, a “super fan” is just like any other serious fan – wears the team colours, knows the history and follows the team with a passion bordering on religious devotion. Underneath the surface though, the super fan is a channel through whom other fans can experience and bring to life their own love Continue reading →
Football bloggers are (usually) intimately familiar with Google – their first blog was probably on Blogger, their first ad network was probably AdSense and their first concern in getting traffic was to get links to their site so that they can get traffic from Google’s search engine. You probably use Analytics, iGoogle and Google Reader Continue reading →
I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now – that Arseblog.com has joined OleOle.com. Ok, so it’s not exactly headline news, what with the credit crunch, the gasoline prices, the fluctuating currency markets, the China earthquake and the fact that your girlfriend left you, but on a football blogging level (and trust me on this Continue reading →
Earlier this month, an article in the NY Times called blogging for hire the ‘digital-era sweatshop’, and I couldn’t agree more (thanks for the link mate). In fact, I think they’ve underestimated the problems linked with blogging for money (for starters, $10 / post is a lot better than what many people earn from blogging Continue reading →
As we’ve discussed earlier, the football blogging community is too dispersed and too divisive. Perhaps its because the key players are not experienced enough or because the niche itself hasn’t evolved from the traditional turf-grabbing mentality. In any case, I was a bit surprised to see last year that there was no recognition for quality Continue reading →
