The folks at RealTechNews asked me to do some blogging for them as an invite from Strange New Products. It seems SNP is getting a reputation for blogging the strangest stuff, thanks to Liquid Ass. Basically that's what they want, strange stuff. I'll do my best for them. But, I think I'll also blog some not-so-strange stuff that you'll only find on RTN.

As for that piece about Liquid Ass, it's generating tons of backlinks for SNP. Message boards, blogs, even USENET groups, in every niche category you can think of, linking to that article! I imagine orders for Liquid Ass are going through the roof. I can't imagine how they are having to fill those bottles.

In other blogging news, Political Dogs is starting gain some traction. PD is not a Clear Digital Media property, but one that I co-own personally with a buddy of mine. Dave writes most of the content, while I chime in once in awhile. Dave tends to write very lengthy stuff, and one such piece, "Media Field Day", is drawing quite a few responses, considering how little traffic PD gets.

Politics is a tough niche to get traction in. There's is just SO much competition from other blogs, that it's hard to get any attention.

The other problem is that small-time bloggers like Dave and myself don't have the ability to get news as it happens. We mainly respond to what's being reported by the MSM. And who wants to read the opinions of a couple of whack jobs like us? I boils down to hoping you've optimized your writings well enough for search engine rankings, and finding the one subject that hits it big.

Google AdSense on political blogs is really bad. It's really stinky. The CPC is dismal, and the CTR is a joke. Moreover, the ad relevancy itself isn't all that great. PD is largely a conservative blog, yet half the time AdSense gives us pro-liberal ads.

Dave and I figure selling t-shirts with the PD brand may be the better thing to do. He's got a buddy that does custom screen printing.