The thing I like the most about Blogosphere is its massive growth and the endless number of new good quality blogs entering the scene. That also makes me sad because a lot of those blogs get lost in the crowd and don't gain the popularity they deserve. A sure-fire way to prevent that from happening is to invest some cash in blog promotion. That's why I'm writing a ReviewMe review to help a blog named The Buzz Bin get more audience.


Buzz Bin Review

Buzz Bin focuses on various topics like internet marketing, PR, blogging, branding and other various subjects. The blog started in April, 2006 so it's already packed with content. Upon my first visit, I wasn't amused by the blog's design (which is, in my opinion, in need of thorough redesign), but I was impressed by the informative and professionally written articles. That's not surprising considering the people who write them:

Geoff Livingston - Entrepreneur, Writer
Communications and media expert, the founder of The Buzz Bin. Geoff worked as a marketing strategist in the Washington, DC region for 14 years. He creates marketing strategy, media relations, branding and Internet marketing campaigns for many public and private organizations. The Buzz Bin is Geoff's brainchild.

Michele Capots - Writer
Michele is a professional writer with over 10 years, working for various newspapers, magazines and trade publications. Her stories were published in some respectable magazines like The Washington Post, The Washington Post Magazine, Marie Claire.

Andrea Morris - Marketing Consultant, Copywriter
Andrea is a professional copywriter working with visionaries, entrepreneurs, small businesses and consultants to help them get the right message to the right people. She holds a B.S. in Marketing from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

The Buzz Bin teaches you how to be a successful internet marketer within ethical principles, which is quite rare nowadays. What I mean is that you'll learn about honesty in marketing and public relations, a dignified approach to doing business mixed with aggressive, intelligent strategies, tactical marketing (...)

Here are some recent notable articles:

Get On Board: The Social Media Release
In Defense Of The Blog
Musings On DC Marketplace, Google AdWords Strategy
Businesses Can't Control Social Networks

The thing I like the most about the blog are the interviews with some big-shot marketing experts, very informative and must read for all internet marketers!

Interview with Lee Odden
Interview with Warren Brown
Interview with Todd Defren
Interview with Shel Israel

You can read more fantastic interviews here.

Few things that should be changed

The Buzz Bin is written by professionals, but the blog itself is far from looking great...


The image says it all. The header looks to plain and it's definitely in need of refreshing, they should ad some more sophisticated graphics or a picture to it. They should also change the blog's colors because they stand out too much and are a bit distracting.

The sidebar looks OK and the category section is easy to navigate, but the links section takes up to much space. They should create a separate page for links.

I have just one more remark. It says "complete feed" on their RSS button, but after subscribing, I noticed their feed is partial. The solution - they should either remove the "complete feed" text from the button or actually switch to full feed. Now they're just sending mixed signals to their readers.


Conclusion

Apart from its design flaws, I believe that The Buzz Bin is definitely worth reading because of its high quality, informative content. And if you are into internet marketing, branding or PR - don't miss it!