In light of KidDisco's post, I've decided it was time for me to jump aboard the "MyBlogLog" bandwagon and create an account. Actually, the truth is that I've planned on creating a MyBlogLog account for some time now, but, as with most things, it's really hard to set aside the time needed to explore many of these social media avenues. Disco did however persuade me to act now as opposed to later. Thanks bud!

You can check out my profile and blog's community here:

Karl Ribas' Profile on MyBlogLog
The Klog Blog MyBlog Community

Now comes the task of getting community members. I mean that's whole purpose of these social media inventions... to share information with a community of friends, colleagues, or people of similar mindsets... not to mention sell them off when they get popular ($10 million is great. It's no YouTube deal... but not bad at all). So, how does one build a community? I could just sit back and let a community build itself, but that doesn't seem like much fun. Let me take another approach.

As you may recall, late last week Andy Beal of Marketing Pilgrim opened up a contest where he is giving away a free Microsoft Zune to one lucky member of his MyBlogLog community. Pure bribery is his strategy, but a pretty sweet offer nonetheless. I of course was persuaded to join.

Shortly after Andy's announcement, ShoeMoney being the contest extraordinaire that he is, fired back with his own campaign. Jeremy claims that he could gather more members to his community than Andy could by simply using an avatar photo of Nicole, a sexy blonde in a tight white "ShoeMoney" shirt. Obviously, his theory is that sex out-sells technology (and just about everything else), and frankly I'd have to agree with him. I joined his community too.

I've decided if I'm going build up my community as quickly as these guys are, I'm going to offer something cooler than a Microsoft Zune and sexier than Nicole... and I have! Here's my offer:

Simply join my community on or before February 16th (when the Andy's and Jeremy's contest ends) and you'll be eligible to win 1 of 5 signature Karl Ribas.com wooden Klogs. That's right! I'm giving away a total of 5 Klogs to 5 randomly chosen members. All you have to do to win... is join!

Alright... so my offering isn't as arousing (no pun intended... ok it was intended) as Jeremy's or as expensive as Andy's, but a Klog is still a worth-while prize. Just ask these guys:

Mr. SEO: Joe Balestrino
Michael Roebuck
Rob Snell

FYI: I've also added the traditional "MyBlogLog" widget to the bottom of the right navigation. Feel free to check that out too!

What are you waiting for... join my The Klog community.