I don’t join groups. I’m too independent for most organizations. I just did:
I like the attitude in the group. Tom has set this all up as:
Homespun Bloggers is a loose association of bloggers for whom blogging is a labor of love, and no more.
What I like is that it is for folks like me who have a small, loyal audience. Tom will post weekly “favorites” from each member blog for others to sample. I recommend the site to you as a place to find those who write–just because. No Hewitts or Malkins there, although I like them both. And one requirement is being family-friendly. I like that, too.
Meanwhile, I did a check on people who link to me over at Truth Laid Bear just to see if I’ve been missing someone of interest. What I found is a couple of good ones, some I read daily, and some where my site is one of ten thousand in the list. I’m sure that’s true for every blogger.
When I put a link on my site, it is there for my convenience. If you like my stuff, they might interest you, too. But I also have some standard bookmarks in my browser toolbar for sites like Lileks, Vinny, Instapundit, Drudge, Sullivan, and Glenn. I don’t think they really care if I link to them or not, and my readers already know them well.
What I’m getting around to is that if you link to me, I’ll check you out. But you won’t appear on my sidebar unless I read you every day. I also may skip adding you if one of my regular readers has you linked, and I hit you from their site. I read far too much each day!
So, if your goal is to be a Higher Being in the blogosphere, I won’t be of much help. But if you want to be read by my readers, you have a shot at it. And my favorites don’t always talk about politics, except Liberal Larry, of course.