It's been about 3 weeks or so since I last blogged about www.myzip.net.  Since my marketing is based on my zip code, I was very excited to see  this new blog avenue, and I was determined to get my zip code so that I could be the neighborhood blogger for 98146.(www.98146.net)

MyZip.net is "part of the Marchex network of local sites including local search service Open List. Launched in 2007, we're building the nation's first and best network of local and neighborhood blogs. To see for yourself, type your ZIP code + .net in your Web browser.".

Basically, MyZip will pay you $50 per month to blog about goings-on in your zip code, during a trial period which goes for an unspecified period of time. I should be getting my first payment into my PayPal account sometime next week. They 'require' you to post 3 - 5 times per week, and uploading a photo counts as one post.  So far, I'm having some fun with it, and for me, this is one more way to position myself as a neighborhood resource.

Last night I had the opportunity to meet other neighborhood bloggers in my area, as well as the guys in charge of implementing MyZip.net.  We met up at Kell's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Pike Place Market for some beers and appetizers. I had a great time getting to know everyone, though I couldn't help but feel old amongst all the other younger, more hip bloggers. I know, I have issues.

Most of us were sweating the minimum submission guidelines; not necessarily because of the $50 stipend but because, in my case anyway, I don't want to get replaced by a more prolific blogger.  The powers that be assured us that we needn't be so hard on ourselves at the beginning, as the guidelines were just that.

There are plans in the works to have more networking events such as the one last night.  It was a great opportunity to communicate with the guys in charge, and let them know of issues that we're having with things such as uploading photos and other items. 

In case anyone is still interested, they still have lots of zip codes available.  Just go to MyZip.net, and click on 'Compensation'. You'll be directed to a survey, and once that's done they will contact you and let you know if you got your zip code.  I'll keep posting more on this as time goes by.