If you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ll remember my recent post The Social Outcasts of WordPress. This was my response to Millie Schmidt’s lovely homage post, The Cool Kids of WordPress.
Millie’s post was a way of paying tribute and homage to the heavyweights of our community who have done the hard yards and gained thousands of followers. My post was a tongue-in-cheek, lament at being one of the ‘lightweights’ on WP with very few followers and a shocking Napoleon complex.
Imagine my surprise then when ‘Social Outcasts’ resonated with some of you and I found myself surrounded by fellow outcasts eager to say hi, can we play with you?
So now, being the delinquent despot that I am, I’d like to invite all of the social outcasts of WordPress to “introduce themselves to the world”. Okay, not quite the world but 112 people who follow my blog. I invite you, my outcast friends, to join the Outcast’s Bloghouse.
What’s the secret knock you ask? Are there any club dues? Can I be the treasurer?
Let me explain. Once a week I will feature your full bio piece on my blog and welcome you into the Outcast’s Bloghouse. I will assign you a title within the club for you to treasure and lord over all whom you have contact with. And no, CEO is already taken (I am and always will be the Childish Evil Overlord).
Why do this? Why not?
What do you get out of it? My vast, vast audience… okay, maybe not so vast. How about a plate of cookies instead with the promise of guest posts, themed writing prompts and other good stuff later on.
What’s that? Can you join the Bloghouse if you have 20,000 followers? No! Go start your own club. Nah, of course you can! All clubhouses need a nerd to make fun of! We’ll just call you Vern…
If you’d like to be part of the insanity simply email me your full bio piece to jessicabakkerswriter@gmail.com with the subject line Outcast’s Bloghouse.
Not sure what to put in your bio? Check out mine here as the first inaugural member of the Outcast’s Bloghouse.
See you behind the shelter sheds fellow Outcasts!
– The Outcast’s Bloghouse CEO, (Childish Evil Overlord)
A wonderful idea that fully leverages my vanity – I will send a mail along soon-ish.
I’ll bring junk food and soft drinks.
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Huzzah! Welcome aboard with said snacks…
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Can I join your club? I was definitely an outcast in my early life. I’ll bring the beer.
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Oh most definitely! Send me your bio and I’ll inaugurate you! Don’t worry, that’s not as painful as it sounds 😏
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I’m still an outkast. I can’t even spell outcast! ugh =\
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Want to join the Bloghouse? Send me or let me know where to find your bio and i’ll write a spot for you!
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I’ll try to send you my bio! Thanks! 😄
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Consider me joined!
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Welcome!! 😊
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Childish Evil Overlord. Ha ha ha. I’m going to remember that. 🙂 Really fun post, Jessica.
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Thanks D!
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Yay, somewhere I finally belong! Cheers to all my fellow outcasts! Cheers to our CEO! I had no idea we’d be getting club titles. Can we wear funny hats?
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Funny hats are mandatory.
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I feel honoured to a) be mentioned and b) have indirectly inspired you to create the Outcasts Bloghouse (and of course I’m crediting myself as inspiration because I’m such a nob sometimes – but it’s something that I’m working on!) Anyway, I LOVE it. Has a ring to it. For some reason it makes me think of ‘Outhouse’ which I think it is terribly appropriate in this situation
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Outhouse Bloghouse! Nuts, why didn’t I think of that before!
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We all have an outcast and black sheep in us. I will bring sinfully decadent macaroons and cake.
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Sweets! The BEST way to this outcast’s heart… and hips 😁
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Great concept! I’m intrigued…
I’ve been on holiday for a few weeks and anticipate serious jet lag for our trip home soon. Added to that will be the usual settling back into normal life…
So, I’ll hang back for a while and jump on your Bloghouse Bandwagon in a few weeks time 😊. Thanks for the invite.
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Awesome Marie! I have to admit my weekly slots are filled to the first week in June anyway so take your time! 😊 love to have you when you’re ready though!
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Jess! Can I please, pretty please get an Outcast Bloghouse Member Badge for my blog? 🙂
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Of course Penny! Do you want it now or when I unleash your official member post (on 8th June)?
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Oh, I didn’t even think about that! I’ll wait! 🙂 Thanks Jess!
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No worries Penny!! 😉
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I want join tooo…
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Hello! I am new here and only have a few followers. I possibly think a little too highly of myself to succumb to the word “outcast” … 😂 But a feminist tried to tell me off in one of my first posts so…that has to count for something! Good luck in all 😊 and I will be sending my bio (when I wade out of the sea of dirty nappies, toy boxes and saucepans and write one.) X
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Welcome super(let’s just call you superwoman) 😉
Nice to see a new face around the place! 😊
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Thank you! Love the nick name 😂
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