What is a Blog Carnival?

One of my Twitter buddies recently asked what a blog carnival was and if it was a good idea to participate in one.

What a great question! According to BlogCarnival.com, a blog carnival is a blog community where articles on a particular topic are linked to on a blog host’s page. A blog carnival is similar to a magazine in that you have a topic, editors, contributors and readers. Blog carnivals are typically published on a regular schedule (can be weekly, monthly, etc.) and generally include editor comments along with links to all of the articles contributed.

Blog carnivals are a great way to find what people are blogging about on different subjects. So if you have a particular topic you are interested in, you can follow a carnival that features that topic to learn what other bloggers are writing.

Also, if you are a blogger yourself, contributing articles to blog carnivals is a great way to get new readers to your blog.

I have participated in blog carnivals - both as a contributor and a reader - for a couple of years now, and really enjoy them.

In fact… here are two carnivals that I am participating in this week:

The Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted by Might Bargain Hunter, and
The Carnival of Debt Reduction, hosted by HelpMyCashGrow.com