What’s New with b5media?

It’s been eight months since I left the world of journalism to jump into the blogosphere by taking a job with b5media Inc. Looking back, it has been an whirlwind of activity and a hands-on education on operating a fast-moving, lots-of-balls-in-the-air-at-the-same-time business.

The over-arching theme has been growth: more blogs, more page views, more unique visitors, more revenue, more employees. In fact, today we’ve officially announced that b5media has cracked the 200-blog mark. It’s an achievement that caught some of us by surprise given we’ve been so heads-down growing the business, hiring employees, moving to a shiny new office in downtown Toronto, introducing operational processes and documents so the company can become a real business.

Truth be told, 200 blogs is pretty impressive because it puts the spotlight on b5’s strategic focus on being the one-stop shop on the blogosphere. If you’re into celebrities, entertainment, sports, technology, business, health, fashion, beauty, etc., we’ve got content – and lots of it – for you. What’s particularly exciting is we’re starting to attract popular bloggers who want to be part of the b5 eco-system. This includes blogs such as Healthbolt, LifeDev, and Copyblogger….and there’s a growing number of other blogs in the pipeline.

At the same, we have a number of new and exciting strategies that will be launched over the next couple of months that will jump-start growth even more. it’s been a good, educational run so far – and hard to believe it’s been less than a year. I often describe my time at b5 as a crash-course MBA but there’s no way people sitting in a classroom are getting the kind of experience that I’m receiving each and every day.