CityBlogUSA™ Frequently Asked Questions

Overview of CityBlogUSA™

CityBlogUSA™ is a national, state and city network of community-based blog sites dedicated to allowing residents to post information about their favorite cities or home town. The CityBlogUSA network is a consumer-centric network allowing residents and interested parties to suggest topics for consideration as inclusions in the community blog in any city.

Top CityBlogUSA™ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does CityBlogUSA™ provide for consumers?
A: The opportunity to for anyone to talk about local community information that may benefit others. CityBlogUSA™ is a resident blogging Network that empowers the consumer to interact with the most knowledgeable people in any city, the residents. If a person is contemplating a move to another State or city, they can seek the advice of resident bloggers.

Q: What is a "Park Bench?"
A: A Park Bench is an icon representing local topics or categories available in the blog for discussion. Park Benches can be just about any topic of interest to residents or outsiders who are looking for local answers.

Q: Who decides what the Park Bench topics will be?
A: CityBlogUSA encourages users to suggest Park Bench topics that are of interest to residents and those inquiring about a community. Park Bench topics can range from very broad, such as health care, to very narrow, such as acupuncture or cardiologist. CityBlogUSA™ approves topic having broad relevance.

Q: What are some examples of Park Bench topics that might be considered?
A: Examples might include such things as: lifestyle, dining, jobs, real estate, schools, recreation, health care, government, sports, Chamber of Commerce and others. Bloggers suggest the Park Bench topics that are important to each community. Park Bench topics may be different from city-to-city.

Q: Who monitors the content to insure that it is appropriate and what about Privacy?
A: CityBlogUSA™ monitors content from a bird's eye view point. Due to its nature, some types of content are blocked by the technology itself. Authors and commenters self manage their own content. Users are encouraged to police the content and abuses should be reported to CityBlogUSA. CityBlogUSA has an extensive Terms and Privacy Policy in place and active users operate under these terms and conditions.

Q: Can businesses and individuals advertise within CityBlogUSA™?
A: Yes. Advertisement content is available at the national, state and local levels. CityBlogUSA encourages local businesses to advertise in the Business Directory. Real Estate agents have preferred status in the City blogs. An individual or business can purchase "Sponsorship" ads in targeted cities. Prices are incredibly affordable.

Q: Who owns CityBlogUSA™?
A: ePartner USA, Inc., a national network of community websites, owns CityBlogUSA™. The e-Partner Network is a 50 State network consisting of more than 25,000 communities. The blogs are a part of these community-based websites where people can locate information about their favorite cities.

Q: Can those within the real estate industry be involved in CityBlogUSA™?
A: Absolutely, we encourage it. Real estate firms are featured, agents and ancillary service providers may also participate. The participation by real estate agents can be targeted toward the communities they serve. Real estate agents are featured as Market Area Specialists.

Q: What are the differences between a Contributor and a Sponsor?
A: Contributors are anyone who desires to become a city Author for a particular Park Bench topic(s) allowing them a certain degree of authority in the local blog. Contributors can also be anyone who wants to post a comment, suggest a Park Bench topic or who would like to add their blog content to the CityBlogUSA™ Network, thus increasing their exposure. On the other hand, a Sponsor is a person or company who wants additional exposure through a paid presence, such as a real estate agent or a business that would like to be visible through a premium display ad or included in the local Business Directory.

Q: How is CityBlogUSA™ content developed?
A: Content in the CityBlogUSA™ Network is provided primarily by residents and consumers, who seek the advice of others. CityBlogUSA™ also posts content and some relevant content is aggregated. Content can be provided by community authors, commenters, sponsors, businesses, real estate agents and more. In addition, anyone may submit community photos for their favorite city or home town.

Q: What is a State Blogging Network and how do I find my State Blog Page?
A: The CityBlogUSA™ Network includes a blogging platform for every State in the United States of America. You can find your State Blog Page by simple entering the name of your State into your browser address bar, followed immediately by "BlogPage.com". Some examples may be helpful such as these:

www.ArizonaBlogPage.com
www.FloridaBlogPage.com
www.OhioBlogPage.com
www.OregonBlogPage.com

www + your state name + BlogPage.com will take you directly to your desired State and all of its cities.

Q: Are there other ways to find CityBlogUSA.com blogs?
A: Yes. The easiest way to start blogging in your favorite cities or home town is to point your browser to www.CityBlogUSA.com where there is a list of links to every State and city. In addition, you can find the State and city logging on to www.UnitedStatesWebPage.com, clicking on a State or entering a city and State name.

Happy blogging from CityBlogUSA™.