Other sites showcased were… www.didigetthingsdone.com – a site about productivity. One tip mentioned was to set up Google Alerts to monitor if people are ripping off your site’s content.

www.3dogsbark.com – Andy Mitchell’s personal rant site!

www.openxtra.co.uk/blog – a site for IT enthusiasts, written by Jack Hughes

www.gadgetvenue.com – a tech gadget review site.

www.zath.co.uk – a site about games and films. Another blogger that has a growing audience and is wanting to cut down on the day job to concentrate more on this site.

www.northhub.co.uk – a portal for northern bloggers. It grows purely through opt-ins. Run by Dominic Hodge.

supercardrives.com – a hobby site reviewing super cars.

www.simonwheatley.co.uk – Simon’s a web developer I met for the first time at Wordcamp UK 2008.

www.photocamp.org.uk – a site run by Jon Eland – quick plug, the next photocamp is at Old Broadcasting House on 6th September

www.gaj-it.com – a gadget site, believe it or not.

www.chrisg.com – the site of pro blogger, Chris Garrett. He’s provided loads of great advice at the meeting.

If this first meeting is anything to go by its got a great future.