Pickemfirst User Guide for Bloggers

Why should I publish my blog in Pickemfirst ?

Pickemfirst will bring new readers to your blog.

Pickemfirst gives its users the ability to select any athlete on any web page they visit. Users can then open a window that contains news, stats and excerpts from blogs that recently mentioned this specific athlete.

When users click on the excerpt, Pickemfirst will open the corresponding blog where they can read the full post.

Click here for more details on how to install and use Pickemfirst.

Do you charge for this service ?

No.
Pickemfirst is free for its basic users and free for bloggers and other content providers.
Pickemfirst includes ads banners in its popup window to cover its costs.

How do I publish my blog in Pickemfirst ?

The only thing you need to do is send an email to info@pickemfirst.com containing details about your fantasy blog. Next time you log in to Pickemfirst, you should see a new "Blogs" item in the menu bar.

Do I need to do anything else ?

No. Everything is automated.
Pickemfirst will check your blog several times per day, and automatically publish mentions for each athlete mentionned in your posts.

When do my new posts become visible in Pickemfirst ?

Instantly.
Once a post is processed, it is immediately available to anyone who uses the Pickemfirst's browser extensions from anywhere on the web.

How can I see the information that Pickemfirst extracts from my blog ?

Click on your blog's name. It will show you various metrics about your blog.

Click on the title of your most recent post. You will see a text displaying the full content of the post and highlighting each athlete in yellow. A bold text means that Pickemfirst was able to match both the first and last names of the athlete.

Pickemfirst has already created mentions for the players whose first and last names were found the text. A Pickemfirst mention is a short sentence extracted from the post. This sentence will be displayed in the Pickemfirst's browser extension when Pickemfirst users open the blog tab for this particular player.

Can I edit or delete the mentions created by Pickemfirst ?

Yes, it's very easy.
The sentence extracted by Pickemfirst might be incomplete or might not make any sense at all. In this case you can edit it by clicking the "Edit" link next to the mention. You can also click the "Delete" link if you think the post does not bring any useful information about this player.

What happens when there is an ambiguity on the athlete's name ?

Pickemfirst will not create any mention when it does not recognize the athlete's first name. This might mean that the post is refering to a different person, or that the first name does not match the one in our database. If you feel that the match is correct, you can manuallye create a mention by editing the text and clicking the save buttons. The page will reload and the new mention will appear in the table above.

Sometimes more than one player share the last name mentioned in the post. In that case you will first need to select the appropriate player before saving the mention.

I have suggestions on how to improve this feature...

Please let us know how we can improve the processing and publishing of your blogs in Pickemfirst...
Send us an email at info@pickemfirst.com.