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Friday blog update

Happy Friday! To end the week in style, we'd like to share all the link love that we've had since our last update. The end of the week seems to be a big time for posting about a seat clamp that opens beer. Funny, huh? Anyway, here are all the blogs that have linked us:

Bike Snob NYC didn't tear into us too badly- practically an endorsement from them!

The Jason Alexander Army shared some love, and Caitlin has even offered to pre-order her very own Nectar or Elixir!

Cycle Bable pointed out that Nectar and Elixir seem to be everywhere on bike blogs. Awesome! Sean also pointed out that every bike should come with one pre-installed. We couldn't agree more!

Techni Fi even got into the game, spreading some love.

Urban Velo helped spread the word, and gave some love to our Kickstarter project.

And finally, @DavidHasselhoff is officially following @nectarandelixir. This is an important development. We know that Germans love beer, biking, and the Hoff, so this can only bode well for our international efforts!

Thanks to everybody who is helping spread the word, and especially to all the Kickstarters who are donating to help make Nectar and Elixir a reality. Remember, we can't do this if we don't hit our funding goal, so head over to Kickstarter, and pre-order your Nectar or Elixir today!

tags: beer, blog, Elixir, Hasselhoff, Kickstarter, Nectar
categories: blog love, Kickstarter
Friday 02.18.11
Posted by Jon
 

Daily Kickstarter blog love update

Every day I'm surprised by how many great blogs pick up the story about launching the Nectar and Elixir on Kickstarter. It is really amazing to watch news naturally spread out like a cloud of smoke through the internet. Today, we have a Portuguese blog, and a New York blog. Make sure you head over to Valhino's Mountain Bike (translated courtesy of Google), and the Albany Bicycle Coalition. We appreciate all the blogs out there helping us spread the word! It seems like we're nailing the bike community, and that is awesome! We're having trouble breaking into the mainstream, though. Does anybody have advice for how to get blog coverage on general interest blogs? After all, everybody has a bike, and most of them love beer.  Send us an email if you have any advice!

tags: blog, Elixir, Kickstarter, Nectar, Swarm
categories: blog love, Kickstarter
Wednesday 02.16.11
Posted by Jon
 

Actual product review

Devin has been working super hard to get The Goat and Nectar and Elixir into the hands of product testers. We just got confirmation that Gear Tested has received The Goat ski sling, and an Elixir seat clamp. Be sure to watch their site for the reviews of these 2 great products from Swarm. And remember, Swarm doesn't just design it's own sweet products. We'd love to do some product design work for you! We have a growing portfolio of product development, sourcing, marketing, and web design that showcases our focus on clean design. Shoot us an email, or give us a call. We'd love to talk about your product!

tags: blog, design, Elixir, Kickstarter, Nectar, Product development, skiing, Swarm, The Goat
categories: blog love, Design, Kickstarter, Product
Tuesday 02.15.11
Posted by Jon
 

A whole bunch more blog love

Hey everybody, It looks like the Nectar and Elixir project on Kickstarter is spreading out into more and more blogs. I'm having trouble keeping track of all the attention we're getting! Here's a list of several blogs helping spread the love:

Before It's News

Bicycle Tutor

Twitter love from @mathowie

not martha

Blog lovin

Thanks everybody for helping spread the word. We're really encouraged by all the positive feedback! Remember, though, we won't get any funding through Kickstarter unless we hit the $15,000 threshold! This means we need to get everybody out there pre-ordering through Kickstarter! Go forth and donate!

tags: blog, Elixir, Kickstarter, Nectar, product
categories: blog love, Kickstarter
Tuesday 02.15.11
Posted by Jon
 

More blog love from Pedal Consumption

Our friends over at Pedal Consumption shared some blog love today for our Nectar and Elixir project on Kickstarter.

Head over to their site to check out their great blog!

tags: blog, design, Elixir, Kickstarter, Nectar, product
categories: blog love, Kickstarter
Tuesday 02.08.11
Posted by Jon
 

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