These are some blogging tips which may also need some SEO practices.
If you want your blog to grow,
then you take time to promote it. Unfortunately, the
old theory, "if you build it, they will come," doesn't apply to some blogs.
With over one hundred million blogs being tracked by
blog search engines such as
Technorati,
publishing compelling content isn't enough to drive awareness and
traffic for your blog. Instead, you need to invest in some old-fashioned
sweat equity to give your blog a
traffic boost. The 10 free blog promotion tips below will help you get started.
An easy way to give your blog a promotional boost is by
commenting on other blogs. Each time you comment, enter the same name and
URL in the corresponding fields in the blog comment form. Doing so will help your
search engine optimization
efforts over time. When you leave relevant, interesting and useful
comments on other blogs (particularly those that are related to your own
blog's topic), people will notice and follow the link back to your blog
to learn more about you and read more of what you have to say.
Join forums related to your
blog topic and become an active, contributing member. Include a link to your blog in your
forum signature, so it's always available to other members.
Try to include links to other blogs in your own
blog posts. Refer to other blogs you enjoy reading or specific posts you found particularly interesting. When those other blogs have the
trackback feature turned on in their
blogging software
programs, you'll automatically get a link back to your own blog in the
comment section of those posts. At the very least, the other blogger
will see the
incoming links from your blog in their
blog statistic reports, putting you and your blog on his or her radar, and that means more exposure for you.
Basically, include your blog URL everywhere you can. Your email
signature and business cards are two of the most obvious places to
promote your blog with a link or printed URL, but don't be afraid to
think out of the box. Promotion is key to success when it comes to
blogging. Don't be shy about tooting your own horn!
Blog carnivals
are an easy way to get links to your blog in front of a lot of people.
The more closely related to your blog topic that the carnival is, the
more traffic you'll get from it.
Offer your services as a
guest blogger for other blogs in your niche, particularly ones that get more traffic than yours does.
Guest blogging
is a great way to get links to your blog and your own thoughts and
writing in front of people who are likely to be interested in learning
more about you and your blog.
The more blogs or websites that you write, the more interlinking
is possible. That interlinking can be used to promote your blog through
different channels that might attract different audiences. Create an
integrated blog marketing plan by aligning your promotion efforts across
your various blogs and websites to reap the biggest rewards.
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