Ways to promote your Blog
Posted by
CrystalFAiRLiGHT
LINK BUILDING:
- Exchange links with other bloggers
- Use BlogRush
- Submit to RSS directories
- Submit to blog directories
- Submit to general directories
- Start a 2nd blog and link to yourself
- Create and give away blog themes (with a link to your blog in the footer)
- Create free plugins
- Create link bait
- Participate in blog carnivals
- Comment on DoFollow blogs
- WordPress Backlinks Plugin
COMMUNITY:
- Join communities at MyBlogLog
- Join communities at Bumpzee
- Join communities at Blog Catalog
- Start a community at any of these sites
- Comment on other blogs in your niche
- Email your friends and contacts about a new blog post that may interest them
- Email your readers to say “thank you”
- Email other bloggers to introduce yourself
- Link out to other blogs
SOCIAL MEDIA:
FORUMS:
GROUPS:
ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION:
- Write a guest post for another blog
- Ezine Articles
- Article Dashboard
- Go Articles
- ArticleHub
- Jogena
- Marketing Seek
- Article Avenue
- Alumbo
- Article Pros
- eBusiness Articles
- Syndication from Idea Marketers
- Write for newspapers
- Write for magazines
- Scribd (document sharing)
- Open Floodgate
- Google Base
SUBMIT A PRESS RELEASE:
FREE CLASSIFIED ADS:
FREE ADVERTISING:
- Yahoo! Search Marketing ($25 free advertising credit) (aff.)
- Microsoft AdCenter ($50 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
- ABC Search ($100 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
PHOTO SHARING:
USE GIVEAWAYS:
- Create a viral tool
- Give away free icons
- Create a PDF e-book
- Write tutorials for something you know well
CREATE SOME BUZZ:
- Get interviewed
- Interview someone well known in your industry
- ReviewBack (blog review exchange)
SUBMIT YOUR BLOG TO DESIGN GALLERIES:
- BestWebGallery
- CSSimport
- CSS Mania
- CSSRemix
- Screenalicious
- Stylegala
- CSS Vault
- CSS Beauty
- Unmatched Style
- CSS Elite
- CSS Heaven
AWARDS:
- Apply for website awards
- Apply for a Blogger’s Choice Award
- Give away awards to other bloggers
OTHER IDEAS:
- Run a contest (this one isn’t always free, but you could give away links, ad space, or something else that won’t cost you money)
- Participate in a group writing project with other bloggers
- Create a podcast to go along with your blog
- Pretend to put your blog up for sale
- Show how much your blog is worth
Source: http://vandelaydesign.com/
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