BlogSire

Probably the next most important step is to promote or get exposure for your blog. Obviously the best way of doing this is to write good content as this will bring not only return visitors but may also lead to them actually linking to your blog. These one way links are highly prized by Google.

Submit your blogs to as many directories as you can. You can find a whole heap of them here. If you can get blogs that also have RSS feeds like Wordpress I highly recommned these as they are easier to market. RSS is short for Real simple syndication and is an easy way to distribute content via the Internet.  This is the RSS feed for this blog and you can see how it is a more simplified version of the blog.

You need to let these services know that you have updated your blog and you do this by pinging them. Once notified by the ‘ping’ they then crawl your blog and update their database.

Build a link base with other blogs and websites. it’s easier to swap links if you have a link directory such as Reciprocal Links Pro. There is also a great free version from Duncan Carver. If you don’t host your own blog, you need one such as Blogger that will let you add links to blogs. Unfortunately this is not the best option as by adding too many links you detract from the look of the blog.

Visit other blogs and leave good quality content with your blog address as your signature, this not only provides a link back to your blog but may well lead to visitors of your own. This can be also done in forums etc.

It may take a little time but it will be well worth it!