Promoting a Blog (Continued)

There are also many sites and tools that you can use to promote your blog. The best site I have found so far that provides quality traffic to your blog (assuming that you have quality content) is
http://www.digg.com. They allow you to post your blog articles for free, and if people like it, they simply have to "digg" it. You will find that a lot of the popular blogs out there get a large percentage of their traffic from this site.

http://www.digg.com

Another great site, although they don't always bring in quality traffic, is Blog Explosion. It's basically a blogging community site that allows other bloggers to view your blog. If you have a good AdSense account or you are a part of a BlogTopSite, this is definitley a good site to join up. Click the banner below to sign up for free.

Once you have a good amount of traffic coming into your site, I would recommend joining a topsite for blogs located here: http://www.blogtopsites.com . A great site to also research how the bigger blogs are getting their traffic.

Promoting a Blog

Blogs have taken the internet by storm. According to Google, over 40 Million blogs have been created in the past two years. What does this tell us? It tells us that there is major competition for blog traffic.

Now in all fairness, I would say a decent percentage of those blogs are not focused on trying to drive traffic in, they are just personal blogs for friends and family. Nonetheless, promoting your blog is a much more difficult task than creating & maintaining it.

So How do you promote your blog?

1. Submit your Blog to online directories

Here is a list of the major blog directories that you NEED to submit your site to:
Please consult the full list for maximum exposure)

Blog Digger - submit your rss feed for your blog

ReadABlog - submit your blog

Blogarama - submit your blog

BlogStreet - blog submissions

Globe of Blogs - submit your rss feed for you blog

Kmax Blog Links - blog submission

BlogDex - submit your blog

Click Here for a Full List of Blog Directories

2. Submit your RSS Feed to RSS Directories

Here is a list of the major rss feed directories that you NEED to submit your feed to: (Please consult the full list for maximum exposure)

RSS Network - submit RSS feeds & select category

RSS Locator - submit RSS feeds

Syndic8 - submit RSS feeds

DayPop - post your RSS feed or blog

Feedster - submit your RSS feed

Rocket News - post your RSS feed

Technorati - submit your RSS feed to be pinged

Click here for a full list of RSS Feed Directories