How do you promote a blog?

esofthub

Reviewers,I`ve been writing a blog for a about 3-4 weeks and would like to expand my readership. But this is where I`m running into a brick wall. Suggestions?I would also appreciate some comments/critique on the links below.http://esofthub.blogspot.comFor fun, I also started an informational blog. Please let me know what you think.http://www.esofthub.comThanks,Royp.s. I`ve been using pingoat, pingomatic, blog flux, and ifeeds.
esofthub2006-10-6 2:5:1

esofthub

Get a publishing house to sign you on. On a serious note, I meant directory services, search engines, links, keywords, metatags, and etc.
esofthub2006-10-6 2:16:42

esofthub

Thanks Kim. I appreciate the feedback.For Blogger entries, how do you add the keywords? I noticed that the beta version of Blogger asks for labels, but I didn`t notice an option to add keywords into the legacy version.RoyROK

DesignCaddy

You should read this article:
The 120 Day Wonder: How to Evangelize a Blog
It was written by Guy Kawasaki, former apple exec and Mac evangelist.  If you like it, click on the "blogging" link under catagories, he`s got all kinds of great stuff.
enjoy....

DesignCaddy

Didn`t realize it when I posted above.... Guy has been hanging around the Start Up Nation too. 
http://www.startupnation.com/pages/radi ... 5_2006.asp</A>

esofthub

Mike,
Thank you!! Excellent resources.
StartupNation has some of the most resourceful advisers on the Net.
Roy
ROK

RichardBuggy

Hi RoyWith blogs the big three are:1. List in as many blog directories as possible2. Find people with similar blogs then arrange a link swap3. Create controversy

esofthub

Thanks Richard. I`ve been doing #1 continously, but I need to work on #2 & #3.

esofthub

My SysAd Blog was building momentum until I changed the domain name. I mostly employed suggestion #2. It works pretty well but it can take months.

esofthub

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DaleKing

7 Super-Effective Ways to Promote Your Blog
1. Get FREE publicity. Write a press release and let a press release distribution service like PRWeb.com distribute it.
 

2. Write articles, and submit them to The 10 Best Article Directories: http://www.startupnation.com/forums/10312/1/1
 

3. Submit your blog to as many of the top blog directories as possible. Here`s a great list of blog directories: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/20-e ... g-to/5998/
 

4. Set up a feed on MyYahoo.com, so that your blog gets spidered regularly by Yahoo.
 

5. Get into Google News. If you write articles and submit them to AmericanChronicle.com, this will get your blog into Google News.
 

6. Use Ping-0-Matic to ping blog directories. Do this every time you publish: http://www.pingomatic.com
 

7. Set-up an RSS feed URL that people can subscribe to: http://www.eblogtemplates.com/how-to-se ... n-blogger/
 
I could go on forever with different things that you can do to promote your blog. But these seven are more than enough to get you started.
 
Dale King

esofthub

Thanks Dale. I appreciate the free traffic tips. And you`re right, it`s more than enough to get one started.