New to Blogging, Need Advice

I craeted a blog at http://www.floridabassfishery.blogspot.com/ to help me promote my website. The topic "Demise of the Florida Bass Fishery" is one I am very adamant about.

I'm not sure who can see this blog. I submitted some free article submissions using the blog text but there must be some other way to get this blog some exposure. Any and all advice is welcome! Thanks in advance.

 

Nice blog..To promote and have some exposure in your blog is to update your content and content that is informative . I suggest that you participate in blogger forum or forum that is related to your blog using your blog signature, submit your blog to directories and feeds, submit articles that is related to your blog and submit it to social bookmarking site.

 

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A very Good & Free way to keep track of your visitors and all your Stats for your Blog.

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Check out,

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Google AdSense http://www.google.com/ads/

 

KeithLdick and Guia has given a;most everything. I can add one more.
Do put your xml feed URL in the CP of your DP account and your blog feed will be shown below your username in every post you make.
Also you can add your blog URL in your sig space after they are unabled.

 

have you submitted your site to search engines?
no page from your blog indexed in google or yahoo or MSN. First submit your site to search engines and do some seo on it. you will get all the information on how to promote your blog right here on DP.

 

Here you will find what I suggest: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?p=2665436#post2665436

 

Thanks everyone! Lot's of info here. Do I need to list my Blog with the search engines? I already listed it on Zimbio, and have submitted some free articles using it's content.

Again, thanks for your help!

 

Submitting to search engines like Google won't help you much. Let google find you through back links. Get some quality back links for you blog.
You can get couple of the in BST section. or just browse through Freebie secton and you will find some good offers.

 

Thanks arp! Will look for some backlinks here

 

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