Blog Promotion

I think today i will write my first article on my first blog ... i need to know few things if somebody can tell me :
What is ping ? pingoat.com or such services how to use them ? i saw an option in the update section how to use it ? i need to "ping" manually every post or can be automatic ?
There is a plugin to submit articles to social bookmarking sites ?
Where to submit my articles ?
How to bring visitors to my blog if nobody know my site (domain) because is new ?
How many articles i must write before submit my site to blog directories (in order to be accepted)
What to write in the blogroll section ( wordpress)
Any tips ...thanks

 

put your blog link on different free indexes

 

And after writing the first post(s) read on the link in my signature...

 

Stumble all your new posts, also "Show off Your Blog" @ Bloggeries. Great way for real bloggers to actually find out about your site, visit it and post a critique. Also don't forget writing comments on similar blogs in your niche.

 

You can use the following ping services; If you are using wordpress add this to Admin > Options > Writing

http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.pingomatic.com
http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates
http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc
http://ping.myblog.jp
http://ping.bitacoras.com
http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/
http://bblog.com/ping.php
http://blogsearch.google.com/ping

The above will automatically be pinged each time you write a post.

If you are in fact using wordpress there is a list of good plugins on my blog (located below my username) that help with SEO etc.

 

Thanks very much !