what is the best way to get a new blog started with readers? do you have to subscribe to sites like feedster and bloglines for them to index your blog?
This is what I did... My Links for Promoting Blog Sites sign up with all of these.. Popdex http://www.popdex.com/ Pheedo Exchange http://www.pheedo.com/ Blogrolling http://www.blogrolling.com/ Glob of Blogs http://globeofblogs.com/ Blogarama http://www.blogarama.com/ Blogshares http://blogshares.com/ Blogkits http://www.blogkits.com/ BlogWize http://www.blogwise.com/ Bloggeries http://bloggeries.com/ Blogpulse http://www.blogpulse.com/ BlogFlux http://mapstats.blogflux.com/ Blog Reporter (Like Digg) http://www.blogreporter.biz/ Bloghop http://www.bloghop.com/ Blogtricks http://www.blogtricks.com/ Blogexplosion http://www.blogexplosion.com/ Technorati http://www.technorati.com/ If you have Banners created for your site go here for FREE Banner Exchange . ExchangeBanners.org http://www.exchangebanners.org/index.php (You can also purchase more credits *5,000 for $5* and reach a wider audience with you banner) You should also sign up with Googles, Adsense https://www.google.com/adsense/ and Yahoos!,Yahoo! Publisher Network http://publisher.yahoo.com/ Plus I put a link to my site in *All my Sigs* in all the forums I belong too..
Promote a blog exactly the same way you would promote your website. Make sure your rss feeds are listed at all the major rss directories, this will help also aswell. Blogs can be extremely effective, and even more so then websites because it just makes content syndication so much easier. Brad
Here's more... Another Free Banner Exchange Site. Great Banner http://www.greatbanner.com/ And More BannerXchange http://www.bannersxchange.com/ Another site for Lot's of Banner Exchange Sites. Net-Ads http://www.net-ads.com/promotion/bann-ex.html You should also sign up with Googles, Adsense https://www.google.com/adsense/ and Yahoos!,Yahoo! Publisher Network http://publisher.yahoo.com/ Adsense alternatives http://8n.nu/search-engines/google/adsense-alternative/index.htm You can also sign up with the following and if your accepted you can find advertisers and make money from your website.. Kolimbo http://www.kolimbo.com/ Linkshare http://www.linkshare.com/ Commission Junction http://www.cj.com/ Chitika, eMiniMalls https://chitika.com/ Clicksor http://www.clicksor.com/ If you need help with editing the Template (HTML) for your Blog/Site try these.. W3 Schools *Free*.. Learn, (HTML, XHTML, CSS, TCP/IP) http://www.w3schools.com HTML Goodies *Free* http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ HTML Help Guide *Free* http://helpguide.bravepages.com/main.html Here's Sultan_Emerrs Links to getting your site Registered with the Search Engines... If you hope to get a load of returning visitors, you have to keep updating it with new things that make people want to keep going, and it's gotta look good. The better looking, the more people want to be affiliated with it. Also, make friends, and share links. Join web rings, give the links to your friends who are interested, and an interactive element like a message board, or such, will (if handled correctly) keep people coming back. http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=64&threadid=525124&STARTPAGE=1 http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=64&threadid=525124&STARTPAGE=1 1. Link to other pages, and have them link to you. 2. Use relevant META tags for keywords and description 3. Announce your website in many online forums (if Allowed or in your Signature File). Many sites frown on Posting about Personal Sites. 4. Register your url with google and as many other search engines as possible. 5. Update your site often to have repeat visistors. 6. Add your url in your email signature. 7. Do a search on google, then at the bottom of the page is "Disatisfied with results? Help us improve" link. Just fill out the info. and the spiders will go to your site. 8. Add your url to your business card and pass them out. Meta-Tag Builder http://vancouver-webpages.com/META/mk-metas.html Meta Tag Analyzer http://www.widexl.com/remote/search-engines/metatag-analyzer.html Cool Site of the Day http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com/ Add your URL to google http://www.google.com/addurl.html Getting Higher Google Rankings http://www.burgettsys.com/stories/60948/ Self Promotion http://www.selfpromotion.com Google Addurl http://www.google.com/addurl.html Camtech 2000 http://camtech2000.net/Pages/submit.html iTools http://www.itools.com/internet/ Submit Corner http://www.submitcorner.com/Tools/Submit/ iSubmit http://www.isubmit.com/ irnis http://www.irnis.net/soft/golden/ VersionTracker http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/26488 How to suggest a your to the Open Directory http://dmoz.org/add.html Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/index.php Incoming Links Guide http://www.incominglinks.com/ Have you thought about putting a Paypal Donation button on the page? Paypal http://www.paypal.com/ How It Works PayPal Donations is easy to set-up and use: 1. Log in to your PayPal account 2. Click on the Merchant Tools tab 3. Click on the Donations link 4. Specify the name, amount (optional; if you leave amount blank, your donor will be asked to choose a donation amount), and other details of the donation 5. Add more optional information such as a customized button graphic and the ability to include a note with the donation 6. Click Create Button Now and the Button Factory will generate customized HTML code 7. Paste the HTML code on your website to create your Donate button FREE SEARCH ENGINE PLACEMENT http://forums.g4techtv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=59&threadid=338290 Search Engine Optimization Macronimous.com http://www.macronimous.com/resources/site_promotion.asp Search Engine Forums http://vivisimo.com/search?query="search+engine+forums"&v:sources=Web&x=39&y=27 How do I get my site listed on Google? http://www.google.com/webmasters/ Getting Website Recognized, Google Answers Home http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=248891 126hits.de http://126hits.de/ Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/ ineedhits http://ineedhits.com/add-it/free/ Submit to Yahoo http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html Submit Express http://www.submitexpress.com/list.html Google Search,get your website listed http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=how+to+get+your+website+listed&btnG=Google+Search Find out if your websitesite is linked to other web sites = Type your website address into google. When the search comes back click "Find web pages that link to www.yoursite.com ". You will see other options there as well, such as searching for non-hyperlinks with your address, etc. Google - promoting your website http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=promoting+your+website&btnG=Google+Search
Very Nice list, thats an awesome overall marketing guide that if any new people followed it link by link. Would get immense value from it for their website. Brad
Thanks Brad.... I'm still looking for things to add to it and my friend from the G4 forums Sultan_Emerr is always finding links for all kinds of stuff...
Sign up for them.... Most want to to have their links on your site in order for your site to appear on other sites...
wow that was a great post keith! im just about to start a blog now, so its a great help. One question, whats ping?
I know this is an old thread but I was just impressesed with the tips. I'll be implementing it now for my new blog.
I think the most important way to promote a blog is to have some great info on it. A regular bout of great info will surely allow it to market itself.