It also depends on how competitive your field is. Reciprocal links can get you recognized for a lot, but long term I would not base your seo strategy on it. It is better to have a few good links coming in than participate in mass linking and spending a ton of time on it.
i use www.pingomatic.com and www.pings.ws for pinging to my blogs its very helpful and also add .xml file of blog to MyYahoo
I got the word out about my blog by commenting on other sites with similar interests (music), and adding my site as a sig in forums and my e-mails. Getting involved in online communities often reaps readership.
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try typing in your keyword + blog. then go comment on those blogs with a link back to your own blog. Make sure to add value when commenting and be sincere. You will get traffic back to your blog that way.
The best thing to do is to make yourself available and give your site exposure in areas that YOU find relevant sites. Is there a particular forum that you use for that particular niche? Post in the classifieds section of the forum and add a link to your signature. Are there particular blogs in your niche you enjoy? Make relevant comments about the post and provide insightful information. Find blogs that are looking for guest bloggers and do a guest post. This will allow you to gain new readers. Even if the blog owner is not openly promoting guest blogging opportunities, contact them and find out. Start a channel on Youtube and upload funny and informational videos. Have a link in the description to your site. Spread the Videos around the web. Answer questions on answer sites. The bottom line is providing useful information to people and not just pushing link is going to have the best long term effect.
You can promote your blog several ways. Comment on other related blogs. Post on Forums (make sure you have your Signature Links) Social Media - Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Myspace Article Marketing - Write and Submit Articles to Directories Please keep in mind that these are FREE Resources and just take time to complete..
I usually visit other blogs and forums (if there are any) within my blog's niche and interact participate in the discussion on the Comments section. I also submit in blog directories, but that's about it. With my other sites I tend to do all the other link building methods. Hope that help. Have a good day!
The important thing is to stay active and contribute, contribute, contribute. You will get noticed and your contributions will be valued by your readers. Soon they will seek you out for advice. But make sure your contributions are valid and offer value.
One different thing that I do is that I promote good posts and tips by other blogs as well on my Blog Facebook page. This creates harmony between me and other bloggers and opens many new avenues for SEO purposes as well. Viewers also get good pieces of info from there.
After creating a blog you need to promote it where you can get traffic.We can get that quality traffic on social networking sites like Facebook,Twitter etc. Another best way is guest blog posting.