I am very new to this field. I wanted to know about the free ways to promote my blog/ bring readers. My blog is blogger blog.
Poat 3-5 entries daily. Comment on other blogs. Read other blogs and specially read the blogs that dicusses about earning money. I strongly recommend : http://www.problogger.net/ and http://www.businessblogwire.com/ Finally, be patient. Success in blog does not come overnight but takes time- at least 1 year. The more quality and original content you have the more you wil be noticed by Google.
nothing beats SEO but that is very hard. Some people use web rings and some people use advertising exchange. I use AdLeaf that has worked pretty well for both my site and my blog. Generates a few hundred impressions for me daily but it is a quid pro quo system. So, if you generate 10 hits a day, you are likely getting only about 10-50 impressions. But its free and you get free credits, so I am not complaining. Of course, you can always pay
Study ProBlogger and DP, they're full of great information. Creating original content is the most important aspect of gaining readers, you have to give people a reason to visit your blog. Link exchanges with other related blogs can be effective. What is your blog's URL?