The Art of Blog Promotion-37 Simple Effective Ways That Work

There are 1001 blog promotion tips, guides, tools and resources out there to make you a professional blogger. Millions of people are searching globally on how to create effective blogs and most importantly how to promote their blogs. You may have come across a couple of them and even bookmarked them for reference. These are a few strategies I personally adopted when I started Alltopstartups. Some of them are ongoing. Blog promotion is a constant and daily activity if you ask me. Concentrate on a a few that work for you but tagging and keywords cannot be overemphasized. Happy blogging!

1. Content, Content, Content
2. Create tags and keywords for your posts-basic for every post
3. Submit posts to Top rank blog directories, at least it still works
4. Write at least two posts every week. Be consistent even if its once a week
5. Put keywords on post images
6. Become a guest post writer
7. Join  popular blog communities
8. Use pinging services
9. Add important and tested social media buttons
10. Submit articles to top rank article directories
11. Comment on similar blog niches
12. Make use of webmaster tools
13. Get a Google sitemap installed
14. Submit your blog to rss directories-still useful
15. Develop a profile on online social networking sites
16. Write an eBook and offer it for free in exchange for email addresses
17. Offer branded downloadable articles or whitepapers for free with your blog brand
18. Use trackbacks when you reference other bloggers posts
19. Customize and improve your RSS Feed using Feedburner for free – include special offers,
    sign up opportunities
20. Post answers on question and answer forums
21. Write on Controversial subjects
22. Contact bloggers in your niche , introduce yourself and send posts that might interest them
23. Use SEO plugin if you use WordPress
24. Write on content to solve problems
25. Write a good headline to help the post get spread more widely
26. Reply your post comments if necessary
27. Tweet your posts-encourage others to tweet as well
28. Follow bloggers in your niche on twitter
29. Register your blog on Technorati
30. Share your blog link in your email signature
31. Give users an easy way to share your posts
32. Make maximum use of your Facebook and twitter profiles
33. Join LinkedIn Answers
34. Invite your readers to share your top posts
35. Announce breaking news
36. Finally concentrate on quality posts
37. Like other pages in your niche on Facebook