Bloggers need to remain busy on many fronts. Certainly, blogs are largely about self-expression, and having people read about your opinions and experiences can be a great ego boost.
Blogs can also be a way to earn a little extra income, or even a full time living. Blogs can host ads, and every time readers click on those ads, the bloggers can earn commissions.
In addition, there are numerous companies related to every topic that will pay a commission for products purchased through a link placed on a blog. This is called an affiliate arrangement.
However, blogs can be difficult to maintain, so bloggers need to be constantly creative in order to keep their blogs running. And needless to say, blogs don’t promote themselves, so bloggers must devote a lot of attention to getting the word out about their blogs. A successful blog is all about promotion.
There are many ways to promote one’s blog. You can tell your friends and family about your blog, include your blog’s address at the end of all your e-mail messages, and set up reciprocal linking arrangements.
Another way to promote one’s blog is by participating in forums. These provide not only a great way to interact but also to get the word out on one’s activities.
Any method of site promotion is going to require some time and effort. It’s all just a matter of which methods you find most enjoyable and the most productive use of your time.
Certainly, a program like Dragon Dictate for Mac or Dragon NaturallySpeaking for PC can be a big help. This software allows you to dictate into any program, including your web browser. It can be a big aid in anything that requires generation of large amounts of text.
Even if you consider yourself an excellent typist, it can be a good way to give your fingers a break. As always, however, you should proofread your post before hitting the post button.
What are the best types of forums in which to promote one’s blog? Here are some tips:
First of all, the niche one’s blog is in will strongly influence the type of forums one posts on, as well as the effectiveness of forum posting itself. The forums in some niches, such as the healing and self-help niches, may be more reluctant than those in, say, the Internet marketing industry, to allow the placing of what they see as self-serving links in the signature files of posts.
Secondly, be sure that the forum you post to is directly related to the niche of your blog. Since you are presumably knowledgeable about your blog’s subject matter, you will be able to make more insightful posts in such a forum. Be sure to post valuable help and information. Do not post merely so that your signature will appear.
Finally, do not overlook the smaller forums entirely. It is true that the huge forums will have far more participants, and therefore more chances for your message to get read, but it also means that the more active forums will have a lot of people coming and going, with posts being relegated more quickly to the bottom of the list. Smaller forums will have far fewer visitors, but posts that are made there will stay visible longer. It is a good idea to have more than one stable of forums you participate in.
It is true that form posting can be a fairly labor-intensive method of blog promotion, but if you are passionate about your blog subject matter, it can be an enjoyable way to interact and help people, as well as to promote your blog.
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