Monday, August 25, 2008

99 Ways to Promote Your Blog for Free

LINK BUILDING:

  1. Exchange links with other bloggers
  2. Use BlogRush
  3. Submit to RSS directories
  4. Submit to blog directories
  5. Submit to general directories
  6. Start a 2nd blog and link to yourself
  7. Create and give away blog themes (with a link to your blog in the footer)
  8. Create free plugins
  9. Create link bait
  10. Participate in blog carnivals
  11. Comment on DoFollow blogs
  12. WordPress Backlinks Plugin
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99 Ways to Promote Your Blog for Free

LINK BUILDING:

  1. Exchange links with other bloggers
  2. Use BlogRush
  3. Submit to RSS directories
  4. Submit to blog directories
  5. Submit to general directories
  6. Start a 2nd blog and link to yourself
  7. Create and give away blog themes (with a link to your blog in the footer)
  8. Create free plugins
  9. Create link bait
  10. Participate in blog carnivals
  11. Comment on DoFollow blogs
  12. WordPress Backlinks Plugin
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  • COMMUNITY:

  • Join communities at MyBlogLog
  • Join communities at Bumpzee
  • Join communities at Blog Catalog
  • Start a community at any of these sites
  • Comment on other blogs in your niche
  • Email your friends and contacts about a new blog post that may interest them
  • Email your readers to say “thank you”
  • Email other bloggers to introduce yourself
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    SOCIAL MEDIA:

  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Netscape
  • Magnolia
  • MySpace
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
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  • FORUMS:

  • AuthorityBlogger
  • Bloggeries
  • SitePoint
  • Blogger Forum
  • BloggerTalk

    GROUPS:

  • Yahoo!
  • Google
  • MSN

    ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION:

  • Write a guest post for another blog
  • Ezine Articles
  • Article Dashboard
  • Go Articles
  • ArticleHub
  • Jogena
  • Marketing Seek
  • Article Avenue
  • Alumbo
  • Article Pros
  • eBusiness Articles
  • Syndication from Idea Marketers
  • Write for newspapers
  • Write for magazines
  • Scribd (document sharing)
  • Open Floodgate
  • Google Base
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  • SUBMIT A PRESS RELEASE:

  • PRBuzz
  • I-Newswire
  • Free-Press-Release.com
  • PR Free
  • PR.com

    FREE CLASSIFIED ADS:

  • Craig’s List
  • Oodle
  • Kijiji
  • INetGiant
  • Sales Spider
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  • FREE ADVERTISING:

  • Yahoo! Search Marketing ($25 free advertising credit) (aff.)
  • Microsoft AdCenter ($50 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
  • ABC Search ($100 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)

    PHOTO SHARING:

  • Flickr
  • Photobucket
  • DropShots
  • WebShots
  • Shutterfly
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  • USE GIVEAWAYS:

  • Create a viral tool
  • Give away free icons
  • Create a PDF e-book
  • Write tutorials for something you know well

    CREATE SOME BUZZ:

  • Get interviewed
  • Interview someone well known in your industry
  • ReviewBack (blog review exchange)
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    SUBMIT YOUR BLOG TO DESIGN GALLERIES:
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  • AWARDS:

  • Apply for website awards
  • Apply for a Blogger’s Choice Award
  • Give away awards to other bloggers
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  • OTHER IDEAS:

  • Run a contest (this one isn’t always free, but you could give away links, ad space, or something else that won’t cost you money)
  • Participate in a group writing project with other bloggers
  • Create a podcast to go along with your blog
  • Pretend to put your blog up for sale
  • Show how much your blog is worth
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