Lylette Primell Thoughts are Things
April16, 2010

Many people with blogs get disheartened after a few weeks or
months when their blog fails to attract thousands of readers.
It is a real shame, because if bloggers followed a few simple blog
marketing steps, then they would probably find that there is a willing
audience just dying to read about most topics.

So what can a blogger do to get noticed? Here are a few blog
marketing ideas that should get most blogs getting reasonable traffic in
a short space of time.

1. Blog about a niche:

The world doesn't really need another "vanity blog" about what you
had for breakfast. Unless you are a super-model good looking teenage
girl who wants to put a lot of photos on your blog, then you are
probably going to have a hard time getting noticed.

If you already have a "vanity blog" and are wondering why you are not
getting traffic, then you need to know that the vanity blog market is
totally saturated. Consider starting or changing your blog to some other
topic!  an interest or a hobby for example.

2.  Start posting to forums:

Put the URL of the blog in your forum signature (don't spam forums
saying "look at my blog". If you just join in the conversation
naturally, then people will get curious and you will get a few more
readers. If the forum you post in is also to do with a similar topic to
your blog then you will probably get repeat readers from it!

Try to find the most popular forums in the niche you are writing
about. To find them, just go over to Google and search for your niche
keyword plus "forum"and you should get a list. Try to find forums with
at least a few thousand active members.

Make sure to do track-backs and ping-backs to other blogs that you have
linked to so that they know about you. When people find out that you
have talked about them, they will come to see what you said. So will
some of their readers. Talking about popular stories from popular blogs
may get you more than just a few visitors too.

3. Comment on other people's blogs as much as you can
(without spamming).

In most cases you can put a link back to your own blog and people do
follow these links. It is also good to target blogs that talk about the
same subject as you, because then you will get targeted readers who are
more likely to continue reading your blog. (Avoid using "comment spam"
programs as Google can track this and will penalize you).

4. Most importantly, you need to keep blogging!

Nobody will return to a blog that is updated weekly or only
occasionally. You need to add more content at least once per day,
especially in the early stages of getting your blog noticed. This is
hugely important.

Now if you follow these few rules, then you should be well on the way
to getting a constant readership for your blog. Don't forget to check
out Blogomator to get more out of your blogging
experience.

Just something for you to chew on:


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Regards,Lylette Primell
Apr 16th 2010 13:06