tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014553167913873521Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:58:19 +0000http://www.1stsitefree.com/blog/promote-blog.htmBill GreenBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014553167913873521.post-1252022387187792397Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:49:00 +00002008-02-27T14:58:19.279-08:00<p>How do you attract visitors to your blog? Start by following <br />these simple tips to drive traffic to your blog.</p> <br /><p>Frequently updating your blog with useful content is the first <br />step to building your blog's audience. The content you write is <br />what will keep readers coming back for more.</p> <br /><p>Add search to your blog. Here are four sites that provide you <br />a free search engine to search your blog.</p> <br /><table width="550" border="1"> <br /><tbody><tr> <br /><td valign="center" align="middle" width="100"><b>Name</b></td> <br /><td valign="center" align="middle" width="300"> <br /><b>Features</b></td> <br /></tr> <br /><tr> <br /><td width="200"><a href="http://www.atomz.com/">Atomz Express <br />Search</a></td> <br /><td width="350">Complete page customization, customize your site, <br />search index containing up to 10,000 web pages, in over 30 <br />languages.</td> <br /></tr> <br /><tr> <br /><td width="200"><a href="http://www.bravenet.com/samples/searchengine.php" target="_blank">Bravenet</a></td> <br /><td width="350">Customize search and results pages. Site search <br />hosted on Bravenet's server.</td> <br /></tr> <br /><tr> <br /><td width="200"><a href="http://www.freefind.com/" target="_blank">FreeFind</a></td> <br /><td width="350">Customize search and results pages. Free accounts <br />limited to 3,000 pages or 32 MG of storage. Site search hosted on <br />FreeFind's server. Generates a site map for you. Supports PDF <br />indexing.</td> <br /></tr> <br /><tr> <br /><td width="200"><a href="http://www.google.com/services/free.html" target="_blank">Google</a></td> <br /><td width="350">Customize results page. Unlimited number of <br />searches. Must display Google logo. Google may serve ads on the <br />results page.</td> <br /></tr> <br /></tbody></table> <br /></td> <br /></tr> <br /></table> <br /></center> <br /><p></p> <br /> <br /> <br /><p>Search Engines - <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>, <br /><a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo</a>, <a href="http://www.msn.com/">MSN</a> and <a href="http://www.ask.com/">Ask</a> are available to index new content <br />and rank your blog. Create <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">an XML sitemap</a>. Then <a href="http://www.seo-expert-services.co.uk/blog/posts/submit-sitemap-to-msn,-google-and-yahoo.html"> <br />index it with MSN, Google and Yahoo</a>. See this link for <br /><a href="http://about.ask.com/en/docs/about/webmasters.shtml#22">Ask </a></p> <br /><p>Submit your blog URL to <a href="http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html">Yahoo</a> (requires <br />registration).</p> <br /><p>Register your sites with <a href="http://traffikd.com/social-media-websites/">social bookmarking sites</a> such as <br /><a href="http://www.digg.com/">Digg</a>, <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/">StumbleUpon</a> and <a href="http://www.reddit.com/">Reddit</a>.</p> <br /><p>Place your URL on your blog site (Website). Advertise your <br />blog by e-mailing your URL to your friends. Add your URL to posts <br />you make on other blogs.</p> <br /><p>Setting up an <a href="http://weblogs.about.com/od/rssfeedsandsubscriptions/p/RSSFeeds.htm"> <br />RSS feed</a> button on your blog makes it easy for your loyal <br />readers to not just read your blog but also know when you publish <br />new content.</p> <br /><p>Add your blog address to your <a href="http://www.1stsitefree.com/signature_file.htm">e-mail <br />signature</a>.</p> <br /><p>People look for blog content at <a href="http://www.technorati.com/">Technorati</a> every day, are you <br /><a href="http://technorati.com/members/authors.html">on their <br />list</a>? You should be. Submit your blog's url to <a href="http://www.technorati.com/">Technorati</a>.</p> <br /><p>Install a blogroll. It's a very simple yet effective social <br />networking scheme and it has the same result as a simple link if <br />not stronger: traffic! So if you don't have one yet, sign up for <br />a <a href="http://www.blogrolling.com/">blogroll</a> and get that <br />link-list going.</p> <br /><p>Be an active commenter. Most comment systems also provide a <br />way for you to leave a link back to your blog which begs a visit <br />at the very least. So if you feel inspired, leave a comment or <br />two in your blog travels.</p> <br /><p>If you own a business include your blog URL on anything that <br />leaves your office: stationary, business cards, invoices, return <br />address labels, etc. Also, make sure you inform your employees of <br />your blog URL address and encourage your employees to mention <br />your Blog address to your customers.</p> <br /><p>If you don't own a business, create your own "business cards" <br />Pass these "cards"out to your friends, co-workers, family and <br />casual acquaintances and ask them to visit you at your new blog <br />site.</p> <br /> <br /><p>Learn from others search Google <a href="http://www.google.com/">how to promote your blog.</a></p> <br /><p><b style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f0f0f0"> <br />:: End blog tutorial</b>. Go back to: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/maintain.htm">Maintain</a>.</p>http://www.1stsitefree.com/blog/2008/02/1stsitefree-blog.htmlBill Green