subject: How to Begin Your Blog Promoting [print this page] How to Begin Your Blog Promoting How to Begin Your Blog Promoting
One of the absolute best ways to earn money on the web is to set up a blog, help it get popular and then sit back and watch while money goes in to your PayPal account through all of the ads that you put up in your sidebars, footers, headers, etc. If you are good at your site, you can eventually make thousands of dollars every year. Obviously your primary purpose should be getting readers for your blog. You already understand that the way to build an income with a blog is to get as much traffic as you can. But how are you supposed to acquire that targeted traffic at all? How are you supposed to promote your site when you are only a beginner? Use these guidelines:
1. Article marketing. When you are brand new to the field, you won't have to do a lot of this. In fact, the better strategy could be to save your best content to build the body of the blog. Still, some articles on your preferred topics presented to a few directories can actually help you. The more bylines you can accumulate for yourself, the better off you will be. Just make sure that the articles are very well crafted.
2. Prior to deciding to put up a great deal of advertising, consider a few traffic exchange programs. These programs also serve as a great way to get blogs that you like to read. While you happen to be reading other sites that the system sends to you, the system is delivering your blog to other users. Two to one may be the common ratio. For each pair of sites you read, your blog is provided for one person. People find you because you locate them. It is helpful for every person and may help you lift the numbers in your stats.
3. Comment on other websites inside your niche. Make sure the comments are well crafted and truly add something to the conversation. Your opinion should say a lot more than "good job". You want your comment to prove that you've truly read the entire post and that it is your actual opinion. This can help you get the interest of the blog's owner and they will want to visit your own site; not just that but the attention of the other commenters will probably feel the same way.
4. Reply to comments. You have to do this both publicly and also privately. Two things need to happen when someone leaves you a comment. Respond first to the comment inside the comments portion of your article so that it will be available for the public to see. Second, make sure you send the commenter a personal e-mail to give thanks to them for taking the time to comment on your writing. This could go a long way toward making your commenters like you and it helps new people find reasons to contribute too.
Each of these hints can be used to increase your blog's popularity and visibility. There will be more out there!
