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By: Anne Lyken-Garner

Anne Lyken-Garner — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:50:07 +0000

These are sound tips. I tried the forum posts, but they took too much of my time. I try to do the others, but as you know, a writer needs time to write too. Thanks for the tips.

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:00:41 +0000

Hey Deb!

Alright, I love this post. I have been wanting some good, easy to do, tips for promoting my blog. I was a little worried about looking too “pushy” and driving everyone crazy, but your suggestions are helpful!

What other blogs do you recommend visiting?

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:34:41 +0000

Great post, thanks for sharing it! In addition to that, you can also submit your blogs to various blog directories, there are plenty of blog directories offer free submissions. One example is: http://www.blogbal.com

Another one also is by submitting to social bookmarking/networking sites, it will give you more hits.

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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:39:54 +0000

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By: Mary Crotty

Mary Crotty — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:37:06 +0000

Thanks for the helpful tips. I’ve gotten the hang of blogging on a regular basis and coming up with topics has become easier but this gives me a whole slew of ideas about how to extend the reach of our blog.

By: World Travel Blog

World Travel Blog — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:02:04 +0000

This is such a great post. I have been doing several tips that you have been given. I like visiting other blogs that is of my same niche. I think it is best to visit other blogs for you to have new ideas and perhaps new learning

By: Cheril Vernon

Cheril Vernon — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:07:51 +0000

Another question: Is there anywhere online that has a list of the upcoming social media conferences? Any good ones coming up you would recommend? I wish I had known about the one in Austin earlier – I was only a few hours away.

By: Cheril Vernon

Cheril Vernon — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:06:09 +0000

Thanks for following up with this post! Lots of good information.

As far as forums, are there good ones you can recommend? Or should you pick forums related to your writing topic or interest?

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:29:41 +0000

Wow- if folks would just take 3 or 4 of these 17 points and capitalize on them, they would be ahead of the pack. Some good tips here.

Also, about 2 weeks ago I was fortunate enough to find out from a top Internet marketer about a resource that GREATLY leverages how much search engine and online exposure one can get from a blog listing- by force-feeding your blog articles to a network of thousands, greatly condensing the amount of time it takes to create traffic and web presence. Pretty cool stuff.

This reopened for membership on April 15th and I’m told they may put the limits on that soon. I consider it one of the best “finds” I’ve made. http://myarticlenetworks.com