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Spreading the word, tips for better blog promotion.

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Once you have written a blog post you particularly like, it is essential that you spread the word of your blog by every means necessary.  The predominant force in blog promotion is social media, but dropping a link here and there in other web mediums is advisable to.  Once criticism people have of blog promotion via social media, is that it takes "too much time."  The trick here is to link as many social media sites together as possible.  This will save a lot of time, as a few posts can cover many social networking accounts.

For example, you can connect Facebook to Twitter, Digg, Delicious, and many others.  Twitter is also linkable to many other sites to.  So once you complete a post in Facebook, all the sites that are linked to Facebook automatically spread the word.  It is as simple as that.

If you are unsure about which sites you should sign up for, I would recommend the following.  It has to be said though, that any social networking site is worth joining, even if you do not visit them much yourself.

Facebook

Twitter

Digg

Delicious

Technorati

Mybloglog

These are not just ways to bring direct attention to  your blog, but they also count well for back links, which gives you an SEO bonus to.

Word of mouth is ok, but you never really know if your friends read it because they like you.  Or even if they just tell you they do.  Feel free to test them for amusement.

Spreading the word is essential for blogging.  You could be the next Shakespeare, but no one will know because nobody reads your work.  So don't write a lonely blog, spread the word, and enjoy your results.  You deserve it.

In the future, I will be experimenting further with linking social media, and how far one post will travel.  I will keep you informed.

If you have any thoughts about blog promotion, why not share them?