The Best 3 Spots to Promote Your Blog

The Best 3 Place to Promote Your Blog 

In this article we are going to explore some of the best places to promote your blog and how to drive some of those eyeballs BACK to your site. Fame, good fortune and with some work, phenomenal financial rewards may be closer than you think...but ONLY if your great content gets in front of the right people.  Read on as we look at three easy ways to do exactly that in record, rapid fire turn around time!

Article Directories:  Simply stated, article directories are NOT just for real estate, vitamins and men's health product promotions..:-)  Submitting your content to article directories, REGARDLESS of the niche you're in, is a PROVEN way of amping up the eyeballs that see your stuff, augmenting your SEO, and supercharging your affiliate sales in a hurry.  And of course, the good ones are absolutely FREE.  Try that on your next Google ad words campaign..;-)

Social Networks.  There is A LOT of hype around promoting your content to social networks.  I can tell you that much of it is just that - hype.  Whyall  Because whenever there is a low barrier of entry into a marketplace, and a reasonably effortless acceptance process, the rewards are unfortunately going to be low.  But - if you are a quality publisher, have good unique content and an interesting message, you can CRUSH any of your traffic records simply by getting involved with social submissions.  Stumbleupon, Digg, Mixx, et al are great places for exceptional people, and excellent content to shine...so if you think you've got the stuff, go make it happen in a hurry!

Press Releases.  This is almost so silly simple I hate to share it.  Contrary to submitting offline PR, there are any number of FREE press release services that will take your content and syndicate it around the web.  Often they will let you promote the heck out of your offer too, which is sort of against the spirit of the conventional press release, but REALLY good for us as publishers.  You can promote YOUR stuff, affiliate stuff, blogs, thoughts, ideas...you name it, if you can write it, you can push it with PR, and fast!

Comparing Free Blogging Software

Wordpress Blogging Software

With the increased interest in Blogging (web Logging), many web hosting providers now provide an assortment of free usage, open source blogging software packages. Among the most popular of these blogging tools are B2evolution, WordPress and Nucleus. Each of these programs offer similar basic features, so the question arises as to which one is easiest to use and would be appropriate for the requirements of your particular website.

The answer lies in the true purpose of your blog website. If your primary goal is to share your opinions and ideas with the general public, you would want to utilize a different blogging tool than a user who was creating product blogs as a commercial sales effort. A blog for search engine promotion would have entirely different requirements. All of these uses are viable reasons to create a blog, however each requires different features to be successful.

WordPress Blogging Software

Available for free download at: http://wordpress.org/

It is hard to beat WordPress for general personal blogging. WordPress is an open source, state-of-the-art personal publishing platform with a focus on presentation and usability. Everything related to creating and updating your blog is available through an intuitive graphical interface. With WordPress there is no need to compile your work. You simply write your column. You then select the features you want and your blog is instantly created and published to your website.

If you are on vacation, you can schedule your uploads for some date in the future or even email your column to the server! The system allows multiple users with multiple blogs divided into categories and sub-categories. This allows multiple family members or friends to create their own blogs along with yours.

Easy customization and the availability of many "plug-ins" that provide more functionality (add new features as you learn) makes this software a very good choice for most individuals and most most useful content management System (CMS).

b2evolutions Blogging Software

B2evolution

Available for free download at: http://b2evolution.net/

B2evolution is another advanced web log tool that features an integrated XHTML validator. It supports recursive subcategories, cross posting and has a really cool integrated "skinning" system.

The "skinning" system allows you to create multiple blogs in separate categories with different appearances for each blog.  You simply "change the skin" for the blog to create a totally new look and feel.

The "skinning" feature, combined with the built in multi-user administration management tool, makes the system robust enough for more commercial endeavors, such as product promotion blogs. If you have much to publish with multiple themes, this is the software you are looking for.

30 Best Sites To Monetizing Your Blog

30 Best Sites For Making Money With Your Blog

30 Best Sites For Making Money With Your Blog

Over the years I have been doing tons of research getting my blogs to take off. I wanted to create some nice niche blogs that could make money on a consistent basis. I have compiled a list of the best sites I have found for making money online with your blog:

1. ProBlogger: What list would be complete without ProBlogger. This guy has made some serious cash from his blogging ventures and he shares a lot of great tips on his blog. Make sure to check it out when you get a chance, but be sure you have plenty of time. There is a ton of information to digest from this site.

2. BloogerNoob: This site has been very helpful as far as how to make money from blogs. It talks about where to get advertising and where to sign up for affiliate marketing. He also shows his income from blogging and it isn't a ridiculous amount. Last year he made $25,000 from his blog and he shows the exact earnings from different advertising techniques.

3. JohnChow: This guys site has a lot of random stuff mixed in with blogging topics. But in my opinion it makes things a little more interesting. So check it out and have a good laugh at the same time.

4. CarloCab: Don't let his age fool you. He may be young be started making money online when he was 13. He is up there with some of the big hitters of the industry and his website provides some great insight into making money online.

5. Technorati: This is a great place to add your blog to. This is probably one of the biggest if not biggest blogging communities out there. It can get you some great exposure if used right.

6. StevePavlina: This guy's website doesn't have all the glitz and glam as other sites. But the content is top rated. If you are trying to make money with your blog this is a great resource with many great articles to help you in your quest to monetize your blog.

7. ShoeMoney: This guy is one of the big guys in the blogging industry. His advice is awesome but again this is one of those sites where you need lots of time to go through all of the great content. This is another one of my favorite sites to check when I have some time.

8. BloggingTips: This site has a lot of useful content. It has articles on how to monetize your blogs but it also includes themes for your blog, a forum, and many other areas of blogging interest. Be sure to check this one out.

9. BlogHerald: The two biggest things I love about this site are the podcasts and the interviews. I love listening to the podcasts when I'm driving to work or have some spare time. It makes it so I don't have to be in front of a computer in order to get some updates. I also really like that they have a section devoted to interviews, I find it very interesting to see how other people have made it in this industry.

10. UpstartBlogger: Once you get past the layout of the blog (It is setup similar to a newspaper), you will find some good advice. One thing I like about this blog is it actually has monthly reports on how much money it generates. There is also a wealth of knowledge and resources for other blog related stuff.

11. DailyBlogTips: This site has many great articles on blogging and I still have yet to check out everything. But from what I have seen it has been very helpful in getting my blogs off the ground.

12. CopyBlogger: This blog has many great tips on getting readers to your blog and other ways to monetize your blog site.

13. BloggingPro: I was recommended to check this site out from a friend and haven't gotten a chance to look over it much. But I have read a few articles and they all seemed rellevant and well put together.

14. Blogtrepreneur: This site has some great content on many things. I liked the blogging section and the SEO section. The AdSense and affiliate marketing section is also very interesting.

15. BuildABetterBlog: In blogging content is king. And that being said this site is about building better blogs with more enriching content.

16. Widgetbox: Seeing as how we are half way through our list I figured I would throw something fun in the mix. Every blog needs a little sprucing up so head over to widget box and find that perfect widget to make your blog stand out.

17. BloggingExperiment: This is a guy that mostly has experience flipping websites. So a lot of his advice is pretty interesting. The interesting thing about this site is they have movies that you can watch about how to make money online through various means.

18. BloggerUnleashed: This guy has a really interesting perspective on blogging in my opinion. You will just have to check it out to see what I am talking about.

19. Blogsessive: My favorite section of this site is the "Best Blog Tips" section. This has a lot of the more interesting posts of the year.

20. GarryConn: This guy has lots of advice on how to make money online. Its a good stop in your blogging experience.

21. DoshDosh: At first glance this may look like a cheesy anime site. But on closer examination you can see it is a legitimate blogging for money advice website.

22. AndyBeard: This is a great site if you are thinking about starting up a niche blog. He gives great advice and tips on which niches are good to go with.

23. CanIMakeBigMoneyOnline: This site is setup to look like a business site and it gets straight down to business with how you can make money online.

24. PureBlogging: A great site with great tips. Check it out when you get done reading the other 23 websites above.

25. MarketingTips: In order to have a money making blog, marketing is key. This site focuses on how to market your blog and bring people to it.

26. MomsCashBlog: In this site the author gives amazing advice on various subjects in blogging.

27. ThouShallBlog: This site has tons of great advice on everything from SEO to just plain out blogging and posts. Its a great site and shouldn't be overlooked just because its towards the bottom of the list.

28. MasonWorld: This site may not be directly related to blogging but its great for online marketing.

29. DavidRisely: This guy is making good money with blogging. I hate his titles font but other than that an overall great place for information on making money from blogging.

30. ReveNews: Ok, OK so this isn't really about blogging. But at the end of the day its really nice to see how much others are making online. This is kind of like inspiration and should help motivate you in your blogging.