Turtleknife's Online Marketing Blog

If you are new to blogging and you are looking to get your blog noticed here are three ways to get you started.  Some of the most effective ways are to ping your blog every time you publish, register your blog in a directory, and get reference by way of links from other blogs that are related to the topics you write about. Now that your blog is all ready to go with pictures and everything  you want on it who is going to read it?  People will be able to read it more readily if you ping your blog. There are a lot of ping services available which include Ping-O-Matic , which is regarded as one of the best services to use, particularly because of the quality websites they ping your blog post to. So, here’s how it works. You will send your blog post to Ping –O- Matic and that service will in turn publish your creative writing to other websites  so you will get more exposure though out the universe.  Once you set up Ping-O-Matic this is all done automatically for you.

Submitting  a blog to a directory is often an overlooked but a highly effective way of earning link back strength for you content. The Open Directory Project also known as DMOZ is the web’s most important directory along with Yahoo! Directory.  This may take some time to get set up, as they are strict with the category choices, so be sure to read the instructions carefully, because after you have registered there will be a waiting period;  these are done by real people. The submissions are on a first come first serve basis, so be patient. It could take from about a week to 6 months it’s important that you do not resubmit your site. It could end up rejected or at the end of the line again. Yahoo is much easier than DMOZ but you should apply for both.

Links from other blogs are important because it basically shows that other people are interested in reading your content. If the blogs that link to your blog share the same topic, that’s even better. If you have a blog about weight loss and someone links it to their website about health issues, that would be better suited than if their blog was about Texas Holdem. Google will value the link with related information and will give a better search engine ranking. One of the best ways to get links is to comment on other blogs.  By adding valuable comments to blogs with your website attached you will build good relationships with blog owners and build link traffic back to your own site because readers are exposed to what you have to say.

Running a blog can be fun and interesting but be sure to set a up a schedule to make time for the site. By using the basic marketing strategies above to promote a blog online you will have a much better chance at success.