99 Ways to Promote your Blog

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LINK BUILDING:

1. Exchange links with other bloggers
2. Use BlogRush
3. Submit to RSS directories
4. Submit to blog directories
5. Submit to general directories
6. Start a 2nd blog and link to yourself
7. Create and give away blog themes (with a link to your blog in the footer)
8. Create free plugins
9. Create link bait
10. Participate in blog carnivals
11. Comment on DoFollow blogs
12. WordPress Backlinks Plugin

    COMMUNITY:

13. Join communities at MyBlogLog
14. Join communities at Bumpzee
15. Join communities at Blog Catalog
16. Start a community at any of these sites
17. Comment on other blogs in your niche
18. Email your friends and contacts about a new blog post that may interest them
19. Email your readers to say “thank you”
20. Email other bloggers to introduce yourself
21. Link out to other blogs

SOCIAL MEDIA:

22. Digg
23. del.icio.us
24. StumbleUpon
25. Reddit
26. Netscape
27. Magnolia
28. MySpace
29. Facebook
30. YouTube

    FORUMS:

31. AuthorityBlogger
32. Bloggeries
33. SitePoint
34. Blogger Forum
35. BloggerTalk

    GROUPS:

36. Yahoo!
37. Google
38. MSN

    ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION:

39. Write a guest post for another blog
40. Ezine Articles
41. Article Dashboard
42. Go Articles
43. ArticleHub
44. Jogena
45. Marketing Seek
46. Article Avenue
47. Alumbo
48. Article Pros
49. eBusiness Articles
50. Syndication from Idea Marketers
51. Write for newspapers
52. Write for magazines
53. Scribd (document sharing)
54. Open Floodgate
55. Google Base

    SUBMIT A PRESS RELEASE:

56. PRBuzz
57. I-Newswire
58. Free-Press-Release.com
59. PR Free
60. PR.com

    FREE CLASSIFIED ADS:

61. Craig’s List
62. Oodle
63. Kijiji
64. INetGiant
65. Sales Spider

    FREE ADVERTISING:

66. Yahoo! Search Marketing ($25 free advertising credit) (aff.)
67. Microsoft AdCenter ($50 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
68. ABC Search ($100 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
    
    PHOTO SHARING:

69. Flickr
70. Photobucket
71. DropShots
72. WebShots
73. Shutterfly

    USE GIVEAWAYS:

74. Create a viral tool
75. Give away free icons
76. Create a PDF e-book
77. Write tutorials for something you know well

    CREATE SOME BUZZ:

78. Get interviewed
79. Interview someone well known in your industry
80. ReviewBack (blog review exchange)
    
    SUBMIT YOUR BLOG TO DESIGN GALLERIES:

81. BestWebGallery
82. CSSimport
83. CSS Mania
84. CSSRemix
85. Screenalicious
86. Stylegala
87. CSS Vault
88. CSS Beauty
89. Unmatched Style
90. CSS Elite
91. CSS Heaven

    AWARDS:

92. Apply for website awards
93. Apply for a Blogger’s Choice Award
94. Give away awards to other bloggers
    
    OTHER IDEAS:

95. Run a contest (this one isn’t always free, but you could give away links, ad space, or something else that won’t cost you money)
96. Participate in a group writing project with other bloggers
97. Create a podcast to go along with your blog
98. Pretend to put your blog up for sale
99. Show how much your blog is worth

Original article at http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/blog-promotion/99-ways-to-promote-your-blog-for-free/

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