Promote your blog using social and bookmarking networks

 

Sometimes you come up with a great blog story. You know it will get you a lot of traffic but you have a problem. Nobody knows about your great blog post. You just have to be more discriminating with the help you render toward other people. This is where social / bookmarking networks come in handy.

What is a social / bookmark network?

This is where you can share your stories or bookmarks with others. Take the Blog Reporter, for example. You submit your blog story to the network, allowing other members to vote and comment. More popular stories that garner a certain number of votes are promoted on the front page. Most social networks are different. Some even allow you to export a large number of bookmarks from your browser.

Why social networks?

1) Social networks get a lot of traffic due to their nature. Users often come back to read the latest stories and share their own.

2) Readers are usually just a click away from your blog. A popular offer can bring you thousands of visitors daily.

3) Most social networks are free and it takes seconds to register and submit your first entry.

4) You will be amazed when you see the number of other websites that use feeds from different social networks. A good story can spread like wildfire throughout the network.

5) If your story does not reach the front page, you can always send another one. In most cases there is no limit to the amount of stories you can collect.

6) Most social networks are search engine friendly. Not only will your story be picked up quickly by major search engines, but in most cases you will also find a link. Google Page Rank for some social networks is very good (PR)

 

Tips and Tricks:

1) An interesting, fascinating story is often necessary. Your main goal is to get enough votes and make progress on the front page. You need to persuade other readers to vote for your story. Strange, shocking and controversial stories are often good.

2) You can always ask your friends to join and vote for you to get more votes. Do not create fake accounts as you will be banned.

3) The more stories you submit, the better. If you want a steady flow of traffic you will need a steady flow of submissions.

4) Just enjoy your experience. I definitely find this more interesting than other methods of blog promotion, such as link development.

There are so many different social networks around. A simple search trick on Google should work. I personally recommend Blog Reporter as it is the first personal publishing network designed specifically for blogs.