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Thing is that many bloggers right after they create domain name and submit first post are focused on getting all kind of traffic and backlinks yet they don’t socialize a lot.
This is what most new bloggers do:
1. Create account on Technorati, Digg and bunch other blog directories websites.
2. Write 5-10 blog posts.
3. Stumbleupon every single post for traffic between (200-10.000 unique visitors)
4. Open FeedBurner Account after they realize something is missing
5. Go from blog to blog leaving spam short comments like “check out my blog”
6. Join bunch of trains for Technorati Favorites, MyBlogLog, BlogCatalog
7. STOP BLOGGING because insufficient amount of traffic and money they made.
This is what most new bloggers should do:
1. Write at least 50 blog posts ( this way you can show at least some content to your traffic)
2. Joine FeedBurner right after you think your blog theme and layout is awesome which was confirmed by few of your friends as well.
3. Got budget? $5-$20 per month would be enough to start advertising on adsense, stumbleupon or facebook.
4. Join sites like EntreCard, Stumbleupon, Twitter, Plurk, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Digg. Add invite your friends from Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo accounts through API site’s above offer.
5. Add your feedburner rss feeds to websites, each time you post something on your blog it will be automatically shared, you can use for example TwitterFeed.com to share blog posts on Twitter.
After years of blogging I can only think one thing that helped me get to where I am right now with my blogs.
Keyword:SOCIALIZING
Horaayy..there are 5 comment(s) for me so far ;)
Hi - thats a really good, succinct set of tips there. Thanks.
@Ian: Welcome Ian. I like your blog by the way too.
I like #1. You’ve got to show people that you put time and effort into it and let them get a feel for what they can consistently find on your site. Throwing a handful of posts up isn’t enough.
Thats a nice run down. I must admit my first time was a little like the top one but maybe not even that good. That and i’ve still not given up. ;o)
I have much to learn and am new at this. Everything you said I shouldn’t do I did (except give up!). I realize I have alot to learn which is why I have landed on your site and read up on all tips and advice
With experience, I should be able to reduce the amount of time it takes for me to make a useful and content driven site (and hopefully more pleasant to the eyes than is my current Blogger theme!).
Keep up the good work, I expect to learn much more!