If you want to grow your blog, then it’s critical that you take time to promote it. Unfortunately, the old theory, “if you build it, they will come,” doesn’t apply to blogs. 
With over one hundred million blogs being tracked by blog search engines such as Technorati, publishing compelling content isn’t enough to drive awareness and traffic for your blog. Instead, you need to invest in some old-fashioned sweat equity to give your blog a traffic boost. Cafeblogger (Blog tips for blogger) will introduce to you “9 free blog promotion tips” will help you get started.
1. Comment on Other Blogs
An easy way to give your blog a promotional boost is by commenting on other blogs. Each time you comment, enter the same name and URL in the corresponding fields in the blog comment form. Doing so will help your search engine optimization efforts over time. When you leave relevant, interesting and useful comments on other blogs (particularly those that are related to your own blog’s topic), people will notice and follow the link back to your blog to learn more about you and read more of what you have to say.
2. Post Frequently
Posting frequently can boost your search engine traffic. Each new post acts as a new entry point for search engines to find your blogs. Writing with search engine optimization in mind can also boost the potential each of your posts has to lead traffic to your blog.
3. Participate in Online Forums
Join forums related to your blog topic and become an active, contributing member. Include a link to your blog in your forum signature, so it’s always available to other members.
4. Use Social Media
Leverage the promotional opportunities that the social web provides. Join social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn and include links to your blogs and recent posts in your profiles. Join social bookmarking sites like Digg, StumbleUpon and Delicious and submit great content (not just your own). Additionally, consider jumping on the microblogging bandwagon and join Twitter. All of these efforts will increase awareness of your blog and give it added exposure.
5. Link to Other Blogs in Your Own Posts
Try to include links to other blogs in your own blog posts. Refer to other blogs you enjoy reading or specific posts you found particularly interesting. When those other blogs have the trackback feature turned on in their blogging software programs, you’ll automatically get a link back to your own blog in the comment section of those posts. At the very least, the other blogger will see the incoming links from your blog in their blog statistic reports, putting you and your blog on his or her radar, and that means more exposure for you.
6. Include Your Blog Link in Your Email Signature and on Business Cards
Basically, include your blog URL everywhere you can. Your email signature and business cards are two of the most obvious places to promote your blog with a link or printed URL, but don’t be afraid to think out of the box. Promotion is key to success when it comes to blogging. Don’t be shy about tooting your own horn!
7. Hold a Blog Contest
Blog contests are a great way to attract new visitors to your blog. The most important thing to remember when using a blog contest as a promotional tool is to get the word out about the contest by announcing it on contest websites.
8. Guest Blog
Offer your services as a guest blogger for other blogs in your niche, particularly ones that get more traffic than yours does. Guest blogging is a great way to get links to your blog and your own thoughts and writing in front of people who are likely to be interested in learning more about you and your blog.
9. Write Multiple Sites and Link Them Together
The more blogs or websites that you write, the more interlinking is possible. That interlinking can be used to promote your blog through different channels that might attract different audiences. Create an integrated blog marketing plan by aligning your promotion efforts across your various blogs and websites to reap the biggest rewards.
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These are very useful tips on how to increase traffic to your site as well. I guess another thing to add is by giving freebies or giveaways to readers and also by offering an e-book to subscribers.
Hi Felicia!
Thanks for your idea. Maybe i will creat freebies ebook and give it to my subscribers
The tips you have mentioned above are some great tips for promoting our blog. I think it is important for people to follow each of the above given steps
Wow really these are very useful tips to promote our blog and bring more visitors.I am going to follow your thread.Its a very good sharing and i like it very much.Thanks a lot for such wonderful share.I will bookmark it for my future use.
Thanks friend.
Glad you like this post.
Dont forget bookmark this post to delicious.
Well, I would say that guest blogging helps a bit but I personally don’t write many guest articles but I concentrate mainly on social networking and social media as you can see on my blog. If you visit it then you will surely notice the traffic I get from different social networking sites and social bookmarking sites
Thanks for the post! nice one 
and for the contest point, I tried it once but didn’t get the success which I was expecting so I will comment on it once I try it again
Hi rahul,
I can see you use social networking and social media make traffic to your blog.
I’m one fan use social networking and social media to get traffic.
You may try some point and can see what’s benefits come to you
but dont use social media too much you will be wasting your time here
Hi Lease !
wasting the time, that is true. But have much people in there use social media because benefits of it
Thanks very much for these great tips !
Glad you like it friend
Very Effective & Informative Post ! These are really Superb Promotional Tips, I just Know Few of them. Thanks for Sharing other Tips !
You are alway welcome friend
I have found that Tip #3 is my best source of traffic. With blogs having 10-20 comments, each one having its own link, I have noticed that blog commenting no longer gives good results.
Hi Rogerdv!
Tip #3 really good for build backlink, commenting to other blog good too.
Thanks for share your mind.
All points mentioned here are very helpfull for blog promotion….
If u ask me..i will say Guest blog is one of the best way….if u make guest post in popular blog..u can get traffic and exposure from it..
– Sudharsan @ Technoskillonline
I agree with you. Guest posting on other blog is the best way to promote your blog. and it bring much benefits to you
I like the idea of number 5. I often read many interesting articles that I would like to reference but just don’t think to do it.
I also like the idea of adding the blog url to my e-mail signature and biz cards!
I appreciate your post. Thanks for taking the time to write!!
@Brenda Thank for your comment
glad you like it.
All the 9 points are good, if we do this ways in proper really we can get traffic quickly, i suggest guest blogging and commenting on other blogs is nice ways to get traffc…nice post thank you for sharing
This time guest bloggging is the best way to get traffic. commenting now is not the best.
yeah… harus dicoba one by one..
like this. thanks 4 ur info guys..
You are welcome friend
+1: Guest Blog
I thing guest blog will promote your blog.
I agree with you @Hung
Guest blogging on popular blog will promote your blog and give you good traffic
Thank you for sharing your ideas. I also wanna add video marketing.
We know Youtube has a lot of users, millions and there are people searching for information,tutorials and many more… I guess giving tips, and how to’s to your viewers will definitely a good strategy for online marketing your blog or website.
Youtube is the best chanel to post video and promote your blog.
Thanks for share your mind. Maybe i will try some. Thanks you
I think blog commenting is a great way for blog promotion. There are many benefits for us to do the blog commenting.
First, we can easily to drive the traffic from this method.
Second, we can get one way backlink if commenting in the dofollow blog.
Third, we can learn a lot from reading the article in that blog.
Thus, i love to use this method to promote my blog.
Hi Kok Siong Leow
Blog commenting now is not the best way to promote blog because it bring small traffic to your site.
the best way this time is guest blogging on popular blog. You can try and see more efficient
You Highlight Excellent Point, Very Informative & Helpful Post ! I must say You have Done an Awesome Work, Thanks Alot for Sharing ……
Regards
Conroy James
Blog Commenting is certainly something that I need to do more often.
I think guest posting is the best way to get massive and fast traffic with only one article if the blog already has a big popularity. Using signatures in forums where we are active is very good too.
The most common practice of today is blog commenting. Since most blogs offer useful and effective plugins that can help other bloggers to improve their site. In addition, the most common trend now is guest posting. Many bloggers do this kind of deal with authority sites.
wow great idea.now i’m commenting on your blog to get some traffic lol
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