If you are completely new to corporate blogging, it can be pretty confusing to get started with everything. Once you’ve got your blog set up and you’re posting regularly, it’s time to really start promoting it. Here are some easy ways that you can promote your blog and get great results.

1. Learn how to ping.

Pinging is a process where you notify popular blog aggregation services that you’ve updated your blog. Most blog systems today have this feature built in, but you will need to turn it on. Basically, when you post, it will send out a little notification that your content has been updated. This will only work if you’ve got an RSS feed however. Once these services have been notified that you’ve added new content, it will automatically refresh to include your latest post. If you’re utilizing blog directories, this will also post a small snippet of your blog on their main page, where it can be easily discovered.

2. Learn to Digg It.

Digg is one of the easiest ways to promote your new blog, but you will need to spend a little time doing research on the site. No matter what kind of content you publish, there is a way to fine tune it for the Digg audience. Spend a week going through the content in your main area of focus to see which ones are the most popular. Once you’ve got it down, submit your post and wait for other Diggers to start clicking that Digg button. The more people you can get interested in your posts, the higher your chances are of making the Digg homepage, where you can get a lot of traffic.

3. Utilize Search Engines.

Search engines are a great way to get new traffic to your blog and since you’ll be publishing content regularly, you’ll have a better chance of getting your site listed higher in the results. It’s a good idea to focus on popular keywords that will increase your chances of getting noticed. Try to mention these words a few times in your posts, but don’t overdo. Make sure your content is optimized and interesting and you’ll see automatic results from the search engines.

4. Start networking with other bloggers.

If you’ve got a few blogs that you read on a regular basis, start leaving comments with a link back to your site. This is a very easy way to get a lot of publicity for your own blog. Just make sure the comments are interesting and not thinly veiled spam for the best results. If you can start networking with other bloggers, you’ll be able to build up a great audience.

These are just a few ways that you can start promoting your blog without a lot of effort. Remember, the results won’t happen overnight, but with time, you’ll be able to build up a regular audience that will keep returning to your site or subscribing to your feed every day.

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Originally posted 2008-09-04 05:24:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Growing traffic to your corporate blog is not a difficult process if you know what to do. If you have a corporate blog and you need to grow your traffic base, here are some simple steps that will help you create a more effective overall corporate blog.

1 – Know who you are targeting.

What types of readers or customers are you hoping to attract? Before you can grow traffic to your blog you need to know what kind of traffic you are intending to attract. Come up with a list of the types of readers that you want to gain the attention of, then fine tune your writing accordingly.

2 – Now that you know who you are targeting, the next step is to become savvy when it comes to keywords.

Choose good keywords, not necessarily the most popular, but still keywords that will benefit you. Choose keywords and phrases that are on target, on topic and on subject without them being searched for by absolutely everyone. There are a lot of software solutions out there that will give you a good idea of what keywords to use, such as WordTracker for instances which allows you to test out different words and phrases.

3 – Focus!

Make sure to liberally cover your postings with the words and phrases that you chose. This is not always easy for people who are not trained in SEO, but with some practice you can learn how to implement important keywords into your blog. Search engines like Google are beginning to use advanced algorithm technology that allows them to analyze the nature and subject of your page in order to index it more efficiently, so the more keyword rich your blogs are, the better off you will be.

4 – Make your blog real and personal.

In other to build the most value possible in your corporate blog in order to build traffic, you need to write consistently, regularly and passionately. You have to care about the subject that you are writing about, which is what will allow you to deliver the content that readers are looking for. If you want your prospects, vendors, partners and customers to believe in the content that you are posting, you need to post content with true value and meaning.

5 – Now that you are writing the types of content that your potential target markets are looking for, the final step is to promote yourself!

Use every ounce of marketing know how that you have to help your blog reach out to your target readers. Mention your blog on your website and in your direct mail correspondence. Mention it in your newsletter and utilize RSS feed links. E-mail your contacts with information about what is currently going on in your blog, and implement other advertising campaigns like Google AdWords, Ad Sense and other vital gateways to much larger networks.

“Build it and they will come” is not enough, but once you build your blog, the next step is to spread the word if you want your ideal target market to find you.

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