Some basic guidelines on blogging, if you use a service blogger.com they have their own terms and conditions for posting content. You can’t just post anything, so always read the t&c’s. If you don’t follow their rules, your blog will probably get deleted.
If you host a blog on your own hosting account, using software like WordPress. You have full control over the content you post, so your blog won’t get deleted.
What are the DOs and DON’Ts of blogging?
First the DOs:
• Do put pictures and multimedia sources to enhance the content. Could either be a vlog, photoblog, etc.
• Do base your posts with a good category structure to make it easy to find content for a particular topic.
• Do put paragraphs and sub-ideas. It’s not entertaining to read one block of manuscript. Digest it into pieces.
• Do create mutual communication between you and your readers. Answer queries without leaving your readers hanging for an answer.
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Promotion is the most important way to get traffic to your blog that even SEO giants agree with. There are different ways that you can promote your blog.
1. Submit your site to web directories
Web directories were the first source of traffic for websites, before the power of search engines was discovered. In fact, Google started out as web directory. Nowadays, the importance of web directories is on building quality links highly valued by search engines.
2. Promote your site through writing for article directories
Article submission is a good way to generate relevant links to your website. Be sure to include your links on your resource box. Article submission is said to have a viral effect. If your article gets noticed, other website owners of similar niche your article is about, they will post it on their websites, giving you links.
3. Advertise your site.
Entrecard is an innovative way to advertise your website. It gives the smaller blogs to get noticed. You can take advantage of the free advertising offered by AdGridwork.
4. Be social.
The power of social networks such as Twitter, Stumble Upon, YouTube, etc. are now exploited by webmasters and internet marketers to promote their website or products.
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Can I use the Google Adsense Program if I Do Not Have a Personal Website? 
You don’t have to have your own website to use Google Adsense. Google doesn’t usually approve personal pages but that is not written in stone. Consult Google Adsense support pages for more information on what kinds of pages are acceptable. If selling a product or service doesn’t appeal to you, you might consider blogging.
Blogging initially meant web log but has gradually come into its own. There are as many different kinds of blogs as there are blogs themselves. A blog can be like a cyberjournal in that you make daily “journal” entries or it can be more like a newsletter set up to inform or communicate with other people. There are several blogging sites in cyberspace that will allow you to create your own blog pages and have targeted Google Adsense ads running on them.
A few of the most popular :
- Writingup.com
- Blogger.com
- Bloggerparty.com
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Social Networking comes in many shapes and forms, but the good thing is that it’s easy to dabble in and I’ve, personally, seen great results with little effort.
It’s free to try, so there are no excuses.
Here’s how it works. You sign up for one or more of the programs below (all are free).
• StumbleUpon.com
• Digg.com
• Reddit.com
(You can search Google or other search engines to find hundreds more. This is just for starters.)
Next, update your profile on each site you’ve joined, including your URL and photo.
Then, the next time you post something of interest on your blog (or see something on a friend’s blog), you just submit it to the sites above.
Many of these Social Networking sites expect you to be an active participant. You’re expected to rate and comment on other people’s contributions. Just jump in and play with it and watch your stats to see what is and is not working. You’ll see the traffic start to trickle in if you play by the rules and share quality information. (Don’t be afraid to have an opinion and stand out!)
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Contests are nothing new in the online world. Many people have been using contests to get free web traffic for years. However, there is a slightly new twist since the blog revolution that has made running a contest much more effective and fun.
The concept is the same. You come up with a prize (or many prizes) that would be appealing to your blog readers. Of course, offering your own product as the prize would be preferable since you can mention it on your blog (so everyone who sees your contest will also see your product link). But, if you don’t have your own product, you can easily ask around and find people who will donate.
Once you have your prizes, the fun starts. You have several options for your contest:
- If your goal is to get people to interact, ask your readers to post a comment to win.
- If your goal is to get incoming links to your blog, and, if your readers are bloggers themselves, ask your readers to blog about your contest (on their blogs) and then comment to let you know they did it.
- If your goal is to get to know your readers, ask them to complete a survey to win.
- Or a combination of the items above.
Immediately after you post your contest, send a mailing to each of your ezine lists, letting them know about the contest. You’ll want your loyal readers to have the opportunity to win.
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No matter what type of blog that you have, one of the best places that you can advertise your blog is to join a blogger forum. After all, everyone who posts there has a blog and thats the main subject. It’s a great place to meet other bloggers and to advertise your blog.
One great thing about blogger forums is the blog showcase or show-off-your-blog categories or forums where you can literally show off you blog, extract constructive criticisms from your fellow members helping you create better. In this way, you are also advertising your blog. Several good reasons why you should join blogger forums are provided by problogger, Darren Rowse.
There are quite a few blogger forums that you can sign up for on the Internet. Here are of the highly-trafficked and great blogger forums that can be potential sources of traffic.
1. Bloggeries lets you show off your blog to almost 2000 members (over 900 are active). You can also ask for a blog review and find lots of tools that you can use for your own blog. Bloggeries also added the option add your RSS feed to your profile and your latest posts will be added on your blogger profile. You can also list your blog on their directory.
2. Blogger Forums also has the forum category “Show Off Your Blog” where you can your blog to thousands of active members.
Blogger forums are a great place to advertise because everyone in them are of the same mind and want to make certain that their blogs get noticed and read.
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