Being Social is Critical for Newbies
Whether you are just getting started on your blog or are a seasoned blogger, being active socially is critical for the success of your blog.
The more like minded people you can put your blog in front of, then the higher the likelihood that you will garner new readers.
Developing new readers and maintaining existing readers are what its all about for those who are taking their blogging seriously.
You I am sure have heard of the normal social channels such as Digg, StumbleUpon, delicious etc but I want to make sure that you are aware of another site that I have had a tremendous amount of success with, and that is www.blogcatalog.com.
Blogcatalog is a social forum where you can register your blog, join discussion groups, build friend lists etc in order to socialize with like minded people who might find either you or your blog interesting. There is even an entire category devoted to "Shameless Blog Promotion."
I have had my other blog registered there for a while and I just put this one on there tonight so traffic is non-existent at this point but I am sure within a day or two I will have a steady stream of traffic coming to see my pad. A site like blogcatalog can drive a lot of traffic to you daily or very little, it will depend on how much effort you put into it.
It costs you nothing, so I would invest the 10 minutes it would take to check them out and see for yourself. You won't regret it.
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