How to Promote a New Blog!
Getting visitors to a new blog is really difficult, especially when you are a new name in blogging. Here are some tips on how to promote a new blog, which I am sure is going to help you.
Last day only I shared a blog on content curation, honestly today I was in no mood to create a content. I just thought why not curate a piece of content today? I thought to pick a topic and collect 5-7 blog posts of mine on the same topic and then merge them together and prepare a useful blog post.
But then I realized I must need to write something new today. I am having a bit of cold and fever and body pain as well. All these were something which was forcing me to go for content curation only, but then I came up with a new idea of content creation as well as content curation.
Here is my idea for today, I am writing a post on how to promote a new blog and will include content curation for some of my old blog posts which can be useful for newbie bloggers. I am sure you all will love this concept.
How to Promote a New Blog!
How to Promote a New Blog!
How to Promote a New Blog!
Honestly, I created and run around 50+ blogs, but still today if an idea of starting a new blog came into my mind, it really excite me a lot. Starting a new blog is always exciting; if you are not feeling this excitement then I suppose blogging is not your cup of tea.
Starting a blog is also easy, but then getting the first lot of visitors or readers to your new blog is a real challenge.
Here are something’s which can help you to get readers or traffic to your blog:
Create a Google+ page for Your Blog
Create a Google+ page for Your Blog
The moment you filled up your blog with some fascinating content, the first thing which you need to do is to create a Google+ page for your blog and start sharing your piece of content over there.
Always remember that this step is something which will truly benefit your blog in the long run as well and give you some instant readers as well.
You need to learn how you can share your blog posts which can reach to a bigger group of people over there. The best thing which you can do is to learn how you can use the hashtags with your post. Try to choose the popular hashtags for your blog; though remember the fact that these hashtags should be relevant to your post.
If you have a Google+ page for your blog, then you can have at least vote on your own posts over there and share it to your network of friends.
Create a Twitter Account for Your Blog
Create a Twitter Account for Your Blog
Honestly it should be even done before you start developing your blog. You need to have an account of your own and an account for your blog as well.
From the account of your blog, you need to share your posts, some random lines from your posts, and something useful which can engage your followers. Believe me twitter is something which will return you some really good number of traffic, despite of the age of your blog.
You just need to take care of two things, first you should not use any link shortening program like bit.ly or goo.gl for sharing your links, and second you should use popular hashtags as I suggested in previous point on Google+.
Why I am telling this is because if you have a new account on Twitter and you are using some random program to shorten your URL, it might confuse any user whether they should click on your links or not, as people normally think there are something hidden behind short URL’s.
Create a Facebook Page for your Blog
Create a Facebook Page for your Blog
Just similar to the step one, i.e. opening a page on Google+, you should also create a Facebook page for your blog. Try to share your blog posts over there and then you can like them from your accounts and share it on your own timeline as well. Try to tag your friends through them, but maintain a ratio that people should not feel bad about you tagging them on those posts and see how soon you will start getting new visitors on your blog and new followers on your FB page.
Use Pinterest for Your Blog
Use Pinterest for Your Blog
While you are sharing content on your blog, one thing you must need to remember is that you need to use images on your post quite often. Images can sometimes bring visitors to your website for sure.
In long run images will give you traffic from search engines as well, but since your blog is new, you should have an account on Pinterest and create a board for your blog, and share your images there.
Pinterest is one of the most famous social media sites for pictures, and if you have some creativity try to bring them on the images which you are creating for your posts and see how many responses you are getting from Pinterest.
Use StumbleUpon for your Blog
Use StumbleUpon for your Blog
No matter if your blog is new or old one, but the best help which you can get for new blogs is through StumbleUpon. It is one of my favorite social media sites as well.
Unfortunately I am not getting the time to use SU these days, but if I ever get some time, I will once again manage my account on it.
You should try to make new followers over there and share your blog among them. Soon your blog will start getting traffic through it.
Use Reddit for your Blog
Use Reddit for your Blog
Try to use reddit for your blog and see how easily you can start getting traffic to your new blog. Remember before trying to share your posts over here, you must need to share some high quality popular blog posts to have a good profile over here.
Use IndiBlogger for Your Blog
Use IndiBlogger for Your Blog
You all know that I am an active member of the site IndiBlogger.in and I love this site too much. Today only when the site was down for some technical reason, I did not even get the motivation to write my blog post for today. Being a blogger, mainly newbie blogger, you should try to have an account over here and submit your posts on a regular basis on IndiVine of theirs.
It is a program which not only will give you the visitors, but it will give you some good followers as well. Not only this, if you try connecting with bloggers from there, you will surely get so many good friends.
So those were some of the views of mine on how to promote and get traffic to your new blog. Although when I am now seeing it I am finding it to be a thousand+ words article already, but then as I said earlier I will try to show an example of content curation as well over here. So here are some blog posts of mine which can be useful for newbie bloggers:
Top 10 Reasons to Start Blogging!
Top 10 Reasons to Start Blogging!
Before going through any of my blog post on blogging tips, I would like to ask you the reasons why are you starting a blog? I would suggest everyone to read this blog post of mine on Top 10 Reasons to Start Blogging! and you can also read this blog on How to Start Blogging?
How to Become a Power Blogger While Using Free Blogs!
How to Become a Power Blogger While Using Free Blogs!
Normally I suggest everyone to have a self-hosted blog, but if you are not having a self hosted blog and you are using blogspot or wordpress.com domain for it, then I am sure these tips are going to help you. Read on this blog post: How to Become a Power Blogger While Using Free Blogs!
10 Common Blogging Mistakes to Avoid by Bloggers!
10 Common Blogging Mistakes to Avoid by Bloggers!
I am sure we all are doing one of the mistakes from these 10. Here is a blog post of mine on 10 common blogging mistakes to avoid by bloggers, and I am sure these mistakes will prompt you to either rectify them or at least know about them.
10 Blogging Tips for Newbie Bloggers!
10 Blogging Tips for Newbie Bloggers!
Blogging tips, which I normally share, are useful or not? I am aware of some bloggers who implemented those tips on their blog and are feeling really good about them. Those were some of the bloggers who soon become the best buddies of mine. Not because they implemented my tips, but since they discussed those things with me personally, which helped me to know them personally and now they are some good friends of mine.
I am sure this blog post on 10 Blogging Tips for Newbie Bloggers will definitely help any new blogger out here.
How to Make Money from Blogging!
How to Make Money from Blogging!
The moment we decide about blogging, thoughts of earning money from our blog came into some parts of our mind. Do you know how you can make money from your hobby? Read on this blog post of mine to understand it.
Basic Tips for Newbie Bloggers!
Basic Tips for Newbie Bloggers!
Some more basic tips for newbie bloggers which can give you all a good idea about things which you need to understand about blogging. Check out this blog post of mine: Basic Tips for Newbie Bloggers!
How to Get Traffic on Your Blog!
How to Get Traffic on Your Blog!
As I discussed in this blog post only that traffic is something which we all bloggers are always looking for. Hence here is one of my blog on how to get traffic on your blog. I am sure you all are going to love it.
How to Be Successful in IndiBlogger?
How to Be Successful in IndiBlogger?
One of the best blog posts of mine during recent times. As I suggested using IndiBlogger and IndiVine for getting the traffic and recognition for your blog, I prepared a summary of some points which can help you to become successful over there. It will clearly give you a good idea about how you can be a part of the elite group of bloggers over there. Check out this blog post of mine.
I guess these are the all for today, hope I can be able to come up a blog post on tomorrow as well, but as my health is deteriorating today, I don’t think so that I can come up with a blog post tomorrow. But then since you all know about content curation now, I am sure you all will tell me to curate something for tomorrow 🙂
Anyways, let’s don’t think about tomorrow today; please do let me know your opinion about today’s blog post of mine. What do you think about this blog post of mine? Please share your opinion, feedback, or suggestion about this blog post of mine in the form of comments below.
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alok
Hi friends, my name is Alok Vats, and I am the owner of this website I News India. From last six years I am trying to build this website, I started this website from scratch and then with the help of my friends like Pooja, Prachi, and Divya I published many articles over here. Recently Harshita, Tanmay and Aayushi too joined my website, and am really glad to share some articles written by them over here. I am sure many of you would love the same. These days I am managing the site with myself only and the focus is to share blogs on the topics like Blogging Tips, Self Improvement, SEO, and all other things which can make you to enhance your life.
ALok, this one was of a great help to me. The first thing I did reading this post was I created a google plus page and also worked on my FB page as well. Now I am creating a Stumbleupon and Reddit pages :).. This one was a gem of a post for me 🙂
So nice of you Vinay 🙂 Thank you so much, I am glad that this blog of mine become so useful for you 🙂
One Question about Google Plus Alok, If I add hash tags in a comment, will that be considered for the shared link as well?
Yes Vinay, though directly it won’t help it, but indirectly it will display your post on Google+ for those search, and who knows it can even trends and can bring your post to Google+ explore.
Alok, you are a master teaser and a pretty good person. You are brilliant at your job. This is what that draws me towards you. I love your marketing strategy and selling techniques.
This is well crafted post and sure help newbies.
Thank you so much Ravish. Though I am not sure if I am the same which you are telling, but yes this appreciation means a lot for me 🙂 It will further inspire me to write some great blog posts in coming days as well 🙂
Thanks Alok Sir, I use to use bit.ly for url shortening. I think I should follow your advice now. I am doing the rest.
Get well soon. Take gylcodyne khaanshi ki chutti 😀 😀
-Nitin
Hey Nitin, thanks a lot buddy for suggesting Glycodyne, unfortunately I don’t have cough issue 🙂 I do have cold, which is actually blocking my nose and giving me back pain and body pain. Plus a little bit of fever is also there. Hopefully will be fine by tomorrow.
I am glad that you liked my advice. It is indeed true that when you share some short URL people consider there must be something which we might regret after clicking and hence don’t click…
That gave me so much of knowledge! I didn’t know stumble upon at all! Thanks for the info. Creating a FB page is something I have to Do and Do real fast. 🙂 I agree with Ravish. i just love your marketing style.
Thank you so much Datta 🙂 I am so glad that you liked this blog post. I am getting some really good supporters of mine. 🙂 Thank you so much to you 🙂
To become a successful Blogger, this article will help us lot.. Thank You…
Thank you so much Sridhar Mahendrakar for your comments. I am glad that you liked this blog post of mine 🙂
Gonna create reddit page 🙂
Informative
Thank you so much Remya. I am glad that you liked it.
So many useful points here as usual, Alok.
I have to start using your tips & create new accounts as I am not yet following- like Pinterest SU, Reddit etc.
Get well soon. It’s the seasonal change that’s affecting everyone 🙂
Yes Anita you are right. It is seasonal issue only, though m feeling much better today.
Thank you for appreciating this blog post. All those sites are quite essential for the marketing of any blog.
Useful for me too..for I don’t have a FB page for my blog ( too lazy to make one ) 😛 ….will try to make a StumbleUpon and Reddit page too… 🙂 Thanks again Alok..your posts are of genuine help…
You are most welcome Maniparna. Just because you people inspire me so much that I come up with these topics. Thank you so much for all the support. 🙂
Hi Alok, Thanks for sharing this useful information. I have a doubt. My blog is 1+ year old. Why page rank is not showing for my blog. Pls show some light on this.
Dear Bhawya, don’t worry at all about the Page Rank, as it is not yet updated from last 8-9 months, I don’t even remember the date when it was last updated. Your blog already have a PR of 0, it means they calculated it, but that time it might not have much links and hence it was 0, but since then it has not been updated, so don’t worry about it….
Alokji Thank you for such a good article. It is equally useful for all old and new bloggers
Thank you so much Sampat Kumari Jee 🙂
Very informative and useful post Alok. I dont have a FB, google +, Pininterst , SU and such like pages…:D. I need to start working on your advise. Thank you Alok for sharing such a nice post……:)
Thank you so much Priyashi, I guess the purpose of my blog was to share the same information 🙂 Thank you so much that you liked it. 🙂
Hats off to you Alok a) to write such a detailed and useful piece when you are unwell and b) to constantly help people like me. So I read the first part of your post and have to immediately get on Twitter (yes I admit I am not on it). I have a Google+ page and have got a decent number of page views there but not sure if it really drives traffic to my blog. Have to try some of the other things that you have mentioned. Thank you as always.