Sometimes you come up with a good blog post. You know it will drive you a lot of traffic but you have a problem. No one knows about your great blog posts. To get the most attention you need to spread the word around. This is where social networks / bookmarks come into play.
What is a social network / bookmark?
It is a place where you can share your stories or bookmarks with others. Take the blogger as an example. You post your blog post online, allowing other members to vote and comment on it. The most popular stories that get a certain number of votes are promoted on the front page. Many social networks are different. Some even allow you to send a lot of bookmarks to your browser.
Why social media?
1) Forums get a lot of traffic because of their nature. Users often come back to read the latest news and share theirs.
2) Readers are usually only one click away from your blog. A popular post can bring you thousands of daily visitors.
3) Most social networks are free and take seconds to register and submit your first entry.
4) You will be surprised to see the number of other websites that use feeds from various social networks. The good news can spread across the network like a wildfire.
5) If your story does not appear on the front page you can always submit another one. In most cases there is no limit to the number of stories you can submit.
6) Most social networking sites are friendly search engines. Not only will your story be downloaded by the major search engines in an instant, you will often find a consistent link. Some social networks have excellent google (PR) page rank
Tips and Tricks:
1) An interesting, intriguing story is usually a must. Your main goal is to get promoted to the front page by getting enough votes. You need to convince other readers to vote for your story. Strange, shocking and controversial stories often do well.
2) You can always ask your friends to join and vote for you to get more votes. Do not create fake accounts because you will automatically be blocked.
3) The news you post gets better. If you want stable traffic flow you will need continuous flow of traffic.
4) Just enjoy your experience. I certainly find it very interesting compared to other blog promotion methods, such as link development.
There are many different social networks around. Easy search on google should do the trick. I personally recommend a blog reporter because it is the first personal publishing network built specifically for blogs.
Bloggers may also want to consider hiring guest bloggers to help keep the blog up to date. This can be a great way for bloggers who not only have a hard time keeping their blog up to date but also have a passion for providing readers with a little variety. However, blog owners who choose to receive this message to keep their blog up to date should carefully consider how dedicated bloggers will react to this change. This is important because some readers may not be interested in reading blogs written by a guest blogger. So the use of a guest blogger can actually be more dangerous to a blog than not updating the blog regularly. Bloggers can measure a student's reaction to using guest bloggers in a number of different ways. The easiest and most direct way to vote for readers about the use of guest bloggers. This can be done by asking students to comment on the issue and then table the comments received. Another way to measure a student's response is to introduce a guest blogger and compare the traffic a guest blogger receives with the traffic the blog owner receives.
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