7 Great Ideas On How To Promote Your New Post

So you have another new post, now what?

You've just spend hours and maybe days creating a new post and just hit the publish button.

Do you have a plan on how to help promote the post?

If you don't have some sort of check-list in place for your newly minted creation you could be missing out on its potential.

Unless your blog has a massive following and will virtually share your post in every conceivable way you better get out there and knock on some metaphorical doors.

How To Edit Your Blogger Link Structure For New Posts Easily

A very good way to increase the SEO of your blog is to ensure your links contain the necessary keywords for your particular post.

Using Blogger that's not always easy, considering they like to cut off your title and make only the first couple words included in your link structure.

In this short video I explain how to do so. It's actually an extremely easy concept. All you do to publish your post with a short title because that will be your link, then quickly edit your post and add your normal title.

Overcoming Writer's Block for Your Blog: 10 Fresh Ways to Get New Ideas

By Darren Olander

Blogs thrive on new content, and without it you'll lose your audience entirely. If your blog is gathering dust or you're worried that you'll run out of ideas soon, never fear! The key to keeping your blog interesting is having tons of ways to overcome writer's block. Here are ten ways to find new ideas that you can use to engage and inform your audience.

1. Read other blogs in your niche.

Other blogs in your niche can help inspire similar topics. Plus you'll have a place to post comments and build up your reputation within that niche. Use a blog reader (like Google Reader) to subscribe to 5 to 10 quality blogs in your niche. Scan the headlines for new ideas.

2. Look for questions in your niche.

Simply look up your topic and the word "FAQ" and you'll hit a goldmine of potential blog topics. Since answering questions makes your blog appear informative and valuable, you should try to answer questions as much as possible. FAQs are a great location for potential questions.

3. Search through article directories.

Article directories contain thousands of articles on every topic imaginable. It would be hard to not be inspired while looking through the titles and summaries of the articles.

4. Read niche forums.

Niche forums are a goldmine for ideas. On forums people regularly post questions, tips and suggestions for other members of their niche. These can be great idea starters for your blog.

5. Sign up for Google Alerts.

You can stay on top of blog posts, forum posts, news and videos on your topic by using Google alerts, which is a free service. Log in to http://alerts.google.com and set up your keyword terms. You can get new messages every day, each week or as the news happens.

6. Look at your website stats.

If your blog has been active for a while, you know which topics are getting the most traffic. Use this list to develop more content on the same topics for even more traffic.

7. Ask your Twitter followers.

You should be building a Twitter list for your blog already - and if you aren't, you need to get on it! Ask your Twitter followers what they'd like to read and respond accordingly. You can feature Twitter followers on your blog as well. For example, ask a question and collect their answers in a blog post.

8. Connect something outside of your niche to your topic.

Making connection between two very different topics can lead to very insightful blog posts. Look for inspiration in everything and see if you can connect it to your niche topic. You'll be surprised by what you come up with.

9. Take a controversial view.

By taking a controversial view on a popular topic, you'll be sure to ruffle some feathers and get lots of traffic. Just make sure you can back up your opinion!

10. Write a list post.

As you can see by this post, writing lists is a great way to create a blog post that is helpful and informative. There are several different types of lists you can use for your niche topic.

Darren Olander is dedicated to teaching others how to create a success online through internet network marketing strategies. He is a site owner, article writer, coach & marketing consultant enjoying the benefits of working full time from home. You can learn more about him at DarrenOlander.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Darren_Olander

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Top 15 Most Useful Tricks Everyone New to Blogger Should Know

If you're new to Blogger more than likely you're looking for those little tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of the platform. Here's a list of a few easy things that you can do that don't take much time but will help improve your Blogger blog.

1. Make a test blog on the same account. This is a good way to try new things out or completely build a new template on your test account before implementing it on your main. You can easily hide it so all you see is your main blog as well.


2. Add your own Favicon to replace Blogger's default one. This will help with recognition of your blog, a favicon (favorites icon) will show up in the visitors bookmark/history next to your site and help it stand out.


3. If you create a post that is very long and or has a large amount of images a good thing to do is add a jump break. The visitor can read the first part of your post then click on "Continue Reading" to see the rest. This will tidy things up a bit and improve loading times.


4. Use a free HTML editor like Coffee Cup instead of using the compose or trying to edit the HTML in the small window. 

5. Download your template every time you change something. That way if you make a boo-boo you can always revert back to the saved file.

6. Do the title trick to optimize your Blogger blog for search engines.

7. There are a few universal text shortcuts that will help you out blogging. If you have to edit your template and replace or add code hit CTRL+F to quickly search for it. Sometimes its hard to select all the text/code in the box. To select all hit CTRL+A. To quickly save a post hit CTRL+S


8. Improve your site's design and layout by adding a navigation menu. Some visitors prefer searching by labels, others through the archive but most visitors will appreciate having a easy to read and understand navigation menu somewhere near the top of your blog. Especially those not used to a blog format.

9. Spend time and think of what your blog is about then go into your template and adjust it's meta tags and add the proper keywords. Remember, when it comes to keywords don't over do it. Just a couple relevant keywords on what your blog is about will suffice. Don't go crazy, adding unrelated keywords to try and fish for some visitors will do more harm than good in the long run.

10. Get serious! By purchasing a domain for your blog. Adding a custom domain to Blogger is incredibly simple. You can even buy it through Google and they will set everything up for you. By having your own domain, visitors will be more likely to take your blog more seriously now that you are.

11. Have an idea for a post? Go into your posts and just start writing. Even if you just have an idea for the topic, put it in the title and let it sit there. It will save it as a draft for you automatically. Then when you're feeling inspired come back and knock it out. I've left some for weeks until I found the right spark of inspiration.

12. If you start out your posts the same way each time, like for instance, having a big bold italicized title then use Post Templates. By setting up a Post Template you can pre-format all of your posts with whatever you like to save time. This can be found in Settings > Formatting

13. Get familiar with your picture album. When you made your Blogger account you now have a Picasa Album linked to it. You can use this to upload and manage pictures for your blog instead of using other free image sites or uploading through the compose window.

14. Promote commenting by allowing people without memberships to comment anonymously. This option can be found in Settings > Commenting

15. Instead of using the Follow gadget setup Feedburner for your site so readers can subscribe that way.


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