On Nov 20, 8:56 am, zoricadjokic wrote:
> I am a first time blogger and don't really know much about blogging,
> so I was wondering now that I made my blog, how do I get it known.
> What am I supposed to do to attract interest to it. I am 20 and most
> of my friends are not bloggers so I don't have that type of audience,
> is there any other way to attract readers and get my blog known?
Hard work, and persistence, are what you need. Besides friends and
family, your initial readers will come through the "Next Blog" link,
randomly. You get more "Next Blog" traffic from posting more, less
from posting less. And, you'll need this initial traffic.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2008/01/more-traffic-to-our-blogs.html
Most long term readers will initially find your blog through search
engine hits, from meaningful searches. Not from searching for your
blog by name.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2008/06/relevance-yields-readership-and...
You have to get the search engines involved, but you won't get listed
by them, automatically. You have to do some work, let them know that
you're there, that you want to be listed, and that you are worthy of
being listed.
1) Get your friends to link to your blog, where your blog is relevant.
2) Participate in forums, where your blog is relevant, and include the
URL.
3) Comment on other blogs, in relevant comments, and include the URL.
4) Put relevant and useful content in your blog.
5) Some search engines may index your blog using the site feed. Be
sure to activate the feed.
6) When you have done all of the above, your blog will have some
weight. Submit your blog to the search engines, for indexing.
7) Post frequently, and keep the content of your blog moving.
http://groups.google.com/group/blogger-help/web/how-to-get-traffic-an...
None of this happens overnight. Search engines can take months to
index your blog fully. And even when indexed, don't expect for a
search to some key element in your blog to give you an entry on the
first page of the search hits. And remember that owners of other
blogs, like yours, are actively working to be included by Google too.
Try to ignore the trolls who babble about SEO.
http://groups.google.com/group/blogger-help/web/blogging-is-all-about...
And use Google Webmaster Tools to watch the indexing progress, and
keep an eye for problems.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2008/05/google-webmaster-tools.html
And use a visitor meter, to know objectively when you get readers.
Both SiteMeter and StatCounter are free, easy to install, and will
give you the beginning blogger the detail about your visitors, that
you need and can use easily. Google Analytics, that's suggested by
some helpers here, is more useful to small businesses and
corporations.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2006/07/know-your-visitors.html
Chuck [Blog*Star 2006 - 2008]
Real Blogger Status: http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/
