Ways to Promote Your Blog for Free
LINK BUILDING:
1. Exchange links with other bloggers
2. Use BlogRush
3. Submit to RSS directories
4. Submit to blog directories
5. Submit to general directories
6. Start a 2nd blog and link to yourself
7. Create and give away blog themes (with a link to your blog in the footer)
8. Create free plugins
9. Create link bait
10. Participate in blog carnivals
11. Comment on DoFollow blogs
12. WordPress Backlinks Plugin
COMMUNITY:
13. Join communities at MyBlogLog
14. Join communities at Bumpzee
15. Join communities at Blog Catalog
16. Start a community at any of these sites
17. Comment on other blogs in your niche
18. Email your friends and contacts about a new blog post that may interest them
19. Email your readers to say “thank you”
20. Email other bloggers to introduce yourself
21. Link out to other blogs
SOCIAL MEDIA:
22. Digg
23. del.icio.us
24. StumbleUpon
25. Reddit
26. Netscape
27. Magnolia
28. MySpace
29. Facebook
30. YouTube
FORUMS:
31. AuthorityBlogger
32. Bloggeries
33. SitePoint
34. Blogger Forum
35. BloggerTalk
GROUPS:
36. Yahoo!
37. Google
38. MSN
ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION:
39. Write a guest post for another blog
40. Ezine Articles
41. Article Dashboard
42. Go Articles
43. ArticleHub
44. Jogena post temporarily out of service
45. Marketing Seek post site not available
46. acceptarticles.com
47. Article Avenue
48. Alumbo
49. Article Pros
50. eBusiness Articles post
51. Syndication from Idea Marketers
52. Write for newspapers
53. Write for magazines
54. Scribd (document sharing)
55. Open Floodgate post
56. Google Base post
SUBMIT A PRESS RELEASE:
57. PRBuzz
58. I-Newswire
59. Free-Press-Release.com
60.
PR Free
61.
PR.com
FREE CLASSIFIED ADS:
62. Craig’s List
63. Oodle
64. Kijiji
65. INetGiant
66. Sales Spider
FREE ADVERTISING:
67. Yahoo! Search Marketing ($25 free advertising credit) (aff.)
68. Microsoft AdCenter ($50 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
69. ABC Search ($100 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
PHOTO SHARING:
70. Flickr
71. Photobucket
72. DropShots
73. WebShots
74. Shutterfly
USE GIVEAWAYS:
75. Create a viral tool
76. Give away free icons
77. Create a PDF e-book
78. Write tutorials for something you know well
CREATE SOME BUZZ:
79. Get interviewed
80. Interview someone well known in your industry
81. ReviewBack (blog review exchange)
SUBMIT YOUR BLOG TO DESIGN GALLERIES:
82. BestWebGallery
83. CSSimport
84. CSS Mania
85. CSSRemix
86. Screenalicious
87. Stylegala
88. CSS Vault
89. CSS Beauty
90. Unmatched Style
91. CSS Elite
92. CSS Heaven
AWARDS:
93. Apply for website awards
94. Apply for a Blogger’s Choice Award
95. Give away awards to other bloggers
OTHER IDEAS:
96. Run a contest (this one isn’t always free, but you could give away links, ad space, or something else that won’t cost you money)
97. Participate in a group writing project with other bloggers
98. Create a podcast to go along with your blog
99. Pretend to put your blog up for sale
100. Show how much your blog is worth