There’s a (long!) blog written by Amanda Lewis on the Yale Herald site regarding self-promotion as it relates to blogs. Although she takes her time, she does a decent job of covering the basics of self-promotion and the benefits that come from doing it well.
The piece is written from a student perspective, but don’t discard […]

Blog promotion can come in a variety of ways. You can promote your blog via directories and catalogs, via links in forums that are related to your subject matter, word-of-mouth in communities that are interested in your business area, and through other blogs.
The Wall Street Journal ran an article yesterday (unfortunately, it’s available only […]

A lot of businesses wonder why they should even get involved in business blogging in the first place. Whenever I talk to people about this concept I get a question like this, “Aren’t blogs just written by people that have nothing better to do?” As you can see, blogs and blogging in general […]

RSS publishing is a powerful tool for disseminating your content and increasing your traffic and search engine visibility. Personally, I have become a feed glutton, my reader serving up a full banquet of research and reading entrees from the blogs I have found to have a hearty serving of relevant content.
As soon as I […]

Blog marketing begins with knowing your audience. Performancing Metrics is a comprehensive metrics tool and service designed with bloggers in mind. More so, it has the ability to measure data from limitless blogs and across networks, catering to the needs of both large and small sites.
It’s free, easy to use, and will paint a […]

Blog marketing pertains to the development of strategies that maximize the versatility of a well constructed blog platform. Blog promotion tools such as RSS publishing and podcast marketing can serve to deliver your brand instantly across a targeted swath or network of blogs that research has determined constitute your audience.
“…a network’s value is the […]

The Washington Post’s online site has announced that it is forming a blog network for lesser-known bloggers in order to help them raise their profiles. Bloggers must agree to have advertising on their blog sites, but the revenue is shared. Online Media Daily reports on this novel approach to new media by an old media […]

I gave an all call on my blog a few months ago looking for bloggers and got some great applications.  If you are interested in making becoming a paid blogger, you must have these qualifications:
PromptBloggers must post by a specified morning time each day.
Team AttitudeWe often help each other by pitching in here and there […]

As a blogger that posts probably 25 posts or more per day, I often end up pondering topic ideas.  Here are some things I do to output fresh content daily.
Follow Press ReleasesOften you can ‘break’ a story by getting an RSS feed of Press Releases.  95% of what comes out is junk, but the last […]

John Batelle’s FM (Federated Media) is astounding in the quality of bloggers found in the network.  The conversations taking place on these blogs are ones that are:
1.  Quality Conversations that readers enjoy2.  Participatory Conversations3.  Highly coveted by advertisers that want ‘in’ on blogs
The bloggers have full say over who they choose to approve, and […]