Result oriented blog marketing.

Blog marketing is done by every serious blogger. However, can just anyone that owns a blog do it effectively so that his efforts yield the desired results?

I would say yes because I started doing it in the year 2006 with a bit of internet knowledge but applied more common sense then. If I could do it, you too can and that too with so many options.

It is not a cliché that the content is king; it is the rule of the search engines. However, the beginner bloggers have no clue about it.

When you have your own blog, you are in charge of the content that is posted on it. You can decide what is said, and what is not. You are after all writing it all, right? So, the sky is the limit. This is applicable to even the newbie bloggers.

You will get your blog promotional results by using good content that is original.

Blog marketing is only as complicated as you make it. You are going to see that anyone can market something if they have the mind set to do so. Getting your blog up and going is the first step and most important one make sure that you have chosen a topic niche that will get you good results as well.

As that will mean that there is not as much competition for the topics that you choose, but yet there are many searches that are done for it as well. Finding a niche that hardly no one else has touched is kind of hard to do at times, but can be done if you look hard enough. Start by thinking about things that interest you and things that you like to do yourself. If at all possible, find something that you know all about all ready or can learn quickly to become an expert in that field.

Blog marketing is certainly all about results. If you market long enough and hard enough, you are going to achieve the desired effects

24 effective tips for Blog Marketing.

With thousands of blogs being launched on a daily basis, it’s a mystery to many bloggers how to make their blog get found on the search engines.  I have compiled a list of most effective blog marketing strategies. Trust me; I have been blogging since 2005 and I have given you my best blog marketing tips below. I am sure these tips should benefit your blog and make it more user-friendly, more easily accessible, and more content-enabled.

There are many types of blogs or purposes for blogs and a certain number of tactics are applicable to just about all of them, so here is a -short- list of tips for marketing and optimizing a blog:

1. Decide on a stand alone domain name www.yourblog.com or directory of existing site www.mysite.com/blog. Sub domain is also an option blog.mysite.com. Avoid hosted services that do not allow you to use your own domain name!

2. Obtain and install customizable blog software - WordPress is the best out there.

3. Install a 100% responsive theme with 3 columns.

 4. Research keywords and develop a glossary - Keyword Discovery, WordTracker, SitePoint, SEOBook Keyword Research.

5. Optimize the blog:

 * Template optimization - RSS subscription options, social bookmark links, HTML code, Unique title tags, URLs, Sitemap

 * Add helper plugins specific to WordPress

 * Create keyword rich categories

6. Enable automatic trackback and ping functionality.

7. Create Feedburner Pro account and enable feed tracking.

8. Setup Google  Sitemap, validate and submit

9. Identify authoritative blogs, web sites and hubs for outbound resource links and blogroll.

10. Format archived posts, related posts.

11. Enable statistics for tracking - Performancing, Google Analytics, ClickTracks.

12. Submit RSS feed and Blog URL to prominent RSS and Blog directories / search engines.

13. Engage in an ongoing link building campaign.

14. If podcast or video content are available, submit to Podcast and Vlog directories.

15. Submit blog url to paid directories  Yahoo, BOTW, bCentral, WOW, JoeAnt.

16. Optimize and distribute a press release announcing blog.

17. Request feedback or reviews of your blog in relevant forums, discussion threads. If you have a resourceful post that will help others, point to it.

18. Research and comment on relevant industry related blogs and blogs with significant centers of influence.

19. Post regularly. If it’s a news oriented blog, 3-5 times per day. If it’s an authoritative blog, 3-5 times per week, but each post must be unique and high value.

20. Monitor inbound links, traffic, comments and mentions of your blog - Google Alerts,  Blogpulse, Yahoo News, Ask Blogs and Feeds.

21. Always respond to comments on your blog and when you detect a mention of your blog on another blog, thank that blogger in the comments of the post.

22. Make contact with related bloggers on & offline too if possible.

23. When making blog posts always cite the source with a link and don’t be afraid to mention popular bloggers by name. Use keywords in the blog post title, in the body of the post and use anchor text when you link to previous posts you’ve made.

24. Use social networking services, forums and discussion threads to connect with other bloggers. If they like your stuff, they will link to you.

Put these suggestions into action NOW!

New blog promotion methods.

Are you still promoting your blogs in the same old fashioned ways like blog directory submissions and RSS feed submissions? They have become obsolete!

Social media marketing is the only way method by which you can expect search engine rankings. Promoting individual blog posts in Twitter and Facebook are not even enough.

Your tweets should get retweeted;
Your Facebook wall postings should be 'liked'.

You should be a strong presence in Pinterest.

Google plus streams cannot be ignored.

Linkedin profile and participation in Linkedin groups would emit good social media signals.

Blog commenting still plays a major role in search engine rankings.

Go with the present internet marketing trend to stay afloat.

The best internet marketing blog.

I never fail to emphasize to my blogging academy trainees that it is imperative for every serious blogger to read as many blogs as possible in their niche.

I am a blog marketing buff and I have subscribed to more than 26 blogs that focus on blog marketing. I am a fan of John Chow; I read Darren Rowse but they too don't cover every aspect of new internet marketing techniques like a few others.

For example, Viperchill.com maintained by Glen Allsopp is an excellent blog on internet marketing. His blog posts are highly informative and I love his subtle sense of humor.

Above all, he is shockingly honest and he doesn't even spare himself by admitting his mistakes that led to failures.

Have you heard from Review Me?

It has been quite sometime since I have heard from Review Me.
I know Review Me works slightly different from other blog marketing companies.

While in other companies, you will have to search for blogging assignments, in Review Me, advertisers search for publishers whose blogs and websites best match their parameters.

I remember rejecting a couple of offers from Review Me and that may be the reason for not getting any more paid blogging jobs from them. So far, I made just a hundred dollars from Review Me. I last did a work for them in 2007.

I should think of finding a way to attract their advertisers. The payment is good and Review Me pays promptly.