You may be wondering what to do after you write a blog post? Here are 25 ways to promote your blog posts and to drive more traffic to your blog.

You have spent hours researching, writing, finding graphics and uploading your blog posts, but your work isn’t done yet. To get the most of each blog posts you need to promote it as much as you can.

Below are twenty five ways you can promote each blog posts most of which are free.

Blog Success Tips:

• Do not pretend to be someone you’re not. Write in your own voice, be authentic. There’s only one YOU.
• If you want to gain readers be consistent with your Blogging efforts, even if that means you are blogging less frequently. Plan and fix a frequency: daily / weekly/ monthly and stick to it.
• Have visually appealing photos with each Blog posts. Make them relevant and original.
• Building a following takes time. Market and promote and the followers will come.
• Don’t forget to optimize each posts for specific keywords.

Social Media:

Sharing each posts on social media should be your first avenue for promotion.

• Facebook: Add it to your personal and business pages, groups and through ads.
• Twitter: Schedule it on Twitter 2 to 3 times daily for the next 30 days, at different time slots.
• Pinterest: Create a board specifically for all your blog posts and  pin each posts to it.
• Linkedin: Share on your Linkedin profile, in groups you belong and through ads.
• Google+: Share with your circles and publicly on Google+ for added SEO benefits.

Step 2: Update your website- Focus and Consistency
Bookmarking Sites:

Bookmarking sites have millions of users. Add them to your strategy.

• Digg.com: Submit each posts to Digg.com to share with others and help others discover.
• StumbleUpon.com: Create an account at Stumbleupon and start submitting your posts.
• Reddit.com: One of the most popular bookmarking site. Reddit.com is a must to have in your list.
• Delicious.com: Help others discover your posts when you submit to Delicious.com
• Technorati.com: The top search engine for blogs. Technorati.com is a must to share your blogs.

Your Contacts:

They signed up for your Newsletter or RSS feed because they want to hear from you.

• Add your latest blog posts in your email newsletters.
• Add your latest blog posts in your email signature.
• Share your blog posts with people in groups or forums you belong to.
• Send an email to your list with your latest blog posts and asks them for feedback.
• An RSS feed will automatically push your post to those who sign up.

Other Blogs:

Leverage other bloggers network to gain more exposure.

• Comment on relevant Blogs and include a link to your blog posts.
• Submit it as a guest post to other blogs with a little bit of rewriting.
• Ask influential bloggers to link to your relevant blog posts.
• Submit as a reprint to other relevant blogs.
• Join a blogging community and exchange links with other bloggers.

It’s not about blogging more, it is about promoting more.

Quality has more impact than quantity.

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