BlogSoldiers

The second most important way to advertise a Blog is to get other Bloggers linking to you. Why second you may ask. Surely links are the single most important. In a way they are, but, without a unique and interesting Blog , you are unlikely to inspire the links in the first place.

As well as the Unique Blog, the sure fire way to attract links is to create an interesting and original post. Copying other peoples posts, or simply linking to news will only encourage the visitor to become a passerby and travel straight to the original source more often. The one exception to the rule are sites that collect relevant news in one easy access location. slashdot.org for instance is a repository for ?News for Nerds", and adds value allowing readers to submit news and add comments.

It's also worth noting that a Blog creator shouldn't feel shy about requesting a link from another Blog that has a common interest. After all, that's what the Internet is allowing, the ability for communities with similar interests to meet. Blog owners are, after all, there to be involved in a community.

Being involved in a community means you too should create links. Creating links will encourage linkage in a wonderful form of Karma tag generation. Using web site statistic tools, such as CQ Counter, allows the site owner to keep an eye on where their web traffic originates from. There are also scripts, like Sean Nolan's Link Feedback, that allow this information to be posted on your web page. It's likely that if you start generating significant traffic one way, they will reciprocate by linking to you.

Keeping the community theme going, BlogSoldiers is a community of Bloggers that are waiting to look at your Blog in return for you looking at their Blogs. You can setup an account in minutes and start viewing other Blogs the same day. Check it out. BlogSoldiers.com