How can I promote my advice blog?

Question

I recently started an advice blog for questions about interpersonal relationships. I'm having trouble attracting readers and questioners, though. What can I do besides put ads on my blog? (see my blog here: http://askauntamy.blogspot.com)

Answer 1

Here are some ways to promote your advice blog

1. Create great content – everything starts with great content.

2. Update the content regularly – make your visitors come back again and again to your blog by providing daily updates (even multiple posts per day!)

3. Submit your blog to blog directories – examples include:

Feedster http://www.feedster.com/add.php
Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/register/
Blogdex http://blogdex.net/add.asp
TOPIX.NET http://www.topix.net/topix/faq?feedback=1
popdex http://www.popdex.com/addsite.php
Blogcritics.org http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/10/06/134209.php
Blogstreet http://www.blogstreet.com/bin/addrss.cgi
blogwise http://www.blogwise.com/submit
boingboing http://boingboing.net/suggest.html
2rss http://www.2rss.com/
WeBlogALot http://www.weblogalot.com/Ping/
Globe of Blogs http://www.globeofblogs.com/register.php
Blog Universe http://bloguniverse.com/
The Truth Laid Bear http://www.truthlaidbear.com/addtoscan.php
Memigo http://www.memigo.com/users/join
BlogHop http://www.bloghop.com/account/index.htm
Blogarama http://www.blogarama.com/index.php?show=add
Contents Matter http://www.bloghq.com/create.php

4. Network with other bloggers – comment on their blogs, read and link to other blogs and request them to link back to you

5. Email other bloggers – pitch your post to other bloggers and hope that they will link or mention your blog

6. Use techniques to showcase your blog – examples include meme games such as the Daily Meme http://thedailymeme.com/ or carnivals (visit the Blog Carnival http://blogcarnival.com/bc/ for various blog topics)

Answer 2

This is a way that I have found very good for marketing for cheap:

I opened a myspace account for the place that I was promoting. And then I bought this marketing program for $40 (called BadderAdder and it comes with a 1 hour free trial). Then you can go and target certain age groups, etc. and send them all info. For example, you could send messages to other myspace users notifying them of your webpage. Also, on your myspace page, you could put a little about the webpage and also links to it.

Other than that, advertising takes money. Those little banners and pop ups that are everywhere generate income for the webpages. That is how companies can go online and still make money. If you are looking to spend some, do it that way. Otherwise, why don't you try the method I mentioned above. It's a cheap and effective way to market yourself.

Answer 3

Well your promoting it right now by asking this question and giving your website lol.

You can put ads about your website in the newspaper or get some friends to tell their friends about it. Or go on places where you can chat like the yahoo games and while playing tell ppl about ur site
Don't expect too many visitors at first, slow buisness :).

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Answer 5

Listen to imisidro.