Guest post by Daniel Packer

Like many of you, I want to drive traffic to my site. I want to gain more subscribers, and eventually, I’d like to make money! We all have different experiences with blogging, and we all know what works for us and what drives traffic. For some, that means guest posting a lot, and for others it means getting lucky that someone big notices you and retweets your link.

I had an experience I’d like to share with you because it completely changed the way I think about blogging. I did my fair share of guest blogging, but only got a few visitors each time. I wasn’t growing enough and was getting discouraged. One day, it all changed. I was getting more visitors, more quality visitors, and I knew that my growth wasn’t going to level off any time soon. Read more »

Think of all the ways there are to promote your blog.

You have Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, Digg, and any other social media site.  Then you have blogging networks like Blogged, Blog Engage, and Blog Catalog.  Finally, there are the powers of word-of-mouth and then through any comment made on any other blog.

All of these are sure ways to make your blog known and promoting it even further.  But, do not be annoying when promoting your blog throughout these different methods.

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