Looking to market your blog? Let's start with the basics. You need to get your blog to show up in search engine results. You also want prospects to stumble upon your blog. What's an easy and cost effective way of doing this? List your blog with the best blog directories.
We’ve compiled this list of the 19 best blog directories. We’ve ranked them based on our editorial review, monthly US visitors (estimated by Compete), and Google page rank (a key factor in determining ranking in search results… the higher the number the better).
It only takes a few minutes to submit your blog. You’ll register with the blog directory, type in your blog’s URL, choose categories that your blog fits, and provide helpful keyword tags to make it easy for directory searchers to find you. That’s it.
Best of all, most blog directories offer free blog submission!
In a few cases, you may be asked to pay a fee but even then it’s affordable (e.g., $35 per year)… and some offer advertising opportunities that make sense for you to consider. But don’t be surprised if the blog directories ask that you link your blog back to them. Why not as they need promotion too.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s start marketing your blog!
Getting started with your local online advertising? Well, you should consider the Yellow Pages for your advertising dollars. The online version that is! Not to mention the local search engines and online directories. And guess what? Most are free and all are affordable.
Start by listing your business with the 33 best local search engines and directories shown here. We’ve ranked them based on our editorial review, monthly US visitors (estimated by Quantcast), and Google page rank (a key factor in determining ranking in search results… the higher the number the better).
Of course, there are quite a few local search and online directories to list with. So you may instead want to use services such as Universal Business Listing,iBegin.com, and Localeze. They’ll do the submitting for you at little or no cost… plus save you a ton of time!
When submitting your business listing, don’t forget to include the same descriptive keywords and compelling copy that you use on your website. This will improve the chances of your business showing up in the right search results and sending qualified prospects to your website.
What if you don’t have a website? Then start with directories like YellowPages.com, SuperPages, Yelp, and MerchantCircle. They’ll create a business listing for you that’ll include the name and description of your business, phone number, and street address. And if you’re willing to pay ($25 to $50 per month), you can also add photos, special offers, and more!
So what are you waiting for? Let’s get the phones ringing!
So what exactly is article marketing? It’s simple. You write an article and then submit it to article directories, websites, and blogs that are looking for quality content. They post your article, including your bio and a link to your website… and then good things start to happen!
Start with publishing to the best article directories. It’s easy and free. And we’ve compiled a list of 27 article directories based on our editorial review, the number of monthly US visitors (as estimated by Quantcast), and Google page rank (a key factor in determining ranking in search results… the higher the number the better). Not to mention we’ve used a bunch of them too!
Remember that everyone’s needs are different… so we encourage you to try them all to see which ones work best for you!
Other websites to consider for your articles include: eHow (how to articles), WebProNews (Internet marketing related articles), Article Garden (sustainable living articles), and Work.com (how to for small business). Just keep in mind that some of these sites may require exclusivity (you can’t submit your articles elsewhere).
And keep a look out for blogs and websites in your industry that want guest authors (you can be one!) For example, having your article show up in a popular blog can mean thousands of dollars of exposure for your business.