Posts Tagged ‘blogs’

May 19th, 2010

Best Websites for Advertising to L.A. Consumers

Memorial Day Weekend is fast approaching… and that means it's time for the beach, summer movies, and Disneyland (with kids in tow!) So when better to ask the question California advertisers are dreaming about: What's the best way to reach Los Angeles consumers with my online marketing message?

Here's our list of the 21 best websites for advertising to L.A. consumers. 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).

Websites
Type
Monthly Visitors
PageRank
Los Angeles Times National and regional news        8,082,000         8
LA Weekly News and local events           563,000         7
CBS2.com TV news website           498,000         6
KTLA.com TV news website           405,000         7
LA Daily News Regional and local news           399,000         4
NBC Los Angeles TV news website           380,000         6
Laist Local news and events blog           258,000         7
MyFox LA TV news website           176,000         6
Daily Breeze Local and community news           153,000         6
LosAngeles.com City guide and nightlife           103,000         4
KNX 1070 News radio website             61,000         6
LA Observed News, sports, and politics             58,000         6
LA.com City guide and nightlife             50,000         4
Losanjealouse Local music and events             41,000         6
LAMag.com City guide and shopping             40,000         6
LA Downtown News Local news and info             24,000         6
Green LA Girl Sustainable living blog             22,000         4
LA Snark Pop culture and lifestyle blog             14,000         5
Yo! Venice! Local news and lifestyle blog             14,000         4
Blogdowntown Local news and lifestyle blog             13,000         6
LA Moms Blog Local parenting blog               9,000         5

You'll see that the local media (newspapers, TV stations, and radio) have come online… and once again represent a great way to reach Los Angeles consumers interested in breaking news. How about the city guides? Always an option if you want to find people taking advantage of the L.A. nightlife and local happenings.

But don't neglect the blogs! They offer personalized commentary and attract those interested in a daily dose of Los Angeles lifestyle. They're also more affordable for local advertisers on a b-movie budget (like us!)

Have a great L.A. website that you'd like to nominate for next time? Just let us know…

We'll see you at the beach this summer!

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February 2nd, 2010

Best Blog Directories for Marketing Your Blog

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).
 
Blog Directory
Monthly Visitors
PageRank
BlogCatalog      2,466,000          7
Technorati      2,237,000          8
Blogs.com      1,605,000          7
Blog Toplist         549,000          4
Blogged         211,000          6
Best of the Web Blogs         150,000          6
TopBlogArea.com         147,000          5
Blog Flux         146,000          4
TopOfBlogs           74,000          5
Loaded Web           69,000          5
Blog Top Sites           59,000          3
Blogarama           32,000          4
TopBlogging.com           26,000          3
BlogExplosion           21,000          5
Bloggapedia           13,000          6
OnToplist.com           13,000          5
Bloggeries           12,000          3
EatonWeb           11,000          6
BlogHop             7,000          6

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!
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