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A lesser known methodof blog promotion.
Posted by BlogBadly • 11/09/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog, Carnival, carnivals, google, newsvine, pr, promotion, rank, SEO
Whenever someone makes a "SEVEN EASY TIPS FOR BLOG PROMOTION/PR INCREASE" post anywhere, I rarely see adding your posts to blog carnivals.
Blog carnivals are usually held by one blog. In them, the owner reads submissions and decides which ones to put in a post about the carnival. About 5-10 entries are picked for each post. The owners of the carnivals generally don't expect a post back to them - maybe just a trackback - so it's basically a free link to your blog. It can attract readers too. It's not spammy, too, as all of the posts are related in the same category (business, satire, family, pets, etc.)
It's really easy to do: just go to blogcarnival.com, sign up, look for some carnivals that match your blog category, and submit. You can also run your own carnival if you want.
Blog carnivals are actually quite good promotion methods - they won't harm you, at least. Unless you get dizzy on the merry-go-round. Ha. I made a bad joke.
And on a quick note, Newsvine.com (a news site where people tag news/opinion/other articles and post them on their own page) gives a free backlink if you submit your own site (dunno if you guys do that. I don't see any penalties for it). It also appeared on my Technorati blog feedback with an authority of 50-100. It's another option if you have a news blog or just have a few news posts.
ANYWAY, I'm crazy so all advice in this article should be disregarded. Unless you're crazy too, which means that you should definitely listen.
If I helped you, you might visit moneymoose.com. It's pretty helpful too. Hint hint. Nudge nudge.
Darn. Just noticed my title got messed up. And I can't edit it. =0
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thanks i'll check it out -
we are actually having a carnival of our own going on right here on Blog Catalog NOW. If you add a blog post to the thread below it will be included in the major publicity push being planned. If you blog has anything to do with politics or public policy (including most personal blogs) you could easily work this title into your own niche:
The Biggest Obstacle To Electing The Right Presidential Candidate
www.blogcatalog.com/group/skilled-political-debate/discuss/entry/the-bigges...
Be sure to add it by the 15th or so to be sure you are included. Entries from bloggers who aren't on Blog Catalog can be e-mailed to libdrone at gmail dot com (just e-mail the link to the blog post being submitted to the carnival)-
Interesting.
If I can think of something funny to say about it (fitting with the theme of my blog), I'll definitely give it a spin.
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Hey I must be crazy too but at least you gave fair warning. LOL Checked out your site and now I am going to check out the blog carnival. Thanks for the tips. Crazy or not! LOL
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