· Use images: Try to use relevant images in your blog. It will not only increase the aesthetic appeal of your blog but will also help in SEO (Search Engine Optimization). If you name your images keeping SEO in mind, it will help people find your blog easily as many people use the image search options that search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo! Offers.
· Guest blogging: Guest blogging is a good way of driving traffic to your blog. It can be done when either you write a post on someone else’s blog or another blogger contributes a write-up on your blog. Both these methods are likely to bring more visitors to your blog as the other blogger's audience will be interested to check out what you have to say and offer.
· Be an active participant in forums and other online groups: Find online web rings, forums and social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook where you can participate, share ideas, offer your views and ask questions to like-minded individuals and professionals in the same field. You can add your blog’s URL in your profile or signature line while you create your account for these forums or networking sites. In this way, you can indirectly promote your blog. It is likely that many people will click on your blog’s URL to know more about you.
· Promote your blog: Your blog promotion should not stop within the blogosphere. You need to think beyond it. You can promote your blog via email signature and business cards. Even offline conversations are a great way to talk about your blog. The basic idea is to get the URL of your blog noticed in the offline world in addition to the online world.
· Say yes to Blog Awards: You can nominate your blog and other bloggers’ work for several blog awards that are organized throughout the year. This way of self promotion (in case you are nominating yourself) will draw attention to your blog, which in turn, will bring more visitors to your blog.
· Be proactive: You should not sit back and hope for things to happen in your favor. In the blogosphere, it pays to be proactive. You should be an active participant in the blogger community and use your networking skills to know new tricks and tips that will help you. You can join in the ongoing conversations, ask questions and even say a few words of introduction about yourself. Your success as a blogger will depend on your willingness to be an active member of your blogging network. You cannot sit inactive and hope that your blog will be found by the online world. Rather, you have to get yourself noticed by getting actively informed in the various facets of the blogosphere.



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