How Can I Improve My Blog?

How can I improve my mommy blog?

• I am a mom of two, and a former Wine Ambassador and Cast Member at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort. I discuss wine, cooking, kids, home and of course Disney. How can I add more followers, traffic to my Blog! VINOBODEGA1.BLOGSPOT.COM

• Answer:

  Learn major ways to promote your blog. This includes methods involving RSS feeds, search engine optimization (SEO), social networks, partnerships and community building. Also, popularity is not just measured in total number of unique page hits. You should look for ways to retain readership, beyond a one-time visit. Just visiting and commenting on other blogs helps. Marketing your blog effectively will take time and effort. Google owns Blogger/Blogspot and the company has a list of tips for promoting your blog at http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=42377 . Other than that, see these posts and tips for promotion ideas: "Why My Blog Gets No Comments" http://www.dailyblogtips.com/qa-why-my-blog-gets-no-comments/ "Daily Blog Tips (Website Traffic Series - 20+ articles, see links at bottom of post)" http://www.dailyblogtips.com/website-traffic-series-part-1-web-design-and-css-galleries/ "How to Find Readers For Your Blog" http://www.problogger.net/how-to-find-readers-for-your-blog/ "Kick Your RSS: Jumping on the Syndication Bandwagon" http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/25/kick-your-rss-jumping-on-the-syndication-bandwagon/ "Search Engine Optimization for Blogs - SEO" http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/08/15/search-engine-optimization-for-blogs/ "Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips for Bloggers" http://www.problogger.net/search-engine-optimization-tips-for-bloggers/ "Using Social Media Sites to Grow Your Blog’s Traffic" http://www.problogger.net/using-social-media-sites-to-grow-your-blogs-traffic/ "21 Ways to Make Your Blog or Website Sticky" http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/07/18/21-ways-to-make-your-blog-or-website-sticky/ "9 Things to Do to Make Sure that Your Next Blog Post is Read By More Than Your Mom" http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/09/03/9-things-to-do-to-make-sure-your-next-blog-post-is-read-by-more-than-your-mom/ "How Not to Promote Your Blog: Top 10 Broken Promotion Strategies" http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/05/13/how-not-to-promote-your-blog-top-10-broken-blog-promotion-strategies/ See these sites for general blogging tips: Problogger: http://problogger.net Daily Blog Tips: http://www.dailyblogtips.com/ Blogging Tips: http://www.bloggingtips.com/ NOTE: Some web sites or forums have guidelines (like Yahoo! Answers) regarding advertising and/or posting external links. Posting against site rules can get you classified as a spammer and/or banned. So, posting your blog link "everywhere" without restriction is not an effective strategy. Again, see the links above for more productive methods.