Here are 25 directories and methods you can post your blog information and increase visitors.
How you list your blog on these sites depends on their submission requirements.
Some sites, like Blog Rush, require a reciprocal link or for you to display something they sell.
Squidoo allows you to set up a webpage on a topic. Then you can add a link to your blog from there or products you may be promoting.
Some submissions just require your blog’s URL.
I suggest submitting one at a time and then review your statistics to see how it did or didn’t make a difference. This will let you know where to spend your time in the future.
1. MySpace.com – Still the number one social networking site. Create a profile, add some friends, and gently promote your blog.
2. Facebook.com – The second most popular social networking site on the Internet.
3. Squidoo.com – Join Squidoo and set up a page related to your blogging topic with links to your blog.
4. HubPages.com – HubPages is a site that has a similar business model to Squidoo. Users, or “hubbers,” create hub pages, where you can discuss any topic you’d like.
5. Knol.com – Knol is a Google service based on the same business concept as Squidoo.
6. Twitter.com is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates (otherwise known as tweets).
7. Stumbleupon.com – StumbleUpon will help you discover new sites based on your interests. Visitors can rate the web site through comments. It’s a free service; however, you can pay to have your site “stumbled upon.”
8. Digg.com is a social news site with a social networking aspect. Here you can share your site’s content with other “diggers.”
9. Mixx.com – Similar to Digg.com and striving for popularity.
10. Craigslist.com – It’s free. It takes just a few minutes to register and post an ad for your blog.
11. Technorati.com – Technorati is a search engine for blogs. Register with them, “claim” your blog and then use their tools to promote your blog.
12. YouTube.com – Make a 3-5 minute video about your blog topic and link it inside your blog.
13. EntreCard.com – They advertise their “Entre Card” as your online business card. You place the EntreCard widget on your blog and other members can “drop” their card to you fast and easily. Afterwards, you drop a card by visiting their blog. Each time you drop a card you acquire a credit you can then use to advertise on other blogs.
14. Blogcatalog.com – They advertise themselves as a social network for bloggers. It’s a place for you to connect with other bloggers, participate in groups and discussions and so on. They require a widget on your blog.
15. BlogRush.com– You will be required to place a widget on your blog before you can be listed. You can earn views if people sign up for an account when they click on your widget. It’s a free service but runs like an MLM.
16. Delicio.us.com – De.licio.us is a social bookmarking site owned by Yahoo. You’ll be able to store, share and discover web bookmarks.
17. Pownce.com– You can share information like files, links, events, and messages with approved people.
18. My.Yahoo.com – Set up a My.Yahoo page and add a link to your blog.
19. Yahoo Answers – Answer questions related to your blog topic here and at the end add the link to your blog.
20. Blogsearch.Google.com– Submit your blog to Google’s blogging directory.
21. LinkedIn – LinkedIn is a social networking site geared toward business professionals.
22. Online Directories – Submit your blog information to other directories such as DMOZ, and Yahoo
23. User Groups – Join or start a User Group about your blog topic. They are a great place to connect with like-minded people. A few popular group communities are Google Groups, Yahoo Groups and MSN Groups.
24. Participate in Forums – Join some on same topics or ones with your target market. Add your blog address after your name.
25. Blog Pinging Sites – When you ping your blog, what you are doing is letting a number of sites (search engines, for example) know that your blog has been updated. They will then crawl and index your site so your new post is updated in their records. Pingomatic.com is one of my favorites. Some services like WordPress already handle this for you.
