I have a blog and I usually post one article on it every day. How do I promote this blog and invite more traffic to it? Is there a different way to promote the blog than the website? Where should iIsubmit my blog? and how do I drive more traffic to it?

Thanks a MILLION!!!

CHeck out some of the videos and MRR/PLR stuff in the New Additions Section of the forum. I think some of those will help you.

Here are 52 Great Ways to market your blog:

*Submit your site to the main web directories - you’ll find a good list at Directory Maximiser
*Make sure that the whole of your blog is indexed on the main Search Engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN/Live
*Get a Google Sitemap on your blog to help to get it fully indexed
*Participate in online business networking sites such as Linked In, eCademy and SoFlow
*Make it easy for your readers to bookmark your blog on the social bookmarking sites such as Digg, Del.icio.us, Furl etc.
*Make sure you submit your blog to the main Blog directories (Good list here and here)
*Also submit your blog to the main RSS directories
*Ensure that you automatically ping the main blog Search Engines and *Directories suach as Technorati and IceRocket to get instantly indexed - good list of pinging addresses
*Join a number of relevant online communities or discussion groups for your market area
*Maximise the design of your own blog: highlight posts or subjects that will attract and retain readers
*Add comments - relevant, useful comments - to other people’s threads or blogs
*Use Pay per Click (PPC) advertising like Google Adwords or Yahoo Search Marketing
*Advertise on sites such as Gumtree or Craigslist
*Make sure that you run an ezine (e-newsletter) alongside your blog and make the two work together
*Make sure that you link out to other blogs in your blog posts and, for special recommended blogs, in your BlogRoll
*Join MyBlogLog to be able to make contact with other MyBlogLog users and develop relationships
*Set up a social network part of your blog with Ning
*Write your own e-book (perhaps using content from your blog) and give away free chapters to encourage visitors or subscribers
*Start your own meme or viral networking idea (such as 2000 Bloggers)
*Attend local networking groups such as BNI, BRE etc - tell them about what you do and reference your blog
*Set up and develop a profile on online social networking sites such as MySpace, Bebo etc.
*Create a free account on BT Tradespace
*Interview people for your own regular podcast - perhaps you could make it like your own online radio show
*Contact other relevant ezines and offer to write articles for them
*Submit your articles to article directories (Ezine Articles, Article Alley etc.)and link to your blog in the signature
*Submit your own ezine to ezine directories such as Ezine Directory or Best Ezines
*Include podcasts as part of your blog to distribute interviews, informational pieces etc.
*Convert some of your existing articles into podcasts
*Create a lense at Squidoo
*Distribute and syndicate your articles and podcasts via your RSS feed
*Offer free white papers or specialist documents which are branded with your blog and RSS details
*Set up teleconferences or teleseminars focusing on your main content areas
*Write a review of books on Amazon.com linking back to your blog
*Distribute press releases via online news services such as PR Web or Press Box
*Add a poll or survey to your blog and post/distribute the results - try *SurveyGizmo if you are a Wordpress user
*Read other blogs and leave your own comments on them
*Use trackbacks when you reference other bloggers’ posts
*Create podcasts of your best posts and syndicate them, as well as submitting them to iTunes and other podcast directories
*Sign up to Feedburner and include the Headline Animator in your email signature and the one you use when you post to forums
*Make sure you include your blog address on your business cards and company stationery
*Customise and improve your RSS Feed using Feedburner - include special offers, sign up opportunities and make sure the feed delivers the full post
*Increase RSS feed sign ups by offering a sign up bonus to subscribers - how? Just ask!
*Offer readers the chance to sign up via email (Feedburner and Feedblitz offer the service
*Put files and follow ups to presentations, conferences and seminars on your blog for attendees to read and download
*Offer to become a Guest blogger on other blogs and invite Guest bloggers to write on your own blog
*Make sure to submit articles to and participate in Blog Carnivals (more on Blog Carnivals here)
*Optimise your blog where possible and particularly the Categories, Title Tags and Meta Tags
*Participate regularly in conversations on other blogs
*Post answers on LinkedIn Answers and Yahoo Answers
*Try LinkBaiting using controversial subjects or opinions – be careful though!
*Contact the main bloggers in your market area and introduce yourself or send details of a particular post that might interest them
and above all,
*Write great content that people will want to read, recommend and link to!

This was great information Hal...anything more like this that you have to share?