Why is it (after reading this thread)

I feel like I just lifted up a carpet and found all the crap that has been swept under there?

Originally Posted by jusvie

Creating quality of inbound links or back links helps promote your blog. Here are some of the techniques that helps:

article submission
social bookmarking and social networking
submit your blogs to blog directories
commenting on dofollow blogs
engaging on dofollow forums
press release
link wheel

These are the best ways to help your site to be promoted effectively. Well you include also RSS submission and pinging sites. Well when it comes in social networking, the best site for that one is facebook

Always,content plays the major part.You have to give fresh and new contents which really can capture your readers.But after that,the important thing is to get the traffic.You can do some of these things-
-make groups in facebook
-create videos and distribute them
-respond to videos wit ur content
-comment on other popular blogs
-link to other blogs,write guest post in other blogs
-join blog network
-join social networks
-use google adwords

There are so many other ways.you just have to open your eyes for more options,tats all.

Build links through social bookmarking, and article submissions.

Be an active member in some social networking sites. Join some groups and make friends there. People will come to your blog.

I use feedburner for my rss. That has helped me get some traffic that I can make money with. I have submitted a few of my blogs to rss directories and have seen an increase in traffic due to it.

you can advertise your site to promote your site. you can also post comments in other blogs.

Wow I think you have just about covered all the ways to promote a blog in this thread very useful thread for anybody getting started promoting a blog.

I will definitely book mark this information I am got a lot of work to do. I feel if you work on all these different methods and your keywords are placed good in your blog you cant help but get traffic to your site

I am agreeing with SiberForum. Do regular post in your blog. Let people read your blog.
It is the best way for blog promotion.

love the the ideas on this thread

Here are some of the tips which can help you in blog promotions.

Commenting on other blogs. Each time you comment, enter the same name and URL in the corresponding fields in the blog comment form. Posting frequently can boost your search engine traffic. Writing with search engine optimization in mind can also boost the potential each of your posts has to lead traffic to your blog.Join forums related to your blog topic and become an active, contributing member. Include a link to your blog in your forum signature.
Leverage the promotional opportunities that the social web provides. Join social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn and include links to your blogs and recent posts in your profiles. Basically, include your blog URL everywhere you can. The most important thing to remember when using a blog contest as a promotional tool is to get the word out about the contest by announcing it on contest websites.The more closely related to your blog topic that the carnival is, the more traffic you'll get from it.Offer your services as a guest blogger for other blogs in your niche, particularly ones that get more traffic than yours does.
The more blogs or websites that you write, the more interlinking is possible.

Thanks