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Once you have got your blog up and running and have started adding content to it,you are going to need to drive traffic (visitors) to your site. So what are the best ways to boost your blog traffic using social media and web 2.0?

For those of you who are new to all this I’ll explain what these are as simply as I can. I remember when I first started out online, it drove me nuts trying to plough through all the jargon and geek speak and translate everything into plain English!

Ok first Social Media:

Social Media refers to any website where the users can contribute to the sites content. A few examples are blogs, forums, and user groups.

Next is Web 2.0 ( this one had me confused for quite a while I can tell you!):

It made it easier for me when I found an explanation for the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 so I’m going to do the same:

Web 1.0 is simply an ordinary static website. You can view it on the internet but cannot contribute in any way to it

Web 2.0 is totally different in that you can add comments, ask questions, express your opinions, leave tips and advice, upload photos, videos and much more, depending on the website.

So how can you use these to your advantage and find the best ways to boost your traffic using social media and web 2.0?

First you need to go and create accounts at several social bookmarking sites, some of the best are:

Technorati

Digg

Stumbleupon

Mixx

Propeller

Delicious

Create profiles in all of them, making sure you add all the links they allow. Also make sure you read the Terms and Conditions in each account, especially Digg

Sign up for a free account with Onlywire and you can submit your blog posts to all these site..and more, in one go.

Also make sure you sign up for Twitter, it’s micro blogging at it’s best, once you’ve learned how to use it you won’t look back!

I also suggest you create an account at Social Marketing Central, make sure you complete your profile, add links to your website and blog and add any rss feeds you have. Join some of the groups in there, make friends and get active, others will soon start clicking your links!

Submit your blog to Blog Directories, here’s a couple of the best:

MyBlogLog

BlogCatalog

Again create your profiles in these and join groups and communities..start neworking! Get your name..and your website out there, the more you read in these communities, the more you will learn and you will son be offering advice to others.

You can also find more great advice on how to promote a blog at ProBlogger

Now you know a bit more about the best ways to boost your blog traffic using social media and web 2.0 you should soon see an increase in visitors to your site and be well on your way to making money with a blog.

Take care,

Carol

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