32 Ways to Promote Your Blog for Free

LINK BUILDING:

1. Exchange links with other bloggers
2. Use BlogRush
3. Submit to RSS directories
4. Submit to blog directories
5. Submit to general directories
6. Start a 2nd blog and link to yourself
7. Create and give away blog themes (with a link to your blog in the footer)
8. Create free plugins
9. Create link bait
10. Participate in blog carnivals
11. Comment on DoFollow blogs
12. WordPress Backlinks Plugin (link removed due to possible security issues)
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14. COMMUNITY:
15. Join communities at MyBlogLog
16. Join communities at Bumpzee
17. Join communities at Blog Catalog
18. Start a community at any of these sites
19. Comment on other blogs in your niche
20. Email your friends and contacts about a new blog post that may interest them
21. Email your readers to say “thank you”

SOCIAL MEDIA:

1. Digg
2. del.icio.us
3. StumbleUpon
4. Reddit
5. Netscape
6. Magnolia
7. MySpace
8. Facebook
9. YouTube FORUMS:
10. AuthorityBlogger