As a test, I haven’t given my recently-created blog much attention over the past week of so – and it shows in my Google Analytics: No posts on other sites, no Craigslist ads, barely using Twitter, no new Youtube videos.  Zero Traffic.  One of the keys of a starting blog may very well be creating [...]

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My Technorati claim was approved!  Now, I can login to start commenting on blogs and learning about all sorts of subjects: http://technorati.com/blogs/www.andyd.org Technorati is a highly popular blog directory that lets other people know about you.  Being listed in Technorati will help your site get listed in search engines because Google considers Technorati a “quality” [...]

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Advertising with your local media can be a very good (and cheap) way to promote your blog or website.  Local weekly papers, regional newspapers, and even business cards can help your website reach a whole new audience.  Don’t limit yourself to Twitter and Facebook.  Get out there and tell the world about your website and [...]

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Caution: When building a blog and getting traffic, it takes time.  These last few days have been slightly depressing, but I need to keep going on: So what have I been doing to promote the blog?  I’ve been tweeting about it, Facebook-ing about it, LinkedIn-ing about it, telling friends on MySpace about it, and posting [...]

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