Bloggers have to realize that there is really no “Waiting Game” with blogging, unlike the previous generations where “If you build it, they will come” mentality existed and worked for certain types of companies and services bloggers have to “Go Get” their audience.  There is just too much competition in virtually every category and topic on the web, just production quality articles and keyword tagging them alone is not sufficient to get you noticed and drive people to your site by itself.

You must immerse yourself in social media and every blogger is a sales person trying to promote their site and their opinions to the masses.  Sign up for every single social network you can find (Digg, StumbleUpon, Mixx, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, Plurk, FriendFeed, Ping.FM, BlogEngage, HubPages, Zimbio, BlogCatalog and hundreds more).  Sign up and create a profile submit at least one or two articles to each social network, make sure your online “handle” is owned by you so your ID always associated on these networks is always your own.

If you are blogging with the intention to earn money from your blogs,  you should also invest in your blog and grow its traffic.  Very few bloggers are successful without putting some money into their blogs, this mostly should go toward promotion and advertising whether it is running CPC programs on AdWords, or running a campain on PayPerPost or SocialSpark to help get the word out.  You want to invest a little bit of time and money into promoting your site and by funding it you are paying for awareness.

Know that your investments are far less than opening your own restaurant or physical business and you only invest what you can afford, but remember above all else.  There is no waiting game in blogging, you must actively promote and sell your blog if you really want to get it recognized and successful.

You can read more of my blogging articles over at Dragon Blogger Technology and Entertainment Portal.

-Dragon Blogger

We all know some of the common tips and tactics for encouraging readers who visit your blog to leave a comment or interact in some way. These range from ending your post with a question, to hosting contests that require comments to enter or even implementing a poll in your blog just to have people produce some feedback and participate.

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