Several years ago when I first wanted my own blog I first started with Googles Blogger. I figured that since it would be hosted on Google that it would be noticed faster than using another service. After about 6 months I noticed this was not getting noticed like I had wanted so then I hosted it on my own server and started modifying the theme. Being color blind a lot of visitors would tell me how awful the color scheme I had chosen was and there were not any themes I could install and use.
My next blog was using one of the earlier releases of Wordpress. I liked that there were a few themes available and when they were installed they gave you several options regarding a color scheme and the colors all looked good together which was entirely different from what Googles Blogger offered. The only thing I did not like about Wordpress was that it could only ever be a blog and just blog.
That's about the time I started looking at other options and the hosting company that I was using offered this item in Cpanel called Fantastico which would take an Opensource solution and install it and set up everything I would need in a MySQL database without me having to manually configure and install everything.
I looked at several of the blog software that fantastic offered and finally after weighing all the pros and cons of each one I decided to use Drupal. With Drupal I could use a shopping cart which at the time Wordpress did not offer plus I could have authors from all around the world collaborate on a book. I could also make use of video, flash, and several other technologies plus there were a lot of modules or plugins as Wordpress refers to them as and there were many free themes available.
I have used Drupal now for over 2 years. I have told others of how easy it is to use and the things that could be done with it. At present, all the articles that I've written are posted on my Drupal site as blog posts. I will probably always keep this site but with the latest craze with social bookmarking sites like MySpace I wanted to change the theme of my site to one like one of these new social bookmarking sites. I have tried many modules that were meant to help with this but none of them have worked like I wanted them to work and all these marketers are ranting and raving about the use of Wordpress that now I am designing a new home for NoSugarCoating News using Wordpress and the plugins that are available.
This will not be a quick one day change over since the are other things I have to do on a daily basis. Over the next several weeks I will import as much as possible over to this new Wordpress Blog and hopefully I will start seeing an increase in the site visitors that I receive.
I plan on incorporating a lot of features of Web 2.0 with this new home for my site plus allow users to be able to upload their own pictures, videos, and stories. Once my site visitors increases enough I will then create a forum where everybody will be able to communicate with each other and share their experiences. As always I always will have an ear open for any suggestions any body wishes to add.
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If I have the time to promote my web blog, there are a few things that I would like to implement so that my site is not languishing in the dust, lost and forgotten and has never seen the light of day . But alas! Time is not something I have in my hand for my personal site as there are too many things I have to do, like working for 5 clients at the same time - which is in itself a feat already to make.
The first technique I would like to do is to submit my blog site and my rises feed to many blog directories and rises submissions site to get maximum exposure for my site. This will give me the chance to network with other bloggers who have the same interest and request for a link exchange, or I can be a guest writer on their blog site that that will have a link back to my site.
I would also like to submit my free articles to top article directory submission sites as this is sure to give me one way link to my site and the exposure is good and the audience you get are targeted to your niche, so if you are selling something the traffic you get from article submission is more likely to take action because they were brought there by your article and they wanted to know more.
Another technique would be take advantage of social bookmarking sites. I would have to include bookmarking buttons on my home page so that people who visit my site (if there are) can easily bookmark any article they find interesting. This goes a long way because this people will have their own network of friends and they are more likely to share an article they find worth reading. I would also like to create link baits. If I can write one very good article, most likely it will find its way to the online community and be shared by everyone.
Trackback is another technique I would like to implement although I would never attempt to explain how it works as it takes a more experienced seo expert to do it. All I know is that if you write about an article you found very interesting and make a link, the site owner will look at your site if you're worth linking back to. This is very good technique especially if the site you're commenting/writing about is a popular one. Just hope and pray that if your write something good, they'll find your site worth linking back to.
There are actually a lot more one can do to promote a blog site if you have the time and if you really want to improve your PR. I on the other hand just like to write about anything to express what's on my mind, and if people will go to my site and find it interesting-that's a plus. Maybe later, if my workload is not as hectic as it is, I can give my blog site some TLC and improve traffic. I tell you I'm no expert at blog promotion as my site is never heard, but these are the techniques I found on my research as part of my work for another client.
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