Tools of The Trade - Two

Posted on Jan 13, 2009 by Simon Salt 

Filed Under: Blogging, RSS and Podcasting

Yesterday I posted about choosing the right platform for your blog & your budget.  So assuming you have made that choice what other tools do you need to help you launch your blogging efforts?

The first thing you will want to do is actually get your work read. So promotional tools are the thing you are looking for.  Some of these will be built into your blogging platform, depending on which route you go.  Wordpress has some great SEO plugins that will help you ensure that your blog gets ranked within the search engines.

But don’t leave it all to SEO, there are other tools that will help you get the word out about your blog. Firstly, make it easy for people to get your content. Adding an RSS feed will ensure that you get a broader distribution not just readers subscribing (don’t forget to add the email option as well). Services like FeedBurner are very useful for this.

Don’t forget to use tools like Delicious to occassionally boost your page views - though don’t over do this, you don’t want to appear as a complete self promoter.

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5 Responses to “Tools of The Trade - Two”

  1. Ryan McLean Says:

    I don’t want to be rude but if you are going to write articles aimed at those who know almost nothing about making money online then at least provide a step by step process.
    I would like to see more advanced posts

    Ryan McLean’s last blog post..How Much Do You Earn Each Month Online

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  2. Paul Says:

    I recomend for SEO “SEO title tag plugin” its great you can change your title any time to what ever title you want, so if you have a title but your not doing very well with it in seasrch engines you can always change it to another title that you might get a good position in search engines with.

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  3. Niche Titans Says:

    Yah… you should go a bit more in depth about adding feeds, seo plugins, etc….

    Niche Titans’s last blog post..Top 5 SEO Plugins for Wordpress

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  4. Julia Says:

    So if I want to bookmark this blog do I have to setup a Reddit account first?

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