99 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

COMMUNITY:

13 : communities at MyBlogLog

14 : Join communities at Bumpzee

15 : Join communities at Blog Catalog

16 : Start a community at any of these sites

17 : Comment on other blogs in your niche

18 : your friends and contacts about a new blog post that may interest them

19 : Email your readers to say “thank you”

20 : Email other bloggers to introduce yourself

21 : Link out to other blogs

SOCIAL MEDIA:

22 : Digg

23 : del.icio.us

24 : StumbleUpon

25 : Reddit

26 : Netscape

27 : Magnolia

28 : MySpace

29 : Facebook

30 : YouTube
FORUMS:

31 : AuthorityBlogger

32 : Bloggeries

33 : SitePoint

34 : Blogger Forum

35 : BloggerTalk

GROUPS:

36 : Yahoo!

37 : Google

38 : MSN

ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION:

39 : Write a guest post for another blog

40 : Ezine Articles

41 : Article Dashboard

42 : Go Articles

44 : Jogena

45 : Marketing Seek

46 : Article Avenue

47 : Alumbo

48 : Article Pros

49 : eBusiness Articles

50 : Syndication from Idea Marketers

Write for newspapers

51 : Write for magazines

52 : Scribd (document sharing)

53 : Open Floodgate

54 : Google Base

SUBMIT A PRESS RELEASE:

55 : PRBuzz

56 : I-Newswire

57 : Free-Press-Release.com

58 ; PR Free

59 : PR.com

FREE CLASSIFIED ADS:

: Craig’s List

61 : Oodle

62 : Kijiji

63 : INetGiant

64 : Sales Spider

FREE ADVERTISING:

65 : Yahoo! Search Marketing ($25 free advertising credit) (aff.)

66 : Microsoft AdCenter ($50 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)

67 : ABC Search ($100 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)PHOTO SHARING:

68 : Flickr

69 : Photobucket

70 : DropShots

71 : WebShots

72 : Shutterfly

USE GIVEAWAYS:

73 : Create a viral tool

74 : Give away free icons

75 : Create a PDF e-book

Write tutorials for something you know well

76 : CREATE SOME BUZZ:

77 : Get interviewed

78 : Interview someone well known in your industry

79 : ReviewBack (blog review exchange)SUBMIT YOUR BLOG TO DESIGN GALLERIES:

80 : BestWebGallery

81 : CSSimport

82 : CSS Mania

83 : CSSRemix

84 : Screenalicious

85 : Stylegala

86 : CSS Vault

87 : CSS Beauty

88 : Unmatched Style

89 : CSS Elite

90 : CSS Heaven

AWARDS:

91 : Apply for website awards

92 :Apply for a Blogger’s Choice Award

93 : Give away awards to other bloggersOTHER IDEAS:

94 : Run a contest (this one isn’t always free, but you could give away links, ad space, or something else that won’t cost you money)

95 : Participate in a group writing project with other bloggers

96 : Create a podcast to go along with your blog

97 : Pretend to put your blog up for sale

98 : Show how much your blog is worth