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In this post I will discuss some of ways in which you can promote your blog. 1. Tweet about your posts. 2. Submit your blog to popular blog directories like Technorati . 3. Create a Facebook page for your blog. 4. Create bookmarks on social media sites like Digg , Stumbleupon  ect. 5. Use advertising services like Google Adwords . 6. Submit your URL blog sitemap to all major Search Engines. 7. Add your blog to your LinkedIn and Twitter profiles. 8. Comment on other blogs and then link back to your blog. 9. Claim and update your blog details at Alexa.com 10. Ping your blog at Weblogs.com 10. Guest post on popular blogs. 11. Submit a Press-Release. 12. Use free text and banner link exchanges. 12 . Create a Pinterest Board dedicated to your blog. 13. Burn your blog feed at Feedburner . Your feed URL allows people to subscribe to your content. 14. Practice Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). 15. Use your blog URL as your e-mail signature.

Some do it for fun, some for fame. Listed below are the top ten reason why people are drawn to blogging. 1. Expressing Oneself Blogging is an excellent platform to express one's thoughts and reach out to an audience spread out over the entire globe. 2. Addressing Social & Environmental Issues People use blogging as a medium to address and raise awareness on a number of social and environmental issues like Global warming, Pollution control, wastage of resources ect. 3. Showcase There Talent People showcase their talents on their blogs. A self shot photography blog would be a classic example. 4. Promote And Sell   People use blogs to promote both brands and businesses. 5. As A Hobby Some pursue blogging as a hobby and take immense pride in being a part of the World Wide Web. 6. Sharing Information Blogging is an excellent medium to share information and resources over the web. 7. Inspired By Others Some take to blogging after being inspired by someon

A user friendly blog / website design is one of the pre-requisites for building and retaining good readership. This post tries to identify some of the basic characteristics of a user friendly blog / website. 1. Page Load Speed It is important to optimize your blog so that it does not take too long to load. Make sure you get rid of all the unnecessary add-ons and widgets that reduces your page load speed. 2. Easy To Understand Make sure your content is short and crisp and the language easily understandable.  3. Font Size   Pay special attention to your font size. People visit your website for information and your font size should be such that it allows your visitors to read your content easily. 4. Judicious Linking Avoid creating links to such content, on your website, which might be unsuitable for general viewership. 5. Background Music Do not add background music (that starts playing automatically as the page load) to your blog/website. 6. Right Information Ma