Why You Should Submit Your Blog
January 22nd, 2010 by adminBlogging is getting to be one of the most popular things to do on the internet these days. Most people really have no idea how to have a successful blog. If you do not really care if other people find your blog then you have nothing to worry about. However most people are getting into blogging because they want to make money through Google adsense. If this is you, then you will need to submit your blog to search engines and blog directories.
You can submit your blog to paid blog directories if you can afford it. Paid blog directories are trusted by search engines like google and yahoo. This is because there are certain standards your blog will have to live up to before they are accepted to paid sites. If you submit your blog to a paid blog directory you will be in there with the best blogs on the internet.
You should also submit your blog to the traditional search engines like google, MSN, Alta Vista, etc. If you want it found by others you will definitely need to submit your blog to the major search engines. Keep in mind that your blog will be competing with millions for the traffic. Before you submit your blog you will have to know which directories are relevant. When you go to submit your blog it will be very much like it was if you have ever submitted a website. There are few differences however. If you submit your blog correctly you should get indexed rather quickly.
You should make sure you have a sitemap done before you submit your blog. This is especially important when you submit your blog to google. And we are all aware of how popular google is so the traffic from there is extremely desirable. Once indexed, you should check the sitemap regularly and keep it updated for google. You can install a sitemap plugin if you have a Wordpress blog. The plugin will automatically update your sitemap and notify google for you. If do not have a wordpress blog you can use google tools and make your own sitemap.
When you want to submit your blog to the major blog directories you can use a site like Feed Shot to do it. You will need an account to submit your blog to google and yahoo. When you submit your blog to MSN you will need to follow their protocol which is different than yahoo and google. You can find articles online that will show you step by step how to submit your blog to the blog directories and individual search engines.