You’ve Written Your Blog Post so my question is what do you do now? Because no, matter how good a post you write it will not do any good if you do not take the time to share it.

So today I would like to share 20 Places To Promote Your Latest Blog Post. Now, I must confess I used to always share my post as soon as they was written but here lately I haven’t been doing that.

So I can tell you no, one is seeing my post or visiting my blog. So my Stats are horrible at the moment. So with the New Year here it is time to promote promote promote. So I would like to ask you to check out these sites and to do the same as I plan on doing promote promote promote. Or neither of us will grow the way we want to.

01. Newsletter

Hopefully you guys will already be using your newsletter to promote your latest posts, but if not then you definitely should be! People sign up to your newsletter specifically to hear from you, so it’s more than OK to send them a message when you’ve written a new post that could give them something of value.

If you tend to post every day and don’t want to feel like you’re spamming your subscribers, then why not send a round-up newsletter once a week with details of all your new content?

If you want to grow your subscribers make sure you include something in the newsletter they can not find any where else. Like a Freebie you have made for your site. If your not sure what to make or how to make something find a VA to make something for you. Or use Fiver as they only charge $5 for most items and can make cute printable for you to giveaway.

02. E-mail Signature

Make sure you have a up to date signature with all the Social Sites you use as well how someone can contact you. As you never know who will see your emails and hire you for a future job.

You can even link to a post that has Evergreen content on your site and people receiving your emails will see this and go to your blog and read the post. If you wanted to to keep people interested in your post you could switch the links out once a week or even once a month.

PROMOTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Before you continue reading this section, there is one important thing to remember. Each social media platform is unique. Don’t underestimate how vital it is to spend time creating images specifically designed for each particular one. I find Canva to be a big help when designing images to use on social media.

I also use the free portion of Pic Monkey as it allows me to make one of a kind collages for my blog. If your not sure what size pictures on the different sizes use you can Google or look up Social Media sites on You Tube or Pinterest and they will tell you all you need to know.

03. Twitter

If you do not have a Twitter account make sure you set one up. Also make sure you brand it to match your other sites. Now, here is a tidbit for Twitter all tweets can only be only 150 character or less. But you can include a picture in your Tweet which gets more peoples attention that just text.

04. Facebook

Now Facebook changes all the time but I would still post a link to all of your new blog post on there at least once a day. When posting on Facebook make sure you include a picture as that will draw people to your pages.

I do see a fair amount of traffic come from Facebook though – and this tends to come from regularly sharing my posts in some of the awesome blogging groups I’m part of. There are absolutely hundreds on there if you spend a little time looking for them, and although some are aimed at specific niches.

05. Pinterest

Content shared on Pinterest is driven entirely by visuals, so having beautiful images is a must. And since it’s a very female-dominated website blogs whose target audience is women will benefit from using it the most.

Taking the time to create an image that clearly expresses the value behind your article will really pay off when using Pinterest, and there are a few things to bear in mind while you’re doing it:

• Tall images work best, with the optimal image size being 735px X 1102px
• Images that do not include a human face get more pins
• Images that are shot against a white background get more pins
• Images that have red in them get more shares

One of my Goals this year is to pay someone to clean up my Pinterest account for me and to replace pictures with ones that will get better traffic. As when I set up my Pinterest account I didn’t know what I was doing and if you ask me if I know what I am doing now. I would say no, but I am trying and I am willing to learn and I am teachable.

06. Google+

Is an excellent place to build and nurture relationships with people who share similar interests to you. The great thing about this particular platform is that it’s full of people who are eager to +1 and share your content, which makes the possibility of your content going viral very real when Google+ is used properly.

I do use Google but not as much as I need to. Plus, I still need to learn the right and wrong way to use it. As well as how to do Google Hangouts but before the end of the year I will learn all I need to know.

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12/23/15

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14. Reddit

Reddit is a unique social bookmarking and news site with very active users known as ‘redditors’. You can submit your latest blog post to the site and the redditors vote on which articles and discussions are important. The hottest stories rise to the top (and often make the front page), while cooler stories sink.

Just like StumbleUpon, Reddit frowns upon people constantly adding their own content, so again I always add 9 posts by others before adding one of my own.

15. Digg

Digg is a news aggregator with a curated front page, which aims to select stories specifically for the Internet audience such as science, trending topics and political issues. People can then ‘digg’, save or share your content. I don’t think I’ve come across another bookmarking site as easy to use as Digg and I’d definitely recommend giving it a try.

16. Scoop.it

Scoop.it is a booking site where you can scoop up all the content you love from the web and share it with people who have similar interests to you. I actually see quite a lot of traffic come from Scoop.it, so although it’s not the simplest of all the bookmarking sites to use, it’s worth giving them a try.

17. Delicious

Just like Digg, Delicious is quick and simple to use. It makes bookmarking, categorizing and promoting your content super easy and I get a fair amount of traffic come from the site as well. Sweet!

GUEST POST ON OTHER BLOGS IN YOUR NICHE

Another excellent way to promote your writing is to guest post on other blogs within your niche.

18. Guest Posts

There aren’t really any specific ‘rules’ for guest posting, but I would say to aim high and try to get published on a well established blog with a large following. This will allow you to share your content with a whole new group of people. Typically, many bloggers will be happy for you to link back to 1 or 2 relevant articles on your own website, which is fantastic.

Make sure you do a little research before e-mailing to see if you can guest post for someone as not everyone accepts them and you don’t want to waste their (or your own) time. And if you want to learn more about guest posting successfully then I’ll be covering that in a whole other blog post in just a few weeks time.

COMMENT ON OTHER BLOGS IN YOUR NICHE

And how about commenting on posts written by other bloggers in your niche?!

19. Comment on other blogs

Commenting on other blogs that fall within your niche is an excellent way to build relationships with other bloggers. Once they get to know you there’s a high chance they’ll want to learn more and take a look at your blog. This could lead to them sharing one or two of your posts, opening up your content to their audience.

Some bloggers (like myself) also have a plugin on our site so that anyone leaving a comment can also fill in their blog details and it automatically leaves the link to their latest blog post. If you’re commenting on a blog and you see this feature then I recommend using it – I check out all links left on my own sites and I’m sure many other people do too!

Why not research the top 20 or so bloggers in your niche and begin to comment on their latest posts? This will build rapport and build awareness of you and your brand. I promise, you won’t be disappointed.

PING YOUR BLOG TO SEARCH ENGINES

And last but not least, don’t forget to ping your blog to search engines.

20. Google Ping

Whenever people ask me for advice on promoting their blog or website, the one thing they almost always say they’ve never heard of is ‘pinging.’ Yet it’s one of the quickest and simplest things to do! ‘Pinging’ basically means that you’re notifying search engines that you made changes on your website so you can help move things like increasing domain authority and indexing your site along quicker than usual.

Whenever I publish a new post or make changes to one of my pages I make sure I head over to Google Ping, type in a few important details such as the name and URL of my site, press ‘send pings’ and search engines are instantly told about my site. Of course, you can submit your details to each search engine individually, but let’s face it, who has time to do that?! There are numerous pinging sites across the web but I prefer Google Ping over all of the others.

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