FriendLoLDesign.com is about 2 month old now. And, have successful reach over 100 unique visitor today with PageRank 2. Today, I am very satisfied with the result I have achieve and try to figure out what I have not done to really get my blog out to as many people as I can. Through out the time of my reading and studying in blogging. I finally make a plan for myself to get my blog promotion in systematics way.

1. I use a stand alone domain name www.friendloldesign.com. You can even use it as a sub directory of existing site www.mysite.com/blog. Sub domain is also an option blog.mysite.com.
2. Obtain and install customizable blog software - WordPress and TypePad are my favorites. If you have trouble to setting up yourself. Try to get a hosting company that provide an auto installation wordpress for you.
3. To customize blog look and feel templates will take a lots of time and effort if you are started from the ground. So, I prefer to use other people theme that you can easily get one at theme.wordpress.com and just change the graphics or images will do.
4. I really not do keywords research at the beginning. Because this is a personal blog for me to meet and know more friends all over the world. But, since I have blog for 2 month. I have just try to research and develop a glossary that will suit to my blog. Some of the tools I use will be Google Keyword SandBox. However you still can do other keyword research with others tools like keyword Discovery, WordTracker, SitePoint, SEOBook Keyword Research with you need to paid for it.
5. To Optimize the blog in search engine and social media will be very important for me:
   • I use template that already optimize and using RSS subscription options, social bookmark links, HTML code, Unique title tags, URLs, Sitemap generator to make my blog better optimize.
   • You can find those optimization plugins specific to WordPress
   • I have to create keyword rich categories but I don’t. Because it was not a business type blog. (reference your keyword glossary)
6. Enable automatic trackback and ping functionality.
7. Create Feedburner Pro account and enable feed tracking.
8. Setup a Google account for Sitemap, validate and prep for future submission.
9. Identify authoritative blogs, web sites and hubs for outbound resource links and blogroll.
10. Format archived posts, related posts.
11. Enable statistics for tracking - Google Analytics, ClickTracks.
12. Submit RSS feed and Blog URL to prominent RSS and Blog directories / search engines.
13. Engage in an outgoing link building to discuss other people content in my blog.
14. Submit to Podcast and Vlog directories.
15. Submit blog url with a signature ads in forum.
16. Optimize and distribute a press release announcing blog.
17. Request feedback or reviews of your blog in relevant forums, discussion threads. If you have a resourceful post that will help others, point to it.
18. I found some blog that relevant to mine and wanted to post comment and be the top commenter there.
19. I found a hot news in various topics to drive unique and high value traffics.
20. Monitor inbound links, traffic, comments and mentions of your blog - Google Alerts, Technorati, Blogpulse, Yahoo News, Ask Blogs and Feeds.
21. Always respond to comments on your blog and when you detect a mention of your blog on another blog, thank that blogger in the comments of the post.
22. Make contact with related bloggers on AND offline if possible.
23. When making blog posts always cite the source with a link and don’t be afraid to mention popular bloggers by name. Use keywords in the blog post title, in the body of the post and use anchor text when you link to previous posts I made.
24. Use social networking services, forums and discussion threads to connect with other bloggers. I hope they will like my stuff and they will link to me.
25. Remember when web sites were a new concept and the sage advice to print your web address everywhere.
26. My blog’s goal is to promote me as an authority, interview other prominent bloggers in my related content. My own credibility will improve by association.
27. Build out your online networks through services such as MyBlogLog, Twitter and Facebook and leverage them to promote particularly useful content on your blog.
28. Once your blog has 1000 or more subscribers, show your Feedburner badge
29. Host images with Flickr making sure to include an anchor text link in the image description back to the post where the image is used.
30. Use my blog to gain press/media credentials at relevant industry conferences and use the event to create content, connections and increase my knowledge. Which currently I though only some friends networking and dating network will help for this blog so far.

Within the 30 tips, I found only few I have done so far. I still have long way to go to learn from other blogger. Since I am a newbies here.

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