Why You Should Submit Your Blog
January 23rd, 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 about being found by others then not knowing what you are doing will pose no problem. On the other hand, lots of people are trying to make money via their blog. If you are concerned about your blog being found by the search engines then you will need to submit your blog to the major search engines and blog directories.
If you can spare some cash you can submit your blog to paid blog directories. Paid blog directories are trusted by search engines like google and yahoo. Paid sites require that blogs meet certain criteria before they allow them on their 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. You should known which directories to submit your blog to so that it is categorized correctly. When you submit your blog to the blog directory it is very similar to submitting a website. There are few differences however. If you submit your blog correctly you should get indexed rather quickly.
Before you submit your blog you should have a sitemap too. This is especially important when you submit your blog to google. And we all know who important google is when it comes to getting traffic. After you submit your blog to google you should check the sitemap once in a while and keep it up to date. If you have a Wordpress blog you can install a sitemap plugin. This way the plugin will update the sitemap automatically. 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.