Do You Have A Daily Blog Marketing Schedule?
In the past, I’ve had a few blogs and thought that traffic, money, exposure will all come once I had some content on my blog, but as you can guess I was wrong.
How could I possible get traffic without marketing my site, right?
After submitting my site to a few directories and a few search engines I waited…waited…and waited….but still no increase in traffic and money.
I used to promote my site whenever I felt like.
Until one day I thought to myself, hang on, this isn’t working for me. In order to develop a good blog I will need to continually and consistently promote my blog. So what I did was develop my own daily marketing schedule. From that point on, I’ve learned a lesson that no matter what you do, if you have the right idea for handling certain situations, you will always progress and succeed at what you’re willing to achieve.
Before I started this blog, I already made a detailed daily marketing schedule and have been following this marketing schedule from day one. Many people say content is king, although this is true I think marketing is just as important or better said I would say you need to find the right balance between marketing your blog and writing your content. Just think about this, what is the point of having a blog when nobody ever reads it?
I have created a kind of rough marketing schedule sketch so you get a idea of what I do to promote my blog. Most of the things I’ve listed here are always the minimum I do to market my blog, but if I have more time I’ll always do more things.
My daily marketing schedule below.
- Participate in 5 different forums-I personally think that this is an effective way of marketing because you get to learn from other people and you get a free back link for your blog. This mostly takes me around 20 minutes.
- Leave 10 comments on related blogs-Commenting is one of my favorite methods of promoting because I like reading other blogs and you get to leave comments with a free back link to your blog. Takes me around 30 minutes.
- Submit my blog to 10 different blog or web directories-Even though many people don’t consider this very effective any more. I still do submit my blog to as many seo friendly directories, because it helps you gain some back links and will benefit your seo rankings in the long term. Takes me about 30 minutes.
- Try to get a link exchange partner – I mostly do this to gain some nice back links. Takes around 10 minutes
- Post new fresh content- Ah, as they say content is king, probably the most important part of your blog. Without quality content you will get no traffic and that means no money. This mostly depends on how long and information rich the post is as this sometimes takes 30 minutes while other times it takes me 1 hour to write new posts.
- Read other related blogs- If I have time I mostly read other related blogs before I crawl into bed. I try to get ideas for some future posts and try to expand my knowledge. I mostly spend around 30 hour reading other blogs.
- Brainstorm-When I have a bit of time I like to relax in a peaceful environment and just brainstorm about some posts I’d like to write about. I mostly do this around bed time or when I feel lazy.
- Monetize my blog- Also a very important element of your blog. If I see that an advertising network isn’t doing well or isn’t earning much money, then I switch to another. I like to experiment until I find a good advertising network
These are the main things I do to promote my blog. Of course there are times I promote my blog with different methods, but I’ll make a post about that in the future.
The main reason I have a daily marketing plan is because it keeps me focused and motivated. I always know that I’ve got some work to do and that it’s got to be done. I’m pretty much sure that if I didn’t have a marketing schedule I would be playing games or doing something else, while I could be working on my blog.
So guys, do you have a daily marketing schedule as well? Why do you use one? Does it actually help you as well?
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January 15th, 2010 at 15:49
I think when you stick to a daily schedule it’s a great way to see just how much it pays off. The last two weeks I’ve marketed my blog daily through commenting, and I’ve noticed a huge difference. I’m also going to start the forum posting too. The only thing is you need to be a little strict with yourself to make sure you don’t waste too much time!
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Gary Malhi Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 19:51
I think its quite fun creating a own marketing schedule and sticking to it. The best thing is that after sticking to it for a few weeks, you’ll see a massive difference and can change your plan too see if you can scale your marketing even more.
It also keeps you motivated.
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January 17th, 2010 at 07:32
Absolutely! If we stick to our daily schedule, for sure we can see the big difference of our blog. I will try to follow my schedule so that my blog can progress tremendously! Thanks for sharing!:)
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Gary Malhi Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 19:52
Trust me it’s worth it, you will get much more work done and it will keep you focused ^_^
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January 18th, 2010 at 01:59
Among all the tips that you listed above, I found blog commenting worked very well for me. Absolutely this drives traffic, as well as building your brand. Other than blog commenting and writing content, currently I don’t have any daily blog marketing schedule for my blog.
Best Regards,
Lee
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Gary Malhi Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 19:53
I also think blog commenting is the best way to get quick traffic. Infact i get almost all my traffic by commenting on other blogs.
It’s a great way.
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Lee Ka Hoong Reply:
February 9th, 2010 at 04:37
Absolutely! Hey Gary, didn’t see you update your blog for quite some times, anything happens over there?
Regards,
Lee
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Gary Malhi Reply:
February 13th, 2010 at 16:30
Hey Lee,
Yes I know it’s been a long time since my last post.
Please read the last post as I explained the reason for not posting.
Gary
January 18th, 2010 at 08:50
Great !! I use all the methods stated by you but I do not use them on a daily basis.
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Gary Malhi Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 19:54
It’s alright, as long as you do it frequently you are on the right path. I try to stick to mine as well on a daily basis, but sometimes I dont have enough time.
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January 18th, 2010 at 15:21
what you have said is little difficult for someone like me but i make sure i do enough participation in these sites
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January 18th, 2010 at 17:11
Sounds great, be sure to add consistency to the list as well
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Gary Malhi Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 19:57
Ha yehe, that’s the big problem, some people make a plan and never stick to it haha, consistency is key. Hopefully everyone over here will stick to their blog schedule.
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January 19th, 2010 at 08:25
I think blog commenting,forums & link exchange will work the best, I got to submit my blog to directories which i’m not doing.I shall start that from today.Thanx for sharing up info.
-Krish
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January 20th, 2010 at 07:54
I can attest that what you have written here works! My favorite among them are visiting other blogs and making a comment. I did this everyday.
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January 21st, 2010 at 10:52
Damn! I am too lazy to do those. But you have got a good plan. Thanks.
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January 24th, 2010 at 17:34
Its really tough for me.I use those methods.But not able to do that daily.
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January 25th, 2010 at 05:37
I approve with some points here.
i ruminate on this is some past deserved reading..but, ey i liked the hit misguided
Thanks into the post.
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January 25th, 2010 at 07:15
Well I think its really a good method, one should have to do this and maintain it to get more traffic and good pr. on other hand its really hard to do it you self. thats why ppl hire other to do their jobs.
thanks any way
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January 25th, 2010 at 11:39
I use several blogs as well as other avenues to promote my business. First you have to choose a good blogging host. There are several free ones, and I will be glad to refer you to a couple of my favorites, but you will need to email me and ask for the info. Secondly, make sure that you submit the page with your blog on it to search engines by using a site submitter services like site submit or adland pro. It is also a good idea to circulate your blog page in traffic exchanges.
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January 30th, 2010 at 09:02
I’m going to take your advice and promote my Photoblog everyday. Great post.
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January 30th, 2010 at 15:16
It is really hard to stick to a daily schedule. But commenting is a MUST for me and my blog..
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January 30th, 2010 at 22:44
Hi,
I think having a marketing plan is a very good idea. Since i started blogging (4 days ago at http://www.wannabemillionaire.com) I have been overwhelmed with the amount of advice and information on the net. Its nice to see some advice that I havent seen around.
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February 8th, 2010 at 11:10
about 1 month nothing new from you
how are you?
please, keep writing! Good luck on every your way!
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Gary Malhi Reply:
February 13th, 2010 at 16:28
I’ve been receiving some mails as people have asked why i haven’t posted for some time now.
Anyway since 25 January I’ve been working at a accountany company as a intern and have to work there from 9 in the morning till 6 in the evening. I’ll be working there for 6 months.
Because of this It’s really difficult to manage time to write new posts frequantly, however I still have written some posts and have saved them as draft’s. So hopefully i will start posting soon.
I’ve been really busy this year as it is my last year before I go to university. So I need to work hard and focus on studying.
Hope you all understand.
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February 15th, 2010 at 07:03
Very good post. Making and keeping to a daily schedule is very important to reach success online.
However, I’ll admit it can be hard sometimes to stay focused and do your routines daily. Especially when many people you know look at your online job as a walk in the park, or think we can take breaks whenever we want to, wrong.
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February 17th, 2010 at 06:27
I actually attended a webcast today which mainly discussed new kinds of marketing techniques like the ones you discussed here.
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February 17th, 2010 at 15:13
I do have a marketing schedule I follow.It is so easy to get distracted and do unproductive things like playing games and watching videos.Before I had the schedule it took me all day to get everything done, now I can manage with 3 hours.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 05:20
I am not at all systematic but in some time.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 23:40
That is one hell of a schedule let me tell ya. Takes a lot of time and effort to do all those things which proves to show you that making money online is not something you click and sit around, watch the money accumulate. It’s hard, dedicated and consistent work. Nice post!
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February 25th, 2010 at 15:16
em..yap. i have my own schedule.
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