I wrote yesterday about my thoughts on Blog Engage forcing their members to link back to Blog Engage in order to be members. I think it is not the best way to promote a social site, and I could be wrong, but I doubt I am on this one.

Dan from TycoonBlogger wrote an article yesterday that I came across that compared several social bookmarking sites as well. Blog Engage was included in the list, so I commented about my…

I am not really big into Social Bookmarking, but occasionally I do use a few sites to try to attract some extra traffic and get a few links. I have been known to Stumble a few articles (mainly friends that shoot me a “share” through stumble), and even Digg something occasionally, but very rarely. Most times my articles just aren’t in the right category for those sites, plus the traffic usually doesn’t convert well for me.

Late last year I…

So you researched, gathered information, brainstormed, and wrote a great article. Next you sit in front of your computer screen waiting for the traffic to come running right? Wrong! Go promote that article.
There are many, many ways to promote an article after you have written it, but I am going to only concentrate on a few of my favorites and you are more than welcome to chime in with yours in the comments below.
Twitter:
Depending on your niche,…

Do you blog engage? If not you should be. I have spent many hours in social bookmarking sites over the last 2 years, and Blog Engage blows the rest of them away.
Blog Engage allows you to submit your articles, vote for other articles, and get involved in a great community of bloggers.