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What I did in my last post was a shameless move in self-promotion. I put my personal site out there for all to see. There’s nothing wrong with that if you have something valuable to say….and my two cents was worth something.
It’s not like I was running up to Seth Godin’s blog, and going Earsucker, Earsucker, Earsucker…..right? 
Bigger bloggers will probably not take the time out of their day to have a looksie at what you have to offer. The reason is, because if it’s something super-wonderful, then they’ve heard about it already.
Why not get yourself involved within your blogging community and comment away at others’ blogs or link to them in a post? Find something relevant to what you have to say and give them a pat on the back. Everyone knows that having unique content on a regular basis is kind of hard to keep up with.
So, get out there and subscribe to someone’s feed today, or better yet: “buy them a beer/cocktail”.
I say all of this community stuff because when you do it for someone else, they will probably do it in return for you. Let people know that you care and they will reciprocate, it’s human nature.
Check out John Chow’s e-book, he is self-promoting, but offering valuable information to newbies and experienced bloggers alike. Now don’t you wish you thought of that?
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My name is Roberta Ferguson and I’ll be putting my two cents in here and there regarding the very basics of blogging. Even though a lot of you already know about some of this stuff, some don’t. My normal haunt is music blogging at Earsucker, but what I’ve learned in my journey in blogging, I’ll be telling you here.
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I’ve really been trying to focus on networking with the blogging “little guys.” I quickly realized that most of the big time bloggers won’t give me the time of day, but small bloggers would. You never know. Today’s small fish, might be tomorrow’s shark.
Brett,
Thanks for commenting, I totally agree….you never know…. I, too, find that smaller bloggers will usually link to you and hear your opinions because they are going through the same stuff you are. I usually check out others’ sites to see if I can find anything usefull and if I do, I’ll usually subscribe to their feed.
Everyone has an opinion and sometimes it’s hard to stand out.
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yes you are !!! LOL
I try….I still have a post to do for my other site and another for my Cleveland-based thing….oh fun fun!!
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I think self promotion is fine if it is used in an article relevant to your site or experience.
I often drop the name and link of my main site in blog articles as a live example of the ideas and recommendations I publish on my blog.
I also link drop my own sites every now and then to reassure readers of my credibility – if I am writing about how to develop a successful online community, it is important I show that I run one myself!
- Martin Reed
When I look at the community bloggers who I read and who read me, I like to see a mix of page rank, frequency and themes. We’re moving slightly toward a class system in blogland and I suppose I have this lofty ideal of putting that off as long as possible.
I think all bloggers have no choice but to self promote. Bloggers do want their content to be exposed and, who is better to expose it other than themselves.
I agree with the points you bring up here. I did a case study on John Chow dot com and e-mailed him each time I posted a part. He mentioned my case study and another post I did about him and my traffic soared to new heights. Be proud of what you are doing and promote yourself, no one else is going to promote with as much passion.
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