The most obvious, popular and effective way to promote your blog is to visit other blogs and to comment on their posts. You could for example click on the 'Next Blog' button of the Blogger toolbar above your blog, until you read an interesting post that you have an opinion on. If you write an amusing or interesting comment, you can be sure that the owner of that blog and maybe some other readers will check out your blog as well.
Don't write spam comments like 'please visit my blog', but make sure that you write down a personal opinion about what is written in the post.

If you have a personal blog, make sure that your visitors can get an idea about who you are in just a few seconds, by mentioning a profile or a name, the city or country that you live in, or by having a little picture of yourself on your blog.
It can be very confusing to end up on a blog not knowing if the owner is male or female and where he or she is from. Also mention what it is that you are writing about.

If someone leaves a comment on your blog, respond to it in your comments! Say 'thank you for commenting', answer their questions or give your opinion on what that person wrote. Blogging is interacting with your visitors. If you don't respond, they will stop commenting. New visitors will be tempted to leave a comment if they see that you respond to your visitor's comments.
You should consider it an honour that people comment on your posts.

Don't write extremely long posts. A lot of people visit many blogs a day, and are interested in reading short, interesting stories. Most visitors will not stay much longer than 3 minutes on your blog.
You could also insert little images in your post. They will give your visitors an idea what the post is about, and they give your blog a more interesting look. There are a lot of websites on the internet where you can find free, royalty-free images.


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