Tip #12 – Network With Bloggers in Your Niche

The single greatest way to increase your readership is to start communicating with other bloggers in your niche. Imagine if a blogger visited your blog and left a comment. You might just click on their link to see what their website is all about. In fact, you might read a couple things yourself and leave a comment.

The golden rule definitely applies to blogging – Do unto others and your blog will prosper when the do unto you. Technorati is a great tool that allows you to search for blogs on specific subjects and sort them by authority. By reading them in order of authority, you are almost certain to learn something new as you read, and you might even wind up being inspired by one of their posts (be sure to give credit!).

After reading and commenting for a while, drop a line to some of the bloggers you truly admire – those who have great content that captures your interests. Ask them for a blogroll link exchange or maybe even a reciprocal blog review. Either of these items will boost your Technorati rank and give you even more “link juice” to approach other bloggers!