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Four Simple Ways to Network with Other Bloggers

Four Simple Ways to Network with Other Bloggers

Networking with other bloggers is very important if you want to blog to succeed. Other bloggers can not only provide you with valuable back links, but also necessary exposure to make your name in the niche. Most famous bloggers network with other bloggers. You cannot expect to succeed in the field of blogging all by yourself.

Just writing high-quality content is not sufficient if you want to succeed in blogging. While it is true that high-quality content gets ranked well in search engines, it is also true that it takes time before it is discovered by other webmasters and bloggers and linked organically. Thus it is essential to actively promote your articles/blog posts and try to create back links from high quality websites and blogs.

There are many techniques to create back links. For example, you can use directory submissions, article marketing, direct link exchanges and various other similar techniques. These techniques work well provided you use them properly and don’t do them excessively. However, nothing comes close to networking with other bloggers for promoting your blog posts. This blog post, I will explain about four simple techniques that can help you in networking with other bloggers more efficiently.

Comments

Commenting on other blog posts is an effective way to network with other bloggers. It is quite simple and is a no-brainer. All you to do is find interesting blog posts and post relevant comments about the articles. However, it is important that the comments you post be relevant and not excessively critical. Use your real name while commenting as it will add to your credibility. Many people use targeted keywords as the username. This practice better be avoided.

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Blogging about other blog posts

If you find an interesting blog post, you can write your opinion about it on your blog. Most blogging platforms leave a ping back when you link to particular blog posts, so the blogger will know that you have written something about his/her blog post. Ensure that you write a genuine article and again don’t be excessively critical. Don’t get into blogging wars!

Blogging and Webmaster forums

Many bloggers and Webmasters often visit blogging and Webmaster forums such as Digital Point. By joining such forums, you can directly interact and network with fellow bloggers and webmasters. There are also many other advantages of joining such forums. Try to find three or four good forums and actively participate in the discussions. It will be quite helpful in the long run.

Guest blogging

Guest blogging is a very good technique for building back links and your reputation in the niche. It is quite simple in principle. All you have to do is write high-quality articles sent request other bloggers to post them. And normally most bloggers will accept guest posts because it is quite advantageous for them as well. If you ask me, I would say that guest blogging is the best technique for building back links and your reputation in the blogosphere.

How To: Create Email Templates in Gmail

Gmail is one of the most popular email services available today. Almost everyone I know uses Gmail for all their email needs. There are other email providers such as Hotmail and Yahoo but many people have moved from these services to Gmail because of the good features it offers.

The main advantage of using Gmail is that you can access all other services offered by Google with one login. If you are a webmaster or a blogger, a Gmail account is a definite must have. It will not only improve your email productivity but also help you in promoting your website/blog by using the various webmaster tools provided by Google.

Gmail comes with many features that will save your time and improve your productivity. One of the best features of Gmail is the canned response feature. This allows you to create email templates so that you don’t have to type the same emails again and again.

What is Gmail canned response?

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Sometimes you get similar emails asking the same questions. For example, I get around 3 to 4 guest post requests everyday. You can’t type the same email again and again and answer each email individually. Of course, you can create a ‘master’ email and save the text somewhere on the hard disk and copy and paste it into your emails. However, this is not very convenient. Gmail canned responses allow you to create email templates so that you can automatically respond to emails without having to type them manually. This feature is good for improving your email productivity because it will save you plenty of time.

How to create email templates in Gmail?

If is very easy to create predefined email templates in Gmail. First, login to your Gmail account and compose an email. After you typed the email, click on “Canned Responses” and choose “New Canned Response”. Enter an appropriate meaningful name so that you can identify it later.

To use a Gmail template, click on Canned Response -> Insert -> Select the template which you created. The text in the template will automatically get inserted into the body of the email. All you have to do next is make any changes that may be needed and send the email.

It it a good idea to include your signature into the template. This is a good way to promote your blogs/websites, affiliate products and other services that you offer.