The topic from Katy Rose Friend Friday is Blogger Self Promotion.  She said the topic became fully formed  when she read a post on Dressful (http://dressful.com/2465/ fashion-blogs-and-self-promotion-how-much-is-too-much) about blogger self promotion.  So I’m going to put the pedal to the metal and answer these questions.

1. How do you promote your blog?
I promote my blog via Youtube, blogfrog, bloglovin, IFB, network blogs via facebook,twitter and just recently Blog catalog.

2. In your experience what has been the most effective form of self promotion?
I think having my new post(s) go to blogfrog every time has been good. I have not been on blogfrog long but I have seen it being most effective.  Second form of promotion that been most effective is IFB.  Joining IFB and getting involved in the communities has been great also.

I really am very new to “promoting” so I’m now trying to have the coolest content.

3. Do you think there is a wrong way to promote yourself and your
blog?
Yes, I really get perturbed when someone doesn’t leave a comment about my post but only leaves a url for me to look at so I can subscribe to their page. It makes me feel that that they didn’t even look at my channel. That is so insincere to not even look at my post but you take the time to promote your blog for me to subscribe.

Another example is when you are in a community ( like Ning) where you have your own page and the guideline states please do not try to advertise unless you pay for a particular spot on the site and someone advertises by listing their  on their page anyway.  It goes against the rules of that community and that’s wrong.  If a person doesn’t want to follow by the rules then maybe they need to go to another community.

I think that we should be the same way with one subscriber as we would be with 6 million subscribers. Bon Jovi has over 6 million likes on its Facebook page.  Why you say? Because they post a lot of photos of the concerts , post previews of future concerts, they are very interactive with their fans and they promote things that they know their fans want to hear about. The focus should never change and if it does, I as a blogger and a reader of many blogs can loose interest quickly. I believe our blogs can grow but the heart and soul of why we started our blogs has to be there.

4. When is comes to others pushing their product what annoys you?
It annoys me when all they talk about is their product and nothing else.  I want to read more than giveaways and if you look at the code below you can get 10% off.  Now if I see a hair video on how to curl straight hair than having a code for a discount on the particular curling iron they used seems fitting because they want you to  be up to date on what products they are using to achieve this look. Also, I feel shallowness if all they want me to do is subscribe to their channel and there’s nothing else.

5. In Dressful’s post on this topic earlier in the week she said,
“It’s impossible to respect someone who wants all the attention, but
adds nothing worthwhile to the conversation.” Do you agree?
I agree 100% because you gotta be real and genuine. The content has to relate to readers or they will see right through it and not be there for long. I know that if the blog has nothing to offer the personality and genuineness is gone.