Over at ScribeFire they’ve just published the 3rd part of my offline blog tips series (read part 1 and part 2). This one includes 7 tips from some of my Twitter buddies as well as four more of my own.
Tags: Blog Promotion, blog tips, finding readers, offline blogging tips
My name is Darren Rowse and I’m a full time Blogger making a living from this new and dynamic medium from blogs like Digital Photography School and TwiTip - Twitter Tips.
Back in 2002 I stumbled upon an article about ‘Blogging’. I didn’t know it at the time but that moment changed my life. Since then I've become a full time blogger and have blogged on over 20 blogs and co-founded the b5media blog network.
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17 Responses to “Offline Blog Promotion Tips - Part 3”
Ryan McLean
June 10th, 2008 10:30 pm
Great tips Darren
They will help my financial blog grow a lot
Karen Putz/ DeafMom
June 10th, 2008 10:57 pm
I really like Glenda’s idea of advertising the blog on the back of a car. That’s something I am planning to do. I wonder if I can deduct the car as a business car if I do? ;)
Dave Adams | FlickerLister
June 10th, 2008 11:09 pm
Some great tips there - from experience using your car to advertise a url works very well, especially if you are running a car related website.
I like the ‘bookstore’ suggestion as well, although I’m not sure of the legal implications of doing that.
Miss Gisele B | myBeautyMatch.com
June 10th, 2008 11:17 pm
Darren,
This is such great timing, as I’m looking for ways to promote my blog offline.
I will be taking loads of notes!
Miss Gisele B.
The Tech Juice
June 10th, 2008 11:20 pm
Good stuff Darren - I missed the first two parts so I will go check them out first.
I’ll post back with my thoughts.
Cheers!
Barbara Ling (aka Owlbert)
June 10th, 2008 11:20 pm
One of my favorite guerrilla marketing techniques is to contact restaurants and offer to sponsor a fishbowl (ie, a place for business cards to be dropped in).
The winners gets a free lunch that is a business deduction for you, and you get all the new leads.
I also remember when I was taking my son to a karate birthday party - another mom who was a realtor handed out sticky note pads that were emblazoned with her contact information. I still have that to this day on my refrigerator. ‘Twas quite effective.
Enjoy, Barbara
Grace
June 10th, 2008 11:50 pm
Thanks for sharing all those offline promotion tips. I just read all 3 parts. I like the idea that you use a bright color business card and cut is in odd angle. It makes people easily find your card from the card box which is not organised well.
Sheamus
June 11th, 2008 4:53 am
Thanks for using my suggestion Darren.
@ Dave
“I like the ‘bookstore’ suggestion as well, although I’m not sure of the legal implications of doing that.”
Nor am I really. I certainly wouldn’t recommend it in volume, but if you did it 10-20 times a month over different bookstores (in different books in your nIche) I doubt anyone would notice, especially if the card was written in a way to make it look like it might have been part of the book.
It’s a bit black hat I suppose but if it gets cagey, just blame it on your ‘fanbase’. ;)
It would also work in magazines, too, and as they come with various flyers be less likely to be spotted - unfortunately, that same rational would be applied to the chance of the reader spotting it, too, unless you placed it very carefully. Right inside a very relevant article would work extremely well.
I like the idea of using a unique URL to measure the success of a campaign. I may well try that.
Biodun
June 11th, 2008 5:30 am
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this tips.
Make Money Talks
June 11th, 2008 6:04 am
Thanks for
sharing good links, great tips! ;)
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June 11th, 2008 11:48 pm
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nedyasafira
June 11th, 2008 11:50 pm
Really very good article,thanks daren
Rob O.
June 12th, 2008 1:01 am
Make sure you tack those business cards up on any community bulletin boards (y’know, “real” bulletin boards, like made of cork & such!) you come across. Kind of a random scatter approach, but ya never know…
We often include our business cards in greeting cards & other correspondence that we snail mail out.
Referáty
June 13th, 2008 8:14 pm
These tips are great I will follow your ideas.
Shameen
June 14th, 2008 2:35 am
Great tips….
Very Helpful to new Bloggers…
Thanx…
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gadis
June 14th, 2008 12:59 pm
excellent article, thanks for sharing :)
Paul Stanwick
December 14th, 2008 5:00 pm
Great information, Ive been doing some research into this, and this has helped. Thank You
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