Promote Your Blog

In this article, I’ll discuss how to promote your blog posts and share the 21 best places to promote your blog posts. I’m pretty sure there are more than 21 places available but my list should be more than sufficient.

Frankly, you don’t need hundreds of different platforms to promote your blog. A few of the best ones can do the job.

What’s more important is how well you craft and distribute your posts.

If you deliver value, people will read it and share it – either on their social media profiles or their blogs or websites.

This post would be a great starting point for those who wish to promote their blog posts by using various places. I’ll discuss some of the best places that can help you promote your blog posts and get a lot of traffic.

It is quite easy to start a blog, but a lot more difficult to make it a successful one. It’s important to write useful articles for your readers. But if there is no one to read your articles, it’s of no use. Actually, you will be discouraged after a certain time and quit blogging. It happens to more than 95% of bloggers out there.

There are so many mistakes that new bloggers make. One of those mistakes is not promoting their blog posts proactively.

They just write and leave.

Then they wonder why no one is reading their posts.

This is because you need the traffic to your blog in order to get organic subscribers. Promotion helps you to get this traffic. If nobody reads your articles, how will anyone subscribe to your blog? You have to be proactive about promoting your blog posts on different platforms if you want success.

There are many places to promote your blog posts. I’m going to discuss only some of the best places here. By the end of this article, hopefully, you will have a good idea of how to promote your blog posts.

So, without further ado, let’s get started.

Before we jump to the places I’ll discuss, let me ask you a question: How many times have you seen someone sharing a post from another site?

It happens all the time.

This is how most people discover new blogs and websites.

So when you share someone else’s blog post on your social media profiles, it gets exposed to all of your followers. If the post is good enough, they will follow that blogger or website and subscribe to them.

That’s how bloggers get a lot of traffic from different places.

And, if you use viral blogging techniques to make your blog posts go viral, you’ll see an increase in traffic and subscribers.

Ok! Here is the list of 21 places where you can promote blog posts:

1. Facebook

I think there is no need for me to explain the power of Facebook. Facebook has more than 2 billion active users.

It’s a mega-platform that can be used to market your blog posts. So, the first thing you need to do is to create a Facebook page for your blog.

After that, you need to post your articles on Facebook. Just write a short description of the article and upload an image with it.

Facebook pages are very easy to create. You will get an option on the top right side of your Facebook page. You just need to follow the on-screen instructions to set up a Facebook business page for your blog.

Once your Facebook page is set up, you’ll be able to share your blog posts on your Facebook profile as well as your page. You can also set up a schedule to share articles on Facebook and automate the process.

As you post regularly on Facebook, you’ll soon start getting likes. The more likes you have on your Facebook page, the more chances you have to get your blog posts in front of a larger audience.

The first option is to interact with the people who like your posts.

You can ask them a question or two, and they will leave their answers in the comments section. Read the answers given by people and reply to them – just like you would do in a normal conversation.

You can also use Facebook’s groups to promote your blog posts. There are many small and big communities where people like to stay connected.

If you create a Facebook group of your own, it will be very easy for you to promote your blog posts. The more members your Facebook group has, the more traffic and subscribers you’ll be able to get.

And, if your posts go viral in that Facebook group, you will get a lot of traffic to your blog. Viral blogging techniques can do wonders.

So, be smart about it.

Start interacting with the people who comment on your blog posts. And, if possible, go ahead and create a Facebook group and page of your own.

2. Twitter

Twitter is another popular social media network that you can use to promote your blog posts and find a relevant audience. You’ll just need to write a short description of the article and tweet it out on your profile.

And, it’s quite easy to share blog posts or any link on Twitter. You won’t need any complicated tools for tweeting.

But still, I recommend using the Hootsuite tool for this purpose.

If you use Hootsuite, it will be easier for you to schedule your tweets as well as Facebook posts. Hootsuite is one of the most popular social media management tools that can be used for scheduling posts on different social sites.

You can use it to schedule your content and keywords on Twitter and other social media websites. It can also be used to monitor your Twitter account and interact with the people who like/comment on your blog posts.

Hootsuite even analyzes your tweets, and it gives you suggestions about the frequency of your Twitter activity.

You can, of course, tweet manually. But it will take a lot of your time. So, Hootsuite is a must-have tool if you’re serious about Twitter marketing.

Apart from Hootsuite, you can also use Buffer to schedule tweets.

Twitter, in fact, has a built-in scheduler that you can use to schedule posts. But it’s not enough. You need more options.

3. Linkedin

LinkedIn has around 800 million users. If you have a business-related blog, you MUST promote the blog posts on LinkedIn.

The best way to promote your blog posts is to create a company page for your business or brand and share your blog posts on it.

A Linkedin page will enable you to share your blog posts as updates. It will also let you interact with people who like your posts. As you get more engagement on LinkedIn, you’ll become more relevant to the LinkedIn community. And this will be highly beneficial for your blog.

You can also use the Linkedin publishing platform, also known as LinkedIn Pulse, to promote your blog posts. It’s a great way to share your content with other Linkedin members and drive traffic back to your blog.

People who are successful at driving tons of visitors from Linkedin don’t only share their own content. But they also share other relevant content.

And, they do it regularly.

You can do it too! So, go ahead and start using Linkedin for your blog.

As Linkedin has a large community of professionals, you’ll surely find a lot of relevant people who will be interested in your blog posts.

4. Pinterest

Pinterest is another social media network that you can use to promote your blog posts. If you target a female audience, then Pinterest can be a great platform for promoting your blog content.

Pinterest is the next big thing in social media marketing. And, it can drive a lot of traffic to your blog if you use it properly.

I recommend making boards for different topics related to your blog’s niche as it will help you to target people who are interested in specific topics. And, your boards should be relevant to the content on your website.

When you pin an image on your board, don’t forget to mention the blog post that you’re sharing. And, include a link to your blog post in the description.

Pinterest even allows you to upload videos now.

So, don’t forget to use it!

The platform has more than 400 million active monthly users. So, you can surely drive some traffic to your blog with the help of Pinterest.

The best thing about Pinterest?

It works like a search engine. But it only displays the results as Images. So, if someone searches for images related to your blog post on Pinterest, the image from your post will be displayed along with other related images.

That’s why it’s possible to get regular traffic long after you have shared a blog post on Pinterest. So, it’s a must-have tool if you want to promote your blog posts. With more than 400 million active monthly users, you can easily reach a big audience if you promote your blog posts on Pinterest.

I would suggest that you use Tailwindapp to schedule pins. It makes it easier for you to schedule pins for each of your boards. You’ll be able to save a lot of your time and also automate the process of pinning.

5. Reddit

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With over 430 million active users, Reddit is one of the most popular social media networks and social bookmarking sites you can use to promote your blog posts. It’s such a big platform that you can even find local subreddits.

Don’t know what subreddit is?

A subreddit is a specific online community, and the posts associated with it, on the social media website Reddit.

Here’s how it works: When you create a post on Reddit, members of the relevant subreddit can see your post. Anyone can also vote for the post. The more upvotes you get, the higher your post will appear on that subreddit’s page.

But, don’t forget to read subreddit rules before you start posting.

You can take advantage of Reddit subreddits to promote your blog posts as you can include a link to your blog post. You can join as many subreddits as possible to make sure that your content gets the maximum reach.

You must be wondering how Reddit can drive visitors to your blog.

Well, do you know that most of the popular online news sites use Reddit to generate a lot of traffic for their posts?

So, if you can just post your blog post links on some relevant subreddits, you’ll be able to get relevant traffic from Reddit. You can find relevant subreddits for your blog post by using the ‘search’ option on Reddit.

Go ahead and start posting your blog posts on Reddit. It’s a great way to gain quality traffic from social media sites without having to spend money.

6. Quora

Quora is one of the biggest and most popular question-and-answer websites.

And, if you can use it wisely to promote your blog posts, then it can be a great way of generating a lot of traffic to your blog posts.

Quora has more than 300 million monthly active users.

If you include your blog posts in your answers, then you can reach a huge audience and get quality traffic to your blog posts.

And, don’t forget to include your website link or social media profiles when you create your Quora profile. Write about the topics that people are interested in. And, make sure to include a link back to your blog from your Quora profile.

The best thing about Quora?

You’ll find questions from all types of different categories. Basically, you need to answer questions related to the topics of your blog posts. And, don’t forget to include a link or a few links back to your blog posts in a very relevant way. Do not spam. Add value to your answers and make sure that they are useful for the readers.

People may follow your link and visit your blog if you like your answer.

It’s all about how you make them curious to know more about you and your blog and your posts. So, if you haven’t created a Quora profile yet, I strongly suggest that you create one right now. Trust me, you won’t regret it.

Overall, it’s a great way to drive traffic to your blog post. I would suggest that you use Quora along with other social media sites too.

7. Instagram

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If you’re not using Instagram to promote your blog posts, then I must say that you’re missing out a lot. Instagram has over 1 billion users.

And, among all the social media networks, I would say that you should use Instagram to promote your blog posts because it has a large user base. I mean, Instagram is a huge network after all.

You can create an Instagram account for your blog.

It’s free and easy to create an account with Instagram.

If you already have an account, then it’ll be even better. But, if you don’t have an account yet, you can create your Instagram account right now.

You may want to check out some popular Instagram accounts of bloggers to get some inspiration. Once you’ve created your Instagram account, just post images that are related to the topic of your blog post. You can use hashtags to make it easier for people looking for content in the same category as yours.

And, don’t forget to include the link to your blog posts in the Description.

You can also use Instagram stories to promote your latest blog posts. If you’re not using Instagram stories yet, you better start using them right now.

8. YouTube

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YouTube is one of the best ways to promote your blog. In fact, you must create videos related to the topic of a blog post and upload them on YouTube. And, you should also include a link to your blog post in the description.

It’s a great way to get more organic views and get high-quality traffic from YouTube itself. You can also grow your YouTube channel and increase its popularity once you start uploading videos regularly.

At first, focus more on creating high-quality useful videos that are useful and highly relevant to the main topic of your blog.

Once you get high-quality views, subscribers, likes, and comments on your videos, it’ll be really easy for you to drive traffic from YouTube. Make sure that you optimize your videos with the right tags and titles.

YouTube itself is a great source of income. You can make money on YouTube by using affiliate programs, Adsense, or sponsorships, etc.

So, promoting blog posts is not the only benefit, but it can help you grow your channel big time. And, that’s why I highly recommend that you focus on creating high-quality videos along with your blog posts.

9. Medium

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Medium is basically a blogging platform. You can create a free account and post blog posts on Medium. And, it’s also one of the best places to promote your blog post. You can share your latest blog post link on your Medium profile and start getting some traffic back to your blog.

First, you should set up a free Medium account.

After that, you’ll be able to submit your blog posts on Medium.

I recommend that you write on Medium and whenever it’s possible link to your blog posts from your Medium posts and ask people to check out the link.

This way, you’ll be able to promote your blog posts and increase their reach at the same time. Medium is a huge community of bloggers as well as readers who will appreciate your work if you post useful content.

You can use related tags on Medium to make it easier for people to find your articles or stories as it is called on Medium.

One of the best ways to distribute your blog content on Medium is to republish all of your blog posts on Medium. Make sure you add a canonical tag to avoid duplicate content penalties. This tag will help Google determine the actual source of the content and your blog won’t be penalized for duplicate content.

To make it easier to republish your blog posts automatically whenever you publish a blog post, you can use automation tools like Zapier.

Zapier is a great automation tool to automate all kinds of tasks.

And, it’s free for the basic version.

There are hundreds of different apps that can help you automate anything from social media scheduling to link building.

You can use it to create an automated workflow that will republish your blog posts on Medium automatically when you publish a blog post. Make sure that you use the tags and categories to categorize the stories properly.

10. Email Marketing

Build an Email List Now

If you’re not taking advantage of your own email list, you’re definitely missing something big! Email is one of the most underrated but one of the most effective ways to promote your blog posts.

Yes, you can use your email list to promote your latest blog posts.

For example, you can create an email newsletter and send your recent blog posts to your subscribers. You can also ask them to share the post on social media if they find it useful. The best thing about promoting blog posts through email is that you can increase your reach as well as your engagement rate.

I don’t have to tell you how effective email marketing is. I am sure you already know that it’s one of the most promising ways to promote your blog posts.

If you’re not using your email list, you’re really missing out on a lot.

There are many great email marketing tools that will help you create beautiful email newsletters and also manage your subscribers effectively.

You can use a free email marketing tool like Moosend, which is a cheap tool that will help you create beautiful email newsletters. You can use Moosend for free for up to 1000 contacts. You’ll also get the automation feature for free.

If you haven’t set up your email list yet and do not have any subscribers, you should immediately start building your email list.

It’s the best way to get in touch with your audience.

You can start collecting email addresses even before you launch your blog. You can use free lead magnets like ebooks to collect email addresses. For example, create an ebook and give it away for free to your audience.

The only condition?

They have to share their email address. You wouldn’t believe how effective this tactic is. Smart marketers are always in search of the best ways to collect more email addresses. As a blogger, you should do it too.

11. Tumblr

Tumblr is a micro-blogging platform that allows visitors to post text, images, videos, and GIFs. With over 500 million blog accounts, Tumblr is a great platform to promote your latest as well as existing blog posts.

There’s a huge community of bloggers on Tumblr and you can use the platform to connect with them and promote your latest blog posts.

They can also follow you on your own Tumblr account.

Just like Twitter, Tumblr allows you to include a link in your posts. You can use the linked URLs to drive traffic back to your blog.

Well, on Tumblr, people can share your Tumblr blog posts and republish them on their own blogs, resulting in a lot of traffic to your blog.

So, you can see that Tumblr is not only a blogging site, it’s also a great place to share your blog posts and get regular traffic.

And, you can do it easily by posting your blog posts on Tumblr. Make sure you add the tags to help people find your content more easily.

If you’re not using Tumblr, you’re missing the boat.

So, go ahead and start sharing your blog posts on Tumblr if you want to promote your latest blog posts with minimum effort.

It will drive traffic and help you build your audience on Tumblr.

12. BizSugar

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BizSugar is a social community for business owners and content creators where you can share your latest blog posts, tips, and tricks of marketing, new product announcements, and other business-related info.

You need to sign up for a free account before you can start using BizSugar. Then, post your blog posts on BizSugar. There are thousands of users on BizSugar, so you can reach a lot of people fast by posting on BizSugar.

Other members can vote for your post on BizSugar. If the post receives more votes, it will rank higher and be viewed by a huge number of users, which may result in a lot of traffic back to your blog.

You can follow other bloggers who share useful information and encourage them to share your content as well. This way, you can get more traffic to your blog.

I personally submit blog posts on BizSugar when I publish a new article. It sends a lot of traffic back to my blog. You can also do it by sharing your blog posts and building relationships with other bloggers on BizSugar.

And it works every single time!

So, if you are not using BizSugar yet, you are missing the boat. Start using BizSugar right now and see how it helps you grow your blog traffic.

13. SlideShare

SlideShare Homepage

SlideShare is a platform that allows users to upload and share presentations, documents, videos, and other types of files.

There are millions of active registered users on SlideShare who are looking for expert tips and solutions to their problems. You can use SlideShare to promote your latest blog posts by uploading your blog posts as presentations.

You can add a link in the presentation and let people know where they can read more about your subject or find out more.

When you upload a presentation on SlideShare, it will give your publication a unique URL or link which will help people view your content. Just like all other social media channels, SlideShare also allows you to connect with other people on the network and build relationships.

So, if you have created a presentation for your latest blog post, you can upload the file on SlideShare to share it with your audience.

If you haven’t included SlideShare yet in your blog promotion strategy, you should definitely do that and see how it helps you get more traffic.

14. Mix.com

Mix homepage screenshot

Mix.com is a platform for content sharing and user-generated videos.

With millions of users, it’s one of the best places to share your content. It’s not difficult to get the attention of Mix.com users since it has millions of active users all looking for videos and content related to their interests.

You can submit your blog posts as a video on Mix.com and get more traffic to your blog posts. You can also promote your latest blog posts on Mix.com by uploading presentations and documents as videos.

There are a lot of ways to put your content on Mix.com and promote it.

And, if you are uploading your content on Mix.com, make sure that you add the tags to help people find your content. Mix.com can be one of the best ways to promote your blog posts if you know how to use it.

15. Scoop.it

Scoop It Homepage

Scoop.it is a wonderful platform that helps you discover and curate content from the web which is relevant to your interests.

It allows you to create a beautiful magazine for yourself and curate content from all around the web. Scoop.it has a large number of active users who are looking for useful information and insights shared by experts in different niches.

When you want to create a scoop, you need to enter the title and the URL of your blog post. It will automatically pick the images from your blog post which will help you build engaging content. Once you have created a scoop, all you need to do is share it on social media sites or email it to your friends and whoever you want.

You can publish your new blog posts on Scoop.it and share the scoop on other social media sites to get more traffic.

And, if you are looking for ideas to write your next blog post, you can even use Scoop.it to find ideas that can be useful for you. Yes, anytime you are looking for new blog post ideas, Scoop.it can be one of your best tools.

16. Steemit

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Steemit is one of the best platforms where you can promote your blog posts. It’s a content-based platform that has millions of active users.

In the past few months, Steemit has grown tremendously and a lot of people are finding it useful for them to get more traffic to their websites.

You can share your blog posts on Steemit or create new content similar to your existing blog post. Make sure that you add a link to the original version of the post so that people can easily follow it and read it.

17. Pocket

Pocket Homepage

Pocket is a great social bookmarking site where you can save articles, images as well as videos from the internet. With more than 10 million users, it’s one of the best places to share and read useful content.

Pocket also has a feature that allows you to share your content on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Linkedin.

You can share your blog post on Pocket and get more traffic to it. The best thing about sharing your content on Pocket is that you can easily save it to read when you have time so that you don’t need to visit the original website again.

If you are looking for useful places to promote your blog posts, Pocket can be a great option. So, don’t forget to add Pocket to your blog promotion strategy.

Actually, when a user reads your blog, they may save it to their list by clicking the Pocket icon. This is a fantastic method to keep people coming back to your blog.

As an example, suppose a visitor to your blog likes the content and decides to return to it later. Maybe they want to utilize your blog post as a checklist every time they publish a video because it’s about YouTube SEO.

That’s why it’s recommended that you add a Pocket button on your blog to help people save your blog posts to read later.

18. Triberr

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Triberr is a content-sharing platform where you can network with other bloggers in your niche. You can share your latest blog post on Triberr and get traffic. If you are using Triberr, all you have to do is enter your blog URL in the text box given on their website and it will automatically pull the links of your recent blog posts.

Triberr also helps you to get in touch with bloggers who can help you to promote your blog posts and share them with a larger audience.

So, if you are not using Triberr to network with other bloggers and promote your blogs, then you should seriously consider it.

Additionally, you can pay for promoting your blog posts on Triberr. It will help you get in front of more people when they are searching for your blog post topic.

In short, ignoring Triberr is not a wise thing. You can try your luck here to promote your blog posts and get more traffic. I have been using this platform for over 3 years and have found it quite useful.

19. Flipboard

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Do you know that Flipboard is one of the largest social magazine sites after Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn? Yes! It’s true.

To find new readers for your blog posts, it is necessary that you add the Flipboard button on your blog. If you are not using Flipboard, open an account and start promoting your blog posts on it.

It doesn’t cost you anything to add a Flipboard button on your blog.

Also, you can get access to the largest social media magazine that has over 10 million active users from all around the world.

In simple words, if you have useful blog posts that you believe people will love, you should consider sharing them on Flipboard.

Frankly, Flipboard is one of the best places where you can promote your blog posts and get huge traffic to them. If you are looking for the best places to promote your blog posts, think about Flipboard too!

20. AllTop

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AllTop is a content aggregator as well as a bookmarking site where you can find useful articles from across the web. You can submit your newest blog posts on AllTop and get traffic to them.

One of the best things about AllTop is that you can follow other people’s blogs and read the latest posts that they have added over there too.

So, if your content is useful and interesting, be sure that you can get a serious amount of traffic from AllTop.

If you are not using AllTop to promote your blog posts, then you should check it out. It has a huge amount of daily visitors who can turn into your loyal readers if they like what your blog is offering.

21. Quuu Promote

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Quuu is one of the best and most powerful content marketing tools designed to help you promote your content, get more traffic, and engage with your audience.

The best part about Quuu Promote is that it helps you share your blog posts on a massive number of platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, or any other social media site easily. If you are not using this tool yet for promoting your blog posts, then you should definitely check it out.

Quuu Promote can also help you boost your blog posts and engage with the people who are reading them. It’s a great way to interact with your readers and build relationships that matter in long run.

So, if you want to share your latest blog post on many different platforms at once, you should check out Quuu Promote.

Final Words – Promote Your Blog

There are many other places to promote your latest blog posts. But the above list is quite enough to start with. You can share your blog posts on all these platforms and see the difference yourself.

However, don’t stop here. Try more and more places and you will know what works for your blog and what doesn’t?

Find out where you get the most traction from and focus only on those places to do maximum promotion for your blog posts.

It’s all about finding what works best for you! The more effort you put into promoting your blog, the more traffic it will get. So, don’t stop learning and share your valuable content with people out there to find real gems!

Nowadays it’s more important to write quality content before promoting it. So before you promote any of your articles, make sure that it provides value to the readers. The rest will be done by the people with whom you share it. Use the right methods and only the right things will happen to you.

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Tamal Kr. Chandra

I am Tamal, a passionate blogger and the creative mind behind Digital Millions. From blogging and affiliate marketing to e-commerce and SEO, I write easy-to-follow guides and give honest advice about the best tools to build a business online and get financially free.