Every Writer Should Have a Blog – Part II

When I mentioned that writers can have a free blog on WordPress, I meant WordPress.com. not WordPress.org.  Although both use the same blogging software, at WordPress.com the hosting is done by them, whereas at WordPress.org, you need to install the software on your server  or with a third party provider.  As for tools to help drive traffic to your site (assuming first that you have interesting content) be sure to fill in your “tags” on posts.  Tags are crucial because these are what show up most often when people do a search.  Submit your website and/or blog to Google, MSN and Yahoo.  Also, set up an account with each of the top six social bookmarking sites: Digg, Yahoo Buzz, Technorati, Delicious, Reddit, and StumbleUpon.  Then submit your site, posts and/or articles.  I could go on, but that’s enough for now.  More later…