Blog promotion avenues through Blog Engage.

The main URL is http://www.blogengage.com. I have been using it as a blogging community site in which you can submit your blog posts, read others' submissions and rate them too.
Of course not all are published and to get published, the submitted article needs to get at least 7 votes.

Till then, the submitted articles will be placed here. http://www.blogengage.com/upcoming.php

Then, they have a forum which is useful for all bloggers. They have forums for Marketing, Promotion, Link Exchange, Templates and Themes, Advertising, Buy, Sell, Trade and more.


When you are a member at Blog Engage Blogging Forums you can even start your own blog! To see the most recent blogs visit this link, http://www.blogengage.com/forum/blog.php

They also provide a free directory for bloggers to submit their blogs. I have submitted all of my blogs in their directory.

Remember Hilton Head Rentals.

When compared to my preferences, my husband has finer tastes when it comes to stay at hotels or resorts. He has an uncanny way of selecting the places to stay wherever we go for holiday. He spends considerable time in the Internet searching for the finest accommodation, food and service.

He does this for others too and charges a fee! Invariably, those who take his recommendations seriously, return to him always, voluntarily paying a little extra for his services as a token of appreciation.

The last time he did this was for a big family of 9 persons when they wanted to holiday at South Carolina. My husband booked them two suites at Hilton Head rentals printed out 4 pages of detailed information on sight seeing places, food, wine and shopping.

Hilton Head is an island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. There is an ancient Shell Ring that can be seen near the east entrance to the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. The ring, one of only 20 in existence, is 150 feet in diameter and is believed to be over 4,000 years old.

Bringing more traffic to your blog - June 6, 2008 - 5th Ed.

Welcome to the Fifth, June 6, 2008 edition of "Bringing more traffic to your blog" Blog Carnival. Some statistics: Submitted Articles - 122. Published Articles - 48. I want to thank all the authors contributing to the issue. Some articles were excluded from the review, since their topic of discussion did not match the main target of the carnival. I am sorry, that not all submissions were accepted, as some of the excluded articles carried a significant value.

Jocelyn @ A Pondering Heart presents Why Are You So Popular? posted at A Pondering Heart.

Raivyn presents What Are You Offering to Your Subscribers? posted at Idiot’s Guide to Blogging.

Woman Tribune presents ScratchBack: Because the PayPal Donation Button is Ugly posted at Woman Tribune.

Kurt Schmitt presents Article Marketing Success posted at Free Website Traffic Tips.

Giamatti presents Keep Creating fresh content posted at Backlink King.

BlogMeTheMoney presents Powering Up Your Blog With These 26 Power Lists/Rankings posted at Blog Me The Money.

Matthew Paulson presents 2 Tips for Free Website Marketing posted at American Entrepreneurship.

Craig Andrews presents Internet Business Techniques posted at Craig S. Andrews.com.

Marcus Hochstadt presents Why I Do Not Use FeedBurner posted at Marcus Hochstadt, saying, "It seems as if the majority of bloggers use FeedBurner to distribute and track the use of their RSS feeds. Marcus Hochstadt has his reasons for NOT using FeedBurner though."

Brian Terry presents How Inverse Paranoia Can Help You Build A Successful Website posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Raivyn presents 7 More Link Building Strategies posted at Idiot’s Guide to Blogging.

Terry Dean presents Art of Persuasion posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

George Tzenos presents Spread Your Word The Viral Way And Boost Your Traffic posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog.

James DeLelys presents WORDSBlog » MONEY ONLINE posted at Author James DeLelys.

Raivyn presents How to Drive Traffic to Your Blog Through Word of Mouth Marketing posted at Idiot’s Guide to Blogging.

Ian Richardson presents EzyAs123 Article Directory Now Open posted at Make Everything EzyAs123, saying, "An Article on internet business"

George Tzenos presents Do You Generate Traffic from Social Bookmarking? posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog.

Shamelle presents 6 Things Simon Cowell (Of American Idol) Would Say About Your Blog! posted at Enhance Life.

Mert Erkal presents How I Quadrupled My Blog’s Traffic In 3 Months posted at www.searchforblogging.com.

Brian Terry presents Become A Genius Website Designer posted at Big Selling Website Design.

James Lee presents 9 Copywriting and Marketing “Aha’s”! posted at Online Business Freedom.

Praveen presents My Simple Trading System: Using Long Tail Keywords to Help Create Blog Posts and Articles that Attract Search Engine Traffic posted at My Simple Trading System.

Amanda Moore presents 6 Things That Will Make Me Leave Your Blog posted at VagabondetteVA, saying, "If your blog isn’t reader friendly, they won’t stick around - and they won’t come back."

Steve Faber presents - Free Blog Traffic - How to Get More Traffic to Your Blog posted at Home Based Business Success.

Kathleen Gage presents Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions: Get the most out of your blogging efforts! FREE report tells you how posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, "What used to be viewed by many as a passing fad has now become a necessary aspect of doing business on the Internet. Blogging has become a necessary aspect of any solid online marketing strategy. However, even though millions of people are blogging, the majority don’t know how to optimize their blogging efforts. Although some people view blogging as a novelty or a “someday I’ll get around to it” smart entrepreneurs understand they have to get into the game of blogging sooner than later. When done correctly, blogging can have an incredible impact on your market position."

Patrick Schwerdtfeger presents Effective Blogging Process posted at Tactical Execution, saying, "Most people blog ineffectively. This post offers readers a process they can follow each time they write a new post for their blogs."

Terry Dean presents Quality Website Traffic posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Jonathan Deamer presents The 10 secrets of writing reviews that will keep readers coming back posted at Jonathan Deamer.

Riggie Freyer presents "Do Follow" Links with High Pagerank & KeywordLuv Plug-in Bloglist posted at Internet Business for Beginners Internet Home Based Business.

Jane25 presents The ABC of Making Money At Home for Beginners posted at Work At Home Mom Home Job Resource.

Craig Andrews presents Internet Business Blog - Craig S Andrews posted at Craig S. Andrews.com.

BlogMeTheMoney presents 10 Blog Traffic Tips posted at Blog Me The Money.

BlogMeTheMoney presents Does Time Or Day Matter For Publishing Content? posted at Blog Me The Money, saying, "Publishing on certain times of the day or certain days of the week can prove to be "break or bust" on how much your article is seen by others."

Don Morrison presents For Income Success Develop A Prime Online e-Book Marketing Company Model posted at dondmorrison.com, saying, "Download 300+ free, new, & original eBooks at http://dondmorrison.com"

Kathleen Gage presents I know I need to blog, but where do I find the time and fresh ideas? posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, "The more I delve into the Blogosphere, the more I realize how important blogging is to any solid Internet Marketing plan. Anyone who has been paying attention knows they need to get on the Blogosphere bandwagon sooner than later. I work with speakers, authors, coaches and consultants who are always on the lookout for effective ways to reach their market, gain visibility and establish credibility. One would be hard pressed to find something as easy and simple as blogging to achieve these outcomes. Blogging can be fun or it can be a tedious process. Most people start off with a bang and then the sparkle will quickly sizzle as they get caught up in other activities."

Technology Editor presents How to Send Emails that get Delivered and Read posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

George Tzenos presents Use Your Website Traffic Statistics To Improve Your Results posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog.

Kenton Newby presents First-Class Blogging: 12 Perfect Upgrades to Power Your Wordpress Site posted at KentonNewby.com.

Craig Andrews presents Article Writing Tips For Internet Business Traffic posted at Craig S. Andrews.com.

Social D presents Social Marketing Traffic Experiment Updated Results Video posted at Social Networking Bookmark Domination, saying, "Learn how to use social marketing to increase the traffic to your blog"

Margaret Mary presents Getting Listed in the Open Directory Project posted at The Earthly Paradise.

George Tzenos presents Review - Get Tons of Traffic with Google Ads Free.. is it a scam? posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog, saying, "I reveal the strategy for getting free PPC ads"

Jim Kaizen presents A Big List For Improving Article Marketing posted at The Kaizen Business.

Steve Oliphant presents Free Backlinks! Woo Hoo! posted at Steve Oliphant’s Musings.

Joseph presents self help personal development how to advice posted at Self Help and Personal Development.

Brian Terry presents The 3 Ages of Internet Marketing posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Cindy King presents Go Viral With Video Marketing - Special Sound And Motion Effects posted at Get International Clients.

Robert Phillips presents How to Create an Audio Product Practically for Free posted at CYBERCA$HOLOGY.

Fred Black presents Beyond SEO - The Tale of the Three Legged Dog posted at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog..

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of bringing more traffic to your blog using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

How to recover deleted blogs.

This post contains very valuable information and the full credit goes to Beta Blogger for Dummies who always comes up with great tutorials that are to treasured for ever and also to be shared through your blogs or email.

How to recover your blogs which are deleted for various reasons:

Reasons for blogs getting deleted:

1. Accidental clicking of "Delete This Blog" button at the bottom of Settings--->Basic subtab. ( Login at Blogger.com----->Click Settings link on Dashboard).

2. If you have contravened the Blogger TOS your blog may get deleted by them.

You must click on the link to read the full details.
RECOVER DELETED BLOG OFFICIALLY

To recover a deleted blog along with posts and comments you should provide information about your deleted blog by filling up the form here :

http://help.blogger.com/bin/request.py?contact_type=deletedblog

Blogger needs to identify your ownership of the blog before restoring it to you. You cannot request a URL deleted by someone else.

Again I request you to click on the only link you find in this post to read the article fully. And say your thanks to him.

Think again before submitting to social bookmarks.

I spend at least 20 minutes a day to submit some of my blog posts to social bookmarking sites in the hope of getting back links. And I have spent countless hours to compile a big list of social bookmarking sites and spent equal number of hours to register in them.

Chris Lang just stopped me from having false hopes of getting back links by submitting to social media sites.

I have initiated a thread, "How many social sites follow links" in the social authority forum and Chris Lang has replied in great detail about what is the Google's strategy in ranking your site, how we may be considered as a spammer by submitting to popular social bookmarking sites including Digg.

We all should read his e-book on social marketing that contains totally different but very useful information.

Excellent online community for webmasters and bloggers.

If you have a website, you need to be a member at Social Marketing Central!

But why?

Come on, you can’t ask such a question! Don’t you want visitors to your website/blog?

How Social Marketing central can help me?

There are 1390 members in it. In fact I am the 1390^th member. Like blogcatalog.com and mybloglog.com, this is a community of webmasters and blog masters. I hope you realize the value of these online communities-a buzzing place of activities like exchanging views, sharing ideas, uploading photos and videos etc.

There are groups to join and contribute and be benefited. At present I have joined these groups:

Lets Talk Commenters Group.

This is a group for you to post links to recent posts for review and comments from other group members -- when they find your posts of interest. There are no "rules". Just post interesting content links, and comment when you have something to say.

Wordpress Central:

If you use WordPress to manage your blog, this group is for you! Get tips, tricks, and free WordPress support from the Internet Genius!

RSS Feed Central:

Want more RSS Subscribers? Post your blog name and RSS feed URL here and even exchange subscriptions

Mashable Group:

Fan of Mashable.com? You should be. It's only the largest social site for social marketing addicts on the web with over 5 million visits per month. Help build your social authority by becoming a member of the Mashable Group

Wagg it Group:

Wagg your tail with other Wagg'ers. Digg with a Bite.

There are many more groups like you see then in Blogcatalog.com You can also create your own group.

Forum:

There is a forum to view discussion and participate by asking questions and answer others’ questions.

You are given your own page just like this one:

http://socialauthority.ning.com/profile/malathy

Oh, I am sorry, not just like this one but you are allowed to customize it. They offer you several themes to try and choose.

Comments moderation with TypePad AntiSpam

Six Apart has launched a new free open source product into beta called TypePad AntiSpam. The basic spam filtering technology has been already used by the company since May 2007 as built-in feature of TypePad blogs. Now it is offered as a plug-in for other blogging platforms, such as Movable Type and WordPress, and any other platform which supports spam plugins.

TypePad AntiSpam beta is free for any type of use, personal and commercial, regardless of how large your site is and of how many comments you receive daily. In comparison, Akismet, the similar service for WordPress and other platforms, is free for personal use but starts at $5 a month for anyone making more than $500 a month off their blog.

The developed software adapts to the changing spam tactics. You can report any comment that is not welcome to your blog, and the TypePad AntiSpam engine learns from your spam definition, retaining quality comments and enhancing the automatic unwanted entries detection and filtering with every step.

Download the plug-in from the authors Web Site: http://antispam.typepad.com/info/get-started.html

Additional Reading:

http://www.sixapart.com/blog/2008/05/typepad-antispam-whats-good-fo.html

http://everything.typepad.com/blog/2008/05/a-better-way-to.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/29/AR2008052902175.html