Use the BufferApp (Digg Digg): Use this WordPress plugin to put your social share icons under your blog headline. More Blog Promotion Tips I needed to rearrange and clean-up the blogging tip file that I keep in my head. My blog review clients have gotten bits and pieces of these tips but I realized that I haven’t put together a monster list of them in a long time. It’s nice to get my best stuff out in the open so I can start tweaking and adding to the list. So  now is a great time to pick through my mental garage sale. This isn’t a short post. Enjoy. Getting Readers. MORE >>

I use Buffer’s newly acquired Digg Digg plugin to add new share buttons.  Here’s the “secret” to attracting more readers to your blog.  Ready for it? Promote your blog posts.  . am not being a smart ass and unfortunately I’m not stating the obvious either.    Most bloggers either under-promote their blog posts or refuse to tell their readers that they have something new to say.  Most of these folks will point to a sacred social media rule that says you shouldn’t promote your work and if you do, conduct your promotion discreetly. know that you are serious about your topic.  Email. MORE >>

Consider using the Digg Digg WordPress plugin (personal favorite) for selecting and placing your buttons.  Did you publish a blog post this week? . If you did, I bet you are slyly checking on you retweet count.  I’m a religious retweet checker simply because retweets are the one of the best ways to evaluate my blog post’s performance. That’s why it hurts (just a little) when the retweet count doesn’t climb beyond single digits.  The good news though is that you can fix your posts “retweetability” with a few simple tweaks. Tweak #3: Ask for the retweet. Tweak #7: Go Naked. MORE >>

Digg Digg. The Digg Digg App places your social icons in high-profile positions on your blog. More Blog Promotion Tips As a blog publisher you have to balance three activities: 1) Research, 2) Writing and 3) Promotion. While all of this can be done with one tool, the WordPress software platform, I’ve found that 3rd party tools, websites, and plugins make this process much easier. Over the last three years, I’ve tested a variety of tools. My goal has been to find tools that act as “force multipliers”, enabling me to do more in less time. Google Reader. Reeder  . MORE >>

The same applies to Facebook, Linkedin, Pinterest, Stumbleupon, Digg, Friendster, Reddit, HackerNews, Ning…Um wait.  Installing Buffer’s Digg Digg plugin ins the easiest way to get a floating share button on your blog.  In the movie Office Space , Stan the manager of Chotchkie’s badgers Joanna (Jennifer Aniston) to wear more flair, cheesy aluminum buttons usually handed out by political candidates.  At Chotchkie’s flair was proof of enthusiasm and team spirit. We have a social media equivalent of flair.  Not because the buttons are bad but because they are used badly. MORE >>