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How Do I Find Niche Topic Blogs?

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Question: How do I find specific kinds of blogs on the net? For example I want to find blogs regarding natural, holistic health, parenting and beauty for women aged over 35. How do I go about finding the right kinds of blogs without spending hours searching?

There are several places you can go to find niche topic blogs. Here are our recommendations.

Technorati.com - Do a search for blogs here and sort them by “authority”, which is their ranking methodology.

Google Blog Search - Again, Google is the king, and they have indexed millions of blogs.

Blog networks - Try Best of the Web blog directory, or the ScratchBack blog directory.

Of course, there’s never going to be a super-easy way to search. It will take time to weed through all of the millions of listings. Good luck!

Is Social Media Marketing A Good Strategy?

Question: I am newer to blogging and have started a real estate investing blog at www.MustKnowInvesting.com. Thus far, I have concentrated on writing good content. I have recently put up pages on Facebook, Twitter, and Squidoo. Do you think that focusing on social media marketing is a good strategy?

You’re on the right track! The answer is a BIG YES! Social media marketing is easily the best way nowadays to get your website or blog or special online project launched without spending millions to advertise it to the masses.

If you listen to Darren at Problogger, he says the most important things in social media marketing are…

To summarize - I share 4 simple tips on marketing your blog with social media sites.

1. Be an Active Participant
2. Have a Consistent Presence on Different Social Media Sites
3. Add Value to the Wider Community
4. Let Others Sell You