Check out my new blog, www.smallplasticbricks.com It’s a blog about LEGO and the AFOL (Adult fan of LEGO) community!

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If you find a blog or news article that inspires you, comment on it.  Doing so could increase the chances of someone clicking on a link to your blog who feels the same you do.

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As a test, I haven’t given my recently-created blog much attention over the past week of so – and it shows in my Google Analytics: No posts on other sites, no Craigslist ads, barely using Twitter, no new Youtube videos.  Zero Traffic.  One of the keys of a starting blog may very well be creating [...]

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My Technorati claim was approved!  Now, I can login to start commenting on blogs and learning about all sorts of subjects: http://technorati.com/blogs/www.andyd.org Technorati is a highly popular blog directory that lets other people know about you.  Being listed in Technorati will help your site get listed in search engines because Google considers Technorati a “quality” [...]

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Everyone knows what YouTube is. People will watch your video, whether it’s gone viral, been on the news, or you haven’t even advertised it. Someone will watch it. Make it interesting, make it exciting, make it fresh. To start things off, here’s my rather boring first video (hey, it’s my first one!). There will be [...]

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Advertising with your local media can be a very good (and cheap) way to promote your blog or website.  Local weekly papers, regional newspapers, and even business cards can help your website reach a whole new audience.  Don’t limit yourself to Twitter and Facebook.  Get out there and tell the world about your website and [...]

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My first week of blogging has been somewhat successful.  I’ve barely had any traffic on this site, but I’ve also branched out to SideTick.com where you can earn TickBucks (which turn into PayPal cash) by getting referrals, commenting, viewing polls, blogging, etc.  I’ve posted my blogs there as well. I’ve made $5.66 from Google Adsense [...]

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Caution: When building a blog and getting traffic, it takes time.  These last few days have been slightly depressing, but I need to keep going on: So what have I been doing to promote the blog?  I’ve been tweeting about it, Facebook-ing about it, LinkedIn-ing about it, telling friends on MySpace about it, and posting [...]

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This one is obvious, but it’s essential in today’s environment.  Without Twitter, you are already behind.  Check out this blog’s Twitter page.  Use Twitter apps on your iPhone, Android, Blackberry, or other smartphone – and tweet all day!  A “tweet” is a simple message of 140 characters or less that you can post to your [...]

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