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This is the third article in my Build Your Blog Through Social Media Series. In the introductory article, I described how I was able jump start my blog from zero pageviews in September to over 190,000 pageviews by November. The second article described how to use stumbleupon to promote your blog. This article focuses on BloggingZoom.
On November 1, the launch of BloggingZoom gave bloggers the perfect social media site to promote their blogs and articles. Bloggers writing on every niche are gathering at BloggingZoom to share the best articles around the blogosphere. I am glad that I joined BloggingZoom right from the start.
Please add me as a friend on bloggingzoom.
BloggingZoom was created by Courtney and Vic to allow bloggers to promote their own works and gain the attention of other bloggers. This culture of open access is what makes BloggingZoom different from social voting sites like Digg, Reddit and Propeller.
This tolerance is a breathe of fresh air and has made BloggingZoom my favorite social media site to read quality original blog content.
Who should be using BloggingZoom?
EVERY blogger should be using BloggingZoom. That’s right. If you are not using it, you are missing out on getting your writing in front of thousands of bloggers.
While making the front page of BloggingZoom will not bring you the traffic that a Digg front page will bring you, gaining traffic is not my goal with BloggingZoom. Instead, I want other bloggers to know about my blog.
For a site like mine focused on blogging tips, BloggingZoom is a match made in heaven. This social media site allows me to attract bloggers looking for blogging help. Additionally, since this site’s core audience is bloggers who must be pretty savvy with computers, Newest on the Net’s focus on discussing the latest Internet news is a perfect fit.
Bloggers are great readers for you to attract. Bloggers like blogs. They write blogs, they read blogs and they like to participate by leaving comments. These readers will help you develop a community for your blog.
Since I started using BloggingZoom, I have networked with lots of great bloggers. I have also increased my RSS subscribers with many people who first learned about NOTN through BloggingZoom. I have also gained friends in other social media sites like StumbleUpon from people who have found me on BloggingZoom.
Blogging Zoom Spreads the Wealth
Getting an article on Digg can bring lots of benefits to your site; traffic, links and more traffic. However, the chances of getting on the frontpage of Digg are very slim. You need to tailor your articles to topics that are popular with Digg users and you need a strong network of supporters to help you along. This is not the case with BloggingZoom.
At the present time you only need 5 zooms (votes) to make it to BloggingZoom’s front page. Of the 34 articles that I have submitted to BloggingZoom, 27 have gone hot and made it to the front page.
I am happy to note that my article on how to increase RSS subscribers is on the top 10 list of zoomed articles.
Do you want to read more about BloggingZoom? Well, here are some other great articles about this new social media site,
- BloggingZoom Review By Jason Clark
- Do You Zoom? - BloggingZoom Review
- BloggingZoom Accelerates the Blogging Business
Are you using BloggingZoom? Please share your experience.
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14 comments ↓
From my limited experience with Blogging Zoom (only have 5 articles submitted), I have received very little traffic. All five had made been popular with at least 9 votes each but none of them have generated that many visitors. I’ve had around 30 visitors in total from all 5 posts.
Digg and Stumble Upon are much better choices for actually getting traffic to your site.
I think Adam’s right as far as direct traffic goes, but the networking and social benefits of BZ are great. Using BZ and SU together are a great power combination.
I didn’t know Blogging Zoom was a project from Courtney and Vic. Excellent.
Blogging Zoom works for me and as Adam pointed out I don’t get a lot of traffic from Bloggingzoom but at this point I have only submitted 15 post.
I have more than 100 posts on my blog and as I submit those posts the traffic will increase.
I have been using BloggingZoom for a few weeks now and I have found that the most rewarding thing is the support for and from fellow Bloggers, both the newbie to the more successful.
I will continue to be as an active member as I can.
I absolutely agree that the traffic is light, but the chance to network with so many bloggers is excellent. Also, as the site grows, traffic will grow too.
BloggingZoom, right now, is very much about building relationships with other bloggers and other BZ users and learning how to use BZ. Once you get a feel for what works and what doesn’t work you will begin to find more and more success. I personally have found a lot of success on BZ and have had a lot of traffic sent to my site. It might not match Digg or SU in traffic right now, but it can certainly bring in some high quality traffic that is well worth the time it takes to earn it.
By the way, thanks for the link!
thanks for the link. I am fed up of figuring out what digg users want.
Jason and Arun, you are welcome for the link. Your articles are great.
Most of my post went hot and did bring 3-4 StumbleUpon since(indirect traffic). Plus, the fact that we can add our own post is great. Unfortunately, many bloggers don’t install the plugin to promote even more and make others aware of it.
Post like this do help.
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bloggingzoom is nothing but a bunch of cheating bloggers voting a countless number of times on their own blogs!
Guest voting is so unfair and wrong! I prefer blogengage, far better and allows for you to guest blog as well
Good luck with that crap site!
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