No matter if you’re an experienced blogger or have just started your blog, getting blog traffic can be a very difficult process.
Unfortunately, you might have the best-written content online, but without the right strategy, you won’t reach that many readers.
If you’re a beginner blogger, you may not know where to start posting online at all.
Even if you have more posts under your belt, some of these places might be unknown to you, and they might be known only by seasoned bloggers in the industry.
To make getting traffic to your blog a little easier, we’ve listed 21 of the best places to post your blog articles.
All of the places listed below can help you gain online traffic that’s completely free.
Before we get into the list, bear in mind that while it can be scary to start promoting your blog, don’t let this deter you from not sharing your content at all!
Now we can get into 21 of the best places to promote your blog!
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How to Promote Your Blog Articles on Social Media
Social media is one of the first places where you can start sharing your content. It’s about getting used to doing it without expecting crazy results in a short period of time.
While sharing your content on Social media you will learn how to modify it to get the most out of it for each platform and you will be able to see on which platform you get the most feedback from your readers.
Different Social Media platforms have different algorithms. This means that publishing the same content on a few of them will have different results.
Depending on the niche you are in some Social Media platforms might be working well and some others might not work at all.
Consider this as an initial experiment to find out which Social Media platform works best for your blog so you can focus your effort only on what works.
What would be the point of spending time posting content on a Social Media platform that brings almost zero traffic when you could spend that time publishing articles on your blog knowing that at some point they will receive traffic from Google? (if they are well written).
1. Share Your Stories on Medium
Medium is a platform where writers can share quality content with their readers.
When you publish a post on your blog you can import it as a story on Medium by providing the URL of the specific post on your blog.
Then Medium imports the article (it’s called a Story in Medium) and sets a canonical link against the story to “tell” search engines that the story was originally published somewhere else (on your blog) and it’s not duplicate content.
This is a great way to have your content on another platform with minimum effort. It will help you get feedback from your readers a lot faster compared to your blog especially if your blog is pretty new.
On Medium readers will find your Stories immediately as soon as you publish them!
Medium also offers the Medium Partner Program. You can join it for free and it allows you to earn depending on the number of your stories read by readers on Medium.
From my personal experience, it’s a very small amount of money but it keeps you motivated especially if you are at the beginning of your blogging journey!
2. Create Content for Pinterest
A favorite of many bloggers, Pinterest is a visual search engine that is great for increasing your visibility.
It works really well in niches that are very visual (art, crafts, travel, design, photography).
I have tested it in the technology niche and I didn’t see great results, but every niche is different so I suggest you test it in yours.
Create some fabulous pictures, use Rich Pins, add a link, and see the traffic increase!
Consider using a scheduler tool, such as Tailwind, as this will automatically keep promoting your blog for you.
3. Publish Blog Posts on Instagram
Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms around the globe. It used to be difficult to share links on Instagram, but the app has since made this slightly easier.
You can place a link to your blog in your bio, and once you hit 10,000 followers, you can start sharing links in your stories too.
4. Create Content For Instagram Reels
Just like Instagram posts, you won’t be able to share a clickable link on Instagram Reels.
However, you can always add text to your video, or the Reel description. This can direct them to your bio with the link in it, or if you have enough followers, your story with a link attached.
Keep in mind as Reels is a video feature, you will need to create a vertical video to share your content on Reels.
5. Share Your Blog Post To Your Facebook Page
Facebook might seem dated to the younger generation, but it is still the most popular social media platform in the world.
Facebook has an advantage, as people still check whether websites and businesses are authentic through their Facebook page.
This is why setting up a Facebook page is so important.
Once you’ve done this, you can post links to your content to followers, as well as other potential readers.
6. Share Your Articles With Facebook Groups
Groups are another advantage of Facebook. You can share your content with certain groups, such as community or insider groups.
If your content is particularly successful, you could create your own group that only your readers can access. Once it’s gained a few members, this will be an ideal way of generating instant traffic.
7. Convert Your Article Into a Youtube Video
Youtube has been around for a while and it has several benefits.
It has its own internal search engine that will bring traffic to your video depending on how it ranks.
And it also creates the opportunity for your videos to rank on Google (especially after recent changes in the Google algorithm).
If you want to promote your blog on Youtube, you can produce a video with a link to your specific blog post in the description. It’s that simple!
It will also give your audience the experience of consuming your content in two different formats (written and video) and to start really knowing who you are as an expert in your niche.
Another thing you get from sharing your content on Youtube is that you see comments from people who consume your content.
It can be great to get valuable feedback to improve your content or to confirm that you are moving in the right direction because people find your content helpful.
8. Post Your Blog Article on Twitter
Tweeting your posts on Twitter can gain traffic, but you need to have specific followers on your account. If you don’t, it isn’t very likely that you’ll attract a lot of readers.
However, if your content interests an influencer with a lot of followers, they might tweet your article, which will generate a lot of traffic!
In this specific scenario, I also see the value of trying to share your articles on Twitter when you get started because it will force you to think about how you can create Tweets by extracting them from your blog post.
Interestingly, one single article can be used for multiple Tweets considering that for each Tweet you can pick a different part of that article to share (repurpose your content).
9. Share Your Blog Post as An Article on Linkedin
Linkedin is different from traditional social networks considering that you can share your content with professional workers in several industries.
With over 500 million people on Linkedin, you can promote your posts to a wide variety of people in the same niche.
Using Linkedin can be a great way to test how people in your niche react to your articles especially if you are in the initial phase of your blog and you are not receiving enough traffic yet to get any feedback from your audience.
Engage With Your Existing Audience
10. Email Your Subscribers When You Post a New Article
An email list is incredibly important for bloggers. If social media vanishes or your blog loses all of its data, you’ll have your email list at hand.
This should consist of genuine and passionate readers.
These are the individuals who engage and trust what you share.
If you were ever to begin your blog from scratch again, you could count on these people to help you with the process.
Every time you post a new article share it with your email subscribers.
You never know…
It might actually be an article that could help them in that exact moment with a problem they are dealing with!
So many times I have received thank you messages from my readers because with one of my articles I helped solve a problem they were dealing with (e.g. passing a specific test or exam).
11. Share Your Article with Influencers
You can quote influencers to invite them to engage with your content.
If they share your post with their followers, you’re guaranteed to see an increase in traffic.
Find an expert or influencer in your niche, send them an email, and ask what they think of your posts. If you’re lucky, they may share your content automatically as a favor.
Remember, if you don’t ask, you don’t get!
12. Ask Readers To Share Your Blog Post With Others
Asking your readers for more shares is one of the easiest ways of increasing traffic. You’ll need to add a persuading call to action to your content.
Even if a small percentage share your content after you ask, you can still benefit from the results.
For instance, if 2% of your 5,000 readers shared your content, 100 people would have shared your article onwards. In the long run, this could reach a lot of potential readers!
Use Question And Answer Websites To Spread Your Content
13. Answer Questions in Targeted Facebook Groups
We’ve covered Facebook groups above, but sharing your content on niche groups can be a great way of increasing traffic that’s genuinely engaged with your content.
You may be able to collaborate with some of the members of these niche groups. If you and your collaborator share your articles, you’ll reach an even wider, targeted audience.
Share your articles as answers to specific questions asked in the Facebook Group.
14. “Promote” Your Blog Posts on Reddit
If you’re an active member on Reddit and don’t indulge in spammy methods, you can share your links on specific forums for your niche and community.
Remember to share in niche-specific forums and concentrate on sharing valuable content.
15. Share Your Article on Quora
You can share your latest content by linking your posts as an answer to certain questions.
This will narrow down your readers to specifically interact with your niche’s audience.
Better answers on Quora will get more votes, so if your article receives more votes, it will become the best answer on the site. This will drive a lot of traffic to your blog!
Automated RSS Systems
16. Share Your Posts Using Feedly
RSS aggregators will take your latest posts and automatically share the content with those interested in your niche.
Feedly is one of the best platforms to do this. Just sign up and become a member, then your posts will be shared through their feed.
17. Make Your Content Available on the Bloglovin’ Platform
Bloglovin’ is like Feedly, except that it distributes articles into different categories for the Bloglovin’ community to view.
The platform also lets members follow bloggers to engage with their latest posts, and similarly, your engaged readers will be able to do the same with your content.
Other Places Where You Can Promote Your Articles
18. Submit Articles to Zest.is
Zest.is is designed for marketers. As long as your article involves marketing in some form or another, you’ll have a chance of reaching lots of readers interested in your niche.
You and others can submit your posts to Zest.is, and as long as they meet the post guidelines, they will be uploaded to the platform.
19. Share Your Blog Post on Digg
Digg has millions of followers and members, so if your article starts trending, or is chosen as part of the Editor picks, your content can start rapidly racking up the views.
Digg has lots of content that speak to various niches, so you’re sure to reach a targeted audience on the site.
20. Add Your Articles to Flipboard
Flipboard is another article submission platform. It uses boards known as magazines in which you and others can share posts.
It’s like repinning on Pinterest or retweeting a Tweet. If your Flip starts trending, you may see as many as 1,000 more visits in a day!
21. Promote Your Content on Mix
Once known as StumbleUpon, Mix is like Flipboard. Depending on your interests, it curates links and displays them in a dashboard.
Mix is better for posts that have begun trending online, but it still can generate more traffic when used in the right manner.
Conclusion
There you have it! These are the top 21 places to share your blog posts to increase traffic.
Before you start sharing your posts, remember to avoid spamming techniques and focus on creating genuine, valuable, and quality content.
What are you waiting for?
Start promoting your content now and watch your traffic grow!
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