If you’re a plumber, chances are you’re listed in the phone book with other plumbers. As a blogger, did you know you can be listed with other bloggers?
These are often called blog hubs and a search on that term will uncover more choices than you can manage.
Three I use are NetworkedBlogs, Technorati, and Kindle Blogs. (That’s right… did you know you can have your blog listed for free on Amazon so people can read your blog on their Kindle?) There also may be blog hubs that are specific to your industry.
The beauty of most of these hubs is that, beyond setting up an account and showing that the blog you’re wanting to list is yours, you don’t have to do anything. The hubs know
to check your blog for new content on a regular basis. Or, if it’s just a simple listing of blogs but not listing new content, your blog will show up when people search the hub for topics you’re writing about.
Blog hubs can work in slightly different ways.
For example, NetworkedBlogs makes it easy to connect your blog to your Facebook or Twitter account. In my case, when each new article on this blog appears, it automatically posts on update on my Increase Sales & Build Deeper Connections Facebook page.
This is actually an important element of content sharing… automating as much as possible. With NetworkedBlogs, an update to my Facebook page happens automatically.
Like article banks, many of the best blog hubs, like Technorati, are likely getting more traffic than your own site. Because of how many people use these sites, we’re back to the issue of how likely it is you’ll stand out. But since these hubs are often free, there’s no reason not to be listed and see if you get readers who might not otherwise have found you.
To me, the most exciting development in sharing your blog is in the Amazon Kindle. This is relatively new and, as of this writing, still in beta.
While it’s free for you to list your blog, people actually have to pay to subscribe to it. Often that price is only 99-cents a month.
I touched on this subject a bit deeper in my article, Putting Your Blog on the Amazon Kindle. Among other things, I address a question I originally had: Who would pay for a blog on their Kindle that’s free on the blogger’s own site?
The bottom line with hubs, at least in my mind, is either helping to automate how we get our blog content out, or giving us new channels to share our content. Both are great and worth looking into further.
(FYI: I’m taking some time off to celebrate Christmas and the new year. I’ll continue this series on content sharing on repurposing January 9th.)
Other articles in this series:
Content Sharing and Repurposing – Your Starting Point
Content Sharing and Repurposing – Twitter
Content Sharing and Repurposing – Facebook
Content Sharing and Repurposing – LinkedIn
Content Sharing and Repurposing – Google Plus
Content Sharing and Repurposing – Guides & Reports
Content Sharing and Repurposing – Books & eBooks
Content Sharing and Repurposing – Guest Blogging
Content Sharing and Repurposing – Article Banks
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