{24 Days} Day #4 ~ How to promote your blog

Over the last couple of months I have learnt the art of promoting my blog, I am not saying I have perfected it or even know how to do it better I am saying for 'me' I have learnt what seems to be working for me. I do not have 2k or even 10k views a day I have 200 to 500 and for me this is HUGE to some this is peanuts which is fine by me 'each to their own'. I never thought my blog would be where it is now in a million years, I had hoped and dreamed of it reaching somewhere near to where it is at now but never knew how to get their. So now that we have settled that let me share a few ways I promote my blog;

#bloggers how do you promote your blog? What tools do you use? #blog #lbloggers @fashbeautylife @UKBlog_RT
— Myrabev (@MyraBev) November 2, 2014

Facebook - love it or hate it, it is one of the biggest ways to promote your blog. Some people get a lot of traffic from social networks like Pinterest but I am yet to get such traffic from it but then again I hardly pin things. I have joined a couple of facebook pages (I would like to mention but not sure if allowed so will skip this part) but these facebook pages have really helped drive traffic to my blog and helped me make friends who check out my blog not because I shared a link but because I have become a part of their morning routine (checking out other blogs) as they have mine. If you don't have a facebook page for your blog I suggest you get one but don't neglect your normal account because it usually starts with family and friends.

Family & Friends - Almost all my close friends and friends of friends now read my blog via word of mouth. I had a friend of a friend the other day PM me to say 'thank you for being so inspirational continue blogging I love waking up to read your blog' I was taken aback because though I hope my blog touches or even helps someone's life I did not think or even imagine ever hearing such words it is truly amazing.

Advertising - most people use PassionFruit Ads (I did too until recently), check out bloggers in your niche first and see what those blogs offer and how much readership they have etc and then invest some money into appearing on their side bar. Don't only stick to small bloggers think big and go large but remember not all will accept so be ready to accept that.

Twitter/Instagram - for the last two months I have seen a great increase in traffic from twitter and even IG. I am so glad about this hence its included, I use Hootsuite to schedule my posts (I have hash tags all set up) and this has made all the difference.

Affiliate networks - I met one of my now best friend (yet to meet in person) on an affiliate network, we have been chatting for over a year now and I feel so close to her than I do with most people I have know for a long time.

There are so many ways to promote/drive traffic to your blog and the few mentioned above have worked for me quite well. What other ways do you promote/drive traffic to your blog? What has worked for you?

**Don't forget I have a giveaway ongoing, win £15 amazon gift card** a Rafflecopter giveaway

Off-Sunday ~ GIVEAWAY (PBA - now AJD is 6 months today)

Hello Peeps!!! It's Sunday the 8th of December 2013 and my baby blog PurelyByAccident (now A July Dreamer) is 6 months old today and to celebrate this momentous time I have decided to do a giveaway (yaaaay!!!!) on both my blogs to mark this day.

When I started blogging I didn't think I would achieve so much in so little time, I am forever grateful to the people have met and socialized with from the blogsphere. As my bio says I started this blog to pass time when I had moved town and knew no one, this journey as been one of the most wonderful journeys have taken so far and I hope and pray I continue because we both know it's not always easy to keep blogging and posting posts it takes dedication and commitment to keep up with your fellow bloggers. 

I just wanted to quickly share my stats with you before I move on to the giveaway

* Twitter --> 250+ followers, I started with 15

* Facebook --> 160+ followers, I didn't have a fan page then

* Bloglovin --> 290+ followers, I had 10

* Pinterest + Google plus --> 70+ followers, I dint have either till recently.

Anyway now down to the reason your reading this post, I am giving away £25 paypal cash and 1 small Ad space on both my blogs for 2 months. Good luck to you all.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

***Bloggers if you would like free ad space on both my blogs please e-mail me, the only condition is promote my giveaway on your blog by placing my rafflecopter on your side bar and I will place your button onmy blog for 2 months!!!***

{Off-Friday} Accepting Sponsors/Advertisers!!!!

Hello there, Happy Friday (x4) I am singing this and typing it such a surreal week this has been and I am glad it has come to an end. So during this festive month, I have decided to take sponsors/advertisers that will feature on both my blog and will rung from December 01 till January 01, 2013. My blog is slowly growing which I am really excited about and want to offer you the chance to grow with me, click on my sponsor page to view my stats.

Purely-By-Accident is now A July Dreamer

Myrbaev's Corner is now The Myrabev Life 

If you are interested in swaps, please drop me an e-mail: Myrabev@ajulydreamer.com. 

Thank you for reading my blog and sponsoring/advertising with me.