So you’ve started your blog, and you’ve been writing a bunch of quality posts. But the traffic isn’t quite what you wish it were. What do you do? Turns out, the real work starts after you’ve got your blog up and running: you need to promote your blog.

Well, Brian Lang from Small Business Ideas Blog asked precisely that question to over 40+ experts from fields as diverse as SEO to (believe it or not) Real Estate. We took the information and laid it out in a coherent infographic. Enjoy!

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Here’s a transcript:

1: Before everything else, your blog’s gotta rock

Be helpful

Be unique

Tell stories

Quote experts

Respond quickly to trends

Develop a killer landing page

2: SEO – Make sure it’s searchable

Do proper keyword research

Learn more: The Way Of The SEO Master [Infographic]

3: Use visuals

Create original images

Make images more effective with text overlay

Use images to attract traffic

Invest in your content’s design

Create visual content

4: Build Relationships

Build real relationships with people first

Build a loyal audience

Share others’ content

Use social media to network and engage– not spam

Be human on social media

5: Know your target audience

Really, really understand your audience

Match your content to the needs of your targeted audience

6: Use Email

Email the people you’ve mentioned

Collect leads

Send better email

Email people according to content topic and interest

7: Perform targeted distribution

Share with those who’ve already shared similar content

Send your content to specific targets

Reach out to influencers

Prioritize promoters

Tag/mention relevant people

8: Maximize the potential of social media

Take note of timing

Share in more places

Retweet for visibility

Multiple tweets/shares at intervals

Milk older content for their worth

Use Pinterest

9: Make it happen! One step at a time

Take action!

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