So, you’ve just written a fantastic blog post you think will add value to a vast audience. The only problem is, you have no idea how your target audience will find it. If you’re a blogger, you know how painstaking it is to create quality content that’s search engine friendly.
However, not all content easily attracts the attention of search engines. Even though your content might be high quality, it may not rank as high as you may wish, and sometimes, it may go unnoticed by the audience you’re targeting.
If this has been the case for you, it may be a wise choice to try and promote your content manually and share your ideas on different social bookmarking sites or social networks. Don’t just sit and wait for your content to grow an organic audience. It may take a long time for you to start seeing the results.
If you’re having trouble finding sites that can publish your content for free, here’s a list we’ve put together of 12 free places where you should share your blog post after publishing for faster indexing, discovery, and ranking.
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Tumblr
Before you use Tumblr, you should be aware that the site doesn’t encourage long-form blog posts. This is, nevertheless, a good thing for you because your Tumblr posts comprise short previews of the posts you have on other platforms or channels like your website.
If you’d like your content to attract traffic back to your main avenue, all you have to do is copy the most exciting part of your content, use it as a post on Tumblr, then link it back to your original blog post. Once you’ve posted on Tumblr, encourage readers to follow your link and read the rest of your article.
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Quora
Quora is a big deal for bloggers looking for traffic. It’s a platform where one asks a question and gets answers from community experts. First of all, you have to pick interests that align with your blog, then create a Bio other bloggers would kill for. Ensure you have a topic for your content and use your topic as a question for a full article.
Once you’re done, write answers to your question like the expert you are. The more upvotes your answer gets, the more traffic you’ll generate to your blog. The most significant advantage of Quora is that it’s a long term source of traffic for your blog.
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Reddit
This site is one of the most peculiar social networking sites you will work on as a blogger or content creator. Since most of the users on the network are known to be ruthless, ensure your content is high-quality before you decide to post.
You can either submit links of your work or submit to Reddit as a self or text post. Once you post, you will either get an upvote or a downvote. A process conveniently called karma. Ensure that you have positive karma with high content to boost your credibility.
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Mix
As with all the other previous sites we’ve mentioned, you have to have high-quality content to garner traffic from Mix. Also, be wary of posting a lot of your content at once on the site. Instead, focus on mixing your content as well as content from other sources onto your Mixes. Share your links directly onto your mixes so your followers can easily click on them to read your content.
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Holonis
If you’re not using Holonis as a blogger, you’re losing out on a lot. When you post any page on the site, Google will index it as an article. As a result, you get to rank for keywords that you’re using on your posts. It’s also possible to add a list of your services and products on your pages for your target audience to view.
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LinkedIn
This platform is an excellent social network for marketers in the B2B niche. The best way to garner traffic from the site is to create and optimize a bomb profile, join groups that would be relevant to your content and niche, then share your content as often as you can.
On your leading site, create a LinkedIn share button and republish your content on LinkedIn as often as is necessary. Your followers are bound to share your posts with other audiences.
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Facebook
Contrary to popular belief, there’s still room for bloggers, content creators, and marketers on the social networking site. To post on Facebook, create a user profile, and start posting. Create a short, engaging post with a link to your main post for your readers to follow. One benefit of using Facebook to grow traffic is that you can post in multiple groups.
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Medium
This site is one of the most popular blogging platforms. It almost works like Twitter, with the main difference being that Medium works best for long-form content. It has an excellent import tool you can use to post an article from anywhere on the web. The tool will add relevant information as to where the article is from and a link to your original post.
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Dzone
With this site, you don’t have the assurance that your article will get published after submission. However, it doesn’t hurt to try. Sign up to the site and post an article by clicking on the + sign next to your profile picture. Tag yourself as the author of the post and then submit it for moderation.
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Google My Business
Publish only high-quality content on Google My Business. After you’ve downloaded the app, get to the home page and create your post. Edit your draft post and publish when you’re sure the job has no mistakes. Anyone who checks out your profile will see your post.
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Pinterest
Create a Pinterest profile then create a pin. On the badge, select the best image or video for your content together with a destination URL that will lead to your original post.
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Twitter
If you’re in the business of updating people on what’s new in the world, Twitter is an excellent platform for you. With the platform, Twitter Media, content curators, marketers, and bloggers can engage their audience with the most up-to-date information.
Conclusion
Thriving in the online world as a curator and content creator takes patience. Gaining knowledge of platforms that you can use to advance your agenda is equally beneficial. Some may have a wider reach than others, but the fact remains, you cannot only rely on your leading content creation platform to amass traffic.
