How not to?

Promoting a blog is an art in itself. And a art which if not done well, can cause disasters to your traffic. So, are you trying to promote a blog? If yes, try these tips. They will do nothing bad if not good. Have something to say about tips, any mistakes or any additional tips, comments are always welcome.

Never submit to blog directories.
Blog directories are there to do nothing. This is the perfect plan if you plan to decrease traffic to your blog. What is a blog without readers? A waste of time and effort! It is simple, find some good blog directories and submit your blog there. Be sure to read there terms and conditions. Some good directories are Blogarama, Blogcatalog, Technorati, Blog Explosion, Blogrankings. If you are into serious blogging, you must have noticed Technorati. It is a good service. Blogcatalog has a good number of blogs. Blogexplosion deserves a special mention. It is really not a directory. It is a "traffic service" according to me. Once you submit your blog, it will be previewed by administrator within "48-72 hours". But in my case, 48-72 hours have stretched very long. I submitted my blog about 30 days ago and still it’s waiting for admin approval. But there are many advantages of using this service. Their traffic sending is truly unique. You have to surf through member blogs. On top, a bar that counts seconds and one with picture identification is present. After 30 seconds, you can click on the given number and go to another page. For each view, you earn 0.5 credits. 1 credit is equivalent of 1 visit. There are also some other services like games which can help you earn more credits.

Give wrong description.
If by mistake, you submit your blog to any directory, then remember to give as bad as possible description of your blog. Usually, visitors read descriptions and then click on the links. If you have a bad description, then this will really help you minimise traffic. Keep description as less informative as possible. Confuse the reader, see how he not visits your blog. But if you are in mood of driving traffic to your blog, spend some time thinking about description and when you feel it is good, write it.

Bad design and content.
At last, everything comes down to the basics. You have to get the basics good if you want to have a name in blogosphere. Have good and original content and you will see increase in readers. One thing to be remembered is to maintain the quality once you are famous. With good content, promotion becomes easy. Keep your language moderated. Abusive language will surely decrease traffic ( unless you are blogging about abusive language ).