1. Niche directory – whatever niche you’re blog is on, most likely there’s a niche directory out there for it. Seek these out via a Google search, with the following formula: niche + blog directory. For example, if you’re blog is on the topic of surfing you would type into Google the following: surfing + niche directory. Niche directories are usually good sources of relevant, good PR, one way backlinks.

2. Blog Directory – similar as the above method, but these tend to only accept blogs and cater to a variety of niches. Some of the more established blog directories on the web include; Blog Catalog, My Blog Log, Blog Flux, and of course DMOZ. Submit your new blog to each one and make sure you also link to the “blog profile page” from your site.

3. Guest Blogging – we’re big fans of guest posting, and have written extensively on the subject. One of the absolute best methods for getting in front of a relevant audience and as a bonus, securing the almighty backlink. How does this method work? Quite simple really. Find blogs in your area of specialty, send them an email via their contact form and pitch them on a guest article. They will either say yes or no, but always worth a good try.

4. Article marketing – this is an excellent method to get backlinks to a new blog and involves writing a series of articles, about 5 or so and submitting them to an article directory, such as Ezine Articles. First create an account, write your article in their dashboard and wait for approval. Ezines is nicely moderated, so they tend to keep junk out, which is a good thing and article approval takes anywhere from 3 days 7 days.

5. Social media – Some social networking and social media sites send juice back to our blogs, the key as mentioned above is relevancy. For example, if you run an internet marketing or affiliate blog, a good social media site for you would be Sphinn. But on the other hand if you run a shoe blog, Sphinn is a waste of time for you. So look for social media sites that complement your topic, become a regular active member and periodically submit your articles for a boost in the search engines.

My next blog project is on the uber popular teen boy band The Jonas Brothers. This trio of music awesomeness is a force in the music industry and their reach only grows bigger everyday.

I had been meaning to create one on the JoBros and finally got around to it, see blog details below.

Name: Jonas Weblog

WordPress Theme: Fresh News

Monetization Model: Adsesne, Ebay, CJ, Ticketmaster and Amazon

This blog is an Adsense and affiliate blog, which means you will want to drive traffic to the blog, via one of the three methods below:

1. Article Marketing – create an account on eZines and direct (about 10 articles) to the blog via the author resource box.

2. Links – build links with press releases, dofollow blog comments, guest posts, or directories.

3. Additional Fresh Content – hire someone on Digital Point Forums to write two or three articles a week on the blog.

This blog is perfect for the (marketing savvy webmaster) who wishes to have a side income from Adsense and affiliate marketing. Drive targeted traffic to the blog, then wait for the commission checks to roll in.

If you have any questions on this blog project, do not hesitate to contact me.