by Linda Van Fleet

Depending on what type of blog that you have, it might be a good idea to advertise your blog using articles.

For example, say you know about jewelry and gemstones, and your blog is a place where you post information for people to learn about the types of jewelry.

Submitting an article to a article directory such as Ezine Articles or Associated Content can be very beneficial in bringing people to your blog. For example you might want to talk about the common misconceptions about the colors of gemstones.

You could write about the fact that people assume that gemstones such as emeralds, sapphires and rubies are one different color, but the truth is that those stones come in a variety of colors and hues.

Then you can use your blog as a source for your information, as long as you have blogged about those gemstones. Make sure you put a link to your blog in the author's resource box.

Sometimes you can even get paid for your articles. So if you sell jewelry on your blog, it's like being paid twice for your knowledge. Of course, this is just an example of the way you can use articles to advertise your blog.

When you are writing an article, be creative. You don't have to be an expert at what you do. In fact, you can even use PLR articles that you have edited. If you enjoy writing stories, you can say that posting stories on blogs is a new and different way to share
your stories with others.

Then, post your blog link as your source and you have people checking out your blog and your stories.