How to Promote your Blog using SlideShare

How to Promote your Blog using SlideShare7 Tips to promote your blog using SlideshareAuthor: Anurag Bansalhttp://www.knowliz.com

7 Tips to promote your blog using SlideshareComplete your Slideshare profileShare your best posts on SlideshareCreate and use presentation themesEnd notesPromote othersConnect with othersReciprocate

1. Complete your Slideshare ProfileMake sure you fill in your blog URL on Slideshare profile page. When someone likes your presentation, they would love to check out who you are and may eventually visit your blog.

2. Share your Best Post on SlideshareCopy your best post content and convert it into a document.Upload and share this document on Slideshare.

That way you will get extra exposure through Slideshare.

(You can see how I have used this article on Knowliz itself as a Slideshare presentation.)

3. Create your own presentation themeNothing speaks more for you than your brand itself.

Create a common presentation theme that is consistent in all presentations you share on Slideshare. People visiting your documents will relate to you and your blog when they see something common in all your presentations. Most importantly, use your blog logo while creating the theme and add URL wherever necessary.This presentation itself shows the theme I use.

4. End NotesIt is generally beneficial to add a last slide with your contact details along with blog URL. If someone like they can learn more about you and your blog. Make it easier for them to reach you.

Provide contact information as shown below on the last slide of your presentations:Contact Me

Email: blog@knowliz.comBlog URL: http://www.knowliz.comTwitter: @technomaniaFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/knowlizPhone: +1.248.522.2446

5. Promote OthersBlog promotion should not be a one sided game. You can't receive anything in return unless you give it first. You will soon sound boring if you always talk about yourself. Make it a habit to promote others' presentation on Slideshare using social media. Give them a reason to know you when you tweet and share their content on various social networks. If possible, blog about others presentations, favorite and comment on them.

Some of my favorite Slideshare presentations are:Storytelling 101What the F**k is social media?Funny Twitter Cartoons

6. Connect with othersWhen you are at Slideshare, don't just keep checking your own stats. Rather connect with others who have promoted your documents. Join the groups your documents are part of. This way you will connect with smart authors, leaders and other interesting people. You can built a good following for your blog just by connecting with these people.

7. ReciprocateWhen someone adds you or your presentation as favorite, visit them and reciprocate. Why someone has to be first to initiate that cycle. Go visit other popular presentations and be the first to comment, share and add them as a contact on Slideshare. When you add someone as friend on any social network, there is a tendency to reciprocate.

Connect with the author

Name: Anurag BansalEmail: blog@knowliz.comBlog URL: http://www.knowliz.comTwitter: @technomaniaFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/knowlizPhone: +1.248.522.2446