6 Simple Ways To Give Thanks To Bloggers

Every now and then we all STUMBLE on a blog that simply provides exceptional content and in depth information. I myself have read thousands of blogs, there’s a lot of crappy ones out there, but a great number of good ones as well. Writing a blog post is very easy, anybody who has fingers can pretty much post about anything and everything one can possibly imagine. To me a quality blog post is one that provides unbiased information, well written, and keeps me interested in the subject matter.

So as a reader, what exactly do you do to give thanks to bloggers who has spent their precious time providing information to you? Well here’s what I would do:

1 - Contact The Blogger
I would get in touch with a blogger to let them know how much I enjoyed their article. Some bloggers will not leave an email address or contact form on their site, at that point I would simply leave them a thank you comment.

2 - Link Love
Whenever I STUMBLE on a blog that is just full of great articles, I would link to that site and add them to my blogroll.

3 - The Stumble Upon Effect
Stumble Upon is a great service and it is a wonderful article promotion tool. I always make sure I give a thumbs up on blogs that I enjoy reading.

4 - Submit and Vote
Everybody knows that Social Media is a great source for generating traffic to a site. If the article you are reading is really, really good, chances are it’s already been submitted to sites like Digg, Mixx, Reddit, Propeller, Yahoo Buzz, etc. If that’s the case, then go ahead and vote the article up.

5 - Give Out Some Change
This is probably everyone’s favorite since it involves money. Make a courteous donation to the blogger. I have received donations on this blog in the past and let me tell you, it is a great feeling! I went out and bought a bag of Cheetos.

6 - Ad Sense…Add Cents
This is actually my favorite one, whenever I see Google Ad Sense, I make sure I give it a click if I feel like the blog has given me something I can walk away with. Just don’t overdo the clicks or the blogger will be penalized for click fraud.

So next time you read and enjoyed a random blog post, you’ll know what to do.

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