Hi Everybody,
Truth be told, most blogs aren't really optimized for marketing effectiveness. Even more so, some blogs are absolute marketing machines, but they at the same time fail to fully capitalize on that fact by not being really optimized marketing-wise.

Blogs may be Web 2.0, but bloggers should not ignore some of the good old internet direct marketing tactics that have been working for marketers online almost for a decade or more.

Here are the absolute 101 basics you really shouldn't ignore ...

1. DON'T FORGET E-MAIL DELIVERY

2. E-ZINE PUBLISHING IS STILL A MUST

3. E-MAIL AND RSS SUBSCRIPTIONS

4. EXPLAIN RSS

5. TOP CONTENT

6. THE HEADLINE

7. LEAD YOUR VISITORS TO YOUR MDA

8. LOOK DIFFERENT

9. USE YOUR OWN DOMAIN

10. DON'T FORGET YOUR KEYWORDS

11. INTERACT WITH YOUR READERS

12. DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CONTENT