The first step in promoting your blog is to select the right key words, and to use those keywords on your posts title and body, after doing that however you need to submit your blog into blogs directories as to make it easier for search engines and for your prospects readers to find your blog.

Blog directories have different targets, some are specific to one region, and others focus on specific topics, in general there are two types of blog directories, first type will ask you to register your blog address and the other will ask you to register your blog feed address.

To get your blog feed address right click on the RSS icon in your blog, select "Copy Shortcut" in IE, or "Copy Link Location" in Firefox, this way you copied your blog RSS feed link and all you have to do is to past it in the right field in the directory form.

Below is a number of blog directories we advice you to register your blog at

• Arabic blog directories:

1. Jordan blogs
2. Syrian mirror
3. Dubai planet
4. Kuwait blogs
5. Saudi blogs
6. Lebanon heart blogs
7. Iraq blogs
8. Alshamel- Arabic blogs directory
9. tadwen- Arabic blogs directory
10. Mdwnat- Arabic blogs directory
11. Eyoon- Arabic blogs directory
12. dwwen- Arabic blogs directory
13. Global voices online- blogs from around the world

• Directories to submit your blog:

1. Technorati
2. Blog explosion
3. Blog universe
4. Blurit
5. Globe of Blogs

• Directories to submit your blog feed:

1. Web log a lot
2. blog street
3. Pub sub
4. blog digger

See also:

How do I include my blog in Jeeran search results?