Lee is yet another example of someone who started out blogging just to blog and--bam--wrote a book and became so well-known that random people now approach her in public to tell her their book groups are reading her books. Hell, you can look her up on Wikipedia because she's famous enough to warrant an entry. If nothing else, blogging, in my opinion, is the equivalent of physically training for a race.
So much so, that their curiosity will force them to make the extra effort to type your link address in their browser. If your comments are good enough, they will want to see what further value you are offering on your own blog. Perhaps, even the blog publisher himself will pay a visit to your blog.
Your blogroll isn't just a list of links-it's a marketing tool. When you build yours, click on each link a few times-this will ensure your URL shows up as a traffic source to bloggers who check their traffic stats, and most do. In addition, send an email to people you link to. Tell them you enjoy their blog and you've linked to it on your new blog. Try to avoid asking for a link; if you're lucky and other bloggers like your writing, they may return the favor. Join a blog network. WordPress monetization tool that is by far the best in class, luckily for us it is also the most cost-effective :D . With a solid amount of options (review posts, text links, banners, inline text, etc), OIOPublisher is what I use here at theNetFool.com! This is the only plugin that I have ever paid for, and at just $37 one-time cost, this thing literally pays for itself and almost anyone can afford it. When you install the plugin, it opens up a whole new section of your WordPress administrator backend, a 'business' tab that offers extensive options and tracks all of your clients.
