Many bloggers rely on MySpace (<http://www.myspace.com>) for new readers and visitors.  Setting up a free MySpace profile and participating in groups and forums can attract an entirely new group of people to your blog.  When networking and promoting on MySpace it is important to remember the Terms and Policies of the site and to avoid sending out bulk messages of any kind.

You can use MySpace as a promotional tool for your blog, including a widget to your blog on my MySpace profile page so that all visitors can see your latest blog headlines.  You may also cross post bits of your blog posts to your MySpace blog linking back to the full post on your own domain.

While MySpace is very strict about posting links to your site in certain forums and groups, there are ways to advertise your domain and blog site without breaking the rules.  MySpace allows users to have a headline which appears instead of there name.  Many users replace that headline with their own web address.

Facebook is another good site for promoting your blog and getting the attention of new clients, readers, and even local businesses.  Quite a few bloggers have groups set up on Facebook and network with each other.  Also they are often helped by friends and relatives who are also on Facebook and who don’t mind sharing news of you blog through word of mouth.  Many of the Facebook applications make it easy to add feeds to your blog and to promote your domain or blog without getting into any trouble.