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This is a guest post by Simon, a 15 year old blogger from the UK that runs Teenius.com. You can follow him on Twitter @teenius
The internet is a big place, and by that I mean REALLY big. As a webmaster or blogger, one of the most important things you can do is get recognised by other internet users and hopefully get really popular. This article will discuss different tips and methods you can use to help get yourself recognised.
Probably the most important part of getting yourself recognised is making yourself identifiable from the other thousands of bloggers out there. To do this, you not only need to make yourself different, but also your blog, and you should build on connecting yourself to your blog.
Changes you should make to your blog
There are a few changes you should make to your blog (and your blogging lifestyle) to make you stand out more and get recognised quicker:
Go guest posting – If you’re looking to get yourself known, you should consider guest posting. This is where you go and do a post on someone else’s blog (like this one) in exchange for recognition that you wrote the article. You should do this as it means your articles are being read by more people, and if they enjoyed it they might go on your blog and become a loyal reader.
Have a unique selling point – This will usually be in the form of a slogan, but is basically a short line that sums up your blog and says what’s unique about it. By marketing this, people know what makes your blog special before they’ve even clicked on it.
Changes to make to yourself
Yes, that’s right. If you want to see a serious difference in how much you’re recognised, you will need to change your ways (if you haven’t already) to make it easier to market yourself:
Use a gravatar – When you go and comment on other people’s blogs (which you’ll need to do to get recognised), you should use a custom gravatar to make yourself distinguishable from the other commentators.
Your name – Staying on the commentating theme, you need to change your name. No, I’m not on about calling yourself Ronald McDonald, infact, it’s a lot simpler than that. When you comment, you need to make yourself associated with your website. The format I recommend is ‘Your Name | Your Website Name’. This works really well for me (Simon | Teenius), and people know I own Teenius.
Be kind – OK, sorry, I know you’re already all very nice people, but you need to be even nicer. Help fellow bloggers out, and do it publically. By doing this, you not only get a reputation as a cool person, you also show that you know what you’re talking about.
There are plenty more things I could go on about, but I think these are the essential points that should be followed by every blogger.
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Hi,
These are some really good tips. Thank you for sharing…and thank you Simon. So young, and so inspiring. Keep it up!
Giovanna Garcia
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i certainly agree with her comment because as always your tips are quite helpful.
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Haha, thanks dude
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Thanks for the kind words on the article, and, also, thanks for the kind words on me!
It’s so great to see such nice comments from people – really motivates me to go further. 
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i also have to say that for a 15 year old you write pretty well. Picture when your 20 like me how your going to write you might write even better (some lose their writing talent as far as enthusiaism into their writing.
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Thanks for the kind words
My writing is one of the things I’ve been complimented on quite a lot, so now I’m looking to improve other aspects of my blog.
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Interesting post! Internet marketing is growing slowly in the IT industry but there is a good scope in it. Good luck to this new field.
nice tips, salwa.
and I think the most effective step is by doing guest posting =D
certainly, this is a great route to take if you decide to write guest posts but you need to find the sites that allow it
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You’d be surprised how many sites actually allow guest posters. Of all the sites I’ve asked to do a guest post on, only one has said ‘no’ and that was a VERY popular blog. That said, I have had high traffic sites saying I could guest post. All you need to do is ask, the worst people can say is no
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point well taken but it depends on whose blogs you post to not just anyone’s
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Very true. I actually wrote a post on my blog a few weeks ago about knowing where to guest post, check out my blog to see it.
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Yeah, guest posting is a great way of not only getting your name out there, but it also shows the quality and style of your writing and, if you’re a good writer, it’s bound to get you some loyal readers, too.
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I thin it is also important to make sure that you say something useful and new when making comments. I have visited some blogs mainly because the commenter say something unique/sensible/new. If you say something useful other readers surely visit your blog to find out more about you.
Definately. I think part of it is being able to prove you’re an expert in your field. For example, if I’m trying to advertise my MMO blog, a ‘nice post’ comment isn’t very effective, but if I show I know the MMO niche by adding something valuable to the conversation, people are more likely to visit my blog.
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it certainly holds true but also those that visit once mean they were more curious than anything else
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The most attractive for me is writing guest post. First I used to think that one should write on his/her blog and why to write on other blogs. But no, now I think that writing guest posts on popular blogs makes u more popular than writing on your own blog.
Yup, when I first started I had the same thoughts.. I mean, why would I give my content away for free? Then I realised the potential of guest posting and I’ve done quite a few since then, and it’s definately a great way of getting loyal readers and getting yourself known.
Simon | Teeniuss last blog post..A Quick Update (And Some Extras!)
Nice article Simon, and I agree with you, there’s a lot of benefits by making yourself identifiable in the blogging community, and on many other levels than purely business related.
This is why it’s important not just to seek links with other websites, but rather seeking links with people.
I love the last line of your comment – really sums up making money online for me.
It just looks so bad when people are purely in it for their site. I think once you learn to accept it’s not all about the traffic, you’re a lot more likely to succeed
There are so many blogs out there, it can be hard to stand out. You provided some great tips for bloggers who want to be the next John Chow in their own way. Looking forward to seeing what type of blogging ‘celebrity’ you are! Good luck!
Hehe, thanks for the kind words. As long as I keep making friends and continue to build a successful site, I’m not too bothered about being famous. Still, I wouldn’t complain if it did happen
lol
BTW, thanks for the comment on my blog
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I love your point about being kind, Simon! All too often people are so negative, it becomes a real drag. I think I would add that if you often have people coming to you for advice, you should try to make as much time for them as possible. These people will be your biggest advocates in the future!
Agreed!
Being kind is one of those things that is just amazing. I mean, even in offline situations, if you are kind, you’re bound to make friends, which can never be a bad thing. I advise everyone to just be as nice as possible as often as possible
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Exactly! Kindness is so often missing from every aspect of our online and offline lives, most don’t see how far a little kindness will take them!
By the way, great article! I wish I were writing for other bloggers when I was 15!
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Glad you enjoyed the article
Yeah, I do feel so lucky to have got into this game at such a young age. I’m hoping by the time I’m a bit older I can make a real impact on the blogging world
Simon | Teeniuss last blog post..A Quick Update (And Some Extras!)
certainly true you do make some great points I will certainly put your advice and apply it to my blog
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It definitely helps to make some friends in the blogging community. Networking and building friendships will help.
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Yeah, definately. It also allows you to ask for advice when you need it, or if you need a hand with your blog.
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It’s also important to look at, in terms of commenting with your name and brand, to look at the comment form carefully and utilize things like the KeywordLuv options. It makes you look less spammy too if you are following the rules, unless you have one name as your keyword, in which case it doesn’t matter.
~ Kristi
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nice point there kristi it certainly does make a lot of sense in that case
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Thank you and I learnt something from your post. Now I use this format as suggested by Simon. “Lee | Money4Invest”, I think it’s cool and love it.
Nice one, glad it could help
I hope it helps your blog as much as it’s helped mine 
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Hi Simon,
I enjoyed the post. Excellent ideas. One thing that I am doing to stand out from the crowd is using multimedia.
I use videos and have just launched my very first podcast. Multimedia adds another level of trust to your blog readers.
Very good idea, James
I like the point you made at the end about trust. I think the problem is that a lot of bloggers will actually hide behind their computer and make aliases for themselves, but if you’re shooting videos it shows who you really are
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Hi Simon,
Good post. I also think using a fully personalized theme can help you to stand out from the crowd. With so many sites out there been yourself identifiable its the only way to succeed.
Luis
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Agreed. I’m actually in the process of getting a custom theme made up for me for that exact reason!
Simon | Teeniuss last blog post..A Quick Update (And Some Extras!)
Nice tips. I agree with you about gravatar. It’s really help
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Yeah, gravatars definately help as they make you distinguishable from the other commentators
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well i suppose so but i’m just so lazy to go through that whole sign up process and uploading an image
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Too lazy?! It only takes like 2 minutes!
Just go to http://www.gravatar.com and sign up there, and all of your future comments will have a gravatar attached
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Simon, again with a rocking Post here..
I totally agree on your points regarding getting yourself an avatar and a name. I always emphasize on that !
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Yeah, they are really important points. I mean, if I see your comment, I can instantly recognise it’s you due to your name and gravatar, thus making me think about – and ultimately visit – your blog.
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i did enjoy reading this post it was very interesting as well as informative i did learn a lot from it.
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I’m glad it was helpful to you.
I’d also like to thank Salwa for letting me do the guest post… hopefully I can do more in the future!
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Simple but useful advice. I haven’t done a guest post yet, but I’m not sure if I’m ready for it yet.
I find the more you put yourself out there (gravatar, using your name, etc) the larger your following will be.
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Interesting and Informative.
And for being a teen blogger. Thumbs up!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the article. And, yeah, it’s great to be a teen blogger.
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I so wish many others would pay more attention to how the name field is supposed to be filled out.
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Yeah. From an advertising and a friendly point of view, it definately helps to know what to set your name as
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A great tip coming form a kid!
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Glad you found it useful
Simon | Teeniuss last blog post..Disabling Blog Comments?!
Great guest post, it is hard to stand out these days. Any tip to push a blogger out of the crowd and stand above all is always good, but at the same time if everybody is doing it than we all are back in the crowd.
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Very true, but usually the people that won’t implement these changes are the people who are lazy and therefore probably not that good at blogging anyway.
It’s all about having the committment to make a long term change so that you’re better known
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Yes, we stand out from those who don’t apply these great changes. But, we still don’t stand out from those that do the changes. We are just in a higher crowd if you know what I mean.
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Yeah, I see your point, but I think the points I’ve mentioned should still get your name out to a wider audience
For example, guest posting will get you readers whether you’re a 15 year old from England or Darren Rowse 
Simon | Teeniuss last blog post..Disabling Blog Comments?!
You right, guest posting is a great way to get your name out there. I haven’t done any guest post as of yet. I been getting my blog post plan together. Once that is complete I will start doing a lot of guest posts.
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Would it be possible to expand more on the “guest posting”, i.e. how you get the opportunity.
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Hi David.
I hope Salwa won’t mind me posting the link, but I did a post on my blog all about guest posting and how to find the opportunities..
Check it out:
http://teenius.com/community/guest-posting-what-why-and-where/
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It’s ok Simon, post away!
And awesome post by the way.
Thanks, it was really great to be here and I’m sure I’ll post again soon
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Hi Selwa,
I totally agree with you on the point of making yourself stand out by guest posting. It not only makes a difference to your image, but you can leverage each other’s readership and provide more value for other readers.
I think people want to hear a strong voice and want variety, so it definitely helps to have both guest posts and your unique style in a blog.
Personally I still like to pick up the phone and contact bloggers and say hello as well to build up a presence in the community. The blog is a great way to express and contribute and share, but I think we shouldn’t also forget the human factor as well.
Great post and keep up the great work. I love your blog design as well!
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Internet marketing has good scope. It is growing slowing but have good future. Very valuable information in your post. It can increase traffic on your site and give good response.
Glad you found it useful
Guest posting…What an awesome idea! I absolutely love writing and would take great pleasure in this. I actually just recently joined the blogging community myself. I of course have a certain subject that I am most passionate about, but in browsing through other people’s blogs I have discovered a world of interesting subjects that seem to always leave me with something to say when I am done reading.
I do have a quick question for you. When you do “guest posting,” do you always write unique articles from scratch for each site, or do you sometime re-use articles you’ve previously posted elsewhere or alter your previous articles a bit before reposting? I ask because if you have a well written article on an important subject, more viewers would certainly benefit due to a wider distribution of the article… but I don’t know if that’s considered unethical in some form, and would not want to offend the kind bloggers who may allow me to “guest post.”
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It really depends on the blog you’re guest posting on, but 99.9% of the time you’ll have to write an article from scratch. That said, it really is worth it, especially if you can guest post on a large blog where you’ll get loads of exposure.
Take my guest post here on Blogriffic for example. It was well worth the amount of time I spent writing the article as I got some really great exposure for my website, and got a few new readers too.
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Good post! I need to work on Gravatar, USP and being kind!
Keep up the good work!
Cheers
Sandeep
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Haha, good luck!
I think the Gravatar and USP are really important, especially if you’re an active commentor on other blogs.
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thanks for the following tips salwa. i heard that you helped a lot of bloggers out there already. such a wonderful person are you.
Hey I wish I was as smart as you when I was 15.
I agree with the gravatar comments but I would add a picture on your blog helps also. It amazes me bloggers and businesses on the web seem to want to be anonymous. People like to know who they are dong business with.
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Great article Simon. You really nailed all the main points. I personally do almost everyone.
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Happy tat i follow most of them..
Wow. YourKeywords FAIL. lol.
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That “selling point” got me into thinking lately. Interesting post you got there. >_<
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Sorry, I don’t quite understand what you mean? :S
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Sorry, I don’t quite understand what you mean? :S
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