Blog Training and How-To Guide for Business Blogging

This expert blogging tip is courtesy of Easton Ellsworth, author of BusinessBlogWire and editor for Know More Media.

Here's how to find bloggers who have blogs similar to yours.

(For networking tips from a business blogging perspective, see the SOBCon conference blog.)

6 Reasons to Network With Other Bloggers

1. Professional networking (making business contacts, finding potential customers)
2. Personal networking (making friends, shooting the breeze)
3. To build traffic
4. To build link authority
5. To get noticed
6. To just have fun

5 Websites You Can Use to Easily Find Similar Blogs

1. BlogCatalog - a large blog directory
2. StumbleUpon - a content sharing community
3. Technorati - a major blog search engine
4. Google - the most popular search engine
5. similicio.us - a tool for finding similar websites

10 Example Searches to Help You Find Related Blogs

1. BlogCatalog single keyword search: http://www.blogcatalog.com/search/television

2. BlogCatalog multiple keyword search: http://www.blogcatalog.com/search/car+insurance

3. StumbleUpon single keyword search: http://www.stumbleupon.com/tag/software/

4. StumbleUpon multiple keyword search: http://www.stumbleupon.com/tag/vintage+cars/

5. Technorati single keyword search: http://www.technorati.com/blogs/cats

6. Technorati multiple keyword search: http://www.technorati.com/blogs/piano+playing

7. Google single keyword search: http://www.google.com/search?q=puppies+blog

8. Google multiple keyword search: http://www.google.com/search?q=music+blog

9. Google exact phrase search: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22blog+about+cooking%22

10. Similicio.us URL search: http://similicio.us/search.php?url=www.example.com&submit=find+similar

I hope you find these blog networking tips useful!