Getting Started

What do I do first?

The absolute first thing you need to do is connect your blog to BlogGlue by installing the plugin. Only then can you start getting readers to your blog by connecting with partner blogs. After that, log in once in every few days, check the dashboard for new traffic, and approve new partner requests.

In a nutshell, three things to master BlogGlue:

1. First, install the plugin.
2. Second, connect with partner blogs.
3. Third, a day later, check the dashboard for new traffic.

How long does this take?

The plugin installation on WordPress is a few clicks, it takes seconds. After that picking partners is as simple as clicking on faces and descriptions of other blogs. Within a few minutes you can get partners and within a few hours those partners will start sending interested readers to your blog posts.

Things you can do right now:

1. Setup And Install ( about a minute )
2. Choose Partner Blogs ( a few minutes )

Things you can do later:

1. Approve Partner Requests From Other Blogs ( a few minutes )
2. Check Your Dashboard For Partner Traffic ( a few minutes )

Do I need to install the plugin on my site?

Yes, the plugin tells BlogGlue about the content you are publishing and allows us to connect you with your partners. The installation takes seconds and can be done completely from WordPress. Once the plugin is installed it will take a few minutes to analyze your posts and make recommendations. In the mean time you can start picking partners.

Installation instructions for:

1. WordPress
2. Drupal

How do I know BlogGlue is working?

If you are logged in, on the installation page there is a test button that will tell you if the plugin is working. You can also view pages submitted to BlogGlue by your plugin and check them for errors. This tool os also quite handy for ensuring you have properly formatted blog posts.

Your content as seen by BlogGlue:

1. Already Linked Posts
2. Soon To Be Linked Posts
3. Posts With Errors

How long before BlogGlue links all my pages?

Depends a bit on how often people visit your posts, some caching, and how busy our servers are at the moment. Typically the plugin shows links to your own content within the hour. Links to and from partners you pick become active after a day or two, BlogGlue will re-scan your site every few days to ensure new partners you pick are shown in your plugin.

When to expect different types of links to show in the plugin:

1. To your other posts - within the hour.
2. To your partners - a day or two after approval.
3. From your partners - a day or two after approval.

Why should I recommend others?

Because finding other bloggers willing to link with you is really really hard. BlogGlue makes this easy by allowing you to recommend others before they recommend you back. Each blogger you recommend receives an email introduction asking to approve your recommendation and an offer to recommend you back. A few minutes picking quality partners can produce thousands of links from trusted partners giving your blog posts exposure to thousands of visitors you couldn't reach any other way.

The recommend process from start to finish:

1. You recommend a few partners.
2. BlogGlue notifies these partners of your recommendation.
3. Maybe all of the partners accept your recommendation.
4. Some of them recommend you back.
5. You accept partners recommending you back.

How do I get better engagement from my partners?

Write great content! Really, we've done tons of reasearch on this and content matters. Bloggers who create original content that speaks to their passions and interests always do better using BlogGlue. Our technology will match your posts with other great posts from your partners, don't worry about that part, just write about what you love. Picking good partners also helps, its worth extra few seconds to be picky. Our dashboard will tell you which partners to keep and which ones to replace.

Tips for getting good partners and more readers:

1. Write great content! Be passionate and to the point.
2. Pick partners carefully.
3. Use the dashboard to evaluate partners.