As a regular blogger, one of the things I enjoy the most is getting mail from my readers saying how much they enjoy what I write. Which brings me to this list of things you can do to support your favorite bloggers. In no particular order, they are:

1. Subscribe to the blog's feed. RSS readership, though imperfect in many ways, is an important measure of a blog's popularity. Having more subscribers encourages a blogger to keep writing, and to write quality material. The blogger can also charge more for advertising, get noticed more quickly by other players in the same niche, etc.
2. Write a thank you note. Like I said, it's very gratifying to get notes from readers telling you how much they enjoy the blog.
3. Socialize the blog. Things like joining the blog's MyBlogLog community (here's mine), tagging blog postings with Del.icio.us, submitting pages to Digg, etc.
4. Comment on postings. Some blogs get a lot of comments, some (like this one) don't. Comments are not an accurate measure of readership, but they are a measure of interactivity and they allow the blogger to have public conversations with the readers.
5. Spread the word. If you know some people who are interested in the blogger's topic, tell them about the blog. Or recommend it to others in a public forum.
6. Don't ignore the advertising. OK, I have to tread a fine line here because of Google's rules against promoting the clicking of ads. (Remember how I got in trouble with them because of this April Fool's posting?) Not all bloggers have ads, of course, but if they do then pay attention to them once in a while. Ad blindness is hard to undo, but obviously the blogger's looking to those ads for some income, so looking at them once in a while for something that might interest you benefits both of you.
7. Buy something from the blogger. If the blogger has a book out, grab a copy (hey, here's mine). Or if they recommend something that you want to buy, use their affiliate link for the purchase. Or send them a donation/tip — some bloggers have “tip jars” just for that. Or subscribe to their newsletter if they have one.

I'm sure there are other ways you can support your favorite blogger, but I think that covers the major ones.

Sponsored Link: For a complete set of AdSense best practices, read Uncommon AdSense — for serious AdSense publishers only!

Eric Giguere is the author of Uncommon AdSense and the award-nominated (that just means it lost!) blog Make Easy Money with Google and AdSense.

• Previous Entry: Make $100/Month With AdSense
• Next Entry: Obsessed With PageRank?