Blog carnivals are a great and easy way to gain exposure and back links for your blog. I hope everyone has read my article 101 traffic building strategies. Once a month I will post new strategies for the next 3 months until we reach a total of 101 traffic generating tips. What I am going to discuss a little tonight is one of my favorite linking strategies. I strongly urge not to rely on one or two strategies, but as many as possible. When starting any link building campaign it is also important to think about your niche and who your target market is. I would prioritize getting links from niche related sites way before general sites. Why? The answer is simple: it will help your traffic will be more targeted. Plus, blog carnivals are easy enough so that every new blogger can get started with right away. There is no excuse not to start right now!

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First of all, why should you claim your blog in Technorati? Technorati is a recognized leader in blogs and blog searches. Having your blog in Technorati, and your articles picked up, will help increase your exposure in the blogsphere. Technorati claims to have over 112 million blogs listed. That is why it is important to make sure your blog is in Technorati and claimed. "Claiming" is nothing more than proving to Technorati that you "own" your blog.

The video tutorial above shows two methods for claiming your blog, one is the quick claim method and the other is the post claim method. Claiming your blog in Technorati is an important first step to blog optimization and marketing.