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BlogRush: Finally an attempt at relevent traffic exchange

Since it's launch about a day ago, I've seen posts on all the A-list blogs touting the benefits of this new traffic exchange widget. It's a simple concept. Sign up, place the widget on your site, and pick a category/niche for your blog. It displays relevant posts in your sidebar widget, and for every visitor you get, your posts are displayed on the widget on another relevant blog. And it's free. Oh, and for everyone [+]

Content is not king

A lot of gurus will tell you that content is king when you're developing a reader base for your blog. Certainly great content is the best way to keep your readers and develop a following. But what about a brand new blog? You could be writing your heart out, with 10 quality posts a day, and get no traffic, because no one's ever heard of you, and couldn't find you on the web if they [+]