Technorati (technorati.com) is one of the standard bearer as far as blogging is concerned. It’s also one of the biggest blog directory and aggregator. To be included in Technorati, you need to claim your blog using these simple steps:

1. Register to make account on Technorati in this link: http://technorati.com/account/signup/
2. If you already joined, just login to your Technorati account.
3. After sign-in / login, Copy this to your browser and click “Enter” http://technorati.com/account/claims/new
4. Enter your blog URL address. Example, http://farzanesfandiar.blogspot.com
5. Login to your blog. Complete Your Blog Claim by putting the code provided by Technorati into your sidebar or post / article.
6. Back to Technorati. Click “Complete Claim” on Technorati. Done.

NOTE:

1. You can claim more than one blogs at one account.
2. To see your claimed blog and make edit if necessary, visit this link after you sign-in/ login: http://technorati.com/account/claims/

Content is paramount so far as blogging goes. No less important is to promote your blog contents. How bad it feels if your painstaking effort in making a good article doesn’t attract too much attention.

There are at least two ways on how to promote your blog.

1. Link exchange: it’s useful to have a higher Google PR (page ranking)

2. Blog submission. Submit your blog to free blog directory.

Here are the blog directory I found on the internet. A few of them requires you to put their badge / chicklet / logo in your blog, if it’s the case just follow the requirements and remove them once your blog has been accepted.

List of Blog Directory Worldwide for World Bloggers. If you feel it’s too much, take the first Five

http://www.blogtoplist.com/
http://www.blogcatalog.com/
http://www.blogtopsites.com/
http://topofblogs.com/
http://blog-indonesia.com/
http://feedcat.net/
http://www.bloghints.com/
http://www.bloghub.com/
http://www.dmegs.com/
http://www.bloggingfusion.com/
http://www.totalblogdirectory.com/
http://dir.blogflux.com/
http://www.wilsdomain.com/
http://www.bloggapedia.com/
http://www.bestblogs.org/
http://www.spillbean.com/
http://www.submitblognow.info/
http://blogannounce.info/
http://www.blogarama.com/
http://www.blog-directory.org/
http://portal.eatonweb.com/
http://www.bloglisting.net/
http://www.topblogarea.com/
http://blogs.botw.org/
http://www.blogadr.com/
http://www.bloggernity.com/
http://friend.webkios.info/
http://www.google.com/press/blogs/directory.html
http://www.quickblogdirectory.com/
http://www.domaining.in/Computers/Weblogs/
http://blogville.us/
http://www.search4blogs.com/bloggers/index.php
http://www.blogpoint.com/
http://www.superblogdirectory.com/
http://www.blogrankings.com/
http://www.herblogdirectory.com/
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
http://www.blogdirs.com/
http://www.weblogalot.com/
http://www.blogzoop.com/
http://www.blogged.com/
http://www.bloguniverse.com/
http://www.bloggeries.com/
http://www.blogdirectory.org.uk/
http://www.article99.com/blogs/
http://www.irishblogdirectory.com/
http://www.blogs-collection.com/
http://www.bloglisting.org/
http://www.addurlblog.com/
http://ontoplist.com/
http://topofblogs.com/
http://blogskinny.com/
http://www.blogtoplist.com/
http://blogroll.net/
http://www.blogratedirectory.com/
http://www.blogrankers.com/
http://www.blogupdate.org/
http://www.2-review.com/
http://www.myblog2u.com/
http://www.mynewblog.net/
http://www.blogengage.com/
http://www.lsblogs.com/
http://www.photarium.com/
http://www.britblog.com/
http://dir.yahoo.com/news_and_media/blogs/
http://www.dofollowblogs.com/
http://www.blogscanada.ca/
http://www.gayblogdirectory.com/
http://wikiblogdirectory.com/
http://www.blogsweet.com/
http://www.myblogdirectory.net/
http://www.topbloglists.com/
http://www.blogio.net/
http://www.myblog2u.com/
http://www.blogtagstic.com/
http://www.ablogin.com/
http://www.blogwebdirectory.com/
http://www.conseillemoi.net/
http://www.geoblogdirectory.com/
http://www.delightfulblogs.com/
http://www.blogsbycountry.com/
http://www.photoblogdirectory.net/
http://www.top100bloggers.com/
http://www.expat-blog.com/