1. Ask a blogger for a favor , especially if you have no intention of reading their blog.  Bonus points  for starting your request like-a-so: "Hi, I don't read your blog, but would you mind..."   2. Use messaging  on social networking sites ( StumbleUpon , MyBlogLog ) to ask people to visit your site.  Bonus points  for not visiting the sites of those you ask.   3. Sport the dollar signs in your eyes  with pride. Whether it be links, traffic or money, we're all here to serve you . Demonstrate your dedication to self-enrichment with every comment, email and post.   4. Avoid writing comments that resemble actual conversation.  Comments that begin and end with "Great post!", "I agree!", or "Ditto!" are best.  Bonus points  for fawning.  5. Copy another blogger's content.  Bonus points  for not linking to their original post. They love that.  Gold star  for submitting your copy to Digg.   6. Borrow heavily  from another blogger's post...