Some of you may remember that last month I participated in the Mystery Topic Challenge #4 sponsored by Blog Ninjas.  My entry ended up winning (thanks!), and as such, I get to choose the topic for Mystery Topic Challenge #5.  For those of you interested in participating, you can sign up here.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Mystery Topic Challenge (MTC), how it works is that once a month a member of the group puts out a topic of their choosing.  All the members of the group write a blog post on the topic and post it one week after the topic was announced.  They then read each other’s blog posts and vote for the best one.  The winner of the challenge gets to decide the following month’s challenge topic.

I get asked constantly by bloggers (esp. new ones) how they can increase exposure to their blog.  Well kids, here’s a great way to do that.  Participating in the MTC will bring a lot of readers to your site, and if you’re lucky, they’ll keep coming back.  I was fortunate enough to gain several new readers as a result of taking part in the last MTC.

The whole point of the MTC is that you sign-up before knowing what the topic is.  I’ll announce the topic tomorrow over at MTC, so try to sign up today if you can.  If however you see this after I’ve put it up, don’t let that stop you.  You can still participate!  You just need to leave a message on the MTC boards letting people know that you’re going to take part.  On the day that the blog entries go up, be sure to leave a link to yours on the MTC boards as well.

I can’t stress this enough for those of you who have asked me before: this is a fantastic opportunity to generate exposure for your blog.  Don’t let it slip by.

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