10 Things You Can Do With Jiglu Tags - #10. Build a community around your blog

So your blog is starting to build an audience and readers don't want just to comment on the entries you post, they'd like somewhere to talk about other things too.

You might decide to use a web forum, but the trouble is it would be on its own URL somewhere else and the two sides wouldn't join up very well. Every time you wanted to talk about something in the forum on your blog you'd have to manually link to it, and every time you wanted to talk about something in the blog... you get the picture.

That's where Jiglu comes in. Once you've got a site being tagged by Jiglu Tags then it's very easy to turn it into a complete community. Log on to Jiglu and at the bottom of the page you'll find a big graphic encouraging you to join the Jigluhood, our communities service. Click on that, and follow the sign-up link on the Jigluhood home page and you can then upgrade your account by telling us your name and confirming your e-mail address.

Now when you return to your home page you'll find a link that will take you to the community space where your tags are hosted. It's then very easy to share that with your readers and start your own discussions or add to the wiki. Then each time someone clicks on a tag in your blog they'll be shown not just the posts on your blog on that topic, but also the discussions and wiki entries in the community too.

There's a whole lot more power to the Jigluhood too. And in a few days I'll start telling you ten things you can do in the Jigluhood.