Self hosted is not for everybody IMO.

But I like the Step #7, 

Scatter Strategy:

1. Submit the post to Triberr
2. Submit the post to BlogEngage
3. Submit the post to Blokube
4. Submit the post to BizSugar
5. Submit the post to HackerNews (if it relates to that audience)
6. Send out a Tweet
7. Post it on Facebook
8. Share it on Goole Plus
9. Pin the Image on Pinterest
10. Submit the post to StumbleUpon
11. Post it on Quora
12. Share the post on Inbound.org
13. Leave 5 comments on Top Blogs
14. Send a Tweet to anyone I mentioned within the post
15. Finally, I email my subscribers about it.