Convince & Convert

AUGUST 9, 2011

And almost two decades since it was devised, beneath the sophisticated mathematics, the hordes of MIT grads swallowed into the research and development department, and hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue lies a simple principle: Google optimization works. An article submission site in the Digg vein. Put it in the comments.

Ad Building 167

Ad Building Digg Ideal Customer Profiles Advertising Agencies 167

Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

This is Episode 25 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. Digg died this week, basically, I guess Digg died several weeks ago but like it officially died this week. DJ Waldow: I think Stephen Covey died, that to me, that’s a little more real than Digg dying. Listen Now.

Paid Content 113

Paid Content Digg Marketing Budget Work Management 113

Biznology

JUNE 10, 2014

The developers of reddit realized that after initial vertical growth based on the general members of Digg , kuro5hin, and Slashdot (techie, geeky, teens, boys), reddit would suffer from the same sort of vulnerabilities that Digg suffered when it didn’t evolve and grow and broaden itself past “ News for nerds. Stuff that matters.”

Digg 80

Digg Verticals Communities Social Networks 80

Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2018

The other best part about content syndication? Don’t underestimate the power of bookmarking sites, like, Reddit, Digg and StumbleUpon. Considering the popularity of these sites, it is obvious, that they choose best content to syndicate. It is low cost (rather, NO COST) strategy. You can find a list here. Did you go “ whaat ”?

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RSS Distribution Digg Press 100

seo.co

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

There are best practices and guidelines every blogger should follow for success. Choose the best blogging platform for your needs. But perhaps the best way to start blogging is just to talk about stuff you are highly passionate about or are already an expert on. Preparing Your Blogging Platform. The platform.

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Paid Content Traffic RSS Blogger 117

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

One executive I know, the president of a software company, shares the first page of Google with a biomedical researcher, a diplomat, a (not exactly best-selling) author, and the Facebook page of a college student from North Dakota. Create accounts on social bookmarking sites like Wikio , Mixx , Digg and/or StumbleUpon. A few examples.

Work Management 100

Work Management Jigsaw Wikipedia Digg 100

Valasys

DECEMBER 20, 2018

In order to properly understand social bookmarking, it is important to examine how they work. Best Practices. A social bookmarking site needs to have a category that is especially for you or it isn’t the best fit and your content could get lost. Dribble Pocket Digg Reddit Slashdot We Heart It Paper.li Behind The Curtain.

Best Practices 61

Best Practices Digg Keywords Network Marketing 61

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Make sure sidebar links are current and working, and keep your plugins updated. promoting an event that is already past) or dead links, buttons that don’t work, or features that don’t function appears scruffy and uncared for. The best blogs communicate with readers rather than just broadcasting to them.

Digg 100

Digg Blogger Broadcasting Buzz 100

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

So if WordPress is your platform of choice, how can you overcome or work around its shortcomings and quirks? A guest author on Jeff’s blog, the enigmatic “Jamil,” provides a remarkably helpful and even entertaining look at 10 top shortcomings of WordPress and how to avoid, overcome, or work around them.

CMS Development 100

CMS Development Tips Digg Work Management 100

Hubspot

MARCH 3, 2020

When monitoring performance using HubSpot, you'll have insights on your customers through their entire journey, as well as which marketing messages perform the best among your audiences. This is helpful for multiple teams working on the same project at once, since it can provide consistent, accurate data to various team members at once.

Social Media 99

Social Media Budget Programs Analytics Work Management 99

Webbiquity

APRIL 20, 2010

Get the answers to these questions and more here in the best blog posts and articles on email marketing from the past year. Make Email and Social Media Work Together: Interview with Sergio Balegno by MarketingSherpa. Best practices for recruiting email subscribers by iMedia Connection. Share this on del.icio.us.

Tactics 100

Tactics Email Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 100

Writing on the Web

MARCH 14, 2011

What’s the best way to write a script for a video ? I don’t really, but for content marketing to work you need as much content as you can, in all forms. Most of the time, I find there is a natural tendency for professionals to write from their own perspectives, i.e., how their services really work. What do you think?

Video Marketing 100

Video Marketing Content Marketing Digg Content 100

B2B Memes

APRIL 13, 2011

The practice takes a variety of forms, but straightforward examples include Digg , TechMeme , and B2B Marketing Zone. Except perhaps among library scientists, they were never best sellers, but neither were they distasteful. It’s honest work that benefits readers and writers alike. That is a powerful difference.

Aggregators 100

Aggregators Digg Curation Advertising Mediums 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 28, 2010

The results being most of the time we get ambivalent buyers into the top of our funnel and we have to work hard to close them in order to prove value to the organization and contribute to growth. This is something I am working on for FY11 and will be more than just a social network for our best customers. Tweet This!

Communities 100

Communities Curation Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 100

Writing on the Web

MARCH 31, 2011

To find the best and most relevant content and bring it forward. Here’s what else Joe says in his post: So, in order to position ourselves as the trusted thought leaders, we need to act like media companies and curate the best content on the planet in our niche. That’s what makes you unique and a thought leader.

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Curation Digg Content Buzz 100

Webbiquity

JUNE 7, 2010

through co-creation and crowdsourcing ) and customer service ( Best Buy and Comcast for example) to human resources (outstanding HR tweeps: Sharlyn Lauby and Alicia Arenas ) and sales groups. This means working closely with marketing to understand both what messages are being communicated and how the market is reacting. Tweet This!

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Enterprise Management Digg 100

Writing on the Web

JULY 15, 2011

Online persuasion works best when you appeal to both the logical and emotional centers in the brain. You won’t get readers to take action by exposing them to reason and logic, it doesn’t work that way. When writing online , how can you appeal to readers’ emotions on a business-oriented site? Same rules apply.

Digg 100

Digg Trigger Marketing Buzz Act-On 100

Writing on the Web

MARCH 17, 2011

A phone conversation ensures they get the best use out of their purchase. I learn more about my client’s work and their content marketing needs. I’ve worked with other professionals who cringe at the idea of even answering questions from prospects… because that would be giving away free consulting. We both win.

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Consulting Digg Buzz Blogger 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

AUGUST 11, 2010

And according to a study by Neilsen on Facebook Ads there is much better awareness, ad recall and best of all purchase intent when your friend “likes&# or mentions a company to you via Facebook. Related posts: Generating a Buyer Persona with Facebook Advertising I am a big fan of David Meerman Scott’s work. Share this on Reddit.

Facebook 100

Facebook Advertisements Advertising Digg 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Facebook, Twitter and even newer tools like Quora may be sexier and get more attention, but blogs are the workhorses essential to making social media marketing work. But time is running out to grab the best intellectual spots of turf on the B2B blogging landscape. Share this on Bebo. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Aggregage Trends B2B B2B Thought Leadership 100

Writing on the Web

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Obviously, of course, I promote KickStartCart , as the best, most comprehensive shopping cart and database management system on the planet. But I’m waiting to roll out some examples that demonstrate how they work. I know that’s 4, but I can’t live without the Cart either! I am an affiliate of both.

Tools 100

Tools Digg Blogger Work Management 100

Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Met wat voor tekst scoor je nu het beste op het web. I’m looking forward to meeting – among others – Jane Ottenberg, who won 15 awards in New York last week for her work at The Magazine Group from the Custom Publishing Council : Jane Ottenberg, TMG Custom Media, Washington. Who says print is dying?

Media 100

Media Digg Custom Publishing Buzz 100

B2B Memes

MARCH 19, 2010

A 2008 study looked at the best times and days to publish content. The best times to post were between 1 pm–3 pm (after lunch) or 5 pm–7 pm PST (after work). Here’s The Best and Worst Times to Post It.&#. Outside of weekends, Mondays were the worst days. However, a closer look at the article changed the picture.

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Promotion Digg Twitter Tagging 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 5, 2011

Best practices in SEO continue to evolve, particularly in the area of link building. Which tactics do the “experts&# believe will work best in 2011? Find the answers to these questions and more here in the best guides to SEO link building from the past year. Where can you find non-obvious link sources to pursue?

Link Building 100

Link Building Linkbait SEO Ad Building 100

Optinmonster

MAY 16, 2023

In the end, we will share some of the best off-page SEO techniques with you. In our experience, these nine off-page SEO techniques are the easiest to include and offer the best return: 1. Increase brand mentions by engaging with social media audiences and work to provide valuable answers whenever possible to build authority and trust.

SEO 77

SEO Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Link Building 77

Writing on the Web

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Blogging for your business works like this: You blog about the problems you solve for your clients. The more work I’m getting ghost blogging for executive coaches , the more interesting my writing becomes, and the more fun I’m having. It’s working for me to get found, get known and get clients.

Business Blogging 100

Business Blogging Business Blogger Digg 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 25, 2010

Late last year, I sat in on a couple of social media marketing webinars from two of the best: Rick Burnes , Marketing Manager at HubSpot , and Chris Abraham of Abraham Harrison , along with Sally Falkow of Expansion Plus. Here are some of the key takeaways on using social media effectively. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Enterprise Management Marketing Analytics Tools 100

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Retweeting provides others with both social (“nice work!&# ) benefits as well as the practical benefit of driving more traffic to their content. Sometimes the best way to advance in social media is to retweet. Retweeting is a key part of the social interaction on Twitter. It helps those you retweet. It helps your followers.

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Twitter Broadcasting Digg Social Media 100

Writing on the Web

MAY 9, 2011

They may not know which is best so your online site has to do some convincing and comparing. Joe wants to be more effective in his work and in his life. ““Coach X is there to make me better at work. Most people know when they need a dentist: they’ve got a tooth ache. He’s not a psychologist. What do you think?

Marketing Websites 100

Marketing Websites Digg Content Buzz 100

Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Do you know how to turn your blog into “ The best darn marketing tool on the Planet ?&# So many entrepreneurs and small business still struggle with knowing what to write about, how to write so it engages readers, and how blogs and social media all work together. Blog this on Blogger. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Digg Content Buzz 100

Writing on the Web

JULY 12, 2011

This week’s guest post by Christian Arno of Lingo24 shares 6 writing tips for writing online content that works for both readers and search engines. Use a handy tool like Google AdWords to work out which keywords are going to be best for you. Note : Not sure how keywords work? Blog this on Blogger.

SEO 100

SEO Tips Content Marketing Digg 100

Writing on the Web

JANUARY 3, 2011

While there are many writers out there who can really deliver, content-wise, the truth is, most of these writers aren’t marketers, or lack the marketing skills to get their work noticed by the people who may actually find the information they provide useful. Keep producing your best work, be consistent and don’t lose hope!

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Tips Peer-to-peer Digg Domain 100

Webbiquity

MAY 4, 2010

Blogging and Twittering work together synergystically; writing quality blog content, then tweeting about it, can help increase both your relevant Twitter following and blog readership. For WordPress blogs, two of the best SEO plugins are All In One SEO Pack and Platinum SEO. SEO the blog. Write compelling, relevant (i.e., Tweet This!

RSS 100

RSS Digg Tagging Blogger 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

From there the work began with Edelman to classify them into key conversational issues (of which they identified 50 issues) and then narrow that down to 8 major issues within 3 broad categories: Energy Resources, Energy Technology, and Energy & Environment. Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This!

Social Media 100

Social Media Media PR Digg 100

Writing on the Web

JANUARY 11, 2011

More importantly, if you’re trying to influence people to buy into your ideas and ultimately your business, there is evidence that stories work better than facts. It’s easy to share client experiences and stories about the work you do. The best way to gain attention and engage readers is through storytelling.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Digg Storytelling Content 100

Writing on the Web

AUGUST 18, 2010

This week I’ve been watching the world’s best players battle it out on the courts in Cinncinati, Toronto, and Montreal. Blogging doesn’t work that way. Are you writing posts that are clear winners for your readers? Are you steadily delivering valuable, relevant content within the lines of your readers’ needs?

Business 100

Business Digg Buzz Blogger 100

Writing on the Web

JULY 29, 2010

Do some client recommendations work better than others? Social proof is such a strong trigger for online action, it’s good to know what works best for your Web content marketing strategies. Photos and links to web pages that tell about the person are ideal. Share this on Bebo. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on Facebook.

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Ning Trigger Marketing Digg Landing Pages 100