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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | SAZBEAN FEBRUARY 20, 2012 10 Social Media Tips for Bloggers When it comes to building an audience and driving traffic, bloggers are turning to social media with record results. Instead of relying on organic search or (gasp) IRL friends, successful bloggers know they have to develop a following on key social networks as a way to promote their brands and ultimately get more clicks. Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon and now Pinterest provide the savvy blogger with plenty of opportunities to attract new readers and engage with regulars, but it can be overwhelming if you’re new to social media or if you only use it for fun. | | | | | | | SAZBEAN JANUARY 4, 2011 Common Sense Guidelines for the Legal Use of Social Media While the guidelines are meant to protect consumers, following them will also help you create a reputation for trust. Feel free to read the full guidelines yourself, but here are some general common sense principles that should help: Be Upfront About Who You Are Make sure that it’s completely obvious who you are when you’re interacting on social media. Thoughts? | | SAZBEAN NOVEMBER 12, 2010 10 Traits of Highly Effective Blogs Tanya is the blogger behind Blogelina , where she writes about blogging your way to success. Say the phrase “Search Engine Optimization and a lot of bloggers will turn green. For bloggers, like me, who have a foggy idea of what SEO means but still need quite a bit of help, SEO Scribe is a must- have resource! inter-related. consider them all important! | SAZBEAN APRIL 27, 2011 5 Strategies for Managing the Twitter Firehose I have a list for my influencers so I can help share their stuff and keep track of what they’re saying. I also have lists for bloggers I follow, local businesses, and local people. Seeing these conversations gives you the opportunity to provide helpful information (not advertisements). Twitter can be very difficult to use, especially for new users. photo by Official U.S. | | | | | | | | | -
SAZBEAN | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012 SEO Bucket List: Top 8 Things to Accomplish before Your Business Gets Old It’s easy to get a basic SEO strategy in place when your company is young, but there are actually quite a few SEO tactics that can help bring a business to the next level. Many online marketers have been utilizing SEO tactics since before there were plugins to help, so they keep putting off that download. Author markups will help your articles and website gain visibility on Google by including your picture as well as a link to your Google+ profile page in the actual SERP. Accept Guest Bloggers. Hire an expert or have a review. Author Markups. Multilingual SEO. MORE >> -
SAZBEAN | MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 14 Basic Blog Measurements Here are 14 basic blog measurements to help you get an idea of how your blog is doing… Most of these statistics are available in Google Analytics. Are there fellow bloggers who you could share commenting responsibilities with? Once you’ve started blogging, you want to know how you’re doing, especially if you haven’t had much interaction (yet). Starting to blog can be frustrating since there’s not much feedback right away. Pageviews – Number of times pages on your blog have been viewed. Ideally you’ll see this trend upwards over time. MORE >> -
SAZBEAN | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 Building Relationships by Commenting lot of bloggers (myself included) just mark such comments as spam (which they are). Pick a few bloggers which are in or close to your niche. Well formed opinions are more likely to be respected (even if people disagree) and can be helpful for your online reputation. Commenting on blogs, posts, videos, and others types of content is a great way to build relationships, not only with the content producers, but also others who see the content. However, treating comments as link bait (commenting just to get people to click on your link), can have just the opposite effect. MORE >> -
SAZBEAN | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 Building Media Relationships & Maximizing Positive Coverage We know we need to build strong relationships with media and bloggers in our industry, but how do we do that? While having a dedicated person, in-house team or outside agency to help with public relations efforts is the ideal answer, there are some best practices I can share with you now to put you in the right direction. Before media/ blogger relationships are created: Create your media/ blogger wish list. As media/ blogger relationships develop: Engage in more casual conversation to get to know the person better. Determine where they are active online. MORE >> -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2013 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of March 23, 2013 Here are the top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of March 23, 2013… Blog Acquisition: A Surefire Strategy for Online Growth (Small Biz Trends) Stop FUD from Paralyzing Your Marketing (Marketing Profs) How to Advertise on Social Media (CIO.com) Why Viral Content is Not the Same as Popular Content (Future Lab) Are Your Clients Worth Keeping? News & Notes MORE >>
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