Anything Goes Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2006

After reading an inspiring article on ClickZ regarding effective landing pages , I've decided to look at ways to improve conversions on blogs. By conversions, I don't mean clicking on the "order now" button as this isn't very common on blogs. 10 ways to increase blog conversions Write compelling and informative content.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Smart business bloggers understand that conversion rate is a very important metric for measuring the success of blogging efforts. Sure, traffic and leads are great, but understanding the correlation between the two is a very powerful thing. Take a look at your arsenal of blog CTA and the offers they reflect.

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As a public relations and digital marketing agency owner, I often hear about numerous tips, tricks, hacks, and workarounds to build massive social media success. But as a business owner, how do you know for sure which recommendations or tips to follow versus the ones not worth investing time and energy into.

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BenchmarkONE

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Maintaining an active and consistent company blog has numerous benefits. For example, it shows your on-site visitors that you have a living resource where you share knowledge, tips, and advice on various topics within your industry. Companies that maintain a blog receive 97% more links to their website. If not (shame on you!),

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Top of Funnel Custom Publishing Distribution Lead Scoring 97

Hubspot

DECEMBER 10, 2010

How do you drive traffic to your blog? In order to start driving traffic to your blog, you will need to carve out a niche—focus on your industry and optimize your blog posts around specific industry key phrases. What has a greater effect on SEO: blog links or link building strategies?

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

By the same token, despite the many benefits of a business blog , not everyone should rush into it. Like owning a pet, writing a blog isn’t rocket science but does require a certain level of care and attention, lest the effort end up among the millions of abandoned, forgotten and neglected blogs littering the online landscape.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 11, 2010

Are you staying informed with the latest marketing tips and trends? If you’re in any kind of business trying to use the Internet to get found, get known and get clients , you know you can easily get overwhelmed with information. Where can you go to get the best, most important marketing tips written by easy-to-read experts?

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Hubspot

AUGUST 2, 2010

Fact: it is obscenely easy to set up a business blog today and begin driving new, qualified traffic to your site soon. Regular readers of HubSpot's blog are probably already experiencing the benefits of regular blogging, including harvesting the long tail of search traffic to drive incremental, high-quality leads to their site.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 4, 2012

With the onslaught of social media in the last 10 years, the ever constant question is, what can it do for my business and my business blog? First, why should you bother with social networking sites ( Facebook , LinkedIn , Twitter ) if you’re in business? Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the U.S.

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Hubspot

JULY 23, 2010

At the same time, don’t eliminate good conversations even if they are potentially controversial. People are used to having answers at their finger tips. The same way you want to know how your website is succeeding, you'll also want to know what's working on your blog. BONUS TIP - Things you don’t need.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Generating traffic to your website and blog is all well and good, but if you're a B2B company, chances are traffic isn't enough. In your case, turning traffic into leads and ultimately sales is where it's at. How to Convert Traffic to a Sale. Avoid Blogger Burnout: 5 Tips to Save Your Sanity.

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Hubspot

JUNE 16, 2020

Or that businesses that prioritize blogging are 13x more likely to see a positive ROI ? When you blog for customers, you're not only providing useful content. Properly optimized posts lead to an increase in brand awareness and conversions. So, think about why your blog is going to exist. You're almost done.

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Enterprise Management CMS Development Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 95

Writing on the Web

JUNE 15, 2010

Submit tip to N4G. Tip this to TechMeme. 4 Time-Saving Tips for Social Media Marketing. The Smart Way to Get Started on Twitter: Twitter for Business Coaches. Best Tip for Using Twitter? Add this to Memory.ru. Submit this to Meneame. Add this to Mister Wong. Share this on Mixx. Add this to MyPlace. Tweet This!

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 6, 2017

At Marketo, we finished the year by running a social countdown, called #marketocountdown , that highlighted some of the top influencers to follow so you can stay up to date on trends, tips, and best practices. His Twitter feed is often a one-stop shop for trends, tips, and tricks. Missed the countdown? Click here! trzQcRei6l. —

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

And 57 percent of marketers say they have “ gained customers specifically through blogging.” So, how do you turn your blog into a lead generation engine? The Benefits of Business Blogging. For marketers looking to build a scalable content marketing strategy, one of the most impactful places to start is blogging.

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Hubspot

JUNE 28, 2011

Let's walk through the anatomy of a smart, lead gen-optimized blog post so you can start converting that blog traffic into precious leads. Anatomy of a Lead Generating Blog Post. Eye-Catching Title: Before you can even get readers to a point of conversion, you first need to attract them to read the blog post.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are limited in bandwidth but still need to get results, here are four easy tips to get found more often by potential students. Blog about your market niche, solicit guest bloggers from graduates, staff and administrators, and use your best keywords in the blog posts to generate qualified traffic.

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ClearVoice

MAY 26, 2022

In addition to website traffic benefits, blogging helps you build more effective relationships with readers which can turn them into customers. billion in purchases across 25 industries found it takes an average of 8 touches to secure an initial meeting or achieve another conversion with a new lead. billion searches per day.

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Business Blogging Work Management Business B2B Thought Leadership 52

Content Standard

JUNE 25, 2015

Facebook announced on their business blog this past week that they will be rolling out a new “place tips” tool that seeks to augment users’ Facebook experience based on location. This optional Facebook marketing feature is a cross between user a experience improvement and a business page tool.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

I’ve seen it happen with our clients time and again, as well as with our company blog. My own business depends on creating blog content that outranks my competitors. While cultivating a winning business blog requires commitment and planning, it’s not as hard as most business owners think.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 15, 2018

I am not saying invent something new, just don’t share the same 10 tips that everyone is sharing. It’s content that tells me something obvious – an article on losing weight that recommends exercising regularly, or a piece with money-saving tips that says to cut out Starbucks from my morning routine. It’s trite. Camel-like.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 27, 2012

21 Business Blogging Tips from the Pros - Cindy King, Social Media Examiner. 21 tips from 21 different people and they are all pretty good. Neolane, The Cross-Channel Conversation. The Massive Guide to Getting Massive Traffic - Neil Patel, Quick Sprout.

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Single Grain

DECEMBER 29, 2020

He started a job board website but was unable to drive any traffic, an obstacle which forced him to learn how to do marketing on his own. His blog focuses on startups and SaaS, and he regularly dives deep into data analysis, financial information for businesses, fundraising tips and much, much more.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2015

A well-written and consistently updates business blog is a vital core element of a successful content marketing program. As noted below, blogs are among the most effective tools for increasing website traffic, generating leads, and acquiring customers. What are the key elements of a successful business blog?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Combining traditional B2B marketing and using new and creative options, business marketing becomes more than just dry marketing of the same old technologies and services. Let's look at a few areas it pays to be creative: Business Blogs - To traditional marketers, a business blog is not worth the time and effort.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

As a blogger, you know by now that increasing your traffic means grabbing your audience’s attention and keeping it. While Writing on the Web and other websites like it have featured dozens of solid tips for improving your blog writing , I’m going to offer a source of divine inspiration when the going gets tough.

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Hubspot

MARCH 28, 2019

While every company in every industry may have a different tactical implementation to capture email leads, at the core of every strategy is this formula: The value of your offer -- the cost of giving you their email address = the probability of conversion. If you can get people to sign up for a webinar, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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Anything Goes Marketing

AUGUST 19, 2006

These days everyone has advice on how to improve your online presence for your business and generate leads through e-marketing strategies. The business blog to end all business blogs. If you were smart and started a business blog you can use this to help bring down your e-marketing strategy.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 16, 2012

Despite any recent recent rants you may have seen about how blogging is dead or blogs are passé , the fact of the matter is that business blogging is now more important than ever. ” The Entrepreneur’s Advisor | Why and How to do a Blog Right by The Entrepreneur’s Advisor. are easy to find.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 11, 2012

And for the inbound marketers who embrace that, a business blog is one of the most reliable and effective platforms for publishing much of the content they create. But if you’ve been consistently blogging for a while, you probably have all the business blogging basics down pat. Step 1: Blog Frequently.

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Hubspot

MAY 20, 2010

However, it can become difficult to consistantly think of new ideas for your business blog. Produce a series of "do it yourself" blog posts. Is there a subset of phrases that drive a lot of traffic & convert at a decent rate? Creating an open dialog with your customers and prospects is one goal of blogging.

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Marketing gurus tend to talk about opt-in pages, sign up forms, calls to action and interactive squeeze pages to boost your click through and conversion rates. Handy tips about what? Handy tips about what? Which problem will your tips solve for your reader? What is it? An irresistible incentive has to be specific.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 22, 2012

So you want your business blog to perform better. Blog harder? Well yes, you could set to your keyboard and type away 'til your fingers bleed, or you could think of ways to get more out of your blog without just increasing content volume. 12 Ways to Get More Out of Your Blog Without Actually Blogging.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

There’s a First Time for Everything New research (pdf) by my clients at Compendium Blogware show that for more than two-thirds of corporate blogs, new visitors comprise more than 80% of total blog traffic. That’s right, in most cases, 8 out of every 10 visitors to your blog have never been there previously.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 24, 2012

Landing Page Visits: Tracking the number of visitors to your landing pages is a great way to see how much traffic you're driving to your content. If you notice your landing pages aren't driving a significant amount of traffic, you maybe need to increase your page's visibility in social media, search, and in calls-to-action on your website.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 29, 2016

When it comes to search engine optimization and conversion rates, content marketing is an absolute necessity. However, some employees might avoid blogging because they doubt their own writing skills, aren’t sure what to write about, or simply don’t have the time. Guest post by Jill Phillips. Ask Each Employee Personally.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 19, 2012

In this post, we'll walk you through all the various lead gen opportunities you can take advantage of on your blog, and even give you some great tips for optimizing those opportunities to make sure you're squeezing every last lead out of your business blog. 8 Lead Gen Opportunities for Your Business Blog.

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