I can’t think of a better way to kick off my 2015 #FridayFinds series than to take a close look at an in-depth study of the drivers behind Twitter, the most shared content marketing articles of 2014 and some highly recommended social media marketing tips and tools. I’m sure you’ll find many of these resources valuable in the year ahead.
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Have you heard that Chris Brogan is shutting down the comments on his blog? It seems that the dust has barely settled since CopyBlogger closed their comments. So, that debate will be stirred up again. (Mark Schaeffer is weighing in on this one too.) Speaking of debates, did you read Dan Shure’s views on the importance of comments to a blog success? And then read Marcus Sheridan’s opposing view?
Last week, we discussed how emotional headlines gain more shares (and took a look at a tool to analyze them). This week, we’ll take another look at more analysis of effective headlines. We’ll also take a look at another epic post by Adam Connell where he shares tips on successful blogging that doesn’t rely on driving more traffic. All this and more in this week’s #FridayFinds.
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As a blogger, what would you prefer, lots of comments on your blog posts or lots of shares on social networking sites? Are you making one of the ten most common mistakes in blogging? Do you know what your EMV score is or use any of the 35 content marketing tools that I found on Clickz.com? Read this week’s #FridayFinds to hear about some blogging ideas that can help you increase engagement on your blog and drive more traffic to your site.
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Lately, I’ve been neglecting my #FridayFinds series where I highlight some of the blog posts that I have found to be interesting throughout the week. (Actually, it’s been closer to a month since I’ve written an article in this series.) So, even though it’s a Monday, without further ado, I bring to you some articles that I think may be of interest to you. My topics this week include sharing on Social Media, the WordPress page-theme plugin and an example of a website redesign for an interior designer.
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This week’s #FridayFinds introduces a viral video on the use (or should I say overuse) of #hashtags. I’ve also included a link to a study on the effect of using hashtags on Facebook. Did you know that using hashtags in your Facebook posts could actually decrease engagement? I’ve also shared a link to a great article on choosing a social networking site, a free guide to CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization) and some tips on Pinterest. I hope you find some useful information here.
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In part 1 of this article, I covered paid search and comparison shopping engines. Now that we’ve conquered the pay-per-click universe, let’s move on to the owned or earned forms of marketing an eCommerce site: SEO and social media!
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Have you heard about the “Smart Marketer’s Landing Page Conversion Course” or read about how to take advantage of the latest changes to the most popular social networking sites? Would you like to read an article about “30 Free Directory Submission Sites With High PR”? They’re all included in this week’s post in my #FridayFinds series.
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This week in my #FridayFinds series, I share links to an article that talks about “The Great Social Media Waste”, a post with great examples of branding your social networking profiles (on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook), the role of color in website design and tips on using images in your website/blog.
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There’s so much to do when you first launch a website (and yes, a blog is a website). So, today, let’s take a look at some of the basic steps that everyone should keep in mind. These tips range from avoiding a very common WordPress security vulnerability, to basic WP plugins, xml sitemaps and some tips on getting started with social media.
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Where do you spend the bulk of your time on social media? I’m sure your answer depends on why you’re there. Let’s face it, social media can be a huge time waster and if we’re not careful, we can quickly lose track of whether or not we’re achieving our social media goals. (You are tracking your social media goals right?) So, which social networking sites should you be on? Well, if one of the ways that you define your target customer is by gender, you may want to take a quick look at this infographic:
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