Sun.Jul 24, 2011

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Weekly Roundup: Where Have I Been?!

Waxing UnLyrical

I left DC on Monday to conduct a workshop for IABC/Houston. After getting back, catching up on work and then my Reader, I found there was a whole lotta stuff I’d been missing out on. Where have I been?! If you find yourself in the same predicament, have a read. 1. The hitchhiker’s guide to tracking website engagement , by Petri Darby for Convince & Convert.

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Why Is Social Overtaking Search?

Small Business Mavericks

You may have noticed that in recent years social media is getting to be more popular than search. Why is that? I think I know a few of the reasons. No. 1, search is a technical skill. Socializing is a natural human activity. Internet marketers who consider themselves naturally social will prefer those modes of marketing that allow them to exercise their natural human faculties.

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How to Promote Your Personal Brand on Google+ Plus

Bill Hartzer

Marketing on Google+ can be a very rewarding, and cost effective venture for those with a limited marketing budget since Google+ is currently a very popular site amongst tech savvy people, such as myself. However, caution must be exercised so that your marketing efforts do not meet with a less than happy end. Here is how to market your personal brand on Google+ Plus.

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Thoughts on social media, news and Utoya

Janet Fouts

Let me first say that I am shocked and horrified by the events at Utøya. My heart goes out to the family and friends of all on the island, and I cannot imagine what they must be feeling right now. As the news reports came in through social media and traditional press I think we were all mesmerized by the tragedy. I ran across a translated post from one of the girls at the camp on the island written the night after she escaped to safety, and I wanted to share it with you.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Guy Kawasaki, Cristal, and 19 Facebook Webinars

Convince & Convert

Facebook best practices change about as often as Sean Combs/Puffy/Puff Daddy/P Diddy/Diddy/Diddy Dirty Money monikers , and keeping up on Facebook for business can be a significant time investment. Lots of newsletters, blog posts, and case studies to consume. But now you can get the straight scoop on what’s happening on Facebook for your business , and you don’t even have to leave your office.

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Talking About Anything And Everything With CD Baby Founder Derek Sivers

Twist Image

Episode #263 of Six Pixels of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to. How far would you go to get something done? Derek Sivers was an independent artist trying to sell his CDs online back in 1998. None of the big online retailers of music would sell his music. He wasn't on a major label and he wasn't a "known" entity.

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Artifacts of my past and of the future

The Way of the Web

I took my son down to visit his grandparents for a few days, and took the chance to finally venture up into their loft to retrieve enough boxes from my childhood to fill the back of my car (and once opened, most of the living space in the house). Besides bringing back a lot of old memories, it’s also sparked some thoughts on how influences and memories are evolving so rapidly as online storage becomes cheaper, online marketplaces have opened up buying and selling, and what we are (in terms

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When’s the Right Time to Start Selling?

ProBlogger

This guest post is by k out Brandon Yanofsk of B-List Marketing. If you’ve ever asked another blogger, “When’s the right time to start selling on my blog?”, you’ll know you never get a solid answer. Some say as soon as you get one person visiting your blog. Some say never to start selling until you’ve got at least 100 subscribers. And some say selling before you have 10,000 people on your email list is premature.

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Why Livefyre is Here and How It Helps You

Ari Herzog

You don’t want to be required to sign up for a user profile to write a comment. You want the ability to read an article and be allowed to share your thoughts quickly and easily. You want stress-free commenting. You want to avoid filling out form fields, checking boxes, and clicking verification links as prerequisites to sharing your views. You are opposed to comment registration and you support creating conversations.

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How to Be a Good Guest Post Host

ProBlogger

This guest post is by LJ Earnest of SimpleProductivityBlog.com. You often see articles about how to be a good guest poster: things you can do to make an impression and get your post published. But what about the flip-side of that? Do you have what it takes to be a good guest post host? Guest posting is beneficial both to the writer and the publisher.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.