Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial? A few weeks ago, they asked a question about paying for blog posts. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. Remember the advertorial ?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

This isn’t another overview post about how to search engine optimize a news release. Your news release will not be competitive with well-known Beth Kanter’s Beth’s Blog. Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful? You can read all about that here , here , and here. Have any questions?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Image: sahmeepee via Flickr , Creative Commons The Best means that you are indubitably, unequivocally, indisputably the best in who you are, what you do, and what you stand for, no matter who – or what – else you are compared with, or what others might be exposed to. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you. How unbelievably ridiculous. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? October 23rd, 2010 Tweet I can still remember my first tweet.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. Image: Gitgat via Flickr , Creative Commons Instead, speak up and join the conversation. If you choose to stay quiet, it may create an opportunity for the rumors to gain even more traction.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Image: Martin LaBar via Flickr, Creative Commons And even many non-Christians will be relaxing, perhaps joining in the revelry (as many of my friends did when I was growing up in India). Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. received 13 percent.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Image: Lars Plougmann via Flickr, Creative Commons Really, if you just read through the comments, there’s your follow-up blog post… but since I promised you one, you’re getting one. I’ll hopefully be expounding on those in a future blog post.&# A Burke always, always keeps her promises! Interesting.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? So much to do So much to know To live, to love, to hurt, to grow. So much to do So much to see I am the future.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Seeing as how it’s coming close to the end of the year and everyone’s in a prediction kinda mood, Jen thought it would be cool to chat about what might be coming our way in terms of PR measurement in 2011. In other words, paywalls , how pitching will be affected if these take off, and prognoses for 2011.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Which is one of the reasons I still think you should leave PR to the PR pros … but I digress. See you there!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. Why: Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and I talk about PR, blogging, social media and cow manure. The ever-brilliant Lee Odden gives you tips on how to avoid this pitfall.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

How to celebrate Halloween social media style , from New Media Strategies. How to run a fearless small business by Taylor Lindstrom at Copyblogger. Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! But in the spirit of the day, here are seven posts for your Hallowe’en hilarity.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. Prepare contingency plans – like we did as kids with the fire drills, we have to Know what to do How to do it When How to behave. link] Does your org have a crisis plan? Do crisis fire drills? [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

While I try to keep it updated, it certainly does not reflect all the blogs I subscribe to in my Reader. Part of this is because some of the blogs I Read (yes, that’s a capital “R&# ) have nothing to do with public relations… but I love them any way. Dave lays out how. and break up the blogs accordingly.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? Mark as read Approve comment.pondering how to give this post a hug. Waxing UnLyrical says: January 16, 2011 at 6:02 am [.] What about giving thanks for the things that didn’t work out? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Each of them provided feedback on the launch plan, and ideas on how best to increase engagement. They also helped promote the Life… supplemented™ awareness campaign by blogging, tweeting, and giving shoutouts at industry events. 5 Ways to Fail in Social Media | Women Grow Business says: February 1, 2011 at 12:02 am [.]

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ProBlogger

JULY 25, 2011

The July 2011 WordPress WordCamp Boston rocked! I took detailed notes as I listened, watched and networked with blogging and WordPress geniuses and have gathered what I consider the most interesting tips and tricks. In May 2011, Google added a Site Speed Report in Google Analytics. Build link juice. Understandable!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

The effect of brand building on search traffic , from PPC Blog. 3 street selling tactics that boosted my email subscribers over 100%, from The Smart Passive Income Blog. Why: great ideas that might spur your creative juices, even if you don’t have an e-newsletter… or get you started thinking about one. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? So that they can shake their fingers and exclaim triumphantly, “See? We told you so!&# Bah, humbug. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 3, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 5 Tips To Avoid New Job Burnout January 3rd, 2011 Tweet It’s a new year, and perhaps you’re starting a new job. If you are, you have beaten the odds, and my hat is off to you! Happy new year!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Joey Rozier via Flickr, Creative Commons For the uninitiated, Boxing Day is the day after Christmas (though where celebrated, marked on the first weekday after Christmas, so that would mean it’s actually tomorrow, but whatever). Free Christmas RSS icons for blogs , from Free Vector Clip Art. Why: seriously?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. A few tips for experimenting with QR codes , by Joe Walton at the Real PR blog. PR of course , from the PR and Media Blog of James Crawford. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 22, 2010

Image: Zen Sutherland , Creative Commons I finally did get my laughs in before the clock struck midnight, thanks to Bill Murray’s exquisite performance in The Man Who Knew Too Little. The Chuckle-icious Seven If you’re looking for some great blog posts for when you need a chuckle, here they are: 1. Wanna Subscribe?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? At first glance, you’d think I was crazy for trying to do such a thing for this kind of audience. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe?

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. I’ve been including it in my e-signature for a while now, and have incorporated it into my website as well as this blog (you’ve probably noticed the Tungle widget on this blog, even if you haven’t used it). Image: rubyblossom. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’d seen how much effort my husband put into it, and I thought it would be nice if I could do that for him, for a change. Image: Lorenz Seidler via Flickr , Creative Commons I was distraught when I got a Facebook IM from one of my friends in Mumbai, telling me of the first bomb blast. Thanks for visiting!If Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

So today’s roundup features seven posts from blogs that I have never before shared; not because I didn’t want to, but because I was too thoughtless to do so. When I clicked through to her blog, I was even more enchanted. These blogs, and people, enrich my digital, and real, life. Why: this woman is amazing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Image: Shawn McClung via Flickr, Creative Commons You have to really, really be paying attention to notice if someone hasn’t tweeted in a while, unless you talk to them every day. But campaigns like this - and blog posts like yours - help prove that this is, in fact, very true. Now you see it, now you don’t.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 6, 2010

I am looking to come to CES in 2011, so I am looking to build my gear bag early and test it out throughout 2010! I’ve just found a easily true news site about how to get rich Try it! JustinRLevy.com by Justin Levy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Keep it up!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ? You can set up your own blog. Just like Posterous, you can use Amplify as your primary blogging platform, as well as auto-post to your own blog. Ah, but does the image accompanying your blog post show up?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Image: Katie Harris via Flickr , Creative Commons Connect with the people you serve The goal wasn’t to create a blog. Image: Katie Harris via Flickr , Creative Commons Connect with the people you serve The goal wasn’t to create a blog. You can’t start a blog like ours unless the community wants it.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 26, 2011

You’ve heard that being a jerk is the key to effectively drawing people to interact with your blog. I’m here to teach you how to be a better jerk. Image licensed under Creative Commons, Copyright Douglas Witt. Image licensed under Creative Commons, Copyright Douglas Witt. Use satire.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

As each year passes, blog marketing techniques evolve. What worked in 2011 may or may not be as effective in 2012. I receive a lot of questions on a regular basis about blogging, online marketing, and traffic generation, so I thought I would share my answers in this post. Blog Platform. How do you moderate spam?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

It is one of the most widely-adopted blog promotion strategies in existence, and has been made perhaps even more popular by the success of “serial” guest posters such as Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing. Image courtesy guigo.eu, licensed under Creative Commons. how to get your post approved.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Image: Tania Gail via Flickr , Creative Commons We were deluged by applications; when we had openings, when we didn’t have openings, when we had budget to hire, when we didn’t have budget. It was so creative, that I remember it verbatim to this day. It was crazy. Or not qualified at all (see #3 above).

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