Adam Sherk
JANUARY 23, 2013
To get a better sense of the situation I pulled StumbleUpon referral figures from 2010-2012 for a group of 47 news and content sites that we work with at Define Media Group , primarily magazine brands. For confidentially reasons I am not able to reveal the specific titles, but they are all well-known brands from major publishers.
Adam Sherk
JANUARY 25, 2012
So I pulled the 2009-2011 Reddit and Digg referral figures for selection of 12 major magazine and Web-only content sites. I’m not able to reveal the specific sites or figures due to confidentially requirements but they are all well established brands. million 2011. million in 2011. million visits in 2009 to 22.7
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Adam Sherk
DECEMBER 17, 2013
SEO Guidelines for Sponsored Content and Partner Links. The Most Popular and Active News Brands on Instagram. A Simple Workflow for Keyword Research for Content Planning. A Simple Workflow for Keyword Research for Content Planning. Related posts: My Top Posts of 2011 on SEO, PR and Social Media for Publishers.
Adam Sherk
MARCH 8, 2012
It comes down to effective selection, placement and formatting of social buttons on all key templates, and customizing those elements for different types of content. Not including @[brand] or listing a third party tool instead (e.g. Using the full HTML title tag (with a bunch of extra information) instead of just an optimized headline.
Adam Sherk
APRIL 3, 2012
I am not at liberty to share the specific sites due to confidentiality requirements but they are all well-known brands. The level of brand presence and direct participation on Pinterest varies considerably among the examined sites. In Q4 2011 the highest percentage of total site traffic that Pinterest represented for any site was 2.5%.
Adam Sherk
AUGUST 21, 2012
The annotations include things like a thumbnail image or an indication that someone the user is connected to (be that a person or a brand) has shared or liked the page. Unfortunately many social media sites add a “nofollow” attribute to any links within user generated content. Secondary Links.
Adam Sherk
MAY 1, 2012
YoY natural search referrals – this simple and straightforward metric is the #1 measuring stick for news and content sites. Branded vs. non-branded – publishers with well-established brands tend to pull in a lot of branded searches, so separating non-branded referrals is a better way to judge your overall content optimization efforts.
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