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24 (of the) Best Business Blogging Guides, Tips and Tools of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

How to Be an Awesome Blog Commenter by HubSpot Blog. Top 10 Blog Directories 2011 by SEO Wizardry. Among the tips: optimize your site for speed, delay your opt-in popup form (or better yet – lose it, they’re obnoxious) and make sure your key pages (About, Contact, Guest Post Guidelines, etc.) are easy to find.

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The Ironic Beauty Of Google Indexing Tweets And Why Content Marketers Should Pay Attention

SocMed Sean

There’s a history of them doing this, but Google stopped including tweets in their index around 2011. Rather than re-hashing the history here, take a moment and read this great article by the folks at@HubSpot explaining a bit of the history and their thoughts on why this is a good thing. Get the scoop and come back.

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Eight Factors to Consider When (Re)Launching a Business Blog

Webbiquity SMM

According to Small Business Trends and HubSpot , the percentage of businesses with blogs has increased from less than half in 2009 to nearly two out of three in 2011. Why are so many companies now embracing blogging? Just kidding, this really isn’t a tough decision: use WordPress. Blogger , TypePad ) to fee-based systems (e.g.,

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34 (of the) Best Google+ Tips, Tactics and Guides of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

The Ultimate Google+ Cheat Sheet by HubSpot Blog. ** 5 STARS. In one of the first, if not THE first, Google+ directories, you can find people to follow and add to your circles across a broad range of topic areas from bloggers, journalists and tech entrepreneurs to scientists, filmmakers and foodies. Who to follow on Google Plus?

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79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

Between mid-2009 and late 2011, “messaging friends declined 12%, searching for new contacts fell 17% and joining a group of Facebook users dropped 19% in the U.S.” Tumblr grew 900% in 2011 and now has 90 million users. rose from 34 million in 2011 to 55 million this year and is expected to reach 108 million by 2015.

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79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

Between mid-2009 and late 2011, “messaging friends declined 12%, searching for new contacts fell 17% and joining a group of Facebook users dropped 19% in the U.S.” Tumblr grew 900% in 2011 and now has 90 million users. rose from 34 million in 2011 to 55 million this year and is expected to reach 108 million by 2015.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Etiquette: 20 Do’s and Don’ts to Avoid Looking Like an Ass (Directory Journal): I write another social media etiquette handbook , but I really like this version with more general but helpful things to consider when doing that social media thing. 100+ SMB Blogging Ideas to Kick Start … 2011?

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