Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Penguin’s algorithm penalizes websites that used manipulative methods of link building to attain high rankings, such as spamming the comment sections of other websites. They will be links from link exchanges, article directories, and other link farms, sites unrelated to the theme of your blog, or links in blog comments.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 26, 2012

The platform is constantly evolving beyond its blogging roots, with more great features being added every year. Today I’d like to walk you through the new features which were introduced in 2012, in WordPress 3.4 Live preview enables you to preview themes before they are activated on your blog. February 2011) and 3.2

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 22, 2012

billion individual search queries in the US alone in August 2012 , meaning that 0.6% Poor quality content is already a no-no, as are paid links or those created by spamming blog comments and discussion forums. This blog was written by Rob Henry, marketing specialist at K2L. Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 29, 2012

As a blogger, you have to wear several different hats, from creating good quality blog post to trying to spread the word for your blog and connecting with others. You’ll never be short on ideas for your next blog post with this under your belt. It’s great for users as well, as it logs comments and likes received.

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Bare Feet Studios

AUGUST 10, 2012

1) Have links you want to share prepared ahead of time, preferably with your favorite URL shortener. This helps you get into the conversation and also helps others steer relevant questions or comments toward you. ” This helps everyone track the conversation, as there are typically lots of comments interwoven.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 27, 2012

was the second and final major WordPress release of 2012. The way this new feature is set up, you don’t have to log in to your WordPress.org account on your blog, you only need to enter your username. The same three options are available as before: Upload Files, Media Library and Embed from URL.

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Kikolani

JULY 20, 2016

In general, we cannot make predictions or guarantees about when or if your URLs will be crawled or indexed.”. With that in mind, let’s dive into more details: #1: Comment on other blogs. All you need to do is find relevant, credible and popular blog posts and make a comment so that you can add your website link.

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Kikolani

JULY 20, 2016

In general, we cannot make predictions or guarantees about when or if your URLs will be crawled or indexed.”. With that in mind, let’s dive into more details: #1: Comment on other blogs. All you need to do is find relevant, credible and popular blog posts and make a comment so that you can add your website link.

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Socially Sorted

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Since 2012 we have created many infographics for blog posts on my Socially Sorted blog, as well as for guest posts, and for clients. Many have attracted tens of thousands of shares like this one on Amy Porterfield’s blog. Or this one on my blog. Are you creating shareable images on your major blog posts? .

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ProBlogger

MARCH 20, 2017

How do you build a successful fitness blog? What does it take to start a blog and grow the traffic to 100K monthly visitors in less than a year? If you have a fitness blog or planning to start one or even if you are just curious on how you can grow your blog’s traffic fast, then this post is for you.

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Kikolani

JUNE 15, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Blogging / Writing. Blogging / Writing. 4 Ways to Create Content That Sells – How to create blog content that increases sales. The Resources Mashup.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 15, 2012

Before we get started, I just thought I would mention a few Google algorithm changes that you should know about when thinking about link building in 2012. Check by going to the following URL, and replace domain.com with the website’s domain. Submit your blog to blog directories. Link building post-Panda and Penguin.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 29, 2013

In early 2012 Econsultancy.com and Redeye conducted a survey [link] that yielded some interesting results. Note: the easiest way to do this is to ensure your opt-in form directs users to a thank you page, then find the URL and add this as the goal URL. He can be found blogging over at Bloggingwizard.com.

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Little Web Giants

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Favicons are the small icons you see in the tabs of your browser, or in the URL bar. Unfortunately it looks like this template hasn’t been updated since May 2012, so it was time to go searching for a new solution. They add to a site’s branding, and are pretty useful for tab junkies like me.

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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. I shut off comments after 30 days.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 15, 2013

As noted in 21 (of the) Best Facebook Guides, Tools and Rants of 2012 So Far a few months back, Facebook remains the 800-pound gorilla of the social networking world. Find the answers to these questions and more here in two dozen of the best Facebook guides, tips, stats, facts, raves and rants of 2012. Facebook Tips and Guides.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Some of the best advice I found dated all the way back to 2012, which shows just how long some folks have been excelling in the podcast game. Here are some ideas: > Pin your episode tweet or Facebook post, featuring the iTunes URL. > Publish two weeks of podcast-themed blog content. Then, keep sharing.

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Little Web Giants

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Favicons are the small icons you see in the tabs of your browser, or in the URL bar. Unfortunately it looks like this template hasn’t been updated since May 2012, so it was time to go searching for a new solution. They add to a site’s branding, and are pretty useful for tab junkies like me.

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Little Web Giants

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Favicons are the small icons you see in the tabs of your browser, or in the URL bar. Unfortunately it looks like this template hasn’t been updated since May 2012, so it was time to go searching for a new solution. They add to a site’s branding, and are pretty useful for tab junkies like me.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 4, 2013

I think the title of this blog post says it all. In 2012, we have seen a lot of changes in how the search engines deal with links, which types of links they are “counting”, which links that they are telling us that are unnatural or bad, toxic links. Still then, comment because you want to comment.

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Hootsuite

JULY 17, 2023

Staying on top of every comment, mention, tag, or message is a job in itself. With Shopview, you can manage multiple stores and monitor orders and customer comments in real time. Long URL strings are not easy on the eyes, but UTM parameters are essential for tracking performance. URL shortener is built right into Composer.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 13, 2013

In September 2012, I launched my latest online venture, The Grand Life , where I interview creative professionals and entrepreneurs, and quickly realized that I had a lot to learn about building a successful interview site. A lot of times they’re creating some kind of media related to their business: a web show, a blog, a book.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

You need Google-less approach to build blog traffics. All of this having been said, Google’s algorithms are constantly changing – so it’s important to build your blog’s success in other ways. Relying solely on Google’s organic search to drive traffic to your blog is simply not a good business model – you need to diversify.

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Viper Chill

JANUARY 16, 2012

Keep in mind that I didn’t even write a blog post about the launch, so the majority of my audience are only hearing about the episodes now. In fact, January is the highest traffic month for the blog so far since June 2011 , and there’s still quite a few days left before it’s over. Episode s was not a typo.

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 5, 2013

I’ve replied to hundreds of comments, received hundreds of tweets for my content and basically been amazed at all of the sites that linked to me. They’re all referring to my recent blog post, The New SEO , which has had tens of thousands of visitors in just one week. It was hard to look far away from my analytics.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 30, 2014

So, if Pinterest makes sense for your brand, product or blog, how can you use the platform most effectively to drive more traffic to your site? 90% of US online specialty retailers use Pinterest; that’s an 81% increase since 2012. • This is a website that they have chosen to link to and it is usually a personal blog or website.”

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

Sign up right now at a totally reduced cost for 2012 for a limited time. Should I Change My URLs for SEO? A Definitive Guide to Blog Content Scraping & How to STOP It! Ever get your blog content stolen by another new blog who wants to get established? Top Corporate Blogs : What are the best corporate blogs?

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ProBlogger

JULY 22, 2014

Pinterest grew 4,377% in 2012 and continues to expand with 25 million users. Amount of Comments- The collective amount of likes, shares and comments correlate the closest with search ranking. Comments on Pinterest. Comments on Reddit, Digg, StumbleUpon. Twitter has over 550 million accounts. Source: Google.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2012

In fact, I wrote a blog post probably 18 months or so on Convince & Convert, about hey, Facebook is going to kill your website. I don’t know if I left a comment on the blog post that you wrote 18 months ago, but I probably would have disagreed with you. In 2012, it doesn’t rank. In 2012, Susan G.

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 26, 2013

When I released OptinSkin back at the beginning of 2012, one of the main marketing angles for the product was that it allows split-testing. As with the theme of this blog post though, this is something you should absolutely be testing. I don’t actually use either of these, but instead rely on split-URL testing.

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Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

A full Social Media audit across all blogs, forums, micro blogs, feeds and channels reveals things that an ivory tower view will not. Everyone has a device in their hands that is able to post images, video and comments in real -time. There are people blogging about practically every subject under the sun.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 29, 2018

In today’s episode, I want to introduce you to a suite of WordPress plugin tools we’ve been using on our blogs for the past six months or so that we’re really excited about. I’ve been talking about one of them – our Ultimate Guide to starting a blog – for the past month or so. Ultimate Guide to Starting a Blog.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

I got into it on a blog last night and the comments with somebody who wrote a blog post about social media “experts” ruining the ethos of Pinterest by posting social media-related content and infographics and things like that. We’ll start off the show as we always do with my thought o’ the week.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 25, 2012

This is an important blog post, because it makes a prediction. A prediction about the future of blogging; a platform actively used by over 181 million people (Nielsen data for October 2011). Why the successful ‘make money online’ blogs of the past have now faded into obscurity. As mentioned, this is a long article.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 14, 2013

Despite the occasional “death of blogging” pronouncements (often made, ironically, in blog posts), blogs remain the core of a robust social media strategy. more here in 30 of the best business blogging guides and resources of the past year. Why You Want To Be the Last Blog Standing by Outspoken Media.

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Writtent Blog

AUGUST 3, 2016

14 Build Hyperlocal Links, and Link from Blog Pages to Internal Pages. #15 29 Analyze Competition, Outreach and Guest Blog. #30 58 Get Links through Guest Blogging. #59 29 Analyze Competition, Outreach and Guest Blog. #30 58 Get Links through Guest Blogging. #59 58 Get Links through Guest Blogging. #59

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Viper Chill

JUNE 22, 2016

Do private blog network’s still work? Guest Blogging Links. The types of links here include things like irrelevant blog comments, forum profile pages, social bookmarking links and very often from non-English Blogspot blogs. Guest Blogging Links. Does a higher word-count help your pages rank better?

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