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4 Low Cost Online Marketing Strategies For 2012

Small Business Mavericks

Mom and dad bloggers are the hidden gem of the online world – used to effect, they can be powerful allies but take care, abused, they make even more powerful enemies, and their influence is very strong. Forumsforums are extension of the networking activity.

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Social Media Course – $176 – 13 June 2012 Sydney with @InforumGroup

Laurel Papworth

Social Media Training June 2012. Wednesday 13 June 2012, 2pm-6pm. Did you know you can measure the influence of a blogger or Twitter? If you attended our Social Media Forum in Sydney, you will remember Laurel was one of our panelists. AdAge named in the Top 150 Media Bloggers, and she is on Google Plus’ Recommended List.

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Finding Readers Week: Corinne Talks Commenting, Engagement, and Are Forums Right For Your Blog?

ProBlogger

Corinne introduced forums at the beginning of the year and has seen that engagement increase sharply. I only started blogging late December 2012. Point of difference: Adding forums for your readers. Great for post ideas – some of my most popular content has come from ideas from the forum.

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Marketing Is Dead (Again)

Twist Image

I wasn't alone in the rebuttals and, since the post went live in August of 2012, there is still conversation about the issue. I reached out to Lee, who is not just a contributor to the Harvard Business Review, but the head of the Customer Reference Forum and the author of, The Hidden Value Of Customers. customer reference forum.

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7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog

ProBlogger

This tip fits into the ‘it’s not rocket science’ category of blogging tips (as do many blog tips) – however as simple as it sounds I regularly see bloggers falling into the trap of talking ‘AT’ readers rather than blogging in a conversational voice. A forum comes with its own advantages and challenges.

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11.5 Amazing Content Creation Tools for Becoming a Super Blogger

Writtent Blog

Would you read something about a 2012 political election, or best practices for using MySpace? Quora is 2013’s answer to the crowdsourced question-and-answer forum. Your content is really only as good as its context. Probably not. Humans have an innate craving for trending news and breaking stories. Remember Yahoo Answers?

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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

Socialized

Most social media professionals were surprised when the FTC announced its updated Endorsement Guides earlier this year, which described in great detail new requirements for bloggers and celebrities to disclose their relationships with sponsors, including arrangements whereby companies provide bloggers with products and services for review.