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OCTOBER 11, 2011

How many different blog comment applications are out there? If you are a WordPress user, then you know you don’t need to add a plug-in or application to encourage comments on your blog. WordPress has its own. However, you can add comment management services like Disqus or CommentLuv.

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

Dayna Rothman at Marketo has a lot of experience in this subject, and her post on 5 Common Infographic Pitfalls to Avoid at All Costs is applicable to more than infographics. Pending that day, I look at the wisdom other marketers have compiled and learn from their mistakes so that I don’t make those mistakes myself.

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JULY 22, 2014

Oxford Dictionaries have this definition of gamification : The application of typical elements of game playing (e.g., The idea isn’t a new one, because parents and teachers have been turning chores and learning into games for centuries, but the word is new.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

There’s another application, however, that can benefit your business. Embedding posts allows you to take a Facebook or Google+ post and embed it directly into your content rather than simply saying So-and-So said on Facebook (or Google+). If you are active on these social networks, then your posts could be embedded by others.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Both of these applications allow you to monitor and manage social media – including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Klout is an influence monitor. You can see how influential your competition is online. TweetDeck and HootSuite are social media management tools. TweetDeck is owned by Twitter.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Someone who lives on the East Coast would have no interest in a tire company located in California, no matter how applicable that company may be to their search or how high it may appear on Google’s results. As a consequence of this, many Google users will try to track down a business by entering a desired product and then a local area.

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JUNE 24, 2014

Pretty soon you will have a perspective on traffic generation that is applicable to far more than your blog because things overlap. Does this list seem intimidating to you? Then pick one thing. Work on that one thing until you are confident and then add another. Take Advantage Of The Overlap.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Either way, it’s built and earned with specific application of carefully prepared material. It’s hard work to get the soil built up with all the rich ingredients needed for vegetables to grow well, and digging in compost or other enrichments is referred to as “building the soil” That’s how I see building links.

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

So you’ve discovered Twitter has some useful business applications. That’s good. But now that you’ve discovered Twitter can be used for your business, how can you make the most of your opportunities to use it for maximum effect? Here are 5 practical tips to help you improve your Twitter experience.

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MARCH 5, 2011

It is now anything that you develop for the purpose of interacting with the marketplace, and that includes your iPhone applications. I’m sure you can come up with your own.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

It also is applicable to more than journalists. The Moz Blog recently had a great post on Effective Outreach by Beverly_Distilled. This discussion of techniques to reach journalists and interest them in your promotions is good, with practical advice. Make a Good Impression First.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Tools that work for one of us might not work well at all for a colleague, which is part of the reason there are so many tools out there for business applications. I think we need tools as business owners and marketers — but we need to make sure that the tools we have are the right ones for our needs.

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JANUARY 21, 2012

Pinterest is a virtual pin board complete with a browser ‘Pin it’ button for Firefox, ‘Pin it’ (and ‘follow me’) buttons for websites, and an iPhone application.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

A page about the history of doohickeys is interesting, but the doohickey information they want is applicable today. (If A site that has new content regularly added is a site that is reassuring because it means someone is paying attention. If they have antique doohickeys, then that’s current information for them.).

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JUNE 14, 2011

Leveraging applications such as FourSquare and Twitter with geo-targeting capabilities to target your reach. The very best mobile marketing strategies are those that are integrated with your overall marketing program and can include: A website designed with mobile device access in mind.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

It’s generally used in a slightly derogatory way when one of the people who care about language point out flawed application of its use. Have you seen the term, “Grammar Nazi”? Some people don’t care about mistakes in grammar, the wrong use of a word, or where an apostrophe is placed. But many do.

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