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How to Create a Reader Avatar for Your Blog

ProBlogger

For several years, I’ve been using Reader Avatars (also called Reader Profiles or Personas) on my blogs – and I’ve found them very effective and helpful. To create your first reader avatar, you’ll need to spend some time thinking and writing about a type of reader that you’re either attempting to reach or who is already reading your blog.

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12 (of the) Best WordPress Guides and Plugin Reviews of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

JT Pedersen provides a short list of his favorite plugins for personal and corporate (non-ecommerce) blogs, including both popular favorites (the AddThis Social Bookmarking Widget, BackUpWordPress) and some interesting but lesser-known add-ons (Twitter Mentions as Comments, and WP Smush.it to improve load times).

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Internet Marketing Internship

Kikolani

8 ways for businesses to use social media. Social Media. 10 free social media tools every PR pro should master. 12 social media secrets from world’s top social media superstars. 9 sites to create cartoon images of yourself for avatars and profile pics.

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Pinterest Review: What is So Pinteresting About Pinterest?

Bill Hartzer

You may or may not have heard, but there is a new social media site called Pinterest. Unlike other social media sites where the main focus is to build a profile, with Pinterest, the emphasis is on “pinning” pictures that interest you to your various pin boards (hence the name Pinterest).

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How to Use StumbleUpon to Drive Traffic and Marketing Infographic

Your Escape From 9 to 5

There are way too many social media sites and you may not be using the best ones or get the maximum exposure. A Social Bookmarking Site – Similar to Delicious. A Social Voting Site – Similar to Digg and Reddit. You may have guessed the 1 st social media traffic source as Facebook and that is correct.

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Blog Design for ROI Rule #3: Shower Attention and Appreciation On Your Community

ProBlogger

Since a blog is a form of social media, even if—or especially if—it’s a business blog, it only makes sense to design the blog in a way that will maximize interaction. This includes social bookmarking and sharing, as well as regular links from your community members’ own sites.

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