article thumbnail

The Best Free (or Cheap) Tools for Blogger and Influencer Outreach

Adam Sherk

I’ve put together a list of the ones that I typically use and recommend to others. Plug any URL into Topsy and see who tweeted it and which users were most influential (and which have a blog). Twitter is often the easiest social gateway to finding bloggers since people with a blog tend to be on Twitter too. BuzzStream.

Blogger 196
article thumbnail

15 Blogging Secrets Even Gurus Would Be Surprised to Know

Writtent Blog

There’s strategy, metrics, and then there’s closely-guarded blogging secrets that even many of the elite don’t know. From adjusting the way you cite your sources in your content to carefully auditing your technology, we’ve compiled a list of blogging secrets that could revolutionize your work: 1. Consider Technology Carefully.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

18 of the Best Content Marketing Strategy Guides of 2013

Webbiquity SMM

The Top 6 Reasons You’re Failing at Content Marketing by BuzzStream Blog. ” Don’t copy your competitors—be the source they try to copy.

Strategy 226
article thumbnail

Competitive Marketing Analysis: 14 Ways to Monitor and Beat Your Competitors

Writtent Blog

Channels of Distribution: Do they have a blog ? Pricings, Discounts, and Annual Specials: Is this intelligence listed on their website? Frequency of Publication : Do they blog twice a week? Subscribe to their blog to determine whether they have a schedule, and how rigorous it is. Are they on social media? Email Marketing.

Analysis 106
article thumbnail

Social Media Outreach for Beginners

Sprout Social

Sending dozens or hundreds of direct messages to people you’ve never interacted with and asking them to share your blog post isn’t outreach. Her Twitter handle includes Sprout, she hosts our Twitter chats and appears on our blog. Are you launching a campaign to promote a blog post? Make a Prospecting List.

article thumbnail

How to Increase Your Twitter Impressions Organically

Sprout Social

Let’s say you sent out a Tweet to promote a new blog post about gardening tips, and it was seen by three different people: User No. A survey from Fractl and Buzzstream found the top reasons people unfollow brands on social media were: Too much self-promotion. Every time a user sees your Tweet, it counts as an impression.

article thumbnail

The New Writer’s Guide to Evaluating Websites for Guest Posting Opportunities

ProBlogger

Finding the most valuable guest blogging opportunities on high-authority sites takes time. You have to nurture a relationship with the blog owner, and that means human interaction, not automated emails. Instead, focus on blogs with small and medium levels of influence (Twitter followers, blog subscribers, likes, +’s and so on).