Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

If you’re just getting started blogging (or maybe even if you’ve been doing it a while), here are some WordPress plugins I really really like. I really like its functionality, plus it’s a great way for folks to search on your blog as well as on the Interwebz without actually leaving your blog. LinkWithin.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Earlier this week, I shared the top 25 blogging and social media posts on Kikolani. The following are my top 25 favorite guest blogging contributions, allowing me to cover a wider range of topics. Learn how to balance blogging expenses with income, as well as project future earnings. Link Building.

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Kikolani

JUNE 20, 2011

So here are a few simple steps that anyone can follow in order to ensure that their guest post has a higher chance of getting published on their target blog. Research your target blog. You will want to know what topics the blog owner posts, and what topics are popular. Get to know the blog owner. Have great timing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

They might be helpful to you as you continue on your path as a blogging Grasshopper. This is hugely helpful, because each theme is different and, as a result, the way a post looks when published on one blog, might look completely different on another. Sign out Leave your comment here. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 25, 2010

Like many bloggers, I’ve gone in and out of writing, and that doesn’t help with maintaining a consistent flow of traffic to your blog. At the end of the day, driving eyeballs to my blog isn’t really the ultimate goal, writing useful and appreciated content is. 9 of my top 10 blog articles are social media related.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

What this does is let you select a certain number of blogs from your blogroll, and only that number of blogs will be displayed. I love how, when you click on an image, it starts the slideshow right on your blog! Don’t forget I started out this post with my initial list of five ways for you to spice up your blogging.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Blogging is a strange beast.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

A while back, I was looking at my Google Analytics for WUL and I noticed that my 404 page , i.e. the one you get when the server can’t find the page you’re looking for on a particular site, was the 4th most highly-trafficked page on my blog. And they wouldn’t bother to poke around on the blog to find it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial? A few weeks ago, they asked a question about paying for blog posts. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. Let me unpack this a bit.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2011

Instead of just counting the number of Facebook “likes” you accrue – which signifies nothing more than digital bumper stickering, instead track how often your fans click “like” and comment upon the status updates you post. One of the challenges of writing a blog is knowing how to value the wide variety of reader engagements and behaviors.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

PostRank has a comparison tool that uses its Domain Activity API to measure total engagement based on user participation across multiple social platforms. PostRank counts “engagement events” which it defines as individual activities such as a tweet, like, comment, digg, RSS view, etc. So I ran 30+ news sites through the tool.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Get Your Blog Project Approved January 13th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Shanan Sorochynski Okay, you’ve had nearly half a month to sink into 2011. I manage the University of Regina’s blog.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

I would have to say that it was the fastest and hardest I’ve typed within one hour, but it was a great experience where I got to really learn a lot about what blogging questions people have today. Social Media Examiner’s Live Blogging Q&A. Question: How important is video blogging as compared to typical blogging?

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Kikolani

JULY 28, 2010

There are a lot of places to list your blog for getting the maximum exposure, as well as places where you can receive blog reviews that may be the first impression a visitor may come across for your site. Here are some to add your blog or submit your site to in order to increase your blog traffic and reputation.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Establishing your voice A blog post with pointers isn’t only meant to teach, it is also meant to connect with readers. Umair Haque , blogging for the Harvard Business Review , places the Gap logo debacle into this context of creativity. When it comes to blogging, anyone can compile data and churn out a post. pts Settings.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Writing is my number one source of income that has been a result of my blogging activities. Guest blogging isn’t just about getting exposure – there are plenty of sites that will pay you to contribute an article to their site. The following are my tips for getting a paid contributor spot on a great blog.

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Kikolani

JUNE 15, 2010

In the last few months, I have had the privilege of becoming a regular contributor on several multi-author blogs such as Search Engine Journal , Famous Bloggers , Social Media Examiner , Search Engine Watch , and Stay on Search. This should be the most obvious and important use of a private blog group. Announcements. Post Promotion.

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SocialFish

DECEMBER 3, 2010

or higher out of 10 by my beloved PostRank plugin. Remember that the ranking is based on engagement points, meaning that these are posts that have been shared or liked or tweeted/retweeted or commented on the most out of everything I’ve shared since November 1. But I’ll be interested to see if you notice a difference.

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Harp Interactive

MARCH 31, 2010

Blog Comments. PostRank : A content analyzer and provides great feedback on Tweets, Digg, Stumble and Freindfeed. First thing you need to do is define your goals; that is, what is it that you want to accomplish with your social media campaign and then decide on which performance indicators will measure the success.

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Twist Image

DECEMBER 1, 2010

from Facebook status updates and 140 character tweets on Twitter to Blogs and posting videos on YouTube , the landscape is far, wide and deep. PostRank is one of many online analytics tools that attempts to rate and score social statistics from reader's online to help people determine what is worthy of reading. Don't Suck. provocative.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

whatever, I never can tell) and revel in blog posts that make you feel the writer is talking to you, no doubt you are already familiar with Olivier Blanchard ‘s The BrandBuilder Blog. Olivier has one of those remarkable blogs I know I can go back to time and time again, because I will find something to re-read, and re-read again.

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Akamai Marketing

JULY 28, 2011

Now, as I said in an earlier blog post, you should use several different metrics to dig deeper into your audience and see what’s really happening with the content your sharing. Analyze the links every 30-60-90 days and watch for consistencies for what is shared and commented on. Increased share of voice? More customer passion?

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. I knew running a contest would give my blog a traffic and engagement boost, but I was definitely curious to see how much exactly. Here’s the raw data: -31 Comments (6 times the norm). -30 10 PostRank (50% higher then average). Tweet This! Related Posts.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Your news release will not be competitive with well-known Beth Kanter’s Beth’s Blog. Please let me know in the comments. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Erica Holt , Guest Posts , How To , Public Relations | Tags: google news , google search , optimize news release , SEO | Comments (4) Site settings comment help?

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SocialFish

JANUARY 11, 2011

Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who reads, shares, comments on, tweets and otherwise supports our SocialFishing blog. Thank you to you for making this blog as amazing a resource as it is! Here’s to more great conversations to come in 2011! in chronological order. in chronological order.

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. I knew running a contest would give my blog a traffic and engagement boost, but I was definitely curious to see how much exactly. Here’s the raw data: -31 Comments (6 times the norm) -30 Tweets (30-40% higher then average) -8.1/10

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: a case of the mondays , ode | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? Get notified of updates in this conversation "> Follow conversation Stop receiving notifications "> Following conversation people listening Followers Livefyre is in Offline Mode - you can still post comments.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Cause-related marketing: seeing RED and pink , from Katya ‘s Non-Profit Marketing Blog. Cause and effect , by Michael Martin from MediaPost’s Marketing: green blog. Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. The cause marketing genius of the pink ribbon , from Cause Marketing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

While I try to keep it updated, it certainly does not reflect all the blogs I subscribe to in my Reader. Part of this is because some of the blogs I Read (yes, that’s a capital “R&# ) have nothing to do with public relations… but I love them any way. Sign out Leave your comment here. Dave lays out how.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

5-star ratings on Yelp.com from blog readers. Companies like PostRank (with its analytics product), and Klout (with its online influence measure) and leading this integrated metrics parade. I can tell you at what times of day more people click links on Twitter, and I can tell you how many people commented on a Facebook status update.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Personal | Tags: being the best , frame of reference | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Networking , Personal | Tags: golden rule , social karma | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment I wish there was a FB *love* button. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Communication , Events , Networking | Tags: awards , doing your best , iabc dc metro , Networking , silver inkwell | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. the entire posting at Shonali’s blog, Waxing Unlyrical.

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