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JULY 18, 2014

If you came here looking for 15 blog headlines that don’t suck… you were sucked in. By a blog headline that didn’t suck! “Find ways to get people to your blog !” The thing is, recently my blog (and news) consuming habits have been very “un” SSMG [Supposed Social Media Guru]-like.

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APRIL 24, 2015

At the heart of social PR lies community. So that’s what we focused on for the April #measurePR Twitter chat; how to measure community, how to tell when community-building initiatives are working (and when they’re not), and how community-focused metrics might change over time. Experts in measuring community.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Seeing as how tomorrow’s Veterans Day, I thought for today, we’d focus our roundup on content from blogging veterans; what it’s like, what their tips are, and how they keep going. and I remember how, when I was just getting started blogging, I wondered how people could keep at it for years and years and years.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Alison Kenney asked this question yesterday in a Facebook group I belong to: “When it comes to your own website, do you think a blog is a must?” ” You’re reading this blog on a business website, so you already know what my answer is. Why do people ask whether or not you should host your own blog?

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APRIL 15, 2015

Regular WUL readers know that Shonali (a friend and former colleague at Socialmedia.biz ) showcases guest posts about how to build, engage and sustain an online community, among other things. so that others might gain insights for their own community efforts. Building a New Kind of Cruise Community.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2015

You spent the first few months creating great blog content (in your opinion, and let’s assume, for the sake of argument, your opinion is spot on). You may have created great content, and you may have a good distribution plan, but shares and engagement are unlikely to come unless you have also focused on community building.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The #MeasurePR chat on December 6 was a free-wheeling smorgasbord of terrific measurement topics, from what the community thinks will be hot measurement trends next year to which free tools we love the most. What the #measurePR Community Thinks of 2012. Prior to CustomScoop, Jen worked at Fleishman-Hillard’s St.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

If you’ve created neat Listly lists the WUL community and I should know about, please leave the URL(s) in your comment below! G put me on her top 50 list of blogs, so I’m a rockstar. Adding context and community. Context and Community: the 2 Cs That Can Make Social Scoring Work is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 13, 2013

There’s a ton of stuff going on, so here at WUL we’re taking a short break from “live” blogging this week. So, in the spirit of education and the public good, here are are five articles that will provide you with blogging tips from optimizing your excerpts to increasing your readership.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 31, 2011

On May 24, the #MeasurePR chat was a community chat, discussing the reporting side of measurement—how PRs plan for a tool throwing bad numbers, reporting numbers that contradict, and whether Share of Voice (SOV) is a useful or useless PR metric. Chapman to blog about the Great Klout Plunge of 2011.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2016

Maybe you’re even planning to get started with blogging? On January 10th, this blog turns seven. Getting started on blogging can be daunting, but IMHO is worth it. I’ve heard from quite a few of you who want to make blogging a priority this year. 7 Strategies To Help Build The Perfect Blog For Your Business.

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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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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. Boy, was it fun!

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 4, 2011

This is part of the Blogging for Grasshoppers series. If you publish a blog, there are three things I want to tell you today. I’m not one to get overly excited by blog comment systems, but this one has me blown away. They truly believe in community. I’ll give you the short version, and then the long version.

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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. I just get kicks out of mobile blogging w/ multimedia.

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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. Do we really want that?

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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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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

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

OCTOBER 14, 2010

This cultivates a thinking community where information is evaluated, and then adapted and built upon. Establishing your voice A blog post with pointers isn’t only meant to teach, it is also meant to connect with readers. When it comes to blogging, anyone can compile data and churn out a post.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Look for online communities of bloggers and contribute to their conversations to begin building contacts in your focus area. Interact with them on Twitter, comment on one of their blog posts, or even just retweet one of their tweets to let them know you are paying attention. Do you have a great community building strategy?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 1, 2020

And relationship building begins with consistent communications that puts community building at its core , well before an organization is in crisis mode. I know it’s Friday, and your day was packed from before the time you read this blog post (if you even got to read it on Friday!). I hope you and yours are staying well.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 12, 2014

Shelly Kramer reminds us why offering your audience fresh, relevant, high quality original content is still the best way to sustain your community. Combine Your Blog Posts And Email Marketing Strategy For Better Results. Combine Your Blog Posts And Email Marketing Strategy For Better Results. Please share in the comments below.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2014

WUL is still not a pay-to-play blog. It is still a blog community with many regular contributors (one-time contributors welcomed too) from all over the world. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Events Personal Shonali Burke blogging'

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2013

This was actually a reader question that made for a terrific blog post a while back. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. This is a terrific read from Ann Bevans. How to Network on Social Media Without Being a Stalker. Why: Look at the headline!

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 25, 2013

And the company has used a lot of the techniques I discussed recently, right here on WUL, on growing your Facebook community. Here is a short Q&A with Ashley Butler , Chobani’s Community Coordinator, who is based in NYC (the center of their marketing operations): WUL : I am curious: how many cups of yogurt do you guys sell in a day?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Content: Turn insight and tips shared into white papers, tip sheets, blog posts, or webinar topics. She manages the company’s Twitter , Facebook , Google+ , LinkedIn , Tumblr , and Instagram communities, contributes to Cision Blog , and assists with content, social strategy, and tactics.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2014

Is Guest Blogging Dead? Why: If you’re using guest blogging as a way to gain links you should stop. In this post for Steamfeed , DJ Thistle remind us to break the cycle of bad blogging practices by focusing on quality and the company we keep in the blogging community. Image: Cornelia Kopp via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 23, 2016

Before I tell you more about it, I’d like to give a BIG shout out to the hosts of chats and the respective communities who helped me learn and increase knowledge over the years and yes, I have built strong relationships with them over time! Regularly interacting with these communities helped me gain immense knowledge.

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JANUARY 28, 2017

I try really hard not to get political in my blog posts, emails, and other public facing/professional communications. Founder and publisher of Waxing UnLyrical, Shonali Burke helps smart businesses make bank by taking their communications from corporate codswallop to community cool™. headlines this past week.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 12, 2011

It’s because of those things that business owners need to build their own cheerleading squads , their own communities. They might blog. An online community, particularly one built on a public platform, won’t know and won’t be available for all the nitty-gritty details. Such business owners have to create a squad in other ways.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

We’ll do a community chat, so bring yourselves and your questions! area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Events Personal #prsaicon blogging groove' Please save the date of Tuesday, Oct. 7, 12-1 pm ET, for this month’s #measurePR.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

But to the world at large, it’s not just about Facebook (or the related movie), but a community that has been built over the years around a common interest or topic. So I’m using this post to showcase such a community that has been actively working around sustainability. Readers: what you think about this community?

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JULY 15, 2017

Me, I’m getting ready to head to Antigua tomorrow (if you’ve been reading my blog regularly you know all about that). Founder and publisher of Waxing UnLyrical, Shonali Burke helps smart businesses make bank by taking their communications from corporate codswallop to community cool™. Happy Saturday! Super-excited!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 28, 2011

I strongly believe everyone has a right to his or her opinion , including whom to follow on Twitter (or not), whom to friend on Facebook (or not), which blogs they choose to comment on (or not, as well as the substance of their comments), and so on. Which is the collective voice of my community, not just one or two people.

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MARCH 24, 2014

Why: In this guest post for Shelly Kramer ‘s blog, Andrea Cook shares highlights from a new Pew Research Center study on Millennials. I wrote this post a while back, because I thought it was a great way to explore how a little trust can go a long way when building your online community. And guess what? They need ventilating.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Over the holiday season, Rapha challenged its community to complete the Festive 500 – burning off those Christmas calories by getting outside and cycling 500km across one week. You can see some of the great efforts and content shared by the community here. Foster connections within communities. Make it about something larger.

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