Convince & Convert

APRIL 29, 2012

Flickr Photo by Doc_Brown. This is why one of the most common questions I hear at speaking engagements and in corporate conference rooms is “how can we do this well with limited resources?” Social Media Manager, Content Manager, Community Manager, Marketing Director, or similar. And that takes time.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 24, 2014

Image: Maria Ly via Flickr, CC 2.0. 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.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Image: Sung Ming Whang via Flickr, CC 4.0. Lee Odden showcases 10 of Top Rank Blog ‘s most useful content marketing posts. Why: Do you let people to subscribe to your blog through a reader? area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 2, 2014

Image: AJ Cann via Flickr, CC 2.0. In this guest post for Heather Whaling ‘s blog, Bethany Cramer offers some exercises to improve your conversational writing. In this guest post for Mark Schaefer ‘s {grow} blog , Brooke Ballard unveils her secret to developing meaningful online conversations.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 8, 2013

Image: Sean MacEntee via Flickr, CC 2.0. Content is the “meat and potatoes” of everything from websites to newsletters to blog posts; without content you literally have nothing. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2014

Image: Cornelia Kopp via Flickr, CC 2.0. 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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. They might be helpful to you as you continue on your path as a blogging Grasshopper. D’oh, you say. It’s not just thinking about writing that I’ve been engaging in. Preview before you publish. An image speaks a thousand words.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! 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.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Image: tamra hays via Flickr, CC 2.0 What this does is let you select a certain number of blogs from your blogroll, and only that number of blogs will be displayed. Initially I was trying to find something that worked with Flickr, but then I stumbled upon Cincopa. Which means it’s very long. It’s really cool.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 23, 2014

Image: Depone via Flickr, CC 2.0. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Resources Shonali Burke Weekly Roundup blogging content online publishing ugc user generated content' 4 Reasons Your Content Is Yawn-Worthy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing > 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins by Tamar Weinberg on July 15, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Frank Lee. These days, many people have started a blog for hobby or business.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Image: solarisgirl via Flickr, CC 2.0. 6 Ways To Secure Your Blog And Your Hard Work. Why: Eddie Gear shares how he fell victim to a hacker attack on his blog and what you can do to prevent such attacks. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Image: Siddharth Sharma via Flickr, CC 2.0. How To Revive Old Blog Content. Why: In this in-depth and thoughtful post, Mike Alton goes through how and when (or when not to) revive older blog posts. Bek Davis shares how you can overcome these and more by guest blogging. It’s still cold here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 31, 2014

” Image: Julie Rybarczyk via Flickr, CC 2.0. How to Encourage Your Team to Blog. Why: Does your team struggle with blogging? The Truth About the Blog Supremacists. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 29, 2013

Image: Leland Francisco via Flickr, CC 2.0. How to Find Your Blogging Mojo – Experiment with Different Voices and Styles of Writing. Why: Sté Kerwer offers some tips on effectively focusing your writing to improve your blogging skills. Resources Shonali Burke Weekly Roundup stay focused' Going On Vacation?

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

photo courtesy of anitakhart on Flickr 2) Don’t allow commenting or don’t respond when comments are left – A recent, cross-industry study by socialbakers indicates that 95% of posts left on a Facebook page go unanswered. If you have content that is valuable to your community , great, Post it up!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 24, 2013

Image: Kara Harms via Flickr, CC 2.0. Whether we’re in PR, marketing, social media, or any of the sub-disciplines of communication, it’s an area most of us know just enough to be dangerous… but not nearly as much as we should. How To Move Your Blog Post Up In Search Results. Don’t you just love Mondays?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Image: Scottish Libraries via Flickr, CC 2.0. In this still-relevant guest post for Mark Schaefer ‘s Business Grow blog, Michael Brito opines on the effect content length has on your business. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2014

Image: Gordon Bell via Flickr, CC 2.0. Why: Bill Dorman shares his reflections on blogging, social media, and taking a step back to move forward. Blogging goals for 2014. However, this year she is stepping out of her comfort zone and setting some blogging goals, which she shares in this post. Happy Monday!

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 19, 2014

Image: LEOL30 via Flickr, CC 2.0. Why: Guest bloggers can be a great way to promote your brand and add value to your blogging efforts (as we have seen!). area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Resources Shonali Burke Weekly Roundup USP value'

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Image: jim crossley via Flickr, CC 2.0 Image: BES Photos via Flickr, CC 2.0 Leaders cultivate intelligent and competent group members by communicating why certain methods work and should be replicated, and what about certain ideas are important. Image: Stuart Caie via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog. The Power of Blogging ISNT Just in Reading Them. In a few weeks were going to be looking at blogs in the Work Literacy course. In fact, I have to go on record right now as saying that reading blogs is only a small part of what makes blogs powerful for learning. Flickr photo via Nesster.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog. Massive list posts ("50+ Ways to Use Flickr," "100 Social Media Resources", etc.) We see "100 Resources" and we think, "Great--I can bookmark this one post and it will take me to 100 other things." No massive lists of resources or tools.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2019

In addition, a significant portion of social media marketing is engaging with your community. The Facebook strategy, in this case, may involve interactive videos and even blog posts that appeal to shoe buyers. Content production is by far the most expensive and resource-intensive element of your social media marketing campaigns.

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Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Flickr and Panoramio geotag and display these images in a mapping context. Not only should your web site rank well in searches for your local area or for different locations that you serve, but your social media should also include geotags to show your business as part of a community. Google has added geotagging to Blogger.

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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

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. Image: Heather Phillips via Flickr, CC 2.0

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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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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Not every company needs a blog. Add social bookmark links to your most important web pages and/or blog posts to improve sharing. Build blogs and teach conversational marketing and business relationship building techniques. Build community platforms around real communities of shared interest. Don’t fabricate this).

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 21, 2013

We comment on other blogs. You have no idea how many great resources and idea are consistently shared during that chat (and at other times too, since it’s become the de facto hashtag to curate conversations around PR measurement). Image: Simon Greig (xrrr) via Flickr, CC 2.0. We’re not mean people. See what I mean?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 21, 2013

Image: TheNextWeb via Flickr, CC 2.0. Publicizing news, blog posts, videos… basically, any kind of content. Add in #measurePR, and the requests for guest blog posts, “appearances” on other Twitter chats, as well as offline queries from prospective clients and speaking opportunities steadily grew.

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Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2010

One of the oft-overlooked elements in the routine of blogging is image selection. So you see, the cavalier approach to image selection simply won't do for blogging. This post is designed to help you think about where and how you choose images for your blog (or site, or brochure, or whatever), with some bonus content thrown in.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 12, 2015

Image: mario via Flickr, CC 2.0. How Do You Start Over After Building a Successful Blog? Why: How does one start from scratch after building a successful blog and community? Why: After a holiday break, getting back to creating original content can easily strain your business resources. Falling Behind on Content?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Rethinking Color October 24th, 2010 Tweet Hit in the face by pink I don’t know about other countries, but here in the U.S., Sharon Pruitt via Flickr, CC 2.0 Komen for the Cure.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

After all, spending time, money, and other precious resources on social media marketing before you have an understanding of what it can do for you is kind of like putting the cart before the horse (not advisable). Through social media, you can find out what online communities your existing customers belong to. What are your goals?

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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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

by Tamar Weinberg on January 19, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Samir Balwani , the founder of Training Social , a resource for those interested in social media training. This inherent cost needs to be included in any equations you make when allocating resources. Is Social Media Worth it for You?

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