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MARCH 29, 2011

There are many basic, yet overlooked, tools and plugins that you can add into your website arsenal to add functionality and intention to your business or personal site. Business should remember that community outreach can be a great way to increase visibility. Maybe it’s time to change your site strategy a little.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

For both public relations and search engine optimization, publishing content via other people’s sites is a critical part of their everyday duties. Image: SalFalko via Flickr, CC 2.0. Gatekeepers are the ones who control what is published on their site. Here are a few ways to find topically relevant sites: Follow blogrolls.

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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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

The New Community Rules talks about the important role social media has begun playing in our lives. Fortunately, we have social media communities to inspire us. Access to these social media communities is free. How do I craft a corporate strategy for blogging ? Should I start a video blog ? The best part?

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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. Image: terren in Virginia via Flickr, CC 2.0 It just did it on the Flickr link above.) Why bother, if you already have a search box on your blog, you ask? LinkWithin.

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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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Social Media Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2012

It's not too long ago (okay, in social media terms, it was eons ago) that Flickr was one of the major social networks. It was the photo sharing site of choice. UPDATE: Instagram has posted a clarifying statement on their blog. And yet, through all of this, the Dude abides Flickr remains. Backed by Yahoo!, Remember that.

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ProBlogger

MAY 15, 2014

Image via Flickr user Steve.Garner32. There are many online communities available for your readers to reach out to, on all manner of topics – so how can you fill a need that isn’t already being taken care of out there? Now I can concentrate my time on those elements of the blog that will actually lead to engagement. .

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Firebelly

AUGUST 30, 2013

In a company blog post, LinkedIn described their vision for the service, which will launch September 12th. Aside from attracting younger users to their site, LinkedIn hopes to facilitate conversations between students with the over 200 universities across the globe that have chosen to participate. Photo Credit: Flickr: smi23le.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

Image: tamra hays via Flickr, CC 2.0 A Better Blogroll If you like highlighting other bloggers on your site via a blogroll, you will probably find that as you add more and more to them, it becomes a huuge list. Initially I was trying to find something that worked with Flickr, but then I stumbled upon Cincopa.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Anybody writing blogs for business purposes will be keen to build a sizeable readership and achieve higher rankings in the major search engines. Photo Credit: Matthew Hodgson on Flickr. By sprinkling these keywords moderately throughout your blogs, it is possible to achieve a rapid search engine and web traffic boost.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Write in a Conversational Voice. I use personal language.

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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 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. Platforms with mobile interfaces like Posterous can be quick easy ways to mobile blog. I just get kicks out of mobile blogging w/ multimedia.

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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. Image: elventear via Flickr, CC 2.0. I’m not one to get overly excited by blog comment systems, but this one has me blown away. They truly believe in community. Short version.

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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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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Firebelly Vice President Chantelle Flannery will also be at the conference signing copies of her book Corporate Blogging for Dummies. You can find Firebelly speaking at the following sessions. We look forward to seeing you this weekend!

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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 Heather Whaling ‘s blog, Bethany Cramer offers some exercises to improve your conversational writing. Increase Your Social Engagement.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 9, 2013

Image: crimfants via Flickr, CC 2.0. I don’t think I ever told her this, but my site looks a heck of a lot more put together since Erin introduced me to it. Regular readers of Waxing Unlyrical probably are familiar with Erin Feldman, the talented eclectic responsible for WUL’s Sarah and Sheldon illustrations.

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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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The Marketing Blog

AUGUST 5, 2007

51 am Quick post – Cool sites (Wis.dm) Jump to Comments Got a question ? Do we need another site ? probably yes, as it does seem to provide value.&# , instantaneous reply as the site loaded. The scope of my blog-posts span across the Enterprise 2.0 The scope of my blog-posts span across the Enterprise 2.0

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 8, 2010

If you use a Fan Box widget off of our site to promote your Page, others will be able to copy and place the widget elsewhere. If you want a really obvious example – even if Twitter shuts down, Facebook removes my account, and Foursquare/Flickr/YouTube and so on disown me, people can still find me on this blog.

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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 14, 2011

While I was an early adopter of social sites like LinkedIn, most PR pros weren’t generally using social media for PR purposes. Image: familymwr via Flickr, CC 2.0. To the Army, engagements often mean meeting with people in the community. An extended community. Image: rajkumar1220 via Flickr, CC 2.0. Stay humble.

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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. They tend to love that and will happily migrate to your new site.

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Writtent Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

The marketing industry is diverse and ever changing, and one of the easiest ways to stay on top is to read the most relevant and pertinent blogs. There are thousands of marketing blogs out there that focus on different aspects of the marketing industry from optimization, conversion, advertising, and content. image credit: Flickr.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2019

In addition, a significant portion of social media marketing is engaging with your community. The first step is to choose which social media sites on which to focus your activities. Besides mainstream sites like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter, there are also niche social media platforms that target specific industries.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Be succinct, use photos, on and on down the list of cliched suggestions that have peppered many a blog post. Universal McCann’s Wave 6 social media study seems to substantiate that claim for written digital content as well, showing that blog creation and consumption may have peaked in 2010. It’s complicated.

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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. Security-wise, It’s a Tough Time to be an Online News Site. I hope these posts give you a head start.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Image: Patrick Beeson via Flickr, CC 2.0. Ditto for any PR efforts piggybacking on the day, regardless of how bad they are (what, exactly, about WUL says “pitch me for politically-themed dating sites” I really don’t know)… if you’re just getting to them today, you’re really, really late.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 15, 2011

The other day I read that higher education consulting firm, Noel-Levitz, found that more than three-quarters of students and parents it surveyed never or only rarely read blogs on college websites. I manage a blog for a mid-sized Canadian University. Both the campus and the blog are less active than normal. It’s August.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 11, 2012

'Angry bird puts a lid on it' courtesy of etee on Flickr via Creative Commons license If you’re engaged in social media for either personal or professional purposes (and if you’re reading this, I’m betting you are), there’s an important skillset and rule that you might want to think about: The art of not replying.

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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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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 12, 2014

Image: Retis via Flickr, CC 2.0. Memes are also perfect for use on social sites. They have a history of using memes not only correctly but thoughtfully, showcasing their humane animal trapping products in action or just appealing to their community of animal lovers. Memes are one of those things. Really, really, popular.

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Laurel Papworth

MAY 8, 2010

Remember, customers believe that social media sites belong to “them&# the customer and for a % of your online community your exit strategy is going to destroy their friendships and their content. Notification email or blog post is sort of pre point 1 – how you open the issue and touching on the other 7 points: Hello.

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog. Massive list posts ("50+ Ways to Use Flickr," "100 Social Media Resources", etc.) Flickr photo via BTal. You can: Take a picture (or several) and upload them to Flickr or to your blog. Write about your hometown in your blog. Flickr photo via ragesoss.

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