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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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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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Since I’ve been comparing major news sites in variety of areas ( Facebook and Twitter impact; YouTube and new Digg activity; site speed and domain authority , among others) I thought I’d look at overall social media engagement too. Related posts: Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement? on their site).

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2011

– blog. Also the LinkedIn invites/Facebook friend requests that say, “I follow you on Twitter…&# – but that’s a subject for another blog post rant. PostRank Connect and analytics for bloggers , by Gini (yikes, this is getting old). I don’t think I’ve ever done this before.

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Harp Interactive

MARCH 31, 2010

Blog Comments. Facebook Page Fan Numbers. Facebook Wall Interaction. Like this/thumbs up (Facebook, stumble etc). Social media sharing / participation (activity on key social media sites, e.g. Social media sharing / participation (activity on key social media sites, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc).

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Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

Last week, I was given the opportunity to do a live question and answer session on Social Media Examiner ’s Facebook page. 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.

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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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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 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 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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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

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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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.

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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

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

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! Facebook Groups And Facebook Pages – Everything You Need To Know. Facebook Will Own You. Make No Mistake.

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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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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Twitter followers and Facebook fans and the most egregious example. Sales from Facebook fans. 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. That’s what we need to measure.

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I knew running a contest would give my blog a traffic and engagement boost, but I was definitely curious to see how much exactly. 10 PostRank (50% higher then average). I would say that what the contest did for me was encourage existing readers of my blog to engage, not so much attract new readers. Share this on Facebook.

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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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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Your news release will not be competitive with well-known Beth Kanter’s Beth’s Blog. Comment as pts moderator Lauren Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Your keywords might be “social media for non-profits.&# In Google you get: Let’s face it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Comment as pts moderator 3HatsComm Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Mark as read Approve comment Okay wow, you brought with the poetry and the blogging. Totally impressed and Ill have to steal this idea, use it when Im stuck for a blog post. Tis why DAVINA RULES!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Comment as pts moderator Joe Hackman Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" class="livefyre-show-comment livefyre-button"> View comment pts mod Shonali Burke Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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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. and break up the blogs accordingly. Dave lays out how.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Comment as pts moderator Don Bartholomew Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. | pts Settings. Shall We Tweet?

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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. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? No way around it. Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Comment as pts moderator Tinu Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" class="livefyre-show-comment livefyre-button"> View comment pts mod Shonali Burke Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Comment as pts moderator Amber Francis @defineamber Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. | pts Settings. Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment I will be UStreaming the caroling as we stop at each station.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

You can RSVP for #measurePR with Don Bartholomew on Facebook (might be handy as a reminder) … or just show up! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. See you on Tuesday, then. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2010

What makes real blogging success? Comment as pts moderator Joe Hackman Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? from Chris Garrett on New Media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Comment as pts moderator Richard Bailey Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Ive recently have been thinking about this a lot lately while looking at my Twitter stream or Facebook News Feed. Even when I am reading blogs or catching up on Reader. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 27, 2011

This is a brand new tool to see how engaged your Facebook page is with your fans. Does it give you more info than Facebook’s insights reports? My Web Career scores you based on your Facebook and/or Linkedin profiles. Postrank Analytics. My WebCareer. Want to look at your performance across multiple platforms?

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