Kikolani

APRIL 16, 2013

If you’re not sure how much 20% of your timeline cover photo is, you can use the free tool on Mari Smith’s blog to test your own cover image – or your competitor’s! Be sure to follow Kristi on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+. Be sure to follow Kristi on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+.

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Justin Levy

JULY 30, 2010

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Are Blog Comments Dead? Written on July 30, 2010 by Justin Levy in blog , community , facebook , interactions , social media , twitter 23 Comments - Leave a comment! Thanks for taking time out of your day to come hang out here!

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 21, 2010

Realizing that a majority of you don’t follow my Google Reader feed or may use a different feed reader, I wanted to provide another option for you to access those articles. Sure, I push my Google Reader shared items through FriendFeed and I share a handful of posts daily through my Twitter account.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Thanks to an idea from Michele McGraw on ways to prep your blog before an event, I decided to do two lists for newer readers as well as people I meet at Blog World Expo later this week. Without further ado, here are the posts readers have engaged with the most. Blogging Tips. Blogging Tips.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 2, 2011

Shannon Paul is a social media manager at the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and blogs on social media for business at Very Official Blog. I’ve edited a lot of blog posts and with new writers especially, I almost always invariably move the third paragraph to the top. Jason Falls. David Armano. SocMetrics.

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Josh S Peters

MARCH 19, 2013

Last week we saw some great announcements from Pinterest (of which I’ve already taken advantage ) as well as some great new things from Google+ and some great content marketing resources. Google Reader Alternatives: 3 Web Based RSS Readers to Manage Your Subscriptions via Kikolani. That’s right.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I can say that life was a lot more chaotic before I found Google Reader (hat tip to Robert Scoble who turned me on to Google Reader). A typical day starts at 6am with answering the new email that came in over night and then some morning reading in my RSS reader (see photo of this mornings Google Reader).

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Kikolani

MAY 6, 2013

Here are my top 12 tips for making sure you get the most bang for your buck when purchasing conference passes, courses, and ebooks for your blogging education. They are all courses I have taken myself and have found valuable for my blog and my business. Guest Blogging by Jon Morrow , for example, has a few live calls per month.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags by Adam Sherk on February 19, 2010 Ever notice all the tags that some blogs add to their posts? To be clear, I’m not saying that blog tags have no SEO purpose or value. Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers?

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ProBlogger

APRIL 15, 2021

The post 10 Things You Should Know about Blogging (from Someone Who Didn’t) appeared first on ProBlogger. As you probably know, when I first started blogging I was very much a novice. But in the 18-odd years I’ve been blogging I’ve learned a lot. Treat blogging as a business. Identify who you want reading your blog.

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Kikolani

APRIL 1, 2013

When I logged in to Aweber to start a mailing list for my new freelance blogging site, I was surprised to see this. The fact that half of their names included Pharm was also a tip off. Be sure to follow Kristi on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Over half of my list was unsubscribed!

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

You can also follow these directions for adding Buffer to your Google Reader. Then you can share posts you are reading in Google Reader to your Buffer. Then you can share posts you are reading in Google Reader to your Buffer. Considering the way I use Google Reader , this is a definite plus.

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Kikolani

JUNE 14, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content. The Resources Mashup.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 11, 2010

Subscribe via Email Don’t have time to check in with your feed reader but still want to get any new content? Let’s be real now… Subcribe via Google Reader Google Reader happens to be my favorite RSS reader and I highly recommend it. Keep doing super cool stuff!

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Kikolani

JULY 5, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. I would like to make Kikolani your favorite place to go for blogging advice! Blogging / Content. Check out these tips and tools to help you curate wisely.

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Kikolani

MARCH 29, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content. Share Your Best Blog Posts.

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Kikolani

MAY 17, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content. Share Your Best Blog Posts.

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Kikolani

MAY 3, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Of course, there are many more awesome blogs out there.

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Kikolani

MAY 4, 2011

In particular, I had been using a combination of Twitterfeed and HootSuite RSS to update my account when new posts from my favorite blogs were available. Even My Favorite Blogs Have a Few Posts I’d Rather Not Share. But I have decided to turn them both off for awhile, at least on my main account @kikolani. Here’s why.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 13, 2010

In a recent survey of their customers HubSpot found that their customers preferred to subscribe to blogs via email subscription nearly 12 times more than their preference for RSS. Comparing email and RSS subscribers of this blog reveals the exact opposite trend. Do you prefer to subscribe via RSS or email to blogs?

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Kikolani

MAY 24, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content. Enjoy your blogging!

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Jason Yormark

JULY 27, 2010

Tweets, blog posts, and articles are peppered with how to-s, trends, and best practices. Have A Blog – This may seem obvious, but many individuals or businesses still don’t have a blog. On top of that, by self hosting, you have the ability to create multiple sites/blogs at no additional hosting cost.

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Jason Yormark

JULY 27, 2010

Tweets, blog posts, and articles are peppered with how to-s, trends, and best practices. Have A Blog – This may seem obvious, but many individuals or businesses still don’t have a blog. On top of that, by self hosting, you have the ability to create multiple sites/blogs at no additional hosting cost.

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Absolute PA

MAY 3, 2013

Having a steady flow of great blog articles to share with my peeps on Twitter and Facebook, plus keeping up with the latest goss in my field is a cornerstone of my online content plan. Over the years I’ve carefully cultivated a personal library of amazing resources using Google Reader. Google Reader saves me HOURS each week.

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Justin Levy

JULY 23, 2010

Google Bookmarks: Google Bookmarks ensures that I have access to my most frequently used bookmarks from any computer, anywhere I’m at. Google Reader: Google Reader is the primary way I’m able to consume so much information on a daily basis.

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Overwhelmed by following too many people on social networks or subscribing to too many blogs. Here are some simple ways to organize your sources of incoming information on social media, email, and blogs. I have a habit of subscribing to blogs that I like, and so do many other people. Facebook Friends List. StumbleUpon Shares.

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SocialFish

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Deirdre Reid has another great 101 post about Google Reader. At the end of the post, she asks if anyone has any other tips. As it happens, I LOVE Google Reader and I have TONS of Reader tips for ya! Tip 1 – Feed GR Shares to any website. Tip 2 – Tagalicious.

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Kikolani

MARCH 22, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content. Share Your Best Blog Posts.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 27, 2014

Having a highly trafficked blog sounds great and it may well be, but what’s even more important that having lots of visitors to your site is ensuring that a high percentage of them are recurring visitors. Why Recurring Readers Are More Valuable. A blog’s subscribed readers are its most valuable asset.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Become a Knowledge Management Ninja with Google Reader. I have been using various RSS readers for nearly five years now - Ive tried them all. However, none matches the power of Google Reader. So as 2007 winds down and thoughts turn to productivity and prosperity in the new year, I offer these tips to help.

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Saying It Social

MAY 1, 2010

Let’s start with the blog post. I am a huge advocate of the business blog. Blogs lend so many benefits to a social media marketing program that they really can’t be overlooked. Another button you can, and should implement into your blog posts is the Share button, also known as the Add This button.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 7, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content. Freelancing.

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Kikolani

APRIL 12, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content. Share Your Best Blog Posts.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 10, 2011

Commenting on other blogs is an integrated part of blogging, and it’s vital. You need people for successful blogging and blog commenting is one of the coolest ways to build loyal relationships. Effective blog commenting. Instead, we’ll focus on making your blog commenting strategy more efficient.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

A limited number of listings will appear at the bottom of the main search result pages, or users can drill down to see more extensive listings: Currently a social circle is determined by the social media accounts linked from a user’s Google Profile , the feeds they subscribe to in Google Reader and their Google chat and Gmail contacts.

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Kikolani

MAY 28, 2013

They are everywhere, from new blogs to some of the most respected blogs in the industry. The list of website’s and blogs using popup opt-in forms today include some of the most respected, well-known in the industry. They convert 14.71% of blog visitors. Optimization tips included. Blog Marketing'

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 24, 2011

It seems that the rise of social networking has led to two effects on blogging and the interlinking between bloggers. So here’s 10 blogs I read religiously for consistently good quality content, inspiration and advice, which is generally delivered in an entertaining way. And I can’t think of much better places to get tips.

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