Kikolani

JANUARY 9, 2013

Reader-oriented blog content writing is simple once you are familiar with the basic building blocks required to draw the reader in and keep them reading. 1) Know Your Reader. You can get to know your readers by creating surveys and polls designed to gather data. Readers are the sole reason you write.

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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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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Optimization Tips by Adam Sherk on September 3, 2009 This week Google put out a video to give publishers more information on how Google News works and how best to optimize for it. Adam Sherk August 9, 2010 at 8:42 am Thanks Amit.

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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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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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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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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Pro PR Tips: 100 PR Tips from Rafe Needleman Published as a Book by Adam Sherk on August 11, 2009 Yesterday I received a copy of Rafe Needleman ’s Pro PR Tips in the mail from ITDatabase. I ended up going through all 100 tips in one sitting.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Writing is my number one source of income that has been a result of my blogging activities. Guest blogging isn’t just about getting exposure – there are plenty of sites that will pay you to contribute an article to their site. The following are my tips for getting a paid contributor spot on a great blog.

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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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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

MAY 12, 2010

It sounds a lot like the practices of some industry blogs and news aggregators today. Shifting from poaching content to paying for it, it really is no wonder that the AP seems so threatened by Google. We poached material constantly, from newspapers, from other publications — even from Time.

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Absolute PA

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

A blog (the word is a combo of ‘web’ and ‘log’ Web log = blog) is really the cornerstone of an online marketing strategy. Look what Chris Brogan says: I started my blog in early 2009 and have been posting regularly (with the odd hiatus in the past) ever since. Blog ideas bank. Here are 6.5

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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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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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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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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

AUGUST 17, 2012

Since I’ve been out of town all of this week and unable to collect my usual weekly roundup of great posts in online marketing, I thought I would share some tips on how you can create your own industry or niche focused resources mashup. Productivity Tip. Include some people or blogs mentioned in your recap in your tweet.

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Harp Interactive

JANUARY 27, 2010

Tip: Seek out good tweets that will position your business as an authority in its field and retweet it at 5 per day. Make sure you open up Disqus and Gravatar accounts for blog comments – Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatar, so that your brand is being represented uniformly across the social media universe.

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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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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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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

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

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. Considering the way I use Google Reader , this is a definite plus. Please share your thoughts, tips, and experiences in the comments, and happy tweeting!

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Yours is more like a blog without traffic if you generate thousands of visitors a day that leave your blog the next second. When you must have gone through the design and customization of your blog to suit your taste, making money with depends, solely, on one factor, and its engagement stats. How sticky is the blog?

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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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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I still hear marketers say – “my CEO just doesn’t care about blogs – they only want to be in the NY Times or Wall Street Journal”. Blog this on Blogger. Add this to Google Bookmarks. Post on Google Buzz. Add this to Google Reader. Submit tip to N4G. Tip this to TechMeme. Let me explain ….

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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 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

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. Twitterfeed, HootSuite RSS Feeds, and Blog Posting Schedules. Here’s why. Related Posts.

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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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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 10, 2011

And, as a result, my Google Reader has been mostly untouched. There are boundaries in blogging , also by The JackB. Make Google+ look more like Facebook , from Mashable. Tool Time Friday: TinEye , from Free Traffic Tips. And I will be catching up on blog comments, etc., Jack gets you thinking.

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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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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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Justin Levy

JANUARY 11, 2010

Let’s be real now… Subcribe via Google Reader Google Reader happens to be my favorite RSS reader and I highly recommend it. I love that we can share and learn together using something as simple as a feed reader. What’s better than a little bit of Justin along with your coffee?

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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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