Kikolani

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Earlier this week, I shared the top 25 blogging and social media posts on Kikolani. Now I want to share some of my off-site content, as I have been doing a LOT of writing around the blogosphere. The following are my top 25 favorite guest blogging contributions, allowing me to cover a wider range of topics. Link Building.

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Kikolani

JUNE 25, 2013

PostRank was a social analytics platform that scored blogs based on their engagement (comments and social shares). I wrote about PostRank regularly as a way to discover the most engaging content on blogs for inspiration, guest post pitches, and competitor research. PostRank Alternatives. Blogging Social Media'

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Postrank Tools Google Reader Marketing 128

Kikolani

MAY 1, 2011

As some of you may know, I recently launched a photography blog, Photostry. I started out on sites by photo bloggers I met at a photowalk in downtown Phoenix and branched out from there with people in their comments and on their blogrolls. So how do I organize all of those blogs? Google Reader & Blog Commenting.

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Google Reader Organization Comments Google 165

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

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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List Alltop Forums Technorati 144

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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Questions WordPress Postrank Blogger 167

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2011

One of the challenges of writing a blog is knowing how to value the wide variety of reader engagements and behaviors. PostRank Analytics solves this problem. The best part of PostRank Analytics is the Engagement Score, which is sort of your Klout score for each blog post. My favorite is Open Site Explorer from SEOmoz.

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Metrics Postrank Social Media Klout 159

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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Harp Interactive

MARCH 31, 2010

To begin with there are two types of customer interaction that you should measure and analyze: Consumers who find your website through social media: These consumers increase traffic to your website and since they come to the site qualified (with intent) they also proportionately increase conversions (eventual or immediate revenue).

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Analytics Social Media Trendrr Digg 350

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. I really like its functionality, plus it’s a great way for folks to search on your blog as well as on the Interwebz without actually leaving your blog. LinkWithin.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

They might be helpful to you as you continue on your path as a blogging Grasshopper. This is hugely helpful, because each theme is different and, as a result, the way a post looks when published on one blog, might look completely different on another. I just get kicks out of mobile blogging w/ multimedia.

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Class WordPress Creative Commons Postrank 215

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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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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SocialFish

DECEMBER 3, 2010

or higher out of 10 by my beloved PostRank plugin. I’m going to test whether this selection can be automated to some extent (thereby creating an example of how YOU can save time should you want to use PostRank rankings for your own association curating!). Why We Still Need Real Social Media Strategists (Very Official Blog).

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Postrank Curation Foursquare Case Study 168

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

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. What this does is let you select a certain number of blogs from your blogroll, and only that number of blogs will be displayed.

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WordPress Blogroll Class Flickr 202

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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Jeff Esposito

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

My favorite thing about the WordPress blogging platform is that outside of the backend system, no two blogs operate the same way. Over the past few years, I ave tried dozens of plugins to accomplish goals for the site. It has also increased the time spent on the site. Image: Wikipedia.

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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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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

However I also wanted to measure how a contest would impact the traffic to my site from a visitor and engagement standpoint. First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. I knew running a contest would give my blog a traffic and engagement boost, but I was definitely curious to see how much exactly. . -30

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Social Media Postrank Technorati StumbleUpon 124

Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

However I also wanted to measure how a contest would impact the traffic to my site from a visitor and engagement standpoint. First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. I knew running a contest would give my blog a traffic and engagement boost, but I was definitely curious to see how much exactly.

Social Media 124

Social Media Postrank RSS Disqus 124

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.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 15, 2011

How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO » Is Twitter Still A Good Marketing Tool? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Contact Us | Home Site Map | Legal Notices Small Business Mavericks is a part of Melberg Marketing, Inc © 2006 – 2010 Melberg Marketing, Inc., You must be logged in to post a comment.

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Small Business Tools Postrank Twitter 93

Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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. Postrank is now allowing you to compare your blog’s performance to that of up to four other sites.

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Metrics Postrank Klout Marketing 127

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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Postrank ROI Tourism Blogroll 255

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

But what about SEO for news sites, particularly Google News? Your news release will not be competitive with well-known Beth Kanter’s Beth’s Blog. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? What do you think is going on here? Wanna Subscribe?

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News Google SEO Postrank 274

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Mobify Given the huge uptake in mobile web use , you know by now that if your site isn’t optimized for mobile devices, you are likely missing out on opportunities left and right to connect with your audiences. But creating a well-designed mobile version of your site from “scratch&# can cost you in expensive programming time.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

If web metrics from these local sites start showing less referral traffic from Google, then it’s surely possible that Google Instant is, at least in part, to blame. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. Of course, I am making some assumptions here. received 13 percent.

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Google Class Creative Commons Yahoo 254

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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Cause marketing Postrank Tourism Flickr 198

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: a case of the mondays , ode | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 161

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: beauty , color , snowmageddon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Postrank Tourism Blogroll WordPress 145

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Lets play.

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Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 156

Kikolani

JUNE 24, 2010

Short posts are easier to read, so visitors have more time to continue to additional posts on a site. Short posts are faster to write, giving the author the opportunity to write more posts for their own site or others. Do your readers come to your blog for concepts and theories or how to’s and advice? on Postrank.

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Hubpages Postrank Blogger Sites 135

Kikolani

JANUARY 26, 2010

One of my goals for 2010 is to attend some events / seminars / conventions pertaining to blogging and social media, and today was a great start as I attended the Social Media Arizona event in Tempe. Amongst the topics that came up was some common sense insight into the usage of geo-based social media sites like Britekite and Foursquare.

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ROI SEO Social Media Tips 114

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Personal | Tags: being the best , frame of reference | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? 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. Read All About It!

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Creative Commons Postrank Tourism Flickr 166

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Events , Public Relations | Tags: network solutions , pr , Public Relations , twitterchat | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? 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.

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Postrank Conference Tourism Blogroll 165

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under MeasurePR , Measurement , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: don bartholomew , margaret brady , PR measurement , social media ROI | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Networking , Personal | Tags: golden rule , social karma | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? 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. Read All About It!

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Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 134