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. pts Settings.

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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

MAY 1, 2011

As some of you may know, I recently launched a photography blog, Photostry. So how do I organize all of those blogs? And naturally, after I organized my photo blogs, the next step was to organize the rest of the blogs I wanted to comment on. Google Reader & Blog Commenting. Keeping Track of Twitter Handles.

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Harp Interactive

MARCH 31, 2010

Blog Comments. Twitter Followers. Twitter Retweets. Twitter Conversation (measured in @mentions). Social media sharing / participation (activity on key social media sites, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc). PostRank : A content analyzer and provides great feedback on Tweets, Digg, Stumble and Freindfeed.

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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? Twitter has posted some impressive numbers about its service and Frank at Marketing Pilgrim has picked up on them, and he’s asking some really pertinent questions. Not every Twitter account holder is active. Many people are.

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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. But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available.

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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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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 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? November 23rd, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Jackson Wightman I take part in a few Twitter chats when time permits. It is inherently not what it claims to be.

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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

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. Question: How important is video blogging as compared to typical blogging?

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2011

Rather than paying rapt attention to the number of Twitter followers you’ve corralled, instead look at your Klout score. 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. Are tweets more important than Facebook shares?

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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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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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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

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

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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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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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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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Twitter followers and Facebook fans and the most egregious example. The number of Twitter followers you have means practically nothing. 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.

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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! Everything you ever needed to get started with Twitter. Here’s to more great conversations to come in 2011!

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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. You can catch up with her on Twitter or by email. Comment as pts moderator Lauren Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! In Google you get: Let’s face it. pts Settings.

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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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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) -187 page views (about the norm) So my takeaway is that obviously my reader engagement increased quite a bit. Related posts: Social Media Book Package Giveaway!

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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

AUGUST 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The MetricsMan Comes To #measurePR August 27th, 2010 Tweet What’s a Twitter chat on measurement without a Metrics Man? 12-1 pm ET; use #measurePR to join/participate in the conversation. pts Settings.

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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. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Kim Wells, Kim Wells, Susan Smith, Yancey Thomas and others. No way around it. effect marketing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Shonali Burke. 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. Shonali Burke said: @shovelrobert Hi! Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I didn’t know how this “Twitter thing&# worked. So I answered the question that Twitter used to ask at the time (what are you doing?) Because if my Twitter stream is an extension of who I am, then it will reflect just that. Have I “grown up&# in my use of Twitter and other platforms? Or pathetic.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

1 – 2:30 pm ET, follow/participate on Twitter using the #netsol hashtag. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Annette Montalvo. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Will you join us if you can? See you there! Wanna Subscribe?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Just follow along and/or participate on Twitter (or Tweetgrid or Tweetchat) using the #measurepr hashtag. Comment as pts moderator Don Bartholomew Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! And I hope you’ll join us for our next chat. Tuesday, September 28, 12-1 pm ET.

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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jewel Figueras and PRWeekend, Jeff Domansky. 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! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Amplify’d from www.nevillehobson.com Connect your community with a Twitter daily newspaper About a month ago, I discovered Paper.li , a service that aggregates content linked to by people in a Twitter community into an online newspaper. For anyone who’s asking, “Why?&# here’s your answer. pts Settings. Shall We Tweet?

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