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What does it take to start a career in professional blogging?

SocMed Sean

Have you ever wondered whether you could quit your job and make a living as a professional blogger? First, what does it mean to be a professional blogger? Some people blog as a hobby, to share information, journal online, make friends, and for other non-monetary reasons. How hard is it to become a blogger? Start blogging!

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Social Pros 13 – Ryon Harms, Farmers Insurance

Convince & Convert

This episode features Ryon Harms , the head of social media for Farmers Insurance. As a long ago journalism major, however, I have railed against this in the past. Why do I need your journalism organization to tell me what somebody else said when I could read it for myself on Twitter or in an RSS feed or any other number of places?

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What Is Cyber Liability, and Why Should You Care?

ProBlogger

Recently, here on Problogger , I was discussing the topic of privacy breach notification and how it affects us as bloggers. The Wall Street Journal reports that in 2008 blogger Shellee Hale was sued for remarks she made in forums relating to a software company. This guest post is by Matt Setter of MaltBlue.com.

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7 SEO Principles Bloggers Must Remember

Convince & Convert

If you have a blog article with 100 backlinks and another page with 3, the page with 3 backlinks is going to have a much harder time ranking on Google, unless those backlinks happen to be cnn.com, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. This site is deep, not flat. Noindex pages that must be on your site, but do not need to rank.

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How to Land the Best Products to Review

ProBlogger

Good product reviews from established blogs help them to avoid this; you’re part of their insurance policy! As a blogger, you’re an influencer; that makes you one of the chosen few. By influencing The Note, you can influence The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Companies like influencers.

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How to NewsJack Superstorm Sandy

Proactive Report

That means that reporters and bloggers are going to be looking for secondary stories and sources related to the storm to keep the coverage fresh and interesting. There are a lot of related stories developing – cancelled flights, stranded passengers, clean up tips, survival tips, insurance claims are just a few that easily come to mind.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I asked several social media consultants, bloggers, marketers, search engine optimizers, and social media addicts about what they considered to be essential skills and characteristics of the most efficient and results-driven social media consultants. They usually work 70 hour weeks and need to be extremely flexible.