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JULY 1, 2015

It’s More Conversational – Another way blogging has changed branding is to make businesses more accessible and conversational. Since they are right there with you, they can interact with your content by commenting on it, sharing it, liking it, and asking you questions–many times in real time.

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APRIL 23, 2015

Their main purpose is to devour your information and ask you questions through commenting… … I’ve found that including your bio on every page of your blog, within the sidebar, is a great way to connect with your readers. Does Your Blog Need A Sidebar? This helps build a loyal community, which is the main reason I have a sidebar.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

This can be in blog comments, writing guest posts, being active on forums related to your niche, and the obvious social media realms such as Facebook and Twitter. This can include commenting on other people’s pages, retweeting tweets that are of interest, and being involved in conversations.

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MAY 8, 2014

Click the share button to follow, join, or share the conversation. I’d love to hear from you in the comments once you’ve looked HashAtIt.com over and get your ideas on possible uses. Here’s how it works — you see a #hashtag that catches your attention on any subject at all, anywhere.

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JULY 23, 2014

How many of the blogs that you read do you comment on? How different do you think the blogs you read would be if there were no comments? Or if people did comment? Sure, our guesses are based on data, but that data still isn’t like an actual conversation and it has far less influence than a person’s thoughtful input.

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MAY 6, 2011

This is important news for a number of reasons: First and foremost, a slow loading website or landing page can affect your conversion rate. If this concerns you, then you should measure your page load speed and determine whether or not it is affecting your conversion rate. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Convene in relevant LinkedIn discussion groups — go where the people who are interested in your stuff are and join the conversation. Continue to improve — review comments, consider effects, look for ways to add value and become a trusted resource for quality information.

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MAY 5, 2014

In practical terms, I’d combine the tweets of linked blog post titles with conversational-type comments on what’s happening at the business today or asking for feedback on product suggestions, for example. It might be somebody else’s history, but all earned media is seen in retweets, shares, and recommendations.

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MAY 30, 2012

Conversely, peaks are when you should be active around your business. You will also be onhand to respond to any comments left on your site. Chances are, your customers are just not ready for you at that time. Instead, those slow times could be ideal opportunities for site upgrades, backing up your website, or to work on other projects.

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MAY 10, 2011

There is a robust conversation going on below the announcement regarding this policy change. You must be logged in to post a comment. One reason I think Quora grew so fast is because it contained a strict “no self-promotional answers&# policy. But Quora has recently changed that policy to allow self-promotional answers.

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MARCH 23, 2011

It’s also a great way to make new friends as conversations on a particular topic will often invite others to join the conversation. You must be logged in to post a comment. Finally, don’t forget about the interaction. Start and enter discussions with your followers.

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MARCH 21, 2011

When your clients have a pressing question, would you rather they call you and take up 30 minutes of your time chatting about Junior’s college exams or instant message you for a ten minute conversation that is all business. You must be logged in to post a comment. I’m not being facetious.

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MARCH 16, 2011

You must be logged in to post a comment. 2 is a temporary signal. Q&A sites may be popular now, but will they be popular next year or three years from now? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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JUNE 11, 2014

There are many links, a lot of pictures, and a growing number of comments debating the issue. If you are doing the research, analysis, and strategic planning to communicate with your audience and start a conversation that results in action — I’d say you were doing online marketing strategy. What do you think?

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