Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News November 15th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt Please stop yawning Don’t worry. But what about SEO for news sites, particularly Google News?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. So far, early research indicates little difference in the length of searches since Google Instant.) Search algorithms.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Here on ProBlogger, we’ve always recommended self-hosted WordPress (aka WordPress.org) as the very best platform for blogging. Many of the world’s largest blogs and websites run on self-hosted WordPress. But for some bloggers, self-hosted WordPress might not be the best choice. Here are WordPress’ instructions on how to do it.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 4, 2011

I had a very interesting conversation with a Facebook application developer today. If it’s not yours, or if it is, please– for the love of community –pitch in and SAY something! We were talking about how to build community on a Facebook page and whether or not that’s really even possible. Brand building.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 9, 2010

WordPress has changed the game and opened up the door giving the potential for anyone to create and publish great content and possibly earn a few bucks in the process. I’ve been toying around with WordPress for years, and the formula for launching a professional grade blog is not as difficult or expensive as you would think.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 16, 2012

How to turn off Google personalisation (SMO) and go back to SEO BUT: SEO is dead, SMO rules. To TURN OFF Google personalisation type in. &pws=0. FIRST SEARCH Search Term: online communities (SMO – my friends’ sharing history). Search Term online communities &pws=0 (straight SEO search, no SMO).

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, a great discount code for November, and life on Facebook on kikolani.com. Is Facebook missing 370 million users ? Learn what your Facebook profile looks like to others – make sure your private information is really private.

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The Marketing Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

02 am Facebook vs Twitter (A Comparison) Jump to Comments With over 40,000 tweets per minute and new-user registration growth rate of 1500%, you would expect Twitter to give a close fight to the social networking giant Facebook. Distribution Platform :: Facebook Facebook dominates on its own platform with about 72k (92.6%) reactions.

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Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Here Comes Google Buzz Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Networking , Social Media , Twitter on February 9, 2010 | one response Are you ready for a new social platform? Here comes Google Buzz , which brings social elements right into you? Facebook is absent from the list. I see huge potential upside to Buzz.

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The Marketing Blog

JULY 14, 2008

16 am themarketingblog@wordpress on Mobile Jump to Comments There was a time when mobile version of a website used to be a rarity. Home About In the Media YoMacha: India’s Hot or Not ? Marketing, Social Media & Branding Blogs in India July 14, 2008.8:16

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 10, 2011

This post will guide you to the right fields to optimize for the best possible search optimization of your social media profiles on Google+, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more! 5 Essential WordPress Plugins For Comments – One of the best things about using the self-hosted version of the WordPress platform (i.e.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 22, 2014

How to Start a WordPress Blog. Why: Are you considering starting a blog on WordPress or moving your existing blog to WordPress in 2015? area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Ian Cleary shares some essential ideas on how to get started.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Alison Kenney asked this question yesterday in a Facebook group I belong to: “When it comes to your own website, do you think a blog is a must?” Facebook, LinkedIn, Quora, Medium … the list goes on. LinkedIn, Facebook, etc., However, let’s examine this a little more closely. Usually, two reasons: 1.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 13, 2013

Optimizing WordPress Excerpts for Maximum Clickability. Why: An oldie, but goodie from the WUL vault that talks about the importance of human friendly excerpts to increase readability and SEO placement in Google searches. 5 Ways to Ensure Your Blog Posts are Not Ranking on Google. Why: Mark Schaefer rules!

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ProBlogger

MARCH 25, 2014

Last week we made out first plugin available on the ProBlogger Community: an Infinite Scroll Wordpess Plugin. With each of these plugins we release we want to share why we’re using it on our own sites, and also give you some options on how you can the techniques yourself (community member or not). Of course with varying opinions.

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Almost Savvy

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Chances are that you’re one of the over 300 million people who have set-up a virtual home on Facebook because it is a great place to keep up with family and friends, as well as connecting with businesses and groups of interest. How are you using, or do you expect to use, the new “mentions&# feature on Facebook?

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 5, 2009

While it’s good news that Google is continuing to improve its ability to deal with JavaScript, this change also impacts the way that many publishers display sponsored links on their sites. Is Google going to run out and start penalizing sites with sponsored links in JavaScript? JVC Facebook Page Sweepstakes a Big Success.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2016

Why: “If you mess up with the things you write about on your blog, you can say goodbye to any juicy traffic from Google. Why: This question came up in a Facebook group I belong to, and this was my answer. The WordPress Bloggers Bible. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Monday Roundup: Get Started With Blogging.

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Kikolani

MARCH 24, 2014

One of the questions I’m often asked about this blog is why I still use the base WordPress comment system as opposed to Disqus, Livefyre, Facebook, or Google+. It helps the community get to know each other. My answer is always CommentLuv. People have their issues with the CommentLuv plugin. Blogging Tips'

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 20, 2015

Google does too. Why: Richard Barker walks you through “what you need to know about the update and the changes you need to make” in this Business 2 Community post. How to Make Your WordPress Blog Mobile Friendly. Are you ready for Google’s new search algorithm? You know how you live on your smartphone?

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk An Early Look at Facebook Open Graph Protocol Integration on News Sites by Adam Sherk on April 26, 2010 There has been a lot of news and reaction around Facebook’s new additions to the Facebook Platform: Social Plugins, the Open Graph protocol and the Graph API.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 12, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Popular NBA Teams on Twitter and Facebook by Adam Sherk on January 12, 2010 NBA players, like many professional athletes, have taken social media by storm, but what about their teams? So what should NBA teams be doing on Twitter and Facebook?

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Firebelly

MAY 21, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Two Easy Ways To Still Get People To Your Facebook Landing Tab | Main | YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Can you really send grandma a printed newsletter of your Facebook updates? How easy is it make your blog or website mobile friendly? It works something like this.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Hart "Show The Love" Facebook Sweepstakes Firebelly recently helped client J.C. Hart - builders, developers and managers of distinctive apartments communities in the Indianapolis area, Bloomington, IN and Dayton, OH - launch the Show The Love sweepstakes for both their residents and non-residents alike. Hart in 2010.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Online tools such as the Google Keyword Tool and Uber Suggest will prove helpful when it comes to the compilation of a comprehensive list. Anybody who fails to heed this advice is running the risk of search engine penalization and negative reception by the online community. Use WordPress Plugins.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 9, 2011

WordPress has plugins that do the same thing so it’s really nothing new. But I have yet to see a really good tool that allows you to embed Facebook content. Here it is in action, from SocialDitto’s own Facebook page: SocialDitto SocialDitto has been updated to include Twitter! About Us What’s a Maverick?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Over the past couple years, one of the most common questions from business owners has been, “Do I need to be on Facebook and/or Twitter?&# to increase visibility in the online community. To Facebook or Not to Facebook? Imagine a time when email was not the primary form of communication within businesses!

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Kikolani

JULY 9, 2012

Indeed, many large community sites such as NCT and BabyCentre incorporate an online shop to generate additional revenue. The WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart plugin is an easy to use plugin which enables this system to be easily set up on a WordPress blog but inserting ‘Add to Cart’ buttons on any post, page or sidebar.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Regardless of whether you have a team of 25 or are a team of one, these resources might include: 1) Time allocated to social media listening, community engagement, content creation, and customer service. 6) Allocated Budget for Paid Media Advertising like Google AdWords and Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube ads.

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Jason Yormark

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Facebook – Really if you don’t have this one on your phone, you really aren’t interested in this article to begin with right? Works like a charm, and practically supports every IM client there is including Facebook. My fav app to find everything on the go, and read reviews from the community.

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Almost Savvy

JULY 12, 2010

Real Life Friends Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Networking , Social Media on July 12, 2010 | 34 responses While many of us use social networking tools differently, most of us struggle with similar questions and challenges. Should I connect only with family and good friends on Facebook and only business contacts on LinkedIn?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This guest post is by Jeff Starr, co-author of the book Digging into WordPress. This may sound like a tall order, but if you’re using WordPress, improving your site couldn’t be easier. Let’s look at some awesome WordPress plugins to make it happen. Google-power your search results. Sound good?

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Myrland Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Home About Services Social Media Speaking-Training LMA Contact Subscribe Myrland Marketing Minutes Strategic Social Media: Making Social Media Make Sense SOCIAL MEDIA: ARE FACEBOOK GAMES DRIVING YOU CRAZY? 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day. People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

You can select your LinkedIn Page, Google Plus Page and your own Facebook profile for example, to post a specific update. It works with Google Analytics and keeps stats on your clickthroughs and sends them in pretty reports. So the most useful thing you can do today is to install Simple WordPress Backup. Just do it.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

What functionalities do you think WordPress, vBulletin, and other common platforms need to be able to better develop communities? What annoys you about WordPress, vBulletin, and these platforms? What tasks are more important to developing a popular community versus developing a popular blog?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Google Grants for Google AdWords Google offers $10,000 per month free advertising to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving the arts, education, health, science, technology, and volunteering. Examples of sites using Mobify include Boing Boing and A List Apart. What do you think? Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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