Firebelly

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

This year has been one of major upheaval after another for content marketers. Here are three things that every content marketer should have learned from the past 12 months. Google isn’t letting us get away with putting out schlocky content and cramming it full of keywords to trick the search engine spiders.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 23, 2012

Content marketing is about more than just blogging. While that’s the first thing that people think of — at least me, as a professional blogger — content is anything that can be read, watched, seen, or heard. I like this kind of content best, because it tells the entire story. Basically anything you can read.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 8, 2012

I’ve been talking a lot lately about content curation lately, and our contributor, Erik Deckers, is all about content creation, which has led to some “Tastes great! But the one thing that we’ve both agreed on is the importance of publishing of our content, regardless of where it came from. Less filling!”

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agora pulse

AUGUST 1, 2017

We all know that visual content is key to social media engagement — so why are so many marketers slow to incorporate visual content in their social media marketing plans ? How Do We Know That Visual Content Performs Best? What Types of Visual Content Should You Be Posting? Engaging Content.

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Akamai Marketing

AUGUST 9, 2011

When your building content, you’ve got to remember not to be blinded by the demographics. What to Consider When Building Content. The same is true of content. If you’re building content you should build it to attract the kind of people you want to do business with. Photo Credit (Creative Commons) [link].

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 23, 2012

What Does Soccer Have to do With Content Marketing? If you want to succeed at content marketing, sometimes you only have to be an orange cone. I’ve worked with clients in the past who were being totally dominated in search, and our content marketing plan was an all-out game of catch-up.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 9, 2012

“It seems like nobody truly pays attention to the actual content of their social media, so how can it be used effectively if everyone is using it this way? It seems like the actual content is ignored.” One student asked the question above, wondering how do you get your content to cut through the clutter.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 3, 2021

But you don’t need a professional videographer to create professional-grade video content for your marketing or social media accounts. All content on the site can be used for free, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, for print or digital. Clips with a Creative Commons 3.0 Pixabay offers over 2.3 Splitshire.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 16, 2014

The master said it best: visuals are now the most important element of content marketing. » Digital Marketing art bigstockphoto content marketing creative commons slideshare stock photography visual marketing visual storytelling' I’m not being modest. In middle school, I only got one “B.” Read the whole entry. »

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

What is Creative Commons? Creative commons is a set of licenses that turn “all rights reserved” copyrights into “some rights reserved.” Some rights reserved” licenses do not give someone carte blanche to use content however they want. In Creative Commons, this is often listed as CC0 1.0

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 17, 2019

Develop a Content Calendar. Content calendars help you schedule a steady cadence of materials and avoid the inevitable peaks and valleys. A plan enables you to more effectively leverage evergreen content and make use of it across multiple media venues. Image: qimono via Pixabay, Creative Commons CC0.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Here at Buffer, we think a lot about visual content. We’ve explored tools that help anyone create visual content. But there’s one question we get asked quite often: Where can you find free images that are high quality and cleared to use for your blog posts or social media content? What is Creative Commons?

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Hootsuite

JULY 29, 2021

Anything licensed under the Creative Commons or public domain is fair game too. Photographers upload their content in hopes of catching someone’s eye for future paid work. Find free photos, vectors and videos courtesy of Adobe, which all meet the exact same licensing standards as the company’s paid content. ISO Republic.

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Socialmedia.biz

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Courtesy of Ben Seidelman / Creative Commons BY. R epurposing content has long been used as a strategy for content creators who simply don’t have the resources to continuously create new content. But how exactly do you successfully repurpose content for your email marketing strategy? Update old content.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 21, 2010

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Sharing Content in Another Stream Written on January 21, 2010 by Justin Levy in google , social media , twitter 21 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 31, 2018

Let’s explore a few common legal problems (and their solutions) so that you and your clients can stay on the right side of the law! Problem #1: Using other people’s copyrighted content is incredibly risky! Understand that lawyers don’t say no to using other people’s content because we’re not cool. It’s just not worth it!

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Socialmedia.biz

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Chris Dlugosz / Creative Commons BY. A few years ago, the catchphrase “content is king” sprouted up, sending marketers into a content creation frenzy. A few years ago, the catchphrase “content is king” sprouted up, sending marketers into a content creation frenzy. Content curation. The result?

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Writtent Blog

MARCH 25, 2014

Images cited under creative commons license. To find images available for commercial use, you can use Flickr or Creative Commons Search. Do you use infographics as a part of your content marketing strategy? The post 5 Tricks to Win the Visual Content Game appeared first on Inbound & Content Marketing Hub.

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Socialmedia.biz

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Courtesy of Ben Seidelman / Creative Commons BY. R epurposing content has long been used as a strategy for content creators who simply don’t have the resources to continuously create new content. But how exactly do you successfully repurpose content for your email marketing strategy? Update old content.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 26, 2014

Creative web content is all the rage in the marketing world. Before we get our hands dirty in digital paint… Let’s look at some of the basic terms you’ll hear when it comes to creative web content. You can read this article to learn more about legal issues regarding using Creative Commons photos.

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Absolute PA

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Here are four fast (and free) things you can do to protect your property from thieves online: Include the copyright symbol on all pages of your website and your content like e-books and PDF downloads. Use Copyscape a duplicate content checker to search the internet for copies of your web or blog pages. So what about you?

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SocMed Sean

JULY 8, 2012

–Sean Posting a lot of meaningless content (pins, check-ins, etc…) just to artificially inflate your Empire Avenue, Klout, or Kred score. People who don’t pay attention to the value of their content. If no one likes or shares your content, think about whether your content is valuable.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 1, 2012

Photo courtesy of functoruser on Flickr via Creative Commons license. Have you written content that they would find interesting? If not…stop doing what you’re doing and formulate a plan to find new, interesting content. Photo courtesy of skpy on Flickr via Creative Commons license.

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Writtent Blog

MARCH 17, 2014

The ancient saying that a picture is worth 1000 words comes as no surprise to content marketers. However, it can get expensive pretty quickly, especially if you’re committed to delivering quality visual content. However, it can get expensive pretty quickly, especially if you’re committed to delivering quality visual content.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Potential prospect is entered into Salesforce.com as a prospec Company users Buddy Media dashboard to deliver helpful/useful content (not marketing materials) to the prospective customer via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or a host of other channels. Take a few minutes to watch the video and let me know what you think.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Does the content on their social channels support our brand? So many other factors need to be considered as well, such as message tracks, metrics and who has control of the content (typically the influencer maintains creative control.). Image by ElisaRiva via Pixabay, CC0 Creative Commons.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 28, 2012

With the Google Panda and Google Penguin updates, content marketing just got harder for everyone else. The problem was, people were creating “thin content.” So what good did all that thin content do for you? It means we have to write better, more interesting, more compelling content that people want to read.

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Later

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In 2021, it’s time to diversify your content and actually represent different communities on your social channels. These Black-owned and founded stock photography websites all have one thing in common: they each want to create a space where marketers can find diverse stock photography suitable for their audiences. The problem?

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 21, 2012

In fact, it’s my 2 year blogaversary for SocMedSean, so I thought I’d take a look back at 5 years of content and processes and try to find one thing that I could share with other aspiring bloggers that would help them in their journey. Start caring about content that is meaningful to you. Start caring.

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ProBlogger

JULY 23, 2013

If you write or publish a blog, you’ll inevitably experience the gut-wrenching feeling of content theft at some point in the life of your blog. It’s not fair but it’s now just part of the world of online content. What can you do to protect the content you slaved over? What you do after that is another story.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 9, 2011

The word “viral” should be replaced in all conversations with the word “valuable” I know it sounds funny, but wouldn’t you rather have your content “go valuable on Twitter?” 7) Creative Commons – Whether you like it or not, social media is beating the snot out of copyright law.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 24, 2018

I am, and I’m blown away by the sheer volume and commonality of something I thought was a clever professional descriptor. Solis says that while 95 percent of content fails to reach its audience, there IS a way to shout loudly enough above the noise to be heard. Image: Via Pixabay, Creative Commons CC0.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2018

The majority of posts feature user-generated content. By positioning its products as a lifestyle extension, Lärabar opens up new ways to connect with consumers and encourage user-generated content. Image: Noah Näf via Unsplash, Creative Commons CC0. And these aren’t just smiling customers with Lärabars in hand.

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Firebelly

JULY 31, 2012

While it’s not as pure and noble as content creation, it’s more than aggregation. Aggregation is an amassing of content. Just like little kids who collect rocks, grabbing at every rock and pebble they can find, aggregators find any and all pieces of content that relate to their chosen subject. What is your process?

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 11, 2012

'Angry bird puts a lid on it' courtesy of etee on Flickr via Creative Commons license If you’re engaged in social media for either personal or professional purposes (and if you’re reading this, I’m betting you are), there’s an important skillset and rule that you might want to think about: The art of not replying.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 30, 2015

At the core of any successful blog is valuable content—helping readers solve a problem, increase their knowledge, work more effectively. When you search on Every Stock Photo it pulls images from dozens of sources across the web”), and Wikimedia Commons. 20 Awesome Websites for Free, High Quality Stock Photos by To Make A Website.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 14, 2018

Pay attention to the job description in the first paragraph of the posting and change the ‘Objective’ to match the content. Image: Alexis Brown via Unsplash, Creative Commons CC0. Write Off Job Expenses. Makeda Waterman is an online media journalist of 4 years with blog features on CNBC Make It.,

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