Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2011

The key is a balanced strategy of search engine optimization (SEO), social media, syndication and guest posting. Just as it takes time to build a following, it also takes a while to build credibility and authority with the search engines. Social media is important. Every blogger wants more traffic. How to get it?

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

86% of these blogs (93) link directly to a corporate twitter account, a 300% increase over the 2008 study. 35% (173) of the Fortune 500 have active Twitter accounts (a post within the past thirty days); and nearly 50% of the top 100 companies (47) have a Twitter account. The insurance industry has the most Twitter accounts (13).

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Firebelly

JUNE 4, 2010

» June 04, 2010 Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter Heres an interesting look at a breakdown of the several different Twitter user types. I assure you that not only women are interesting in generating reactions on Twitter -plenty of men do as well. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Blogs are a source of fresh content, which search engines love. Social Media: while social media adoption is rapidly increasing, these efforts aren’t always coordinated with SEO or appreciated in terms of search benefits. The major search engines are increasing incorporating social signals into their search results.

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Twist Image

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Is there really a need for online social bookmarking services anymore? There's no denying that I'm a fan of Delicious - the online social bookmarking service (I Blogged about my love for Delicious back in 2007, right here: Why del.icio.us Is Becoming My Default Search Engine For Research ). bookmarking.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Here are 5 articles to help you understand social searchs relevancy to your business. Social Search Optimization A search engines ultimate mission is to serve the most relevant information it can. Referral traffic is quickly migrating away from traditional search to social networks, and in some cases, at alarming rates.

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Firebelly

JUNE 15, 2010

Theyll donate an additional 50 cents every time you help spread the word about Fathers Day Frosty Weekend on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or FrostyCard.com. Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Buy a frosty and Wendys will donate 50 cents to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 25, 2011

Also, keep in mind that search is no longer just Google. The second and third largest “search engines,&# based on volume of searches, aren’t search engines at all: YouTube and Facebook. If you’re not there, searchers aren’t finding you there. See the reputation management question below.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 30, 2012

Web Traffic Tracking Alternatives to Google Analytics by uber.la. Pam Moore reviews 50 of her favorite WordPress plugins, divided into categories for social sharing & engagement, design and image enhancements, search engine optimization, and development (e.g., 11 WordPress Plugins You’ve Gotta Have by Social Media Today.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Increase your search engine rankings: Social media profiles (especially those on Twitter , Facebook , and LinkedIn ) frequently rank highly with major search engines. Creating keyword-rich profiles around your brand name can help generate traffic for your both your social-networking sites and your company’s Web site.

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Social Media NoFollow Marketing Social Bookmarking 159

Firebelly

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Halloween Mania Music Mix | Main | Time to Elf Yourself for the holidays » November 10, 2009 Tweetie 2: The Best iPhone Twitter App Tweetie 2 is the successor to the popular original Tweetie iPhone app by atebits. It is available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, now!

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Check dozens of popular social networking and social bookmarking websites to see if the username or vanity url you want to use is still available. Don’t want to follow Twitterers who aren’t following you? A free tool for finding the relative influence of any Twitter user. JustUnfollow.

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Tools Social Media Lithium Sysomos 206

Firebelly

JULY 23, 2010

Heres a simple primer, a list of do-nots that will help you to avoid some of social medias most perilous pitfalls. How to Use Social Media to Rank on Google Now that Google is indexing social media content in real-time, how can you leverage blogs and social networks to rank on Google?

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News Social Media Paid Search SMS 176

Firebelly

JULY 30, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer | Main | Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare » July 30, 2010 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week Below are the top 3 stories that rocked the social media world this week. She was 104.

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Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 173

Firebelly

JUNE 22, 2010

I particularly enjoy the "Social Media Playtime Is Now Officially Over" message at the end. Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. View an alternate.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 24, 2010

The explosion of the internet and social media may be the fastest change in human history. No longer are individuals passively listening and viewing advertisements; now they’re “twittering&# and posting their opinions on Facebook along with other social media sites. Deborah Cole Micek: Twitter. — Bit.ly

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Social Media Social Bookmarking Construction Technorati 128

Firebelly

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « iPhone apps catered to where you live | Main | Content Update: Stories connect Us » October 06, 2009 Your Twitter Story: How did you start Tweeting, and how big of Twit have you become? How did you start using Twitter, and how have you grown with the service since that time?

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Firebelly

AUGUST 6, 2010

Here are 5 fun social media finds from this week that are sure to entertain and educate you over the weekend. Learn how to become uber popular on Twitter, generate a social media strategy with the click of a button and much much more. How To Build A Rabid Following on Twitter The title of this video explains it all.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 13, 2010

This year, I have had the fortune of being a regular contributor and guest blogger on a lot of awesome sites, including Social Media Examiner , Search Engine Journal , Search Engine Watch , Stay on Search , Vertical Measures , Famous Bloggers , and many others. Social Media.

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SEO Social Media Postrank Blogosphere 147

Firebelly

JULY 27, 2010

Video URL : [link] ] Visit the films official website at [link] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Will you see the film? View an alternate.

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Social Networking YouTube Film Paid Search 172

Firebelly

MAY 27, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. The 'con' numbers continue increasing rapidly and I've seen a slower decrease in the 'pro' numbers (they're not very high to begin with). View an alternate.

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Firebelly

JUNE 8, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter | Main | United Way of Central Indiana Recognized for their Social Media Efforts » June 08, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: I Can Make You Go Viral! Brian, the " social media guru " is back. View an alternate.

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Firebelly

JUNE 10, 2010

.  Firebelly helped United Way of Central Indiana develop and maintain the social marketing efforts for the LIVE UNITED GIVE UNITED campaign featured in the article. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. View an alternate.

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Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 156

Firebelly

JUNE 30, 2010

Below is a message from Pete Cashmore, Mashable s founder, explaining reasons for and goals behind Social Media Day. Video URL : [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. View an alternate.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 11, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Find him on Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn Posted | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!)

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Paid Search SMS Syndication Social Bookmarking 159

Firebelly

JULY 13, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Fun Twitter Quizzes | Main | What the F**k is Social Media NOW? » July 13, 2010 Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site "We're not saying that  Facebook and Myspace got their idea from us, but we're not saying they didn't either."

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Social Networking Sites MySpace Paid Search 141

Firebelly

JANUARY 7, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 | Main | We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 1) » January 07, 2010 Social Search: Tempur-Pedic "Ask Me" Commercial People trust their friends more than Googles algorithm. Thats a bold and brave move in my opinion.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

How many times have you looked up and realized you have wasted over two hours on social media sites like YouTube and Facebook without accomplishing much of anything ? Not to mention, I find Twitter like internet crack ! Your backlinking strategy should be a mix of various types of backlinks (social bookmarks, web 2.0

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Web 2.0 Social Bookmarking Engineering Exercises 163

Firebelly

AUGUST 3, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. I, of course, have several additional recommendations Id make, but Id like to hear yours. What would you do in Ball Memorial Hospitals situation? View an alternate.

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Firebelly

JUNE 2, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Again, this is just another easy way to show people that your brand is open to, and encourages, two-way communication.    All three of these can be configured in your page's Wall Settings. View an alternate.

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Firebelly

JULY 16, 2010

What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Link: [link] ] Have a great weekend everyone! View an alternate.

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Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 128

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly Work: Social Media Optimization Summits | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week » February 11, 2010 The Battle (and Blending) of Social and Search Rages On A lot has been happening in the social and search (and social search) realms in the past few weeks.

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Firebelly

MAY 19, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Watch Part 1 of their interview about The Essence of Search and Part 2 about Vertical Search & Video. View an alternate.

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Firebelly

MAY 18, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Watch Part 1 of their interview about The Essence of Search. Well post Part 3 about Local Search tomorrow. View an alternate.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Below are some stats compiled from the From Search to Discovery , What's the Link Between Search and Social? "  88% of links that 14-24 year olds clicked were sent to them by a friend  1 billion links clicked every month on Google is the same as 1 billion bit.ly View an alternate.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 14, 2009

And what are you expecting Google to bring you for the holidays. The questions were simple: were you naughty or nice? It's hilarious. You have to check it out! View an alternate.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

How to Do Everything in Google Buzz (Including Turn It Off) By Gina Trapani Googles new social media service Google Buzz will show up in your Gmail account this week. Social Media Marketing Best Practices By Debra Aho Williamson eMarketer forecasts that social network ad spending will reach $2.5

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