Kikolani

JUNE 20, 2011

After some emails back and forth with a potential guest blogger on my site, he suggested I write a little guide on how to submit a guest post in a way that will increase the likelihood of getting it published. One of the easiest ways to do that is using Google Reader in the Chrome browser with the PostRank Chrome extension.

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Postrank Publishing Guidelines Google Reader 161

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available. So I ran 30+ news sites through the tool. on their site).

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2011

PostRank Analytics solves this problem. Free if you connect with their “influencers” outreach program, or $15/month if you do not, PostRank provides a useful, detailed blogging scoreboard, especially if you connect it with your Google Analytics account. By no means perfect, but much more illustrative than follower counts.

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Metrics Postrank Social Media Klout 159

Jason Yormark

AUGUST 25, 2010

Most achieved a Postrank of higher then 6, and 9 out of the 10 articles dealt with social media. For those not familiar, Postrank is a nifty little WordPress plugin that provides some analysis into the social engagement factor of the content you create. marketing tools Nature Blog Network » Whither StumbleUpon? [.] Be inviting.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

They’re overwhelmed by the overabundance of tools and the disorderly experimentation of staff (and members), and they are tired of the lack of organizational support and the unwieldy processes for monitoring and managing social media. There are a ton of books being published on community and how social media plays into that.

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Communities Postrank Organization Tourism 205

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Preview before you publish. WordPress has a great preview function, where you can see exactly how your post will appear… before it publishes. This is hugely helpful, because each theme is different and, as a result, the way a post looks when published on one blog, might look completely different on another.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

An article published on Edutopia titled Lead, Don’t Lecture , outlines teachers’ insights that are in line with these sentiments. Instead, communicate the value of the tip by explaining that practicing while standing up simulates the actual presentation environment and allows me to pay attention to my posture and gestures.

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