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6 Critically Undervalued Social Media Success Metrics

Convince & Convert

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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The MetricsMan Comes To #measurePR

Waxing UnLyrical

So when a study like the one published by e-Marketer* suggests ‘only’ 16% of social business programs are measuring ROI, while many are surprised it isn’t higher , it actually sounds a little too high to me. Now, there’s a lot more there, so instead of getting discouraged by the bold type, go read the whole thing.

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Creating a Custom RSS Feed for Guest Posts

Kikolani

When I came to the realization that I wanted this type of an RSS feed, I thought “Super, I’ll use Yahoo Pipes.&# > <channel> <title>Kristi Hines Freelance Writing Portfolio</title> <atom:link href="[link] rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>[link]. <description>Blog

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Customize Your Blog's Error Page in 5 Easy Steps

Waxing UnLyrical

Reminder: do not publish this! After you do this, don’t forget to type in the new title of the page (e.g. They’ll look something like this: blah blah blah Just to be very clear, that “blah blah blah&# is where you type your new headline. Save it as a draft ! Switch to the HTML view of your post. Happy dance!

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Socialnomics Book Review | jasonyormark.com

Jason Yormark

The type of group think that produces arrogance was actually somewhat necessary for survival and self respect in the early, early days. Westin truck accessories Says: February 9th, 2010 at 7:10 pm There are rarely times in history where a content rich book is published in the midst of the very revolution that it is addressing.

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Blogging for Grasshoppers: The Most Numerous Steps To Do The.

Waxing UnLyrical

Steps that help Although I am usually annoyed with these types of posts, as I seldom gain value from reading them, there are those that communicate worthwhile messages. An article published on Edutopia titled Lead, Don’t Lecture , outlines teachers’ insights that are in line with these sentiments. Read All About It!

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Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog

Waxing UnLyrical

Because I guest-blogged for them (before I’d even started publishing on WUL). It’s that simple. It brings unexpected connections your way. How did I get my gig editing Women Grow Business ? How do I get new clients? Because they find my posts. How am I suddenly a BNET blogger ? Because my blog serves as my de facto portfolio.

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