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Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down

Adam Sherk

The rise of Reddit and the steady decline of Digg have been well documented. Just recently Reddit announced that its traffic has more than doubled in less than a year (to 2.07 Has this translated into a significant change in social news referrals for publishers? Among the surveyed group, Reddit went from a combined total of 6.3

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The Best Tools for Keyword Research, Competitive Analysis and Trending Topics

Adam Sherk

For additional suggestions see my post on social media analytics tools for publishers. The Reddit Edit. The Reddit Edit is a simple dashboard that highlights articles that are currently doing well on the Reddit homepage and some specific subreddits. Social Mention: Trends.

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My Top Posts of 2012 on Inbound Marketing and Audience Development

Adam Sherk

8 Social Media Questions Publishers Should Be Asking Themselves. SEO Metrics for Publishers: How are You Tracking and Measuring Success? Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down. So I did not publish here as frequently as I’d have liked, but I still managed to put out some posts that I was happy with.

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StumbleUpon Traffic to Magazine and Content Sites Down 27%

Adam Sherk

For confidentially reasons I am not able to reveal the specific titles, but they are all well-known brands from major publishers. One thing that is important to point out is that some publishers participate in StumbleUpon Paid Discovery which has an impact on their traffic figures. What Types of Sites Get the Most Links?

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Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends

Adam Sherk

A tactic that some news and content sites employ is monitoring Google’s Hot Trends list in an effort to identify hot topics and then quickly produce matching content around them. Does this work? Many search trends come and go quickly, so sites that cover a topic after its peak will likely miss out on the larger search engine visibility opportunity.

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How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk How to Identify Your Own Top Trends by Adam Sherk on December 22, 2009 Yesterday Facebook shared its Top Status Trends of 2009 , providing insight into what terms most commonly occurred in users’ status updates. What types of stories got the most retweets?

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Pinterest Traffic to Magazine Sites Up 141% But Figures Still Modest

Adam Sherk

It is well established that Pinterest offers great opportunities for lifestyle publishers but how well is it paying off in actual site traffic? I selected sites from several different major publishers that are a natural fit for Pinterest, specifically those that cover food, home, women’s fashion and entertainment.

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