The Social Media Incubator

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It’s that time of the year again when businesses have made it through the previous year and are now looking ahead to their plans for the upcoming year. Chelsea’s Schedule for Thursday’s SES Search & Social Accelerator Conference: Spotlight Session: Optimizing Humans! Advanced Keyword Modeling (Bill Hunt).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Although these changes helped increase traffic and rankings to many large corporations such as YouTube and eBay, it hurt a large majority of small businesses. However, many small businesses lost visibility and traffic while many larger businesses, such as FoxNews.com, benefitted from the change.

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The Social Media Incubator

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It’s that time of the year again when businesses have made it through the previous year and are now looking ahead to their plans for the upcoming year. Chelsea’s Schedule for Thursday’s SES Search & Social Accelerator Conference: Spotlight Session: Optimizing Humans! Advanced Keyword Modeling (Bill Hunt).

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The Social Media Incubator

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In what is becoming one of the most talked about Google algorithm updates since Google Penguin (2012) and perhaps the most comprehensive update since Caffeine (2010), Hummingbird is supposed to affect 90% of searches. Either they’re getting better at rolling out updates or the SEO community is getting worse at detecting them.

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yMarketingMatters

APRIL 15, 2013

There are many ways to go mobile: Sending out mobile-optimized emails , enabling your website for mobile visitors, undertaking mobile advertising, Google Adwords for mobile and mobile SEO. An impressive increase from 35% in 2011 and 44% in 2012. Currently, 31% of Americans own a tablet compared to 11% in 2011 and 22% in 2012.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

While small businesses aren’t quite in the same category as Inc 500 companies, there are a few things the small- and medium-sized businesses can learn from their larger counterparts. In 2012, loyalties switched to LinkedIn, Pinterest, and blogging. LinkedIn is great for business-to-business connections.

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Kikolani

MARCH 29, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Search Engines / SEO. Social Media / Social Networking. Here are clips from some of the best funny and cute animals in 2012!

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 16, 2023

For us, that’s a rewarding indication we’ve stayed true to our mission and strategy to support small businesses. We have intentionally chosen not to go up-market and serve enterprise customers, but rather we are committed to helping small businesses and ambitious individuals grow their brands on social media.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 20, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. What’s the Secret to Monetizing Social Media – There are people and companies out there who are turning a profit with social media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

— 2012 was an incredible year for me. I found myself covered with social media calendars, PR pitches, blog posts, website projects, advertisement assignments, and what felt like a million clients to call. . We want our stuff to be SEO friendly without looking like it was written by a robot.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 23, 2011

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. 50 Posts on Engagement for Bloggers, Businesses, and Social Media Enthusiasts – Ready to start increasing your engagement in 2012?

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 19, 2011

No one seems to know for sure which way the economy will go for 2012. Small businesses should have a great ending to the year as far as sales go. The big question is, what’s being spent on holiday gifts is affordable or are people just using their savings in order to even have a Christmas? The holidays are not over yet.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 27, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, I thought I would share my 10 favorite list posts for anyone ready to learn more about analytics, conversions, email marketing, engagement, link building, keyword research, social media, starting their own business, usability testing, and WordPress. I hope you enjoy them!

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Kikolani

MAY 26, 2011

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Blog marketing strategy – 7 steps to making your content successful with social media and search engines. Search Engines / SEO.

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Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

93% of B2B marketers use content marketing, a 2% increase over 2012. The most common content marketing tactic is social media, used by 87% of marketers. The average B2B marketer engages in content promotion on 6 social media platforms. Buckle your seatbelts, because this is going to be epic: 1. Source: CMI ).

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This year, colleague Cheryl Burgess and I changed things up a bit, opening the award to nominations but focusing specifically on outstanding men and women who work for technology companies and are active on social media. Stacey is flat-out awesome: Social Media Manager for Vocus/PRWeb as well as serving her country as a U.S.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 15, 2013

As noted in 21 (of the) Best Facebook Guides, Tools and Rants of 2012 So Far a few months back, Facebook remains the 800-pound gorilla of the social networking world. It’s now exceeded one billion users, and as noted below, 80% of all businesses maintain an active Facebook presence. Facebook Tips and Guides.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The first was the MarketingSherpa SEO conference in Atlanta, Georgia. My unique story and presentation style made quite an impression, and a few weeks later the event coordinator asked me to speak at their 2012 Email Marketing Summit in Las Vegas. Now, as I look ahead to all the events planned for 2012, I can only smile.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

So, is Pinterest worthwhile for business marketing? Does it really help with SEO? And if Pinterest is worth the effort of getting to know the ins and outs of yet another social network, what are the best practices for using it? Why Pinterest Is NOT Your SEO Miracle Worker by Search Engine Land.

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Laurel Papworth

JUNE 11, 2012

Here are some social media courses for you (or perhaps, for someone you know) for June and July. A hands on, practical computer class on Google Plus ( half day ) and some short 2 hour howto sessions ( demonstration ) on Pinterest Foursquare and Facebook Timeline for Business. What does that mean for your business?

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ProBlogger

JULY 22, 2014

Now more than ever, marketing experts are improving their marketing strategy with fewer resources, and they are shifting marketing budgets from traditional to digital tactics like search engine optimization and social media. SEO is much more than just high ranking in Google. Consumers who use social media (vs.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Have you signed up to learn about the art of promoting a single piece of content for an increase in traffic, engagement, and social shares ? Search Engines / SEO.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

The newsletter, which was sent within the first week of the month, would include new research findings from surveys conducted by research groups such as the Pew Research Center, new discoveries from a marketing firm’s eye tracking study, or data that was recently culled across a multitude of SEO agency case study reports.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 19, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. How to Find Influential People With Social Media – How to use social media to network with the key influencers in your industry.

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Josh S Peters

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

We are in our 3rd year producing the Community Manager Report, an infographic and white paper we create each year based on a survey of community and social media managers. With 3 years of data, we are starting to see some trends, all of which look like good news for social media professionals.

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Kikolani

APRIL 20, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Pros & Cons of Twitter Advertising for Small Business – Learn the pros and cons of using paid Twitter ads as a small business marketer.

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Viper Chill

OCTOBER 22, 2012

” Though the episode premiered in 2009, his response wouldn’t be too out of place in 2012. The phrase is certainly known, but how to go about Viral Marketing still baffles many a media executive, small business owner, and anyone with something to promote. This book aims to change that. The P.S. In a Blog Post.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As the use of social media in marketing has become ubiquitous, marketers have turned their attention to making the use of business social media more sophisticated and strategic. How can marketers help their organizations move from “social media marketing” to “social business”?

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Kikolani

JUNE 29, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Business / Career. Search Engines / SEO. Social Media / Social Networking. The Resources Mashup.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 30, 2014

7 Creative Ways To Use Pinterest To Cross-Promote Your Business by Rebekah Radice. 90% of US online specialty retailers use Pinterest; that’s an 81% increase since 2012. • How Small Businesses Can Use Pinterest To Boost Traffic by Assist Social Media. Users will spend 4.5 93% of Pinterest users are women.

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Kikolani

AUGUST 3, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. 22 Top Blogging Tools Loved by the Pros – Here are hot blogging tools used today by 22 social media pros. Search Engines / SEO.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). And social media isn’t just about lead generation of course.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). And social media isn’t just about lead generation of course.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 11, 2013

PR, social media, and the production of fresh, high-quality content are vital for maximizing search engine visibility. Online advertising doesn’t directly affect organic search, but it is a vital component of online visibility and can support social and content marketing efforts.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But Buffer has been fully remote since 2012, so they’ve put a lot of work into helping new teammates from Toronto to Thailand feel welcome and productive. Onboarding and being part of a small business can be stressful at times. To make things even more complicated, Buffer is fully distributed. Try to enjoy it.

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Writtent Blog

AUGUST 3, 2016

Looking for the best ways to improve your SEO? Yes, it can feel overwhelming when you have to sort through the mountains of SEO techniques out there… So, before you use a technique, you want to know that all the time and effort you spend on it will be worth it in the end. 6 Use SEO Spider’s Web Strategy. #7 13 Pick. . #15

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 13, 2013

In September 2012, I launched my latest online venture, The Grand Life , where I interview creative professionals and entrepreneurs, and quickly realized that I had a lot to learn about building a successful interview site. SB: I started the show in March (2012), so it’s a relatively new site. When did you launch your site?

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