Small Business Mavericks

JULY 1, 2011

When it comes to blogging, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy. With that in mind, here are 4 viable blog strategies that work. SEO Blogging – With SEO blogging, the idea is to produce content that gains search engine traction. This type of blogging has a bad name in some circles.

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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Social media isn’t always the right tool for the job. Not every company needs a blog. Over the last three days, I’ve spoken to four HUGE brands in America that are considering social media for one project or another, and there are many more out there working on how these tools might integrate into their business needs.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Learn how to make data-driven decisions about content by using Insights, launch "legal" contests and promotions via the Wildfire application, and create an engaging landing tab for your Page with Static FBML. Firebelly Vice President Chantelle Flannery will also be at the conference signing copies of her book Corporate Blogging for Dummies.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 11, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds | Main | 5 Helpful Social Media Must Reads » August 11, 2010 Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Only $16.49

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Direct Marketing Observations

MAY 28, 2010

. “Doing&# Social media can sometimes give you the impression or sense that you have done or accomplished a lot, but the reality is that as a channel, as a stand alone entity, it needs the support of a lot of other “things&# in order to truly “work&# and be most effective. Create microsites using social platform providers.

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Kikolani

JULY 4, 2010

In the spirit of the FamousBloggers and ComLuv blogging contest , I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the various blogging sponsors contributing to one of the largest cash prize blogging contests who have, of course, CommentLuv enabled blogs. CommentLuv Enabled Blogs List.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 5, 2010

When talking to business owners about marketing their businesses on the internet, I often get asked about why I always recommend that their online marketing strategy, their search engine optimization efforts, include a blog. If you update your website’s content, people will notice.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 11, 2012

There are literally tens of millions of blogs online and yet only the tiniest fraction of them really make their owners any significant income. In this article then we’re going to “devils advocate” and look at five reasons why it can be harder to make money blogging than with some other Internet business models.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Any significant online news site pickups of the release are posted to Twitter (it’s okay to repeat news a few times on Twitter as not all of your followers will see all of your tweets, just don’t overdo this) and to social bookmarking sites. The social media release also links back to the company’s LinkedIn and Twitter accounts.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 4, 2010

For those of you that haven’t heard, there is a new SEO, social media voting site called SERPd. In this new community, you can submit your quality content related to SEO, social media, and blogging, as well as discuss and vote on other quality content. A place you can find content that you’re really interested in.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Your Twitter Story: How did you start Tweeting, and how big of Twit have you become? Social media is here to stay. » October 09, 2009 Content Update: Stories connect Us David Hoppe on the value of content My friend David is a great human being.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials 12 Reasons Your Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program YESTERDAY 1. You can also benefit from posting to bookmarking sites that use NOFOLLOW tags if people read your posts and link back to your Web site.

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yMarketingMatters

OCTOBER 4, 2013

In order to help you decide, I have compiled a list of the most popular and effective social media channels at your disposal today. I will be following up with an in-depth detailed blog about each social media channel in the coming weeks. Businesses that produce quality visual content on Pinterest have a distinct advantage.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 17, 2022

That’s where social bookmarking comes in. Bonus: Download a free guide to learn how to use social media monitoring to boost sales and conversions today. What is social bookmarking? Social bookmarking is a way for users to search, manage, organize, and share web pages. How does social bookmarking work?

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Rebekah Radice

MAY 30, 2017

Ever sit at the computer, fingers on the keyboard, ready to write the next blog post, but have no idea what to write about? If you’ve struggled to come up with blog post topics, there’s a lot of ways to brainstorm. Plus, download the FREE brainstorming guide to generate all the content you need — in one hour!

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 11, 2012

Through a division called “ American Express Market 3D “, American Express is doing Inbound Link Building, Social Bookmarking, and General Directory Submissions. I have received a copy of an email that details some of the services provided by American Express Market 3D. business, computers, health, etc.).

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Earlier this week, I shared the top 25 blogging and social media posts on Kikolani. Now I want to share some of my off-site content, as I have been doing a LOT of writing around the blogosphere. The following are my top 25 favorite guest blogging contributions, allowing me to cover a wider range of topics. Link Building.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Thanks to an idea from Michele McGraw on ways to prep your blog before an event, I decided to do two lists for newer readers as well as people I meet at Blog World Expo later this week. Blogging Tips. Blogging Tips. Blog Marketing. Without further ado, here are the posts readers have engaged with the most.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Blogging by teens (ages 12-17) has been cut in half - from 28 percent in 2006 to 14 percent in 2009. Social networking sites (SNS). Where did they go? 73 percent of teens and 72 percent of Gen Y are now active on at least one SNS. 71 percent of young adults prefer Facebook while 66 percent of younger teens prefer Myspace.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Cyber Monday Is Here! What is your overall marketing strategy? What are your marketing/business goals for your social media marketing? What forms of social media will you use and why?  What will you do with the data collected?

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Firebelly

MARCH 19, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Facebook Fans Mean Business (And Are More Likely to Buy) | Main | Hook A Facebook Fan Up: Theyre Looking For Discounts » March 19, 2010 Social Media Marketing Madness [Cartoon] It has been uber busy in the Firebelly office this week. View an alternate.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog. The Power of Blogging ISNT Just in Reading Them. In a few weeks were going to be looking at blogs in the Work Literacy course. In fact, I have to go on record right now as saying that reading blogs is only a small part of what makes blogs powerful for learning. RANT ALERT! )

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This is a guest post by James King from Better Start Blogging. Social media is here to stay. Over recent times there has been thousands of thousands of self-proclaimed social media experts and gurus that have suddenly appeared from nowhere. I don’t claim to be a social media expert I just use social media.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Explain your goals and establish clear guidelines for any mention of the company on social media sites.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 6, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Ways to Fan the Viral Flame | Main | Social Search: Tempur-Pedic "Ask Me" Commercial » January 06, 2010 Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 I wanted to do a brief recap and share with you the most-viewed posts on Firebellys Digitalia blog in 2009.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 12, 2012

PinBoard is a really smart, user-centric, privacy-focused social bookmarking platform. Inside View gives users an aggregate view of the social presence and activity of a company. CloudFlood gives away freebies in exchange for social media actions. PollDaddy enables users to add quick and easy polls to blog posts.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 28, 2011

So I suppose they had the money to buy the struggling social bookmarking website. Delicious is one of the early forerunners of social bookmarking. Users of Delicious have until July 2011 to accept AVOSs terms of service and to transfer their bookmarks. And it might have had it not been purchased by Yahoo!

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 21, 2011

3 Ways A Blog Helps You SEO-Wise » How To Promote Your Business In 2011 When it comes to promoting a small business, you have to prepare for changes. 3 Ways A Blog Helps You SEO-Wise » How To Promote Your Business In 2011 When it comes to promoting a small business, you have to prepare for changes. Update your blog daily.

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Firebelly

MARCH 16, 2010

March 17th Are You Ready For The Social Revolution? They should be educational and entertaining and we hope you can join us! This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 28, 2010

To keep up with changes on the SEO landscape and make sure I’m consistently utilizing the most effective techniques on behalf of clients, I read a lot of articles and blog posts about SEO. On-page optimization (content, headings, meta tags). Blogs are a source of fresh content, which search engines love.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 11, 2010

Here are some of my goals in blogging and social media for 2010. Blogging Goals. This year, two of the most important things I want to focus on in the blogging arena is content and community. Therefore, my goals in blogging are as follows. 1 post + Freelance Friday on my Freelance Blog. Blog Engage.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The term “content marketing” refers to strategic marketing techniques where you create valuable and relevant content to attract a clearly defined audience. You’ll use this content to market a product and/or service in an attempt to generate profit through your blog or business. Desired Results.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 16, 2010

When is the best time to post a blog post? Is there a certain time of day and day of the week when it is ideal to post your article or blog post on your blog? Why does the timing of a blog post depend on various or different factors? The best results of your blog post will depend on your definition of success.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 30, 2009

Does anyone else think its interesting that Twitter, the hottest social media network today, is generating events? Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person. What’s your social currency? Ah, events.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 25, 2011

So I figured it was time to update my inaugural post on this blog, What is Webbiquity? And finally, your website and blog are no longer the only places that buyers may find you. Social media, online PR and user-generated content sites open up a new world of places to be “found.&#. Where do I start? •

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Idaconcpts

JANUARY 4, 2012

PageRank is a marketing gimmick, that’s probably the best way to think about it – it’s a ranking factor, but it’s one of many ranking factors. Blog Networks: Securing Links From Authoritative Websites. What’s better, an in-content link or a comment link? Link Building isn’t About PageRank.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Twitterese — The new way to speak online | Main | Too much flash turns google off » November 13, 2009 social media marketings good news Interview with Dave Evan, Digital Voodoo and author of social media marketing, one hour a day Here's a quick recap of the video.

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