Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Fetching Friday Many great posts over the last year have been from my Fetching Friday series, where I compile the best posts of the week throughout the blogosphere on a variety of topics, including blogging, social media, SEO, personal development, and more. Without further ado, here are the posts readers have engaged with the most.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

First off I’d like to say that if you really want a blog that sparkles like a diamond in the blogosphere sea, you need to focus on three things: 1. Writing amazing emails or newsletters, alongside your blog content, that people look forward to reading every week or month and actually forward to their friends.

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Writtent Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Is there anything that moves faster than the blogosphere? Your Competitors’ Newsletters. That’s okay, because according to Nick Stamoulis of Brick Marketing, their email newsletter content is all you really need. He cautions against using any negative trends that could reflect poorly on your brand. Twitter’s Trending Topics.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Now I want to share some of my off-site content, as I have been doing a LOT of writing around the blogosphere. If you’re interested in keeping up with my latest guest posts, you can receive updates by subscribing to my newsletter , watching the archives , or visiting my lifestream. Your Favorites.

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Justin Levy

JULY 11, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking The Yellow Pages Equal Spam Written on July 11, 2009 by Justin Levy in advertising , marketing , permission marketing 9 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

Email newsletter. Contest is an effective way to generate buzz around the blogosphere, especially if you are able to have other bloggers and influencers blog about it. A freemium — to steal the term from direct marketing — is effective to get visitors to subscribe to your email newsletter. Hold a contest.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Newsletter statistics. The next statistics to look at are your newsletter statistics. If you don’t have a newsletter for your blog then that should definitely be on your list of key actions to do this week! Average subscribe rate – this looks at what your monthly average subscribe rate for your newsletter list.

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ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

Email newsletter. Contest is an effective way to generate buzz around the blogosphere, especially if you are able to have other bloggers and influencers blog about it. A freemium — to steal the term from direct marketing — is effective to get visitors to subscribe to your email newsletter. Hold a contest.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 4, 2024

If you enjoy this list you might also like to subscribe to my newsletter to keep up to date on more posts like this on blogging. The Blogosphere has changed in many ways – some for the better (the technology and tools these days are much more advanced) and some for the worse.

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ProBlogger

MAY 1, 2016

Despite that, and even with a lot of in-depth research on marketing, the blogosphere and online business, there are a number of things I wish I knew when I finally took down my ‘Coming Soon’ page and opened for business. If you haven’t already, make sure you start a weekly newsletter that sends a digest of your posts to your readers.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2015

Epiphany #3 : Don’t go for the “Kim Kardashians” of the blogosphere. She did everything she could to make it right, creating multiple social posts, as well as sending out a newsletter to her followers. In fact, my first 50 outreach emails received no responses at all. Would a celebrity go with you to the prom?

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ProBlogger

JULY 6, 2011

In this turmoil created by the growth and development in the blogosphere, I see opportunity. The blogosphere is a big place and as it grows there are more and more opportunities for you to fill in the gaps. Constantly strive to improve your skills. Become the support network. I’d love to hear of your experiences in the comments.

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Justin Levy

JULY 30, 2010

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Are Blog Comments Dead? I don't know if this is due to personal taste/need or a trend in the blogosphere. If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

The bottom line here is that your readers absolutely must trust you in order to buy from you, or to subscribe to your feed or newsletter. I truly believe that with so many wonderful, giving people out there in the blogosphere, blogging will change the world for the better in the years to come. One of those key factors is trust.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 25, 2018

I updated it again in 2012 because as I said, things were changing in the blogosphere, and some of the challenges were becoming a little bit dated, so I came up with seven new challenges for the second edition. Sign up to our ProBloggerPLUS newsletter to get notified of all new tutorials and podcasts. Enjoy this podcast?

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Their resources, whether that be their audience, their reach in the blogosphere, or even their own reputation, are made available to you when you share your voice on their property. Well, when it comes to guest blogging, you need to be aware that the blog owner is lending their blog to you. Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 19, 2012

According to the 2011 Technorati State of the Blogosphere , of the bloggers who put advertising on their blogs, 60% use self-serve tools, while 50% have affiliate advertising links on their site. Build an email newsletter list that promises special discounts on the products that you sell to subscribers.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Most organizations still see blogs as a way to push their content to learners, which to my mind makes blogs simply a multimedia e-newsletter. posting videos of training modules or using blogs to replace newsletters), but it didnt come as easily for people to think about using these tools for more two-way communication.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 27, 2010

I’d say so, as right now between RSS, Email, and my newsletter, I’ve only got about 250 subscribers. You can probably safely bet that Darren, despite his pretty massive successes in the blogosphere has never been perfect. Thanks to ALL of you, BIG hugs!). That means I’ve got about 1750 more to go before I’ll reach that goal.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

I think the issues of copyright and responsibility are going to continue to grow and deserve much more attention in the blogosphere. Michael did talk about 2257 and FTC disclosure in his presentation so if you click through on that link you will read more there. Thanks for pointing out other critical areas for consideration.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 2, 2016

Bigheadedness abounds in the blogosphere, but the humble blogger often ends up on top. Sign up to our ProBloggerPLUS newsletter to get notified of all new tutorials and podcasts below. It’s not a requirement, but it’s an advantage to be able to learn and work on a technical level. Do you have a blend of humility and Ego? Yan Zhao Tan.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

subject matter experts, network coordinators and newsletter editors) to use a weblog-type tool to post and archive their content as part of their Public folder. WHAT THE BLOGOSPHERE WANTS MORE OF. This new model entails three significant shifts in approach: From contributing know-what (best practices etc.) World as a Blog. BlogStreet.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

subject matter experts, network coordinators and newsletter editors) to use a weblog-type tool to post and archive their content as part of their Public folder. WHAT THE BLOGOSPHERE WANTS MORE OF. This new model entails three significant shifts in approach: From contributing know-what (best practices etc.) World as a Blog. BlogStreet.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

It was only in the last few years that I began to offer people newsletters or connection points on Twitter and Facebook and that type of thing. So, there are my five “C’s”, content, community, connection, points of connection, cash and contributing something of value to the world and the blogosphere.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Taking this theme a little further, I decided to branch out into the blogosphere, but using the number seven this time around was a tad too limiting. Granted, these are typically publications that have a staff of writers at their disposal, but they are like the newspapers of the blogosphere and readers have come to expect frequent updates.

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Justin Levy

AUGUST 15, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Take a Peek at Who I Read Written on August 15, 2009 by Justin Levy in alltop , justinlevy , social media 3 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 29, 2014

The SmartBrief newsletters aggregate content every day (at least 10 articles) around one topic, such as entrepreneurship, leadership, or social media, that is applicable to something you care about. You’ll find this happening in the blogosphere every year. That’s why a content development process is essential. Subscribe to SmartBrief.

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Writtent Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Through this kind of experience, I’ve learned a lot about smart content creation , enough to start a blog and a free newsletter on the process, sharing what I’ve learned about content that does well and content that does… not so well. Add these to your playbook, and never head out to the blogosphere without a gameplan again!

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Conversation a Myth?

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ProBlogger

JULY 24, 2012

Users can surf from one website to another while staying logged in to the commenting platform, and this allows them to easily track all of their comments—and those of others—throughout the blogosphere. I also added an opt-in checkbox to our comments that allows readers to subscribe to our newsletter using Newsletter Sign-Up.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Besides having an obvious call to action above the fold and getting to [social news site] ‘s frontpage, the blogosphere doesn’t much discuss how to convert more readers to subscribers. Here’s what the old page looked like: The newsletter top. The newsletter bottom. The RSS subscription page was way too busy!

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 8, 2017

The Blogosphere is a crowded space these days. You can track more than just successful transaction or newsletter signup with goals. This allows you to influence and drive users to buy what you are promoting. Basically, the soft sell proves to the consumer that the product is what she needs to solve a problem. Traffic that converts.

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Viper Chill

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

But one thing I am beginning to realize in the blogosphere is that it’s hard to do due diligence. Would I want people to subscribe to my rss more than subscribe to my newsletter? I haven’t found any blogs even closely related to what I’m called to do, and I’m very grateful y’all are here so I can learn.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Most of us try to keep track of these opportunities through affiliate newsletters, but other bloggers can help you find even more opportunities. This would likely be a post you would have never thought of if you weren’t watching the blogosphere in your niche. Your fellow bloggers can help you keep an eye on new ways of making money.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

You, the blogger, will provide readers with an incentive – something free in exchange for joining your email list, subscribing to a newsletter, submitting a giveaway entry… you get the idea. The free icons actually earned substantial attention from the blogosphere, bringing in new visitors and social followers.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

One of the most important developments in the blogosphere when it comes to U.S. For example, they don’t want to share their email address with an email newsletter provider because they’re afraid it will be sold to a handful of marketers. Let me explain…. Law #1: Do you have to disclose paid endorsements?

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Highlight your social media connections, and provide clearly visible ways for people to subscribe to your content or newsletter. Unfortunately as I found out, there is extremely little in the way of quality writing being pushed around the blogosphere on this topic.

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