SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

YouTube 37) YouTube is the second largest search engine on the planet (only second to Google). I have talked to Facebook reps and Google/YouTube reps. Blogs 43) If you’re serious about blogging, get a self-hosted WordPress blog. 47) Understand how Google’s Adwords tool works. Ignore that at your own peril.

Social Media 279

Social Media Klout YouTube Foursquare 279

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

7 social link building tips – how engagement can build links. Does Google offer a unique value for reciprocal links ? Using your most viewed articles for conversions – how to find them via Google Analytics and take advantage of the traffic. Exchanging of authoritative information and algorithmic values.

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Mashup Resources Digg Social Bookmarking 128

Socialmedia.biz

JUNE 20, 2016

It’s a bit of a black art, and Google especially has been less than forthcoming in communicating best practices. Those who do this for a living have identified more than 200 SEO ranking factors that Google takes into account. Thus, it is important that you create a xml sitemap and submit its URL to your Google Search Console.

SEO 67

SEO Sites URL WordPress 67

Firebelly

JULY 23, 2010

Heres a simple primer, a list of do-nots that will help you to avoid some of social medias most perilous pitfalls. How to Use Social Media to Rank on Google Now that Google is indexing social media content in real-time, how can you leverage blogs and social networks to rank on Google?

News 176

News Social Media Paid Search SMS 176

Firebelly

JUNE 22, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

YouTube 170

YouTube Social Media Paid Search SMS 170

Kikolani

APRIL 9, 2010

70 brilliant WordPress site designs for design inspiration. Google PageRank analysis – traffic and social shares vs. PageRank. Social bookmarks for WordPress.com blogs. Organize your WordPress sidebar smartly. How to turn on visual editor in WordPress. 10 most wanted WordPress plugins ever.

Mashup 118

Mashup Resources iPad HootSuite 118

Kikolani

AUGUST 27, 2010

Google’s affiliated link patent – will Google rank pages differently based on who owns each of the pages? The power of free and why it’s not all about paid gigs – what you should be focusing on aside from making money when guest blogging and social networking. Social Media / Social Networking.

Mashup 139

Mashup Resources Domain Name WordPress 139

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Implications of Google instant preview – guess what? Removing pages from Google : a comprehensive guide – what you need to know when something you don’t want showing up on search from your website. How to get the most from a small business social media presence – 12 tips from the experts.

Mashup 141

Mashup Discount Resources Facebook 141

Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Search Statistics from SES Chicago | Main | Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 » December 17, 2009 5 Ways to Fan the Viral Flame In the Igniting Viral Campaigns session at SES Chicago last week, Tessa Wegert, Interactive Media Strategist at Enlighten; Greg Finn, Director of Internet (..)

Paid Search 145

Paid Search SMS Syndication YouTube 145

Firebelly

JULY 9, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Twitter 172

Twitter Paid Search SMS Syndication 172

Kikolani

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

6 odd tactics for getting ads into Google Maps. 5 reasons Google Social Search would be a nuisance. Use WordPress as a CMS with the Flutter plugin. 20 free WordPress themes that outdo the rest. 35 essential WordPress tricks and hacks. WordPress for Android. Cleaning up WordPress permalinks.

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Mashup Resources Drupal Remix 100

Kikolani

JUNE 11, 2010

How a three month old site gets massive Google traffic – how to get traffic from Google News, mini-sites, Youtube videos, and more. How to set social media goals – if you have no plan, here’s how to gets started. Is social media dangerous for your brain ? I would say so, in some cases.

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Resources Mashup WordPress Affiliate marketing 129

Firebelly

JULY 30, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Social Media 173

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 173

Firebelly

MAY 27, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

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Sentiment Facebook Paid Search SMS 161

Kikolani

JANUARY 22, 2010

10 reasons Google PageRank doesn’t concern me. How to fix a Google penalty. Is Twitter the first result for your name on Google ? Social Media. New social media connections could equal new opportunities. 10 apps every Google Nexus One owner should have. 11 WordPress plugins to incrase blog traffic.

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Mashup Resources Joomla WordPress 95

Firebelly

JULY 27, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Social Networking 172

Social Networking YouTube Film Paid Search 172

Firebelly

JUNE 10, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Social Media 156

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 156

Kikolani

MARCH 13, 2011

Maybe it will give you an idea of how many sites are linking to the blog, but it doesn’t help determine traffic, engagement or if Google even considers the blog an authority. Let’s face it – in the last major Google update, it slammed the rankings of sites with PageRank as high as 7, 8, and 9. Google Ad Planner.

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Research Advertising Postrank Klout 153

Freelance Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2008

We’d like to add a couple to the list: Macblips and HypeM Sports Entertainment Fighters Ballhype eFans FanNation Fanspot ScoreGuru SportsFlip Sportsvite SportsCast Social Bookmarking Blinkbits Blinklist Blogmarks Chipmark Connectedy del.icio.us Featuring the Thesis Wufoo Skin WordPress Admin

Sites 140

Sites Social Media CiteULike Newsvine 140

Kikolani

JUNE 18, 2010

The big bad social bookmarking scam – why you shouldn’t pay spammers to spam your site on social bookmarking sites. How much does Google Adsense pay you – interesting information for those who use Adsense for monetizing. The essential guide to WordPress 3.0 Search Engines / SEO / Analytics.

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Mashup Resources Adsense Blogroll 113

Firebelly

JUNE 8, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

YouTube 154

YouTube Paid Search SMS Flickr 154

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 10, 2011

A place holder’s main purpose is to get indexed in Google, and to see how high you can get it to rank with the least amount of work possible. It must be an exact match because Google holds a lot of weight in the domain name in terms of their ranking system – and it must be a term that isn’t too competitive. Tweet This!

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Domain Name How To Social Bookmarking Directory 131

Firebelly

JUNE 25, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Social Media 135

Social Media Flickr Paid Search SMS 135

Firebelly

JUNE 30, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Social Media 150

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 150

Kikolani

MARCH 9, 2011

One of the most frequently asked questions I get on a regular basis is what plugin I use for the above social sharing buttons in my posts. This coding will work with most self-hosted WordPress themes, including Thesis. Why Are Social Sharing Buttons Important? The CSS – Styling and Aligning the Social Share Buttons.

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Template Templates Class Badge 167

Firebelly

AUGUST 6, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Social Media 163

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 163

Bill Hartzer

MAY 22, 2009

Now that you’ve written the blog post and you posted it on your blog (which, I hope, is using the perfect Wordpress theme , it is very important that you promote your blog post. Along with Twitter , Digg , Reddit , and other social media websites , Google’s blog search can even bring in some great traffic to your blog.

Social Bookmarking 103

Social Bookmarking How To Digg Reddit 103

Firebelly

AUGUST 11, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Paid Search 159

Paid Search SMS Syndication Social Bookmarking 159

Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Flickr 124

Flickr Content Paid Search SMS 124

Firebelly

JULY 13, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Social Networking 141

Social Networking Sites MySpace Paid Search 141

Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Social Media Optimization – Gearing up for Social Search Today, search engine rankings are becoming the most sought-after metric in the online world. But one common mistake companies make in optimizing their website for Google is the lack of attention to social media channels.

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Paid Search Engineering Flickr SMS 184

Kikolani

JUNE 25, 2010

Tools to find out what other blogs are saying about you – why you should be monitoring for SEO, sentiment, and reciprocity (great since WordPress doesn’t always notify you in a timely manner). Quality links defined by Google Webmaster Central – includes two strategies that you should definitely avoid. Social Media.

Mashup 129

Mashup Resources WordPress Hubpages 129

Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

4 ways bloggers can use Google Insights for brainstorming – help fight writer’s block with suggestions from Google. How to prevent getting banned by Google – comprehensive look at the ways link building can get you banned and how to avoid it. Blogging / Writing. Search Engines / SEO / Analytics.

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Mashup Resources Adwords Case Study 133

Kikolani

OCTOBER 1, 2010

How to use Google Instant as a powerful link building x-ray – instead of fearing Instant, utilize it with these tips! 25 social media link building queries for content promotion – inurl, site-specific, and generic social media queries. 5 cool tips to help Google penalize you – aka, 5 things not to do.

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Mashup Resources WordPress NoFollow 135

Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Campaign 140

Campaign Facebook Paid Search SMS 140

Firebelly

JULY 16, 2010

Categories Adam Small adam Yale Alyson Ahrns Analytics Ari Herzog Beth Harte Blog Blog Development Blog Indiana Blogging Branding Brochure Buzz Camper Van Beethoven CD Chris Brogan CMS Content Convergence conversations Cracker Craig Donato Dana Todd David Evans David Hoppe David Lowery Death of the Brochure Design Digital Agency Digital Dirt Duncan (..)

Social Media 128

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 128

Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Then measure it.You can use Google Analytics, PostRank or even (GASP!) Photos especially are great SEO tools…so allow your photos to be your Google’s Marilyn Monroe, while your writing is the classy Jackie O. Determine what the benefits to blogging will be. Are you trying to create community? Then live it.

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Press Release Technorati Klout Metrics 238