Writtent Blog

MAY 14, 2014

In other words, if readers have to Google any of the words you use in a blog post, you’re doing something wrong. Use the latter, because few of your readers will know and understand the former. Write for your readers, and not for Google. Don’t waste your readers time by beating around the bush.

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Kikolani

APRIL 26, 2013

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. How to Keep Your Audience Reading – How about you and I undress one of the most powerful seducers of the written word… strip it down to essentials so you can use it to stop readers cold in their tracks.

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Kikolani

JUNE 14, 2013

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. The Power of the Double-Whammy Headline: How to Increase the Chances of Your Content Being Read – It’s just like the usual compelling headline that draws in your reader … but it’s got backup.

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Kikolani

APRIL 10, 2015

How Google Judges Quality and What You Should Do About It by Neil Patel. 9 Things You Need to Know About Google’s Mobile-Friendly Update by Cindy Krum. What The Unofficial Death Of Google+ Means For Marketing by Travis Wright. Reader Submissions. Fetching Friday is back for week fifteen of 2015!

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Probably the most difficult post I’ve written, but also the post that solicited the most intense feelings among readers. In addition to despair and shock and surprise, what I felt most about the death of Trey Pennington was confusion. This is #5. R.I.P. Trey – Jay). It’s not an illusion. The Lie of Opportunity.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Take this simple test and decide for yourself: Allison’s Echo Chamber of Death Quiz. Blogging is all about connecting with people and continually making networks of folks who read and comment. Most blog tip sites constantly tell you to “use Twitter or Facebook” to reach the masses. The Echo Chamber. Admitting You Have a Problem.

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Writtent Blog

AUGUST 31, 2013

Thus, content marketers have discussed content strategy , small business lead generation techniques, Facebook Insights new features, the death of Google Keywords Tool, shared their tips and tricks on creating viral content and discussed social strategies for business. Six Secrets of Contagious Content [infograph].

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Rebekah Radice

MAY 16, 2017

To do this, take 15 minutes and: Go to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ and any other social profiles you’ve set up. If not, go to Google Search and type in 3-5 terms (2-3 word phrases) that your audience would use when searching for your business. Sound daunting? Don’t worry!

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 17, 2012

The whole link building scene has changed once more with Google now treating some links with disdain – in fact, they are treating some links as poison and many a site has experienced a sudden overnight crash in traffic numbers. If links are the issue, what type of links now draw Google’s disfavor?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 15, 2016

Reader alert: there is no sugar-coating in today’s post. And after news ad nauseam about senseless deaths , and terrorist attacks , and violence , that I simply cannot fathom. It’s pretty raw, because that’s how I am right now. So if you read on – which I hope you do – please keep that in mind.

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Stay N' Alive

APRIL 13, 2016

I wrote way back in 2012 after Google killed their Google Reader product that RSS was dying (despite others arguing to the contrary), and warned bloggers and businesses that they should be finding other mediums, such as email, to replace that consumption format and ensure continued traffic and readership to their blogs.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

7 Reader Recommendations. My Yahoo Google Stumble Upon. What if it werent just the hyperbolic rhetoric that conflates corporate performance with life and death? Were talking actual life or death now. Your own life or death. Fast Company. CURRENT ISSUE. ISSUE ARCHIVES. Innovation. Technology. Leadership.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The problem isn’t knowing you should be blogging, – it’s finding topics that are relevant to your niche that won’t bore your readers to death. The problem isn’t knowing you should be blogging, – it’s finding topics that are relevant to your niche that won’t bore your readers to death.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Here comes the ugly truth about guest blogging: All those sugary speeches about guest posting being a part of something bigger than banal link building don’t work (and they never worked) for top blogs editors. Let’s face it: what does guest blogging give you? Networking. Brand promotion. Author rank. Online reputation. Recognition.

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Twist Image

MAY 1, 2013

"It''s only for Chrome browsers , and it''s a bit clunky still--but it shows the immense power of the Internet to democratize information. Here''s a fully explorable, anatomically correct 3D model of the body for you to explore. " (Alistair for Hugh). How Lego Became the Most Valuable Toy Company in the World - AdWeek.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 13, 2010

Most of those reasons have the same common problem, though: readers just don’t like it. Twitter Launching Official Tweet Buttons This Week By Ben Parr Twitter is launching an official Tweet Button for sharing articles on websites and counting how many times a URL has been shared. It is a single line of code that can be added to any website.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Why the News Business Isn’t Profitable by Guest on September 10, 2010 This is a guest post from Aaron Goldman , author of Everything I Know about Marketing I Learned from Google. But dying a quick death. You just Google it, right? OK, maybe not dead.

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Google Page Rank , links, and guest blogging. Best paying Google Adsense words. 5 powerful ways to use Google Reader feed creation tool for SEO. Google Buzz makes Gmail social. Microsoft Security Updates cause blue screen of death. The Resources Mashup. Blogging / Writing. 6 pillars of a successful blog.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 20, 2012

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. 5 Things Every Blogger Needs to Teach Their Readers & Why it Matters – Want to grow a successful blog? You need to teach your readers a few things. The Resources Mashup. Blogging / Writing.

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Twist Image

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The growth of Apple's app store and not being present within that space is a fate (nearly) worse than death. Is everything moving full circle back to the Web? It's hard to get excited about something called, HTML5 , but if you're in the business of media, marketing and/or advertising, you should be excited. Very excited.

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Absolute PA

MAY 21, 2015

Using pictures in your blog can lift your posts, entice visitors and draw readers in. If you’re writing how-to articles, using images or photos to explain the steps to your reader or demonstrate a point will help make it easier to understand. If you don’t add a description, Google can’t read it. Valuable content.

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Twist Image

MARCH 29, 2013

This new possibility was driven by a few powerful technologies: easy free/open source blogging technology (mainly WordPress ), RSS - which enabled readers of blogs to get alerts when there was a new post, and outgoing links (from one blog to another), and 'pingbacks.' But I didn't realize just how easy it was to break into something.

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Rebekah Radice

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Savvy marketers know that if you want to die a quick death – try to be anything but yourself. There are many ways to market your business on Facebook. There are also a multitude of ways to kill your efforts, leaving your page dead on arrival. If you’ve struggled to build momentum and increase Facebook engagement , there’s hope.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 13, 2010

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Email or RSS: Which Do You Prefer Written on January 13, 2010 by Justin Levy in email , hubspot , rss , social media 40 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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Kikolani

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. 5 Goals Every Blogger Should Set Up in Google Analytics – Like business goals, you also need to have goals for your website. The Resources Mashup. Blogging / Content. Business / Career. Business / Career.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Unsung Heroes December 5th, 2010 Tweet I think the whole Digital Death thing has been playing on my mind more than I realized. I feel like an idiot saying that, but it’s true.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

lamented the death of Google Reader , and still - to this day - love to hit the publish button. , lamented the death of Google Reader , and still - to this day - love to hit the publish button. Yesterday, I posted the following on Facebook's new Notes platform (btw, feel free to follow me on Facebook.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

How to Do Everything in Google Buzz (Including Turn It Off) By Gina Trapani Googles new social media service Google Buzz will show up in your Gmail account this week. Here are 5 news items or blog posts that I wouldnt want you to miss: 1. Here are 5 news items or blog posts that I wouldnt want you to miss: 1. billion in the US.

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Firebelly

MARCH 19, 2010

I would generally post a weekly blog roundup today for you, our readers, but I honestly have not had the time to read many posts - let alone compile my favorites this week. Instead I leave you with an oldie but goodie cartoon from Hubspot. Image: HubSpot ] Have a great weekend everyone! Error type: Your comment has been saved.

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Kikolani

JUNE 27, 2012

At times this is way more challenging than other’s, but it goes a long way towards pulling your reader in and, more importantly, keeping them. At times this is way more challenging than other’s, but it goes a long way towards pulling your reader in and, more importantly, keeping them. I love the ’80s.

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Kikolani

AUGUST 27, 2010

Google’s affiliated link patent – will Google rank pages differently based on who owns each of the pages? This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup and a cool highlight reel from Blog World Expo 2009 on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup. Blogging / Writing.

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Firebelly

MARCH 3, 2010

Below is the edited slide deck from my presentation. Facebook For Business View more presentations from Firebelly Marketing. Slideshow URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Error type: Your comment has been saved. Comments are moderated and will not appear until approved by the author. Please try again.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 22, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 2) | Main | Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation » January 22, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Who would readers rather interact with about a particular story – someone from marketing or the reporter who wrote the article? Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Does Social Media Increase a Journalist’s Value? One journalist has a large following and active presence on several social media sites.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 14, 2013

Bought vs Owned vs Earned Attention. Which will win? I’m betting on the mongrel Corporate taking over Heritage AND Social channels. Traditional media is meant to be impartial but currently is using sponsored “columns” written by banks to bolster up the likes of Australian Financial Review. Fin Review would (should?) Or would they?

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 29, 2010

5 ways to monetize your blog without selling out – reflections to help bloggers’ fear of being seen as sell-outs by readers when they started to monetize their blogs. This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup and how to generate 100 blog post ideas in 30 minutes on kikolani.com.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 25, 2009

It's a top 10 list, but I think they're so good that we're going to feature them for you, our attention deficit reader, one at a time! No one cares about how many followers you have unless they're a mis-directed social media or PR firm that will give you more or less importance based on your primary and secondary reach.

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