Kikolani

MARCH 13, 2011

Two key metrics I check include: Traffic - It’s hard to get exact numbers, but you can at least compare the traffic of another site to your own. Engagement - Are people just visiting the site, or are they actually interacting with it? Engagement Details on PostRank. Compete Compares Site Traffic.

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Research Advertising Postrank Klout 153

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2011

PostRank Analytics solves this problem. Free if you connect with their “influencers” outreach program, or $15/month if you do not, PostRank provides a useful, detailed blogging scoreboard, especially if you connect it with your Google Analytics account. What sites are linking to them, that perhaps you could get to link to you as well?

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Metrics Postrank Social Media Klout 160

Harp Interactive

MARCH 31, 2010

To begin with there are two types of customer interaction that you should measure and analyze: Consumers who find your website through social media: These consumers increase traffic to your website and since they come to the site qualified (with intent) they also proportionately increase conversions (eventual or immediate revenue).

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Analytics Social Media Trendrr Digg 350

Jeff Esposito

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Over the past few years, I ave tried dozens of plugins to accomplish goals for the site. It has also increased the time spent on the site. PostRank – This nifty plugin rates your posts on engagement, sharing and some other variables and was recently acquired by Google. It can also be turned off after a certain number of views.

WordPress 44

WordPress Sites Postrank Wikipedia 44

SocialFish

DECEMBER 3, 2010

or higher out of 10 by my beloved PostRank plugin. I’m going to test whether this selection can be automated to some extent (thereby creating an example of how YOU can save time should you want to use PostRank rankings for your own association curating!). I’m going to post the links from November that have been rated 7.5

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Postrank Curation Foursquare Case Study 168

Jason Yormark

AUGUST 25, 2010

Most achieved a Postrank of higher then 6, and 9 out of the 10 articles dealt with social media. For those not familiar, Postrank is a nifty little WordPress plugin that provides some analysis into the social engagement factor of the content you create. These were the top 10 visited blog articles I wrote in the past year.

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Data Postrank WordPress Course 184

Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

However I also wanted to measure how a contest would impact the traffic to my site from a visitor and engagement standpoint. First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. 10 PostRank (50% higher then average). I genuinely wanted to give them away. Best of both worlds. 30 Tweets (30-40% higher then average).

Social Media 124

Social Media Postrank Technorati StumbleUpon 124

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. Safeguarding Your PC When Link Building – During your backlink research, you will likely run into sites that have malicious scripts running. Link Building.

SEO 147

SEO Social Media Postrank Blogosphere 147

Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

However I also wanted to measure how a contest would impact the traffic to my site from a visitor and engagement standpoint. First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. I genuinely wanted to give them away. Best of both worlds.

Social Media 124

Social Media Postrank RSS Disqus 124

Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 15, 2011

How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO » Is Twitter Still A Good Marketing Tool? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Contact Us | Home Site Map | Legal Notices Small Business Mavericks is a part of Melberg Marketing, Inc © 2006 – 2010 Melberg Marketing, Inc., You must be logged in to post a comment.

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Small Business Tools Postrank Twitter 93

Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Companies like PostRank (with its analytics product), and Klout (with its online influence measure) and leading this integrated metrics parade. Postrank is now allowing you to compare your blog’s performance to that of up to four other sites. But which are the most important indices? Convince and Convert Recommends.

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Metrics Postrank Klout Marketing 128

Kikolani

JULY 28, 2010

There are a lot of places to list your blog for getting the maximum exposure, as well as places where you can receive blog reviews that may be the first impression a visitor may come across for your site. Here are some to add your blog or submit your site to in order to increase your blog traffic and reputation. For Reviews.

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List Alltop Forums Technorati 144

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Guest blogging isn’t just about getting exposure – there are plenty of sites that will pay you to contribute an article to their site. While the pay range varies, I typically only keep track of sites that offer a minimum of $50 per post and have found opportunities that go up to $200 a post, $1.25

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RSS How To Affiliate marketing Sample 155

Kikolani

MAY 1, 2011

I started out on sites by photo bloggers I met at a photowalk in downtown Phoenix and branched out from there with people in their comments and on their blogrolls. See what posts have the highest engagement on any of my feeds with the PostRank Chrome Extension. As some of you may know, I recently launched a photography blog, Photostry.

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Google Reader Organization Comments Google 165

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

But what about SEO for news sites, particularly Google News? Get Shareaholic test Filed under Erica Holt , Guest Posts , How To , Public Relations | Tags: google news , google search , optimize news release , SEO | Comments (4) Site settings comment help? What do you think is going on here? You likely want your story to be news, now.

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News Google SEO Postrank 274

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under MeasurePR , Measurement , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: olivier blanchard , social media ROI , the brandbuilder | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Postrank ROI Tourism Blogroll 255

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

If web metrics from these local sites start showing less referral traffic from Google, then it’s surely possible that Google Instant is, at least in part, to blame. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. Of course, I am making some assumptions here. received 13 percent.

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Google Class Creative Commons Yahoo 254

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Mobify Given the huge uptake in mobile web use , you know by now that if your site isn’t optimized for mobile devices, you are likely missing out on opportunities left and right to connect with your audiences. But creating a well-designed mobile version of your site from “scratch&# can cost you in expensive programming time.

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Tools Adwords Marketing Class 247

Janet Fouts

JANUARY 27, 2011

If any part of your job relates to social engagement you’d best have a good look at your numbers on some of the ranking sites and see how you’re doing before you stick your foot in your mouth and say you’re fantastic at creating an online presence. Postrank Analytics. Here’s a game plan.

Klout 138

Klout Brands Social Media Postrank 138

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: beauty , color , snowmageddon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

Postrank 145

Postrank Tourism Blogroll WordPress 145

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 156

Kikolani

JUNE 24, 2010

Short posts are easier to read, so visitors have more time to continue to additional posts on a site. Short posts are faster to write, giving the author the opportunity to write more posts for their own site or others. on Postrank. Pros of Short Posts. If not, try changing your amount of content to see what happens.

Hubpages 135

Hubpages Postrank Blogger Sites 135

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: a case of the mondays , ode | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

Postrank 161

Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 161

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Marketing , Philanthropy , Public Relations , Resources , Weekly Roundup | Tags: cause marketing , effect marketing , fundraising , pink ribbon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

Cause marketing 198

Cause marketing Postrank Tourism Flickr 198

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Personal | Tags: being the best , frame of reference | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

Creative Commons 166

Creative Commons Postrank Tourism Flickr 166

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Events , Public Relations | Tags: network solutions , pr , Public Relations , twitterchat | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

Postrank 165

Postrank Conference Tourism Blogroll 165

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Social Media , Twitter | Tags: neville hobson , paper.li , twitter newspaper | Comment (0) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

Paper.li 114

Paper.li Postrank Tourism Blogroll 114

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Social Media , Twitter | Tags: neville hobson , paper.li , twitter newspaper | Comment (0) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

Paper.li 114

Paper.li Postrank Tourism Blogroll 114

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under MeasurePR , Measurement , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: don bartholomew , margaret brady , PR measurement , social media ROI | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" Read All About It!

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Postrank ROI Class Tourism 150

Kikolani

JUNE 15, 2010

Sites like these usually have their own private groups for the contributors to the blog, which is definitely a great idea. Or, you can even include direct links to the post on social sites or add your preferred tweet text in the group. For example, if I were to have a list for promoting posts on my own site, it would look like this.

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Collaboration Groups Groups OpenID 148

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Networking , Personal | Tags: golden rule , social karma | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

Postrank 134

Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 134

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Social Media | Tags: bnet , customer service , evangelizers , jen zingsheim , mark story | Comment (0) Site settings comment help? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

Social Media 146

Social Media Postrank Tourism Blogroll 146

Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

Question: I have a wordpress blog and am considering hosting it myself so that the site name looks more professional. They tend to love that and will happily migrate to your new site. Be sure to list your new blog URL as well as your new RSS feed URL in that post so people can subscribe easily to your new site or visit it directly.

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Questions WordPress Postrank Blogger 167

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

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ROI 169

ROI Postrank Tourism Blogroll 169

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Communication , Networking , Social Media , Twitter | Tags: lunch , personality , Social Media , Twitter | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

Creative Commons 162

Creative Commons Postrank Tourism Flickr 162

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Public Relations , Social Media , Weekly Roundup | Tags: halloween , Social Media | Comment (0) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

Postrank 129

Postrank Tourism Blogroll Creative Commons 129

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 2, 2011

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Public Relations , Weekly Roundup | Tags: public relations predictions for 2011 | Comment (0) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Postrank Tourism Blogroll Creative Commons 124