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Get top blogging tips and learn strategies that go beyond the basics to help you elevate your blog to the next level. Via Ileane Smith
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Love these tips...really great stuff to work with! 
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April 14, 1:24 PM
There are some pretty good editorial guidelines, though. I wrote up what I think is important from the viewpoint of editing blogs that publish guest and contributors posts. See http://www.dirjournal.com/articles/blogging-mistakes/
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That's interesting and worthwhile keeping an eye on for your online marketing decisions 
Mr Branson's curator insight,
May 7, 7:40 AM
Google search is 'changing' but Google will GROW with video and search content is moving from written content to video advertising content from websites, blogs to every platform over this and the next century. http://www.infogurushop.com/a-z-business-video-directory-links/ the world of business, advertising and web will again transform and potentially eradicate traditional offline business practices as most of us know it as video takes center stage worldwide. 
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May 13, 9:15 PM
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April 15, 9:52 AM
Competing with larger companies possessing bigger budgets and highly sophisticated tools, has in the past, been a hurdle almost too difficult for small business owners to overcome. That was until the advent of sophisticated, free or low cost online tools that are capable of delivering productivity gains, that enable astute small business owners to compete head on with their larger competitors. This good article, identifies that these easy to use productivity tools are now readily available, and it identifies six of the best for you to try out in your business. 
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April 15, 7:04 PM
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Social media is one of the most effective ways for you and your business to get more traffic and generate new leads. Having a presence on all the major networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn is a necessity these days for any business. But what tools are the social media gurus actually using to manage these multiple accounts? Via Martin Gysler
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Tools are an essential part of managing your workload and systemizing your business. Check out what's suggested here 
academiPad's comment,
April 20, 10:50 AM
I see... I am using the Mac version of Tweetdeck. Will have to check out these other hootsuite features again and digg deeper
Martin Gysler's comment,
April 20, 10:52 AM
Thank you for your very useful information Wendy. I think you said what many people need to know to find their way in the social media world where the plethora of tools makes things, sometimes, complicated.
Anthony Burke's comment,
April 21, 1:22 AM
All these tools keep "leap-frogging" each other in terms of functionality so I just keep an eye on several of them which is where this community comes in useful to see what others think and are using :)
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Here's our admittedly tongue in cheek list of reasons your small businesses still might not be using Pinterest. Join in the fun.
Recent reports suggest Pinterest is well on its way to being one of the biggest social networks ever.
A study last month indicates that while Facebook still maintains its domination with 67 percent of American Internet users, Twitter, the second runner up with 16 percent of the same audience, may soon be overtaken by Pinterest, which now has about 15 percent. Via Martin Gysler
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...so have you toyed with it yet? Not obvious to business how it can be used to attract leads...
Martin Gysler's curator insight,
March 30, 11:03 AM
If you run a business who can improve his visibility with pictures, maybe you should read this post.
Even if it's logical, it's also a reminder for all who don't use Piterest yet. Delete the scoop?
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Do you struggle to find good content to post on LinkedIn, Twitter or your Facebook page? Would you like to find reliable sources of content your fans and followers love? This article contains eight tips to help you quickly find great content. Via Dr. Ron Capps
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Great information and easily followed ...put your own details in place and make a go 
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March 17, 8:29 AM
Nick Eubanks has an excellent case study on SearchEngineWatch demonstrating how a content-based web site, built on an existing publishing platform, can reach high levels of traffic without doing any pro-active link-building activity. Here's the gist of the story: "Useful content and a solid, well-researched roadmap is the best way to acquire organic traffic. If your content is serving a purpose, is accessible, and is easy to consume – your readers will build all of the links you will ever need, and your online presence will flourish as a by-product. Put in the time, do the research, build your own websites, talk to everyone you can, TEST, and you will start seeing improvements in your organic search." Rightful. These guys got it right. 8/10 Full case study: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2254983/From-0-to-1.4-Million-Visitors-in-6-Months-A-Lesson-in-Building-Organic-Traffic Delete the scoop?
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Here are 101 fantastic social media technology tool tips that you can use to promote your business on social media.
Are you looking for some tools and tips related to social media tools and technology?
Want to add a bit of magic to your social media marketing?
As we specialise in tools and technology we come across great tips and tools every day.
From the list below we guarantee you will find something very useful for your business. Via Martin Gysler
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What a collection of tips! Got to have a peek... 
Marc Kneepkens's curator insight,
May 24, 12:29 AM
Agree, lots of great information. Recommended. I want to add one thing, if you're looking to build a website and
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Some bloggers like to portray Google’s social efforts as a ghost town, but the reality is that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Via Michael Q Todd
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The most interesting Twitter moments happen in real time – when Tweets are rattled off, rapid fire. Or when personalities butt heads. Will it cause pause for some people to know that their tweets can easily resurface years later? Via gdecugis
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Interesting way of looking at this....have a read and let me know what you think.. 
Eduardo Area Sacristan's curator insight,
February 11, 12:45 PM
¿El SEO-ficación de Twitter ayuda a los curadores de contenido? Delete the scoop?
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Small businesses that use Facebook to get the word out and promote their companies should check out a new report from Buddy Media, a social ad-management software provider. The report is drawn from the company’s analysis of 200 clients’ Facebook posts over a two-week period, in addition to the comments and “likes” spurred by those posts.
The report contains a number of good takeaways, including its findings on post length. It found that Facebook posts containing 80 or fewer characters had 27 percent higher engagement rates than longer posts. (You’re not the only one who struggles to be brief: Just 19 percent of all posts analyzed were that short.) Via Martin Gysler
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Check this out if you are a Small Business...very useful points..
Martin Gysler's curator insight,
February 6, 11:25 AM
You know all the points mentioned in this post? Even if not all are new, some figures are interesting and should arouse our attention.
What is your experience and how you get the best engagement? Delete the scoop?
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Intersting concept and every entrepreneurs starting point in deciding on fine tuning their ideas
Robin Good's curator insight,
January 30, 6:19 AM
If you are trying to identify your online usiness niche, I suggest you give a good read to this short article by Brian Clark of Copyblogger, in which he explains in simple words which things you should be paying attention to before you make your final choice. Right on the mark. 7/10 Full article: http://www.copyblogger.com/find-a-viable-niche/ Delete the scoop?
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...up date yourself...what are the right and wrong ways ? 
ben bernard's comment,
January 30, 12:03 AM
my topics :) http://www.scoop.it/t/direct-marketing-services
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January 30, 3:34 AM
Probably the best infographic I have seen in a while.
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Do you find that the daily demands of social media promotion are increasing?
Our time is our most precious asset and social media is great at eating into it! Thankfully, there are several wonderful tools that can help.
Here are 9 social media tools that will help you save time and improve your productivity.... Via Jeff Domansky
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Interesting ideas on how to improve your productivity... 
Gordon Diver's curator insight,
May 23, 8:20 AM
Ian is a go to resource for staying abreast of most (if not all) the tools to help you get the most from your social efforts. 
Michelle Gilstrap's curator insight,
May 23, 12:36 PM
This is an excellent article with good tools to assist the busy business owner or social media manager. Thank you Ian Cleary 
Venkatesh Iyer (venkyiyer.com)'s curator insight,
May 23, 11:04 PM
I did find some tools here that I had absolutely no idea about earlier. Nice. Delete the scoop?
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Social Media doesn't work for the vast majority of small businesses. That was the main message in the USA Today article titled, Study: Social media a bust for small businesses, published on April 17th, 2013. From the news item:"About 61% of small businesses don't see any return on investment on their social-media activities, according to a survey released Tuesday from Manta, a social network for small businesses. Yet, almost 50% say they've increased their time spent on social media, and only 7% have decreased their time. What businesses are trying to get out of social media: 36% said their goal was to acquire and engage new customers, 19% said to gain leads and referrals, and 17% said to boost awareness. Facebook was most cited as the hardest to maintain social-media platform, according to the survey." There is a big lesson in this data...
What you want from social media may be very different from what it is. Via Martin Gysler
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A very interesting article and I hold my breath to hear more directly from small business right here around me
Martin Gysler's comment,
April 22, 10:25 AM
Indeed Retro Social Media, but it's seems to be reality.
Abhishek Bedi's curator insight,
April 23, 9:00 AM
Social Media is it worth your marketing efforts/time or still the traditional methods superseed the SM? It's truely stated as a matter of one's choice, totally agree!! 
Angelica Laurencon's comment,
May 22, 4:08 PM
Failure of Social Media as another marketing & PR channel, yes, but still very efficient for SMB in the new business of kindness.
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Via Daniel Watson
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If you're a time poor Small Business, check out these 6 Online Tools
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April 15, 9:52 AM
Competing with larger companies possessing bigger budgets and highly sophisticated tools, has in the past, been a hurdle almost too difficult for small business owners to overcome. That was until the advent of sophisticated, free or low cost online tools that are capable of delivering productivity gains, that enable astute small business owners to compete head on with their larger competitors. This good article, identifies that these easy to use productivity tools are now readily available, and it identifies six of the best for you to try out in your business. Delete the scoop?
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Via Robin Good
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The all important tool: content - find out in this article what the 7 key traits are 
Gail Worthington-Eyre's curator insight,
April 22, 10:00 PM
Conversation with the consumer is the key and framing your content to deliver good conversation is vital to social marketing success. 
Sergey Yatsenko's curator insight,
May 7, 2:47 AM
Good contents for Nanotechnology /New IP of Nano/. 
Jordi Carrió's curator insight,
May 9, 5:42 AM
Macnifiaca reflexión de Jake Sorofman y de Robinn- Recomiendo el artículo!!! Delete the scoop?
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Creating online courses is fun! What happens though, when you are in the promotion phase? Find 8 great ways to promote your online courses in this mini tutorial.
Apart from using compelling content, you can support your eLearning activity with a series of other actions.
When looking at Best Practices by our customers (both from eFront and TalentLMS) we notice thatmost educators invest in specific things. Via Martin Gysler
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Interesting path to pursue...take a closer look at this
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March 27, 6:24 PM
If you want sale your online courses, maybe you should read this post, it'll give some interesting ideas. Delete the scoop?
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Trendstream updated its Global Web Index this week which showed how well Google's strategy is working in terms of getting users engaged in its social networks. Via Steven Gans
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Excerpted from article: Via Giuseppe Mauriello, Robin Good
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That's great information for every online business...! 
Simon Cripps's curator insight,
March 11, 4:35 PM
Great Acronym for making people convert to sales (or leads) on your site. Keep it simple Stupid ! KISS is always another 
YvonneFinn's curator insight,
March 19, 8:42 AM
Useful tips that bear repeating often even though they should be well known to all marketers.
Mr Branson's curator insight,
May 5, 9:17 AM
Interesting article. I am wondering what will the future of landing pages be in the face of online users reading less and watching more daily? http://www.infogurushop.com The online world in the past few months has again changed and VIDEO will surely take center stage worldwide. Delete the scoop?
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Social networks are captivating – there’s no doubt. The minds behind building the popular social media platforms of today knew exactly what they were doing and they saw it before any of us ever did. It’s a brilliant idea really – create a medium that allows people from all over the world to connect, share and collaborate like they never have been able to before in the history of the Earth. Incredible! But an unforeseen (or potentially foreseen, but ignored) consequence is addiction. Social networks have been so good at “helping” us, but now they’re hindering us. From what you might ask? Well, ask your friends, family, parents, even children what they think. And although it is often joked about, it isn’t a joking matter. Diagnosing Your Condition Via Martin Gysler
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...mmm got to check this out in detail...because it might just apply to you!
Martin Gysler's curator insight,
February 21, 12:09 PM
If it's your case, maybe you should read this post...
Martin Gysler's comment,
February 23, 3:22 PM
I think this matter could touch all social media user, also they who think they will never be in this case...
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Facebook's new Graph Search is very different from Google search. With Graph Search, you can combine keyword searches with friends who’ve shared content on Facebook related to that search. Via Robin Good
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Every bit is important...check the details...it's to your advantage 
Philippe Trebaul's curator insight,
February 20, 7:48 AM
Facebook SEO: Huit étapes pour optimiser votre Fan Page FB Rechercher Graphique
Rechercher Facebook Graphique nouvelle est très différente de recherche Google. Avec la recherche graphique, vous pouvez combiner des recherches de mots-clés avec des amis qui avez partagé le contenu sur Facebook liée à cette recherche.
Article complet: http://www.socialfish.org/2013/02/how-to-improve-your-facebook-page-seo.html Facebook SEO: Eight Steps To Optimize Your FB Fan Page for Graph Search via @amisant http://sco.lt/... Delete the scoop?
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Did you know that 36 percent of people surveyed in a recent poll admitted to posting TV or movie spoilers onto their favourite social media sites?
What if I told you that one in ten social networkers have been unfriended due to their prolific posting of political content, one in four Facebook users intentionally post status updates that are so vague that their friends are compelled to ask for more detail, and that almost a full quarter (24 percent) of young men admit to creeping on an ex’s social media profile at least once a month?.... Via Jeff Domansky, David Simpson, Mick Say
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Very interesting facts here...taking it with a BIG smile...! 
Carlos Mateos's curator insight,
February 8, 8:23 AM
Sería interesante analizar el tipo de contenidos en salud en medios sociales. En un somero análisis podemos encontrar con empresas o incluso profesionales que sólo envían información comercial en Twitter o Facebook (y que pierden más seguidores que ganan a menos que estén muy interesados en sus promociones), con quienes mezclan intereses personales y profesionales, quienes se escoran claramente hacia una ideología, los que nunca interactúan, los creadores de contenido, los seguidores... ¿Quién se anima a una clasificación? 
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February 8, 9:17 AM
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Social media and content marketing require customer trust to help build and extend your 360° brand. Without trust, customers won’t believe what your brand represents or what you say on your site, on third party sites or on social media. Via Jon Turino, Dotty Scott, Philip Alex
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It can reduce costs and improve efficiency, but there are risks to outsourcing online presence that need to be considered
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