The Best Social Media Platforms For SEO
I saw an interesting poll on SEOmoz.org where they asked what social media platforms netted the best SEO return on investment. An informal poll, but the results are interesting none the less. Here is the results so far: Social bookmarking websites, such as StumbleUpon, was the big winner followed by social networking websites and social news websites coming in a close third. Social Microblogging is just squeaking in a 4th place ranking, but expect this platform to continue to increase as...
Read MoreEvernote – A Handy Tool to Stay Productive
If you are like me you have notes in a million different places, a voice recorder when on the go (that you always forget when you need), a gazillion internet bookmarks, a stack of scribbled note pads and folders in and out of your “My Documents” folder and on 12 different color coded thumb drives. That is not counting the older CD and DVD backups of your computer’s last hard drive as well as the various external hard drives that are hiding somewhere behind that tangled...
Read MoreCopywriting Tips for the Web
Struggling to put together an online message for your company’s website? Try these tips: 1. KISS your words – Keep It Short and Sweet As a web professional, I live on the web. I can find anything on the web, including books and online magazines. But I still go out and spend my hard earned money on printed books and magazines at Books-A-Million or Barnes and Noble. This is because I hate reading anything lengthy on my computer screen. The resolution is not as good as a...
Read MoreTwitter Cured My Hiccups
I had a bad case of the hiccups this evening – couldn’t get rid of them and my chest was really starting to hurt (I don’t get them often, but when I do, they’re massive). I was sitting at the computer and thought “I’ll send a tweet (post) out on Twitter about my hiccups”. Sure enough, in less than 30 seconds I got a response from one of my followers saying to exhale slowly for 30 seconds and then inhale slowly. I tried it and bingo, my hiccups...
Read MoreBuild Your Network Before You Need It
I was reading an article by Jeremiah Owyang and read the following line that I thought was pure brillance: Grow your network before you need them. Now, Jeremiah was referring to building up a network of business contacts to protect yourself if faced with sudden unemployment in today’s economy, but I thought of it in a different light. My thinking is to grow your network in the face of less sales prospects. The last thing you want to face as a business owner is waking up one day and...
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