Looking ahead to 2014!? Is it too early to think about that already? Not if you're a content marketer! I mean think about it — most of your competition will spend the month of December partying like the Grasshopper in the classic fable. It's time to think now about being more intentional with your search … Continue reading Looking ahead to 2014!
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Kittens and Bacon [and Kim Kardashian]
I love teaching Social Media and Search Engine Marketing [SEM] at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College! I saw this infographic awhile back and since then I guess I've talked quite a bit about posting pictures of Kittens and Bacon [and Kim Kardashian] to get traffic. Scroll down to see what one of my students posted in … Continue reading Kittens and Bacon [and Kim Kardashian]
Plusvember~
No doubt about it -- I've been obsessed with Google+ this month. Here's a recap of my top posts on the topic in a more or less logical progression...
I’m drinking the Google+ Kool-Aid. What’s next?
Here are some good tools for getting started!
Filter bubbles; what they are and how to create them
Haven't warmed up to Google+ yet? It took me a long time, too. Understanding the information in this post is what pushed me over the edge and made me a Google+ evangelist...
Google+ and Blogger; two Google tools that go great together…
Google+ and Blogger; two Google tools that go great together like [insert favorite food combo here]. I show you how in this video: http://youtu.be/gYipZdacLSA
The Growth of Social Media v2.0
Here's an infographic for your consideration and planning:In August 2011, Search Engine Journal published an infographic on the Growth of Social Media. Today, over 2 years later, we’ve created an updated version. Social media has transitioned into an obsession and almost a way of life for online culture, changing the way we communicate with our … Continue reading The Growth of Social Media v2.0
Are you managing Google+?
Are you managing Google+ or is Google+ managing you? One tool that can tip the scales in your favor is Friends+Me. Friends+Me has magical unicorn-like powers that not even HootSuite or Buffer possess; specifically, Friends+Me can take things that are posted to your Google+ account or pages and autopost them on a schedule to a … Continue reading Are you managing Google+?
Friends+Me and DoShare in Chrome…
I had hoped to come in this morning and shoot a screencast on this topic, but it has been one dam thing after another as the beaver said, all morning long. Please accept this until I have a chance to do my own -- it's a little long, but I learned a lot from it... … Continue reading Friends+Me and DoShare in Chrome…
How To Hack Google+ For SEO Value
This is a small excerpt from a big post by HubSpot on the value of Google+ for SEO: The biggest difference between Google+ and every other social network, in terms of SEO value, may be the way that user-created content is treated. Public posts on Google+ are indexed for search, unlike most tweets, Facebook posts, … Continue reading How To Hack Google+ For SEO Value