Social Media Marketing

Ever wondered “how to DM on Twitter successfully” without feeling like a lost bird in the digital woods? Well, let me assure you that’s as easy as tweeting “hi!” But …

Ever wondered how to turn those pretty Pinterest pins into a traffic-driving machine for your blog? Well, you’re in the right place! Today, we’re diving into the colorful world of …

Daniel’s note: This is a guest post by Nathan Rice. My personal opinions are slightly different from his when it comes to Twitter followers vs. RSS subscribers (because I think …

If you wander around Digg and other social bookmarking sites, you will notice a slight discrimination against blogs (or so it appears at first glance). Many blogging-related stories get buried …

I was browsing through my RSS reader today and came across an interesting post from Brian Clark, titled Since When Are Blogs Not Social Media?. Here is a quote from it:

There are growing numbers of bloggers making money by writing for other blogs. With the popularity and success of multi-authored blogs and news-related blogs, this appears to be a trend that will continue as there is a considerable need for valuable, well-written content that draws attention. As a paid writer, if the work that you produce consistently draws traffic, comments, and links, blog owners will want you to write for them. You’ll have more repeat opportunities as well as more new opportunities that find you.

Social media provides an excellent opportunity for freelance bloggers to promote their writing and draw traffic and exposure. Many paid writers assume their job is over as soon as the post is submitted. However, a little bit of extra effort to promote that post with social media could make a world of difference in the success of the post and in the amount or work that you get. Blog owners are paying for results. If you can outperform other freelance bloggers by delivering some extra traffic with social media, your services will be more complete and more effective.

As Instagram has around one billion users, it’s increasingly difficult to get noticed. Especially the case if you’re trying to grow your business account. Since Facebook has changed its policies, …

A couple of weeks ago Technorati released the State of The Blogosphere 2010, and one part of their report that caught my attention was the traffic sources breakdown.

Does your Facebook page’s URL look something like this? www.facebook.com/My-Facebook-Page/303188632181849 By default, your Facebook page’s URL is made up of your page’s name plus a long number. If you want …