Whether you’re looking for ideas for your own Christmas list or trying to figure out what to buy for your blogger, you’ll want to check out this list of four e-books bloggers need to read to help them build successful blogs. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginning, intermediate, or seasoned blogger, each of these [...]
Create a Custom Welcome Tab for Your Facebook Fan Page
I’ve been getting lots of requests for custom Facebook Welcome pages. Everyone wants to know where they can get one. I have several options for you and I share them below. Why consider using a custom Welcome page? Let’s face it: Online, looks are everything. A great design can make or break your success. The [...]
Filed Under: Facebook, Marketing/Branding, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: business page, custom Welcome Tab, facebook, fan page 66 Comments
Use Local Talent to Help Brand Yourself
In an earlier article, I introduced you to Flavors.me as an easy-to-use option for your online hub. In a nutshell, it’s a quick-to-set up web page that links out to your various social networks. You can see what others have done in the flavors.me/directory. The creativity is astounding. I was immediately smitten and decided I [...]
Filed Under: Buttons/Banners/Graphics, Design, Marketing/Branding, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: Flavors.me, KMR Photography, personal website, Tulsa photography 10 Comments
Use Flavors.me as Your Online Presence Hub
If you’ve embraced social media at all, you likely have accounts at Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo, Digg, Delicious, Tumblr, Posterous, FourSquare, Picasa, and Flickr. Those are in addition to your blog(s), podcasts, vlogs, and e-mail. That’s a lot of online networking. The question is, how are you telling people where they can find you [...]
Filed Under: Marketing/Branding, Microblogging, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: Flavors.me, networking, social media hub 30 Comments
Blog Traffic Magic: Is a Blog Carnival Right for Your Blog?
As bloggers we like to know that people are reading what we write and that we’re connecting on some level with our audience. The more people that come to our site, the happier we are. Maybe you’re happy simply because people are coming or maybe you’re happy because more traffic means more revenue (especially if [...]
Filed Under: Definitions, Linking, Marketing/Branding, Traffic Tagged With: blog carnival, blog giveaways, inlinkz, Linky Tools, MckLinky, Mr. Linky, permalink 9 Comments
Can I change my blog name and keep my readers?
Blogging is a fun hobby. It’s a way to get your voice out into the world and meet people with similar interests. As with anything, though, the more you do it, the more you see where your interests lie. You may start out blogging your pregnancy and family life or you may blog your political [...]
Filed Under: FAQ, Getting Started, Marketing/Branding Tagged With: branding, change blog name, choosing a blog name, social media 9 Comments
How Do I Use WiseStamp to Create an E-mail Signature?
E-mail signatures are an easy way to promote yourself and your projects in your everyday correspondence. They’re fairly un-intrusive (if you keep them short and simple), but they let your peers know what you’re working on and how they can contact you via social media. I use WiseStamp for my e-mail signatures and I’ve had [...]
Filed Under: Helpful Blogging Links, Linking, Marketing/Branding, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: e-mail signature, wisestamp 14 Comments
Year In Review: The Best of 2009′s Technology Trends and Downloads
Growing up, I *loved* the end-of-year wrap-ups on various news shows. I enjoyed looking back at everything that happened with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight. Of course, now, I rarely turn on the television and I find most of my news and recaps via the Web — including my end-of-year recaps. I’ve seen so many [...]
Filed Under: Helpful Blogging Links, Marketing/Branding, Social Media & Networking, twitter Tagged With: 2009 trends, best Mac downloads, Best of 2009, best of marketing, best of media, best Windows downloads, iPhone apps, tech reviews, technology trends, trending topics, Twitter trends, year end recap 1 Comment
Understanding the New FTC Guidelines: Your Questions Answered
If you’re blogging professionally or even semi-seriously you’ve likely heard about the new FTC guidelines regarding bloggers and how we disclose any relationships with companies who have paid us to endorse or review products. As is usually the case when something changes, rumors and misinformation are swirling. This article seeks to give you a basic [...]
Helpful Blogging Links: August 28, 2009
Advice on using advertising with your blog, 9 Firefox SEO plugins you’ll love, and why authority matters.
Filed Under: Helpful Blogging Links, Making money, Marketing/Branding, SEO/Search Engines, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: authority in blogging, blog advertising, blog authority, content authority, Firefox plugins, how to make money online, making money online, self-employed taxes, SEO plugins, tax advice Leave a Comment
