Optimizing Your Content through Social Media Marketing
With the increasing demand of online marketing, you have to make sure that your content can be integrated in various Internet channels. That way, your website can generate traffic, leads, and loyal customers. One way for your content to reach more people is through social media marketing. Read further to the get the idea on [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
Introducing a New and Better Vimeo
Last January 24, a Vimeo staff officially unveiled the redesigned video-sharing site. The entire team tore the old look down, contemplated on every aspect of it, and created a new website from scratch. While doing that, they only have three goals in mind: More Focus on Videos With the new Vimeo, an even brighter spotlight [...]
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Sophisticated Analytical Tools are Coming to Twitter
Twitter’s Manager for News and Journalism Erica Anderson announced last Saturday that the micro-blogging site will launch an array of new tools in the coming months. During the social media weekend in Columbia University in New York, she commented that the analytical tools will help publishers track the reach of their tweets. Although the exact [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
Going Viral in Traveling Niche: 5 Interesting Infographics About Travel
The idea of traveling the world appeals to the vast majority of us but, for those of us lucky enough to block off the time and money necessary to roam, one very important question remains: where exactly should I go? The Earth is a big place with many alluring destinations, each of them competing healthily [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
3 Tips for Finding Great Free-to-Use Images Online
Olivia blogs for PsPrint, an online printing company specializing in custom sticker printing among other popular services. Follow PsPrint on Twitter and Facebook When designing a website or running a blog, one of the features that most people are eager to use in conjunction with their words are images. However, most images online are copyrighted [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
Google+: Now Open for Teens
Google+ has now lowered its age requirement from 18 to 13 years old. This means that young adults can now create their own Google+ account. As explained by Google’s Vice President of Product Management Bradley Horowitz: “Teens and young adults are the most active Internet users on the planet. And surprise, surprise: They’re also human [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
Seven Facebook Ads Now Appears on a Single Facebook Page
From six ad units, Facebook is now testing seven ads on a single page. The social networking giant started displaying six ads last November. However, it was also the time when their Help Center indicated that only five ad units would appear on a given page. It was updated afterwards, indicating that a maximum of [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
Important Social Signals for Your SEO Efforts
A well-planned Search Engine Optimization strategy is the key for a successful online marketing campaign. SEO has various components that can affect your marketing efforts, and one of these is social media marketing. Social media provides signals which give your web content an authority. The more authority your content gets, the higher its ranking will [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
Online Marketing Alternatives for SEO
Think of this scenario: You have a new business, and you want to promote it online. Of course, you’ll need a website and apply search engine optimization strategies for it. But when you approached an online marketing firm, they politely told you that SEO is not the solution. As a result, you’ll ask yourself why. [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
How to Respond to Negative Reviews
While it’s important that you gain customer reviews for your business, it can be frustrating to receive a negative feedback. However, it’s best not to let your emotions take over. Breathe and then respond to negative feedback professionally, the same way you’ll approach a positive review. Continue reading to know how you can respond to [...]
Pronet Advertising (12 minutes ago)
When Should You Start Selling from Your Blog?
How do you know when your audience is ready to buy from you? Should you wait to “monetize”? How big does your audience need to be? These are common questions and the answers have been debated over the years. I am going to share an answer I gave George from the Man Up Blog during his blog critique . George spent some time in the dating world, sometimes called the “pick up artist” niche. This is shy dudes learning to pick up the ladies mostly, but obviously the market caters to all gende..
Chris Garrett on New Media (3 hours ago)
Quarterly update: The magazine’s at the printer
I'm excited to announce that we've begun the last stage of production on the first issue of The WPCandy Quarterly . The issue's files are with the printer now, and barring any last-minute issues we should see printing begin in the next couple of days. In other words: the wait is just about over, and all orders will shortly be fulfilled. The magazine is 60 pages filled to the proverbial brim with articles from some of the smartest people in the WordPress community. Personally I can't wait until you see what we..
Theme Playground (5 hours ago)
Goldilocks SEO
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Aaron Wall's SEO Book.com - (6 hours ago)
20 Awesome Launching Soon WordPress Themes
As we all know WordPress is the simple and effective CMS to choose. It allows you to do anything as you wish to do. It has got huge number of themes and plugins which will allow you to achieve any custom requirement without coding knowledge. Having a launching soon page for any under development business is very important to get interested subscriber upfront. Use a launching/coming soon page with options to subscribe to RSS and social media. Here we tried to list 20 best launching soon pages for WordPress. Ho..
Blogging Tips (8 hours ago)
Don’t Give Up Too Soon
One of the biggest reasons for failure is giving up too soon. If you've read the short story called, “Acres of Diamonds,” you know what I’m talking about. It's been awhile since I've read it, but this guy was digging for diamonds. He did this for a long time. One day, the shiny object syndrome hit him and he decided he should go look elsewhere. He did, but he never made a fortune. However, a fortune was made on the property that he left behind. He gave up too soon. That's the condensed version, bu..
Blogging Tips (9 hours ago)
Develop Irresistible Content with this 4-Point Formula
This guest post is by Neil Patel of KISSmetrics . If you want to create blog posts, white papers, and even ebooks that clearly communicate your idea and compel your readers to do whatever you ask, you need to use this little formula. It deals with the four different learning abilities people have, but it’s also based in a rock-solid copywriting technique I’ll tell you about in a minute. Let’s take a look. Learning styles and decision-making There are basically four learning styles : Analytic: These learners ..
ProBlogger Blog Tips (12 hours ago)
Seriously, How Credible Can You Be?
You Don't Even Know My Name Many years ago, when telemarketers began the annoying practice of interrupting dinner, I decided to change the name on all of my credit cards. Since that day the cards read with two initials and my last name. It's been fun to receive the “personalized” calls, direct mail, and email that comes to me with a hello that has been chosen just so the sender can't call me by name. Then a friend told me how, whenever she is asked to give up her contact information, she customize..
Liz Strauss at Successful Blog (13 hours ago)
The WordPress Theme Review Team Needs Your Help
Are you a WordPress blogger? Do you enjoy having thousands of safe themes to choose from in the official directory ? Did you know that a small group of volunteers goes through every single line of code in every submitted theme to make sure that they work properly on a basic installation and are free from malicious code? Chances are, you didn't know that last bit, but now you do. The Theme Review Team could use your help, especially if you know your way around a theme or two. At this time, there are typically ..
Weblog Tools Collection (13 hours ago)
Design Inspiration: Blog Design Showcase
Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Creating a quality blog design can be a significant challenge, because the design should add to the usability of the blog and should not overpower the content. Browsing through examples of beautiful blog designs can provide inspiration that can be put to good use in your own design work. In this post we're showcasing 25 outstanding blog designs from various designers for your inspiration. Cookiesound Art of Attention ..
Vandelay Design Blog (14 hours ago)
Responsive Images: How they Almost Worked and What We Need
With a mobile-first responsive design approach, if any part of the process breaks down, your user can still receive a representative image and avoid an unnecessarily large request on a device that may have limited bandwidth. But with several newer browsers implementing an “image prefetching” feature that allows images to be fetched before parsing the document’s body, some of the web's brightest developers are abandoning responsive images in favor of user agent detection, at least as a temporary solution. F..
A List Apart: for people who make websites (14 hours ago)
Pricing Strategy for Creatives
Strategic pricing helps your brand and helps you to make more money. Issuing a price is like handing out a business card—it's a great branding tool, but be careful about what it says to your market. Beginning relationships with customers at a high price makes the statement: “we're good at what we do and we know it.” Fighting with a competitor over a low price says “I'm uncertain about my abilities, so I'll take what I can get.” Failing to use a considered pricing policy will leave..
A List Apart: for people who make websites (14 hours ago)
If The Walking Dead Were Made in the 80s
What if the zombie TV series “ The Walking Dead ” were made in the 80s? Would it have turned out to be better, or would it have become even worse? There is no doubt just how big the TV series made it, but we also cannot deny the fact that it has its fair share of dragging moments. Heck, okay, it has more than its fair share of dragging moments. Even the first season dragged on for a while there. After season 2.5, I guess practically everyone will agree with me. Of course, there are the scenes will..
Daily Bits (15 hours ago)
Getting Your Internet Marketing Dream Job: How to Interview & Succeed at a Top Agency
Picturesque view of Lake Minnetonka from the TopRank office Today marks my 4 month anniversary at TopRank Online Marketing and almost 5 years in the online marketing industry. It has been a goal of mine to learn as much as I possibly can from those who know the industry best. In this seemingly short amount of time I have received, and continue to receive a top notch education at an unbeatable price. I would like to share some of my experience to give other marketers interested in breaking into Internet mark..
Online Marketing Blog (15 hours ago)
AdSense Profits Interview: SimonBlog.com
The launch of the AdSense Profits Course is getting closer (February 14), and I have two more interviews with past students lined up for you. Today's interview is with Simon Ng. Simon blogs at SimonBlog.com . As you might have guesses it started out as a personal blog, but after a while Simon started focused on the iPhone, and today his blog is one of the most popular in this niche. Another interesting fact is that Simon is not located in the US, and yet he's making a nice living thanks to his site, proving t..
Daily Blog Tips (15 hours ago)
5 Ways Writers Can Break Out of the Tired Old Social Media Box
It's time to teach that old dog some new tricks. That old dog I'm referring to is social media . Sure, you're already blogging, and on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, and more. Great. But I'm telling you — there's more to social media than meets the eye. The final chapter on social media hasn't been written. When I kicked off my writing business in April, I decided to use social media my way . I approached these overused networks as if I'd never heard of them. I made my own rules. I set different ..
Copyblogger (15 hours ago)
A Quiz About Misplaced Modifiers
Modifying phrases intended to provide clarity can be counterproductive if placed in the wrong position in a sentence. Repair the improper installation of modifiers in the following sentences, then compare your solutions with my revisions at the bottom of the page: 1. “Joseph Priestley began to suspect that air was not a simple substance while he was at Leeds.” 2. “It was under these conditions that Protestantism was introduced to Europe, a branch of Christianity that declared public festivities sinful and vul..
Daily Writing Tips (22 hours ago)
Pressbits 001: Introducing our latest show
I'm happy to introduce the newest addition to the WPCandy shows family. It's called Pressbits, and it's exactly what you'd expect: bite-sized thoughts on WordPress. Ryan and I will both be contributing to Pressbits, and you can expect them at a rapid-fire pace (daily-ish). I got inspiration for Pressbits from Paul Boag's Audio Boos , which is one of my favorite web related podcasts. Our goal is similar, quick, off the cuff recordings of what's on our mind. I hope you'll enjoy, and of course, your feedback is ..
Theme Playground (22 hours ago)
5 Steps To Bootstrapping Your PR Efforts
Posted by AndrewDumont Public relations is just one of those things. It's something that every company knows they should do, but only see two ways of making it happen -- hire an expensive PR firm or cross their fingers and hope for the best. The latter is, well, not really much of a PR strategy. There is a third option, however. Bootstrapping. I've written in the past about how to bootstrap your PR efforts, but never really dug into the nitty gritty. It's a time intensive process, but if you..
SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog (1 day ago)
Frustrated by Blogger’s Block? Try this Exercise!
Feeling frustrated today about a lack of ideas to write about on your blog? If so, you're not alone. Here's another technique that I use to overcome it. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post here on ProBlogger that gave a tip for fighting blogger's block . It asked you to identify a problem that you had three years ago and to write a post that solved that problem for your readers. Another variation on that technique for overcoming blogger's block is to write a post that taps into a “feeling” that y..
ProBlogger Blog Tips (1 day ago)
100 Ways to Become a Twitter Power User
CNNFortune reported 100 million Twitter users log in at least once a month. Half of those, 50 million, log in every day. About 55% check in with mobile devices, while about 40% just check in without actually tweeting. Those numbers are huge for anyone who’s marketing online. But that’s not all . Thirty-four percent of marketers who use Twitter have generated leads from its use …with 20% of those closing deals. But how do you take advantage of this growing audience of Twitter consumers? You have to become a po..
Quick Sprout (1 day ago)
