Category : Social Media

Social Signals

The Importance Of Social Signals

How seriously do you take your social signals?  Do you understand how important they can be as an SEO ranking factor?  Believe it or not, the social signals that your blog receives all helps to play a role in how you will be listed on the search engines.

Whether your news is social or information based, it is generally shared on social media platforms.  You quite often find out that your friend has had their baby, or there has been an earthquake overseas on Facebook or Twitter before you hear it by word of mouth or on the news.  In fact, the news is brought almost immediately, as events are shared across all social media platforms.

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Boost Traffic Via Twitter

7 Twitter Basics For Beginners

Master the Twitter basics to ensure that you maximize this increasingly popular social networking platform.  If you have not previously thought about using Twitter to drive traffic to your blog, then it may be time to start.

Twitter can take a bit of getting used to, so the more you use it, the more familiar you will become. There is nothing to be scared of, so if you are a bit unsure, the best way to start is simply to start!  

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social media engagement

Increase Social Media Engagement

Are you paying close attention to your social media engagement? What are your likes, retweets and +1’s telling you about your marketing efforts? Do you feel like a lonely blogger in a big social media world?

If your social media marketing is not as strong as it could be, pay close attention to the following tips.  If learning to blog is a serious commitment of yours, then your social media engagement is crucial to the lifetime of your blog.

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Social Media Networks

Are Social Media Networks Failing You?

Are your social media networks working well for you, or are you finding that it is a bit of a struggle?  By that I mean….are you getting the interaction that you would expect or hope for from your social media networks?  Social media can be the heart and soul of traffic on your site, but sometimes it can feel like getting blood out of a stone and a complete lost cause.  If the latter is true for you, then lets examine why this might be!

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