- The Hootsuite hoohaa
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August 15th, 2010
Heads up! If you are using Hootsuite for your company and are not prepared to pay 5-100$ for it per month then there is something seriously wrong.
- Social Media is …
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December 5th, 2009
Just for a bit of fun this morning I was playing around with google typing in some words and seeing what the most common searches were:
- Why I became a Twitter-Quitter by @nooneanymore
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December 2nd, 2009
I love twitter. It’s a great way to interact with a community, stay in touch with pals and promote some of the projects I’ve been working on. Over time however, I believe there has been a change in the twitter users.
- Free HTML Resume Template to aid job hunting
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November 27th, 2009
This is something we should all have even if we think we don’t need it it still comes in handy to have something that is easily updated & shared if you are asked so I also asked my friend Hein Maas to turn this in to an HTML Template.
- A better way of blog commenting via Twitter?
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November 25th, 2009
Wouldn’t it be great if you could automatically gather tweets ‘in reply’ to your new post tweet.
- Social Media Outsourcing & Community Management
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November 23rd, 2009
Through a range of packages & options we cover all your needs for connecting, marketing or effecting costs savings across your organization by utilizing Social & New Media tools such as Copywriting, Blogging, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube & more.
- In Tweet Ad’s kill the Golden Goose or saviour?
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November 22nd, 2009
There has been a lot of talk lately about a new business model from Twitter that will include in tweet Ads or more specifically the possibility of Advertising tied to the actual meta data of your tweets.
- How to introduce someone with style?
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November 16th, 2009
Yes guest tweets caught be bought and exchanged but we already have that.
- Twitter Lists Good? Bad? Ugly?
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November 14th, 2009
I can see they are a cool way to find people to follow but when I follow someone I really follow them I want them in my mainstream and I want them to know I’m following them.
- If you want interaction you have to let in noise?
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October 24th, 2009
Robert Scoble posted earlier on Twitter and Facebook about ‘The biggest difference between Twitter and Facebook‘.
- Twitter Pro, will there be such a beast?
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October 19th, 2009
I mean How much would you pay for a supposed PRO Twitter account and what ‘extras’ would you expect for that?
- You stole my headline you SOB!
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October 16th, 2009
OK, So here is my dilemma you know the user links that are popular with Design blogs?
- Tweetie 2… Ooowheee you good lookin
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October 9th, 2009
It’s like looking in the mirror..only not
- To write or Not to write, that is the question
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October 5th, 2009
I’m told that to be in Social Media I have to blog, it’s not something I necessarily agree with but I will be making more of an effort on this blog for my own reasons which will become clear later.
- Social Media has gone to the dog’s…….
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July 11th, 2009
Yes I think we can all agree Social Media is ‘partly’ being ruined by spammers, marketers & gurus all climbing on top of each other to take some dollars from you.
- The ABC’s of Twitter
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March 29th, 2009
A few weeks back I made a remark about the ABC’s of Twitter..
- Themeshaper Acamas Themelet giveaway
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January 19th, 2009
I’m a big fan of Wordpress frameworks, Themeatic from Themeshaper along with some of his Themelet’s (child themes) …
- The perfect social media set-up
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January 18th, 2009
Over one third of our time we spend online is spent on social networks, Facebook has over 150 million users, Twitter over 3 million and there’s been a blog created almost every 5 seconds. So obviously reports about the rise of social media spending pop up.
- Simple quick way to share links on Twitter
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January 13th, 2009
Another quick screencast on How I share news on Twitter using bit.ly…
- Social media or the power of numbers
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January 7th, 2009
So I tell about social media and get a lot of confusing faces, it’s like teaching algebra to toddlers… it just doesn’t work.
- 10 Essential SEO Tools
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January 6th, 2009
I’m making this post in response to a Tweet made by Roger about this article: 10 Great SEO tools and resources. Roger invited me to write my own list because I said that the list Josh Chambers published at Viget.com missed quite a few essential tools…
- Treat your online consumer differently
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January 2nd, 2009
Okay, so you know what you want to do with social media. But can you treat your online consumers the same way like you treat your offline consumers? Do the same rules apply? How do you make the transition from broadcasting to the ‘engaged’ online community?
- Early Google PR (page rank) update December 2008
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December 31st, 2008
I’ve alway’s been interested in the Google PR (Page Rank) of my sites probably stems from when I started learngin about SEO and spent some time in an infamous forum DigitalPoint ;)
- How to make a new post in WordPress 2.7
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December 30th, 2008
How to make a new post in Wordpress 2.7
- Interview with Professor Steven L. Johnson
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December 24th, 2008
This is my first interview and I’m glad that I’ve done it with Prof. Steven L. Johnson, I’ve been trying to find social media experts and it was really hard but I’m glad that I’ve found Prof. Steven because he is a very informative person, enjoy reading the interview ;) .
- Places to guest post
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December 24th, 2008
One of my new years goals is to guest post, now I just have to think of some quality content that would get accepted.
This is a list of blogs that I would like to guest on in 2009 and you could too!
- Only one blog to read in 2009
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December 23rd, 2008
Whenever I think I’ve had a good idea someone alway’s beats me to it or maybe unconsciously I’d seen Chris Brogan’s 8 Marketing Bloggers to Watch in 2009 and but my mind said no that’s your idea get on it now!
- Thesis WordPress Theme Showcase and How you could get one free
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December 18th, 2008
Thesis from DIYThemes is all a buzz right now, Why because it’s a great theme from a customization standpoint, search engine optimization and many other reasons which other much more highly qualified people have gone into in more depth, see:
- SEO is Branding
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December 17th, 2008
Lately, I’ve been developing ideas around the ideas of how it would be best to ‘teach’ someone SEO. It has always occurred to me that because of the intricacies and the continual evolution of search marketing and SEO more specifically, it really must be quite difficult to pin down in regards to methodology or content to teach.
- What annoys you on Twitter?
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December 17th, 2008
I think there are enough Twitter guides on the net but new people arrive everyday on Twitter and haven’t necessarily read them all, these are just a couple of pet peeves
- How to get yourself outside the box!
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December 14th, 2008
I use Facebook to contact with my friends overseas and share pictures and stuff, but I’ve never used Facebook to meet new people because I thought its just too creepy for me, or it is a little dangerous to have a lot of information exposed to a total stranger.
- Who was the most influential person on Twitter for you in 2008?
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December 14th, 2008
Twitter was and still is a personal communication tool for many but it’s plainly obvious that it has now been embraced as a Marketing tool…
- How to lose friends and uninfluence people
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December 7th, 2008
Short sarcastic Twitter post
- What Gordon Gekko taught me about Social Media
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December 6th, 2008
Gordon Gekko is the legendary corporate raider from the movie “Wall Street” which was directed by Oliver Stone, I’ve been growing up watching a lot of movies and just couldn’t stop thinking about Gekko after Roger shared an amazing idea on Twitter linking Gekko to Social Media ;).
- 6 Reasons Why SearchWiki was launched and it’s mistakes
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December 2nd, 2008
But whether you like it, is irrelevant. Why would Google launch this new product with no beta first? We had Google Suggest for a few months and then bam, it was live for all to use and see. But Google SearchWiki live within a few weeks of even hearing about it, with no beta to play with. I have 5 reasons why I think Google did this.
- A bit of SEO humour
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December 1st, 2008
Funny comic strip brought to my attention by @KursaalTom, click on the picture for more in the series!
- Some make it some don’t…
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November 30th, 2008
I wondered if it would be possible to promote some posts from some of my Twitter followers so on Saturday night (yes I was home), I asked:
From your own blog if u could have ONE post on the front page of Digg which would you choose, @ reply me the url pls!
- Definitive Tips, Tricks and Hacks to StumbleUpon Traffic!
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November 29th, 2008
A list of great SU post’s with some great resources from beginner to advanced techniques, I for one am seeing that SU is giving consistent traffic and repeat traffic as opposed to the likes of DIGG, Mixx etc that will give you some bursts over a few day’s and then tail off.
- SEO Tool suggestions
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November 29th, 2008
Yesterday afternoon I made a call out on Twitter for any suggestions for Good SEO tools. Some people kindly answered.
- SplitTweet – Multiple Account Twitter Management
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November 28th, 2008
SplitTweet could be the answer for many peoples headaches who are trying to manage more than one Twitter account!
- Thesis Black Friday Discount
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November 27th, 2008
Thesis are offering a Black Friday discount! Now normally I wouldn’t bother about this but the hype surrounding this theme is true it is simply one of the friendliest, easiest and most wonderful themes (especially with great typography) available on the market.
- SEO, See with your Eyes then Optimize
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November 27th, 2008
The title ‘See with your Eyes then Optimize’ will basically represent the mission of continuous optimization and we will use this blog as an example if it fails then you know not to follow these steps! ;)
- Are you a Social Media or Marketing expert?
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November 26th, 2008
I was prompted into this by a recent post from a so called ‘expert’ who clearly didn’t think out his post and what reactions would come before he posted!
- Why companies should hire 14-year olds!
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November 25th, 2008
Forget expensive trendwatchers. Most of them are now discovering Facebook and god forbid if you mention Twitter. As soon as someone calls himself a trendwatcher, he’s a late adopter at best. You’ll pay a lot of money for something most of your competitors already know
- TweetDeck, Ordering the Chaos
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November 24th, 2008
Many developers have turned to the social network to create contacts and business opportunities, there are of course many to choose from; Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and my personal favourite Twitter. Many now use Twitter; according to TwitDir an estimated 3,287,083 people use the network and that’s just the people TwitDir follow!
- Google penalizes Video Bloggers for Keyword Stuffing
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November 24th, 2008
Blackhat SEO techniques are the bane of our lives at Google and it has been brought to our attention that after year’s of work from the Google team our endeavors have to take a new twist. We recently started indexing Video posts and have been very concerned with the results from some authority figures using ‘Keyword stuffing’ and other subliminal techniques to hypnotize their visitors into action’s that they would not normally take like buying that blogger’s latest sensational ebook!
- New WordPress plugin add Twitter id to your comments!
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November 22nd, 2008
A couple of days ago I added the ability for those leaving comments on my TwiTip Twitter Tips blog to add their Twitter ID as well as their URL to comments. Since doing this I’ve been asked time and time again how we did it. In this guest post Sean Walberg (the guy who actually made it happen and who is my server admin on TwiTip) explains how he did it.
- Reviewing some of Sphinns Greatest Hits
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November 21st, 2008
I’ve been a Sphinn user for ohh a couple of weeks it wasn’t until today I checked out the Greatest Hits section where there are some pearl’s, along with a few dud’s!
- Making Sales with ‘Glen Garry Glen Ross’
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November 19th, 2008
I was introduced to the movie in 1990 after a started work for a new software company selling Graphic Development tools. My immediate reaction, OMG who is this new sales manager and WTF does he want from me, my soul?
- Check out the ‘Influential Blogger Interviews’ – Ebook
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November 18th, 2008
Some interesting answers from some key bloggers in the industry if you don’t read the whole book at least check out the links to their favorite posts!
- Well designed Twitter landing pages or…
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November 18th, 2008
And check out some more articles about Twitter or other landing pages…
- The First 4 of ’7 Steps in Courting Google’
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November 18th, 2008
Step 1 You see her across the room! You know Google but she doesn’t know you, you’ve put up your content but what to do first you don’t want to go straight in and mess it all up with your big mouth so you need to think about your first steps carefully! I would suggest [...]
- Share your link to your favorite SEO, Social Media or Marketing Ebook / Post and Win
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November 17th, 2008
Share with us your favorite Ebook or post about SEO (have to spell it out also Search Engine Optimization), Social Media or Marketing that gave you that Ahhhhh clarity of purpose or vision, I know mine which I’ll share at the end.
- Who to follow on Twitter for Social Media & SEO tips Part 2
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November 17th, 2008
You can find the highly successful Part 1 ‘Who to follow on Twitter for Social Media & SEO tips’ here.
- Who are the SEO Elite
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November 16th, 2008
After a the post ‘SEO Company, SEO and Search Engine Optimization Google Results Are a Disgrace’ by @onreact_com Tad, I came up with the notion that if the search results for SEO and Search Engine Optimization are so bad who can we trust and asked fellow twitterers to suggest some people / companies that THEY would trust with their SEO, here are the results;
- Who to follow on Twitter for Social Media & SEO tips
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November 16th, 2008
As an avid Twitter user I searched for some interesting people to follow and listen to concerning these subjects, what I found that many people have keyword’s in their @username but never tweet a single thing about SEO or Social Media so I thought I would make a list of the people I found that are sharing tips either directly from Twitter or via posts that they tweet to Twitter.
- What are your goals with Social Media?
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November 15th, 2008
Before you dive into social media it’s a good idea to identify your goals. Do you want to create a conversation with other designers? Reach new clients for your work? Find out what’s going on out there and get constant input through a myriad of RSS feeds?
- How to add text only social media links to WordPress posts
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November 15th, 2008
I found myself with this site wanting to only have text links for post submission to Social Media sites like Mixx, Sphinn, Digg etc. and had to search several different sites to find all the code so I thought I would make a quick post with the relevant code for submission to these sites as text only links:
- How to use Twitter for marketing your business
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November 14th, 2008
I thought I’d make a mini roundup of some of the key post’s that have guided me along the way since being introduced to Twitter some 6 months ago.
- What happened to my Twitter followers?
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November 14th, 2008
When Qwitter was announced ALOT of people jumped on the band wagon, then realized actually it’s quite depressing AND confusing due to the fact that you never really know why people unfollow you. It may just be coincidence that they unfollowed you after that last tweet!
- Free ebook from Michael Martine ‘How to Start a business blog’
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November 14th, 2008
I have written extensively on business blogging. In 2007, I wrote a huge 12-part series of posts on how to start a business blog.
- Some basic suggestions for SEO on a new WordPress install
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November 14th, 2008
Some of these will be solely based for WP installations and recommending plugin’s, some are general tip’s that anyone could apply!
- Twitter, DIGG, Stumbleupon do you have enough time?
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November 14th, 2008
But what are you supposed to do when social media becomes too time consuming and wraps up the vast majority of your time and you’ve been sucked into the black hole and cannot seem to get out long enough to keep your business floating?
- Is there a better time to submit to DIGG?
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November 14th, 2008
The Social Computing lab at HP has released a research paper that finds a strong correlation between the popularity of content on Digg and the time when that submission was made.
- 30 SEO tool recommendations come out of Pubcon
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November 14th, 2008
Some great SEO tool’s recommended by some of the top SEO people!
- Google let’s us in on some SEO secret’s!
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November 14th, 2008
What are some simple ways that I can improve my website’s performance in Google?