It’s amazing to me how quickly social media and community management have exploded in the job market. It seemed just a year ago that they were few and far between, but now that companies are seeing the value in having dedicated, talented and knowledgeable people in charge rather then shuffling off the responsibilities to traditional marketing roles, lots of opportunities have become available. There’s some great resources out there to target your job search when it comes to social media ...
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Social Media-ize Your Blog
It may seem like a foregone conclusion to making sure your blog has social media friendly elements baked into it to enable your readers to easily share your content, and become a regular follower of your contributions to the digital world. But I’m amazed at how many blogs I actually come across that make it much more difficult then it needs to be. By just taking a few easy tips to re-organize your blog and add some plugins or code, you can have your blog set up so that anyone that stops by can ...
Social Media Book Giveaway Contest Follow Up
When I decided to do a book giveaway, my intentions were certainly noble. I genuinely wanted to give them away. However I also wanted to measure how a contest would impact the traffic to my site from a visitor and engagement standpoint. Best of both worlds. I would also suggest this excellent site for daily giveaways where you can win some awesome gifts. First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. I always appreciate when people take the time to leave read anything I ...
Why I Choose Whrrl For My Location Based Time
I have to admit, it took me awhile to actually spend any real time with the location based social networks. I didn’t see the value in it, not to mention, 90% of the time I would never really remember to pull out my phone to check in anywhere. There wasn’t any real value to me to try to do it more. I’ve been wanting to write more about these services, but not until I was able to really give them a good try and for the past few weeks, I’ve immersed myself into really 3 choices, Facebook ...
Social Media Book Package Giveaway!
As a thank you to those that visit and contribute to my blog, I’ve wanted to do some sort of giveaway for awhile, but wanted it to be somewhat relevant to what I do and write about. My blog certainly doesn’t generate crazy amounts of traffic or revenue, so I couldn’t exactly get too crazy, but I think I’ve come up with something pretty cool. So what’s the prize package you ask? To one lucky reader I will be giving away the following social media book package: Socialnomics by Erik ...
What I’ve Learned About Blogging Based On A Year’s Worth Of Data
I didn't really get serious about blogging until the past year, and even then, I haven't written as much as I would like. Like many bloggers, I've gone in and out of writing, and that doesn't help with maintaining a consistent flow of traffic to your blog. At the end of the day, driving eyeballs to my blog isn't really the ultimate goal, writing useful and appreciated content is. But I like anyone loves to see people visit. So I decided to dive deep into the analytics of ...
