Social Media
Why social media scheduling tools might be a bad idea
Let’s face it, you don’t have enough time to do everything you want or need to do. You don’t have enough time for all the clever marketing ideas you heard on the latest podcast. You don’t have time to keep your website perfectly updated. And you don’t have time for social media. So you turn…
Read MoreFive Simple Steps to Double Your Business with LinkedIn
LinkedIn may not be up there with the “cool” kids like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but if you know how to take advantage of it, LinkedIn can provide you with a lot more leads and new clients that all other social networks combined. Despite what some people still think, LinkedIn is not simply a place…
Read MoreHow to hire an awesome writer for your blog
You’ve got a blog – so far, so good. And you’ve written six posts, but now the inevitable time crunch is happening. A week goes by, and then another. No blog post. Two more weeks and despite your best intentions…still no blog post. We see it all the time: orphaned blogs. They still command a…
Read MoreHow to Use Hashtags to Get 15% More Shares
Before you hover over the “Publish” button after completing a blog post, ask yourself: “Did I target the right keywords? Did I correct my grammatical errors and spelling mistakes? Did I remember to use hashtags in my social media posts and tweets to boost my social engagement?” Today, we’re going to talk about how to…
Read MoreHow to Use Your Social Media Analytics: LinkedIn & Google+
Wondering how to use your social media analytics? In our last post, we covered how to use Facebook and Twitter’s analytics dashboards – as well as what to do with that data. This time, we’ll be covering the lesser (but still important) beasts… LinkedIn and Google+. But first – why should you even care? Why…
Read MoreBuild blog traffic while you sleep: The BlogWorks Solution
Your blog is valuable and you’ve worked hard to publish great information that carefully targets your prime markets. The challenge is to build blog traffic – you need more readers. You can hire a VA in the Philippines or India – but now you have the job of recruiting, training and managing someone new. You…
Read MoreHow to Use Your Social Media Analytics
With the release of Facebook’s powerful new analytics update, we’re inspired to share some social media analytics advice. Social media analytics and insights are the keys to understanding your audience, receiving more engagement, and driving more traffic to your site. If you don’t yet have a grasp on analytics, don’t worry – that’s what this…
Read More5 Ways to Get More Social Media Followers
Some people are getting tens of thousands of website visitors from social media. How do they do it? Voodoo magic? Blackmail? Divine intervention? No, no, and no. That site traffic comes from having a lot of highly-engaged social media followers. But if you’ve tried getting followers before, you understand that sometimes it’s like pulling teeth.…
Read More5 Tips to Increase Engagement With Your Social Followers
You know what sucks? Spending hours on social media trying to get people to engage with you… only to hear crickets. Social media is easily one of the best distribution channels for your site. But if you treat it as nothing more than a distribution channel, you’ll be left wanting more. But it’s possible to…
Read MoreHow to Ensure Your Posts Look AMAZING On Social Media
You just spent five hours writing an epic blog post and you’re feeling pretty proud of yourself. It’s time to share your masterpiece with the world. You share it on social media and await your praise. In anticipation of your glowing feedback, you check your recent social posts and find that the wrong social share…
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