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Twitter towel thrown 2008-02-20 02:31:37 I have tested Twitter
for a while, with a Tweet once or twice daily, from Google Talk, e-mail and through this blog’s plugin. Smart ways to microblog, easily integrated with various channels.
Why Twitter?
I did it because I don’t get it. When I don’t get it, I try to challenge my stereotypes and make an effort [...]
How to Write Posts That Set StumbleUpon on Fire 2008-02-13 09:37:38 On ProBlogger today, guest author Skellie posted a great article on How to Write
Posts That Set StumbleUpon
on Fire. Skellie is a web-only freelancer, writing on Anywired, among other places. Here is a quote from the post:
These are tips and ideas I use on a daily basis to get anywhere between a few hundred [...]
Social Media Marketing: Business or Pleasure? 2008-02-13 03:31:31 This is the continued guide to Getting started in Social
Media. In the previous post, you learned how to attract attention in Social Media
.
This time, we’re moving on to some more details in Social Media Marketing
. The question is, can you use Social Media for business purposes or is it just does it fit best [...] Read more:Business
Attracting attention in Social Media 2008-02-12 08:13:07 This is the continued Getting started guide to Social
Media. In the last post, you could read about how you can get started with some basic social networking, using social bookmarking tools and your own blog.
This time, it’s about getting noticed and contributing to your social network. Read more:Social Media
, attention
Read, Write and Share in Social Media 2008-02-11 07:46:43 Continuing the series on How to get started in Social
Media.
Getting fully engaged in Social Media
requires time, commitment, and sincerity. The social aspect means that actual people read what you contribute, so if you use it sporadically, your listeners lose interest. The same goes for what you say – if you don’t come across [...] Read more:Write
, Share
Getting started in social media 2008-02-10 10:25:39 Have you heard all the hype about Social Media and are interested in getting started? Perhaps you’ve already taken a few steps in the Social Media arena. This is the first of a series of articles on using Social Media for personal and business purposes. As you’ll see, personal and business interests in Social Media [...] Read more:media
February Is Social Month 2008-02-08 09:17:22 February is the theme month on this blog for Social
Media. I will be researching a lot in the area, and posting my findings on this blog. Read more:February
, Month
What’s Your Business Communication Platform? 2008-02-08 06:49:09 Mashable has listed 10 Great Tools For Online Business
Communication for you to use. Some are free, and others you pay for.
I decided on Skype for our office need. It’s encrypted, and supports both chat, voip and video conferencing. Also, it’s more widely spread over Europe than a lot of the other options listed.
What’s your [...] Read more:Platform
5 Personal Social Media Strategies defined 2008-02-06 09:58:58 Engaging in Social
Media requires time, commitment and sincerity. If you don’t spend enough time interacting with your social networks, activities and tools, people stop paying attention to you in the Social Media channel. That’s why you need a Personal
Social Media Strategy - selecting which types of Social Media fit you, selecting the tools, [...] Read more:Strategies
, defined
Using FriendFeed for Social Media aggregation 2008-03-19 10:05:16 The latest hype in Social
Media is FriendFeed, where you can aggregate all (or many of) your social media tools. There are a lot of practical applications to this, such as using the Imaginary Friend function as Master Aggregator.
I’ve put it to the test, and I’m pleasantly surprised. I have talked about social media fatigue [...]
Affiliate networks in Europe: Denmark 2008-03-19 04:07:40 I have compiled a list of affiliate networks in Europe
. Starting out with Denmark
, since I am located in Copenhagen. This is a brief overview, designed to be a starting point for advertisers and publishers focusing on Europe. Read more:Affiliate
SEO basics for business professionals 2008-03-18 06:43:15 From talking to clients and industry colleagues, it has occurred to me that the SEO
discipline is unclear to some. Even though people are used to online campaigns, affiliate marketing, SEM and other online marketing channels, there is a lack of understanding in some businesses as to what SEO actually involves. So here is a [...]
Get connected with Carl-Johan Hunefalk 2008-03-21 05:13:00 The contributors to the Forrester Marketing Blog are taking their own advice and getting more personal with their readers. An excellent initiative, adding a picture of the author to each post, so you can get a view of who actually wrote it.
Professional bloggers like Problogger and marketers like Seth Godin all let you get [...] Read more:Johan
The Key to Long Term, Sustainable Internet Marketing 2008-03-24 06:13:55 In the fast moving Internet
arena, it is easy to jump from marketing effort to marketing effort, trying to keep up with new techniques and technologies online. Some of us get fatigued by the pressure and information overload.
Here are a few ways to get into Internet Marketing
, and build a long term Internet Marketing portfolio.
[...] Read more:Sustainable
, Long Term
Social Media is Dangerous 2008-04-09 02:42:49 … but then isn’t life in general? The NY Times brought the news that blogging can be a dangerous addiction, where 3 Americans have died the past six months from stress and unhealthy living. Disregarding the unhealthy lifestyle of many Americans in general (let’s face it, it’s not exemplary), being a full-time blogger can be [...] Read more:Social
, Social Media
Affiliate Networks in Europe: Sweden 2008-04-14 09:34:44 Affiliate marketing is not rocket science, but it requires some good affiliate management to be really successful at it. For one thing, a lot of times affiliate marketing is best optimized per market. If you can get a good pan-Europe
an deal with one affiliate network, you should probably go for that. However, it may pay [...] Read more:Affiliate
, Sweden
Sharing Bookmarks 2008-04-16 08:07:18 I have decided to add my del.icio.us bookmarks to this blog. You can see them in the lower right hand menu. You can also add me as a friend directly on del.icio.us or on StumbleUpon.
Also, remember to add me to your Twitter and subscribe to this blog via RSS.
If you own a blog, connect to [...] Read more:Sharing
, Bookmarks
Enterprise Web Analytics For Free 2008-04-16 03:28:49 IndexTools COO Dennis Mortensen writes on his blog VisualRevenue that IndexTools (bought by Yahoo!) willl be free for Yahoo clients.
Yahoo! currently intends to provide the IndexTools Web Analytics
service FREE of charge to clients and partners who accept the standard Yahoo! agreement.
All you have to do is accept the standard Yahoo! agreement. This is excellent [...]
Tutorial: Adding Thumbshots to Your WordPress Blog 2008-04-17 09:50:56 Like I’ve mentioned, pictures are a great idea in a blog, and thumbshots of websites add credibility to a website. Here is a short tutorial on how to add thumbshots to the comments you get on your blog:
Sign up for Thumbshots.org.
Log in to your WP admin area.
In WP 2.5+, click [...] Read more:Tutorial
The Viral Value of Pictures 2008-04-17 09:19:01 There is a great value in pictures. The majority of human beings are visually oriented, and we use pictures on a website to get a quick orientation of the content.
To make it easier for visitors to evaluate content, add pictures to your blog posts or website’s articles. Flickr lets you save and share your pictures, [...] Read more:Viral
, Value
, Pictures
Top 10 Mistakes Affiliate Advertisers Lose Money On 2008-04-17 02:26:52 There are a number of misconceptions and mistakes made when it comes to affiliate marketing. Here are 10 common mistakes that I have collected from my time at TradeDoubler, Europe’s largest affiliate network.
Limited time frame. Affiliate
Marketing differs from ad campaigns in that they have a long term focus. It is an [...] Read more:Money
25 Social Media for Travel Marketing 2008-04-19 04:05:48 For Internet Marketers in the Travel
industry, there are plenty of opportunities to get engaged in Social
Media Marketing
. Here is a list of 25 travel specific social networking websites that let you get engaged with your audience.
TripAdvisor - “Featuring real advice from real travelers, TripAdvisor-branded sites cover 300,000+ hotels and attractions.” The largest [...] Read more:Social Media
The Wrong and the Right Way to Use Linkedin Answers for Social Media Marketing 2008-04-23 08:12:58 Recently, I have seen some bad and some good examples of marketing on Linkedin. Like Seth Godin mentions in his Meatball Sundae book, the new type of marketing is not interruptive, like broadcasting to an audience.
What not to do when marketing on Linkedin
Do not post blatant self-promotion in the Answers section. Here’s a real world [...] Read more:Wrong
, Right
, Social
, Marketing
, Social Media
The Action Dashboard 2008-04-30 06:10:39 Although I’m busy writing a (quite long) post on online marketing, I have to stop and mention a very good post from Avinash Kaushik on dashboards. Avinash is the author of Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, which I can recommend to anyone who is new at web analytics, as well as the Analytics Evangelist [...] Read more:Action
, Dashboard
Online Video Ad Guidelines 2008-05-07 02:21:32 The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has put together some guidelines for video ads online.
The new guidelines cover three basic forms of online video ad formats: linear ads, non-linear ads and companion ads.
Linear video ads are interruptive video spots - typically the pre-roll type, which is similar to television ads. According to MediaPost, these [...] Read more:Guidelines
, Online Video
Google PageRank Updated 2008-05-06 05:40:02 The official GooglePageRank
has been updated, so that many websites now have a new PageRank. SEO Sydney Blog reports evidence of PageRank being updated at the end of April, 2008. Read more:Google PageRank
Implementing a Successful Internet Marketing Strategy 2008-05-09 07:31:03 A website without a strategy is like driving through the jungle without a road to follow - you’re bound to get lost before you get very far! After all, there is a reason for every website’s existence - whether it’s revenue or awareness - that justifies its existence. Defining the reason for creating your website [...] Read more:Internet
, Marketing
, Strategy