Posts Tagged ‘blog-pr’

Why Search Engines Like Link Building

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

When considering all aspects that will make your blog more visible in search engines, link building should be on the list, if not close to the top.  According to Wikipedia, “Reciprocal linking between websites is an important part of the search engine optimization process because Google uses link popularity algorithms (defined as the number of [...]

RSS Feeds Are Here To Stay

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Although in the grand scheme of things, RSS feeds are novel additions to the World Wide Web, the fact of the matter is that they are not going anywhere anytime soon, if ever.  They have become a welcome aid to many businesses because they offer a way to get significant information to customers fast.
Remember the [...]

More Site Visitors = More Potential Revenue

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Detailed blog marketing facts can be found at Daily Blog Tips.
You may have heard the phrase Search Engine Optimization (SEO) from your marketing consultant or from other business owners, but what is it?  You want your weblog and site to have frequent visitors, and SEO-friendly content will help you achieve this.  It will probably be helpful [...]

Blog Marketing for The Holidays: Is Your Site Ready for the Crowds?

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

I’ve started my Christmas shopping online and it is my goal not to step inside a single brick and mortar store this holiday season. I imagine that there are millions of consumers who are going to go the same route. Are we going to find your e-commerce site or are we going to find your [...]

Contact Info for Bloggers

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Is full contact info necessary if you are a full-time blogger?
I’ve posted on this before but it bears repeating…  You should have some sort of immediate contact info on your blog.  Whether it’s your cell phone (as in Robert Scoble’s case), your business line (as in Steve Rubel’s case) or your Skype name with online [...]

Why aren’t you blogging?

Monday, March 13th, 2006

If you’re a respected CEO, Executive or other ‘higher-up’ you may think you don’t have time to blog.  Here’s a common comment on blogging avoidance:
4. I don’t have the time.There
are currently 364 unanswered emails in my inbox.  I have 14 phone calls
to return.  Six meetings a day.  I’m currently sitting on the redeye
flying back from SFO [...]

Business Blogging Tips: User Surveys

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Many companies use online surveys to get a customer’s perspective, and to assess how the company is meeting the needs of the user.
Making polls that are random, and unscientific in nature, effective requires proper planning on your part.
It’s forgotten details like this one that end in partially completed data submissions.
2) Try to begin the survey [...]

SEO and Blogsites - Unique Aspects

Monday, February 6th, 2006

You’ve seen the link properties on a Blogsite, but do you understand WHY they’re so important to your SEO success.
TagsYou’ve probably known tags, like title tags, <title> and header tags, <h1> or <h2>, are vital to your SEO strategy.  But did you know the title, synopsis, and url are all similar to these types of [...]

McDonald’s Blog Draws Blogger Ire

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Shel Isreal, co-author of Naked Conversations (a highly acclaimed book on the blogosphere) has some advice for McDonald’s and their fledgling blog.  These in particular are important to note:

2. Talk about a typical day in the life of a franchise owner, who gets up at some ungodly hour and goes to bed late [...]

No Comments Please!

Friday, January 20th, 2006

Getting an online voice requires opening your company and yourself to criticism and negative comments. The Washington Post said, "Enough!" today to their own blog commentors by pulling the plug on all comments, site-wide.
Like so much this month, the development goes back to Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist who pleaded guilty to conspiracy [...]