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Did you know that your Twitter tweets are ripe with search engine juice that you can put to use to get more marketing exposure? Of course, links you post on Twitter, including links in your bio, are automatically no-follow, meaning the search engines will follow them, but “link juice” (like Google PageRank) isn’t carried over. [...]

Twitter has been around for quite some time now. And its popularity has been instrumental. The cute bird logo and the simple platform to share tweets with friends, colleagues and family have made it an effective social network. Twitter being a microblogging platform is well suited for today’s faced paced life where people around the [...]

How to become a ninja rockstar on twitter? It all starts with the number of followers you have – how many people get your message. It makes sense that the more followers you have, the more people that are actually reading your message, the more impact that you can have. A new enterprise has Twitter [...]

Finding people to follow on Twitter can be undertaken in numerous ways. When you first join Twitter you are prompted with “See if your friends are on Twitter. ” It’s better to skip this step when you first join because you don’t yet have anything in your profile. You really don’t want people to look [...]

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If you’re fairly new to blogging, it can sometimes feel like you’re not getting anywhere with your blog.  You’ve got very little traffic, almost zero interaction, and not much hope it will get any better any time soon. I started my latest blog roughly around October/November of 2009. (I think!) So around about six months ago.  Today it’s currently a PR 3, with an Alexa ranking of 478,175 and climbing.  In the last six months I’ve had roughly 22,165 visits and 57,129 page views. Now that is fairly modest in comparison to many more established blogs, but I’m pretty proud of the traction I’ve gained so far and am excited about its continued growth.   And I feel there are a handful of simple things I did that really helped to propel that growth fairly quickly. 1.  Killer unique content. I’m a freelance ghostwriter by trade, and writing is a bit fun for me, so it might be a little easier for me than perhaps others.  But killer unique content is vitally important if you really want your blog to shine, to gain readers and interaction, and please Google. Experiment with your content, take risks, and see what kind of response you get.  Also, pay attention to post length… it depends on the niche, but sometimes longer posts are more suitable and sometimes shorter posts.  Sometimes a nice blend is preferred by your target market. 2.  Take advantage of social media. I’m fortunate in that I have quite a large Twitter following that I make a point to interact with regularly.  So when I post something new, I automatically Tweet about it, sometimes several times throughout the first day and the next. I also pull my content directly to my Facebook FanPage , as well as often post new content to my wall for my other FB friends.  If you cultivate those relationships, you’ll find your content gets ReTweeted and shared if it’s good… which means more eyes and traffic for you. 3. Schedule your own ReTweets. I primarily use Su.Pr to schedule these.  I do an initial Retweet, and then I schedule a few more throughout the day and into the next day.  I also make sure that if it’s a really good post (IMO) to Stumble it through the Su.Pr interface as well. I firmly believe this has been a really large part in my blog gaining more traction.  I also schedule a few ReTweets here and there using Hootsuite as well.  Just be sure to mix it up and make the times a bit random.  ReTweeting the same stuff at the same times every day won’t win you any favors with your followers. 4. Post frequently and on a schedule if possible. The most successful blogs usually post every day and sometimes several times a day.  However that’s not always possible for some, so just simply choosing to post on a regular weekly schedule, such as 1-3 times a week could work equally as well for your blog. I’d recommend starting off with posting at least 5 days a week to start, and then if you want to taper off as you gain a readership, you can.  I’d also recommend that if you only post 1-3 times per week, really make those posts quality with a lot of shine and sparkle, as well as slightly longer than the typical 500 word article. 5. Finally? Guest post. This is actually only my third guest post, my first was on ProBlogger and the second on a paid forum, but I’ve seen a huge increase in readership, interaction, and traffic just from those two things. So I’ve decided to make guest posting a regular part of my schedule for awhile, and this makes my third.  Guest posting can be a huge benefit to your own blog’s traffic and readership, and it’s a win-win because you get to give the blog owner you are guest posting for a nice day off from posting themselves.  Not to mention you are building a quality relationship with a fellow blog owner, which is an excellent way to network in my book. There you have it!  5 simple ways you can improve your blog and it’s traction on the web, and see a marked increase in your traffic and readership.  It might not be a perfect strategy, and it does involve work on your part, but it’s working well for me and could potentially work well for you too.  Now get to blogging! Cori is a freelance ‘ghost’ (as in writer/blogger) and the creative brains and dubious brawn behind her own blog Big Girl Branding. She’d also like to note that ‘big’ does not mean what you think it means. It was meant to indicate being a grown up.  Sigh… Of course you probably didn’t get that, and it totally loses its effect when she has to explain it. So I guess she’ll just have to put on her ‘big girl’ panties and deal with it. She’ll feel better about the whole misunderstanding though if you stop by and say hi. Worry FREE Niche Content Each and Every Month! For Less Than A Price Of Pizza, You Get Over 300 Brand-New, Top Shelf Blog Posts Each Month… Without Having To Write A Single Word … Get PLR Content Super Cheap here! Copyright WordPress Guides Blog . All rights reserved. If reading this content on site other then origination blog – it was stolen and publisher is in direct violation of copyrights. 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2009 was the year many individuals and businesses dipped their toes in social media. 2010 will be the year where people look for ways to measure social media. Social media measurement however can be a little tricky. Where do I start? The best place to begin would be to figure out what you are looking to accomplish from using social media as an online marketing vehicle. Are you looking to build your network, broadcast messages, create community around your brand, drive traffic to your website or blog, or perhaps you just dove in with little thought or strategy? Having these questions answered will greatly help you determine what success in social media is and how you can measure it. Below is a list of ten tools you can use to measure social media. Web Traffic This is a basic but important way to measure social media if one of your goals is to increase traffic to your website or blog. Social media traffic referrals can be quickly measured using your favorite web analytics tool. Figure out which sites send the most traffic and also what type of content is successful. Advanced Segments Google Analytics has a pretty powerful feature called Advanced Segments. This allows you to group certain types of visits together in your data. This can come in handy when you are measuring traffic and conversions from social media. For example, you can create a custom segment for Twitter and Facebook. This will enable you to bring in these segments when you are analyzing your data so you can better determine various things like amount and quality of traffic from social media. Digg might send the most traffic but visitors from Twitter may convert better. Advanced segments can help you determine all this. Leads, Conversions and Sales This ties into some of the other mentions I made in regards to using your analytics for social media measurement. Track referring sites all the way through your funnel to see which networks are sending traffic that generates leads that convert to sales. Use this data to influence where you spend your time and efforts online. Facebook Insight Facebook pages come with an insightful (pun intended, I know, bad, right?) panel called Insight. This panel shares data on fans, interactions and quality of your posts. Graphs make viewing this data a breeze. Graphs display information such as total number of fans, unsubscribed fans and how they grow over time. Facebook is also kind enough to share demographic data of your fans. Links Clicked Another simple way of measurement is to look at the data url shorteners provide. There are many of them but my two favorite are Hootsuite’s ow.ly and bit.ly. Both tools shorten your urls and keep up with how many clicks your links receive as well as information on location of the people clicking on your links. This information is good because it can quickly uncover useful information such as which content people are interested in and what times of the day people are most likely to click on your messages. Blog Subscribers You can quickly keep an eye on your growth of your blog’s subscribers. Pay attention to subscription spikes in relation to your social media activity. Facebook Insight Facebook pages come with an insightful (pun intended, I know, bad, right?) panel called Insight. This panel shares data on fans, interactions and quality of your posts. Graphs make viewing this data a breeze. Graphs display information such as total number of fans, unsubscribed fans and how they grow over time. Facebook is also kind enough to share demographic data of your fans. Links Clicked Another simple way of measurement is to look at the data url shorteners provide. There are many of them but my two favorite are Hootsuite’s ow.ly and bit.ly. Both tools shorten your urls and keep up with how many clicks your links receive as well as information on location of the people clicking on your links. This information is good because it can quickly uncover useful information such as which content people are interested in and what times of the day people are most likely to click on your messages. Klout Klout is a tool that measures your reputation and influence on Twitter. What I like about Klout is it measures your TRUE REACH, not just the number of followers you have. True reach is defined as “the size of your engaged audience.” They subtract out bots and those accounts that you have nothing in common and no interaction with. Another cool feature is knowing your “amplification ability.” Amplification ability is defined by Klout as “This is the likelihood that your message will generate retweets or spark a conversation. “ This is good stuff here. 20,000 followers are no good if you have no influence or engagement. Twitter gives you the opportunity to amplify your message beyond your direct network, thus enabling your messages to go viral. Measuring your Twitter success by these metrics can prove valuable. Twitter Analyzer Twitter Analyzer is another robust tool used for measure your Twitter profile. Like Klout, it can help you get a better handle on your influence and reach and much more. What is cool about this tool is it gets very detailed down to the day and individual followers which provides great insight if you spend a little time looking through it. Socialseek Socialseek is a desktop application that enables you to quickly and easily track your brands mentions through various channels in social media. It checks tweets, blogs, videos, photos, and events on any topic, in your city as well as hot topics, news, stars and even your brand – all in real-time! They have a mobile app as well. This tool can help businesses stay on top of what people are saying about their brand and better react to negative chatter. Reputation management is important, especially for brands. Social media can help or hurt you and knowing what is being said and who is saying it is valuable information. Followers, Fans and Popular Front Page Stories Another way to measure social media is by simply looking at the number of your network. Monitor the growth of your network across each social media profile as well as any of your content that becomes popular on these sites as well. Be sure to track the quantity and quality of your network. There are many tools available now to help you measure social media and look for many more to pop-up through the course of the year. What tools and methods do you use? About the Author: Zack Hanebrink is an online marketing professional and publisher of Online Marketing Mashup , a blog that provides tips and resources for all aspects of online marketing. FREE DVD! 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