1/. Do you want to sell a product or particular service? You might attract more traffic from social news sites, but are these users really in the frame of mind to buy something when they reach your site or do they just want to be entertained? If you’re selling a product then you might be better off using social shopping sites and contacting influential bloggers in your niche. http://socialmediatrader.com/how-to-commit-social-media-suicide/
2/. Posting consistently doesn’t mean that you have to post every day, it simply means that you need to publish content on a regular basis, whatever that may be. Almost every blog that successfully draws traffic is publishing new posts with some consistency. http://www.dailyblogtips.com/10-important-facts-of-blog-promotion/
3/. I highly encourage you to share what you do. Don’t limit yourself to the one pager especially if you are going for a job in pr, advertising or digital. http://technomarketer.typepad.com/technomarketer/2008/01/the-social-medi.html
4/. Use social media in the morning, during breaks or at the evening. When you’re not able to work yet or already social media will allow you to spend the time somewhat productively and actively anyways. Of course do not spend all your free time doing that. http://seo2.0.onreact.com/10-habits-of-highly-efficient-social-media-power-users
5/. Part of being a blogger is receiving and answering reader questions by email. These questions can be a great source of ideas for posts your audience is craving. http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/29/blogger-or-mind-reader-six-ways-to-give-your-audience-exactly-what-it-wants/
6/. 35 Twitter Tips from 35 Twitter Users http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/25/35-twitter-tips-from-35-twitter-users/
7/. “Don’t hate on Facebook.” Give it a chance before you decide to curse it to hell as an annoying social site that is a waste of time. If you STILL aren’t using Facebook for yourself, you won’t be able to understand how to use it for anyone else. http://www.seo-chicks.com/387/10-reasons-why-you-should-still-be-using-facebook.html
8/. Linking to older posts can increase your traffic and search engine rankings. Additionally, it can also give more information for the readers that want to go deeper into certain subjects. http://www.dailyblogtips.com/10-things-that-bloggers-tend-to-forget-but-shouldnt/
9/. The “SEO value proposition” of social media is that you get your message out to communities and individuals entrenched in an innovative online environment. You become a part of the community which understands online relationships; and that community brings forth new connections, networks and inbound link opportunities. http://www.komarketingassociates.com/blog/5-ways-to-make-social-media-a-part-of-everyday-business-strategy/
10/. Don’t sacrifice quality for a big headline. You could probably find a hundred or more resources for your list, but how many of them will waste your reader’s time? Include only as many quality resources as you find. http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/18/how-to-create-social-medias-favorite-type-of-blog-post/
11/. If you don’t talk about your successes to some degree they might go unnoticed – but when you ’shout’ about them you can actually hurt your reputation. Constantly talking about how well you’ve done things can alienate readers who don’t achieve what you’ve achieved and it can come off as arrogant. http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/21/writing-with-confidence-or-risking-your-reputation/
12/. Bloggers and readers of TechCrunch were incensed … leaving more than 500 comments against his original guest post and triggering a follow up post from Dan to clarify his point of view. Of course, the post generated big publicity for Dan’s relatively small firm as well … hence the dual views on whether you think this was a bad move, or a brilliant publicity play. http://rohitbhargava.typepad.com/weblog/2008/01/the-4-elements.html
13/. Social Media was not created for marketing. Social Media existed before the modern internet and even preceded websites. Social Media is a creation of users for themselves to meet and connect, to think otherwise is foolish. No social media network was created for the express purpose of marketing. http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-socia-media-romance
14/. Think of your various actions like driving a car. You won’t drive very fast if you’re constantly shifting gears up and down at random. You want transitions between gears to be smooth and only occur when it’s necessary. http://www.dailyblogtips.com/10-simple-productivity-tips-for-bloggers/
15/. People mostly submit and vote for content not because they objectively think the content is good, but because they think that the community in general is going to find the content to be good. http://searchengineland.com/080115-155559.php
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