Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Like I said previously, social media is not all about friends and mutual help. It might also trigger unreasoned hatred, misinterpretation and misunderstanding. Well, fellow Mozzers might have noticed my highly negative attitude towards SEOMoz thumb down system; so recent discussions over there inspired me to post my opinion on ...
Category: Social Bookmarking, Social Media Marketing | 30 Comments »
Friday, February 29th, 2008
The benefits of niche blogging are well-known: that's a proven way to attract loyal audience who will be visiting your site and interact with you; applying niche blogging basics also allows you to generate organic search traffic by focusing on niche related keywords and highly relevant inlinks.
But is it also ...
Category: Blogging, Branding, Social Media Marketing | 25 Comments »
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
A friend of mine came to me recently saying that she was "blatantly approached with an insulting proposition" </quote> by another member of the social media network where she participated. She looked really worried and angry. I recommended her to block the guy and forget about that.
Another friend of mine ...
Category: Social Media Marketing | 40 Comments »
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
All social networks are slightly essentially different [well, let me tell you some commonplace truth, you know] - a newb will first try to apply the same "proven" strategy once he joins a new community, while an experienced marketer will explore the differences first and will try to tweak a ...
Category: Social Media Marketing | 6 Comments »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Let's face it, we do flatter daily in real life either sincerely or on purpose. There is no secret that flattering is also a widely used social media marketing tool. With it you can get more social friends, their support and help, and establish yourself as a social network power ...
Category: Branding, Social Media Marketing, Viral Marketing | 19 Comments »
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
Web marketers who view social media as a promotional tool can be roughly divided into three categories:
1) Those who blatantly spam (in a hope to get quick traffic). They usually have no valuable content to offer the community and their main goal is to get people click on an ad.
2) ...
Category: Branding, Social Bookmarking, Social Media Marketing, Viral Marketing | 27 Comments »
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
To Sphinn or not to sphinn... That is the question. Bookmarking one's own articles can be frowned upon being compared with mere spamming. And here is my sincere confession: I DO bookmark posts authored by me as social bookmarking is the best way to get to know your audience, to ...
Category: Social Bookmarking, Social Media Marketing, Viral Marketing | 12 Comments »
