Blog/Social Media Strategy Links: Week 3

Easton Ellsworth — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:21:10 +0000

Welcome to Week 3 of the Visionary Blogging Links series!

Every Friday at Visionary Blogging, I share the best URLs I’ve discovered over the past week that have to do with business blogging or professional blogging in general and blogging/social media strategy in particular (for non-profit organizations, for-profit corporations, entrepreneurs, etc.).

Over time, I’ll add some of the very best links from my Links series to the Resources page (still a bit messy, but I’m working on it!). Bookmark that page and my ever-growing Blog Improvement Tips page for future reference.

You’re welcome to suggest links for this series. Just leave a comment here or contact me directly.

Week 3 Links

How do you tell if your social media consultant is the real deal? by Drew McLellan (@DrewMcLellan) at Drew’s Marketing Minute – Drew shares some great caveats on how to make sure you’re not getting advice from someone who’s clueless about the way social media actually works.
7 Tips on How to Write Sticky, Memorable Blog Posts by Glenn Murray at Problogger – Excellent tips to remember every time you’re about to hit publish – and even when you’re just starting to write.
Perfect Blogs, 404 Errors, and Humanity by Liz Strauss at Successful Blog – Liz points out that a blog, like a person, isn’t supposed to be flawless. You’ll accomplish far more in blogging when you give up insisting on creating only complete, error-free posts.
The 6 Goals of SEO: Choosing the Right Ones for Your Business by Rand Fishkin at SEOMoz – Amazing primer on why you might perform SEO for business reasons and how to choose the right emphasis for your SEO campaign.

Thanks for everyone who created these fantastic articles. Stay tuned for next Friday’s VB Links!

Which link do you like the most?

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Visionary Blogging Links: Weeks 1-2

Easton Ellsworth — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:29:30 +0000

Welcome to the Visionary Blogging Links series!

What is The Visionary Blogging Links Series?

Every Friday here at Visionary Blogging, I’ll share the best URLs I’ve discovered over the past week that have to do with business blogging or professional blogging in general and blogging/social media strategy in particular.

I promise to only share links of the highest quality, and never more than 10 per week. You deserve the cream of the cream.

Since today is the second Friday of 2009, we’ll call this week’s edition “Weeks 1-2.”

By next week I’ll create a centralized page where we can keep track of all the links throughout the year and have them organized for maximum usefulness.

You’re welcome to suggest links, of course. Just leave a comment here or contact me directly.

Links, Please!

Okay, here you go. For January 1-9, 2009, our Visionary Blogging Links are:

Cultivating a Writing Habit by Chris Brogan at ChrisBrogan.com on January 4, 2009 – Read, write, write. Chris gets right to the heart of a critical blogging skill.
How to use blogs to build your SEO strategy by Benjamin Fitts at Home Business Blogs on January 6, 2009 – I love the idea conveyed by this article and its accompanying image. Plant linking seeds in various spots of online ground and watch your online presence grow.
How to Become a Better Blogger by Jonathan Muller (as a guest post for Yan Susanto) at thou shall blog on January 7, 2009 – Learn more, network more and use your blogging time more wisely.
TweetBacks WordPress Plugin by Dan Zarrella at DanZarrella.com on January 8, 2009 – Whether or not you use WordPress, Dan’s new plugin is important to know about because it signals an emerging trend among professional bloggers: the displaying of links found on Twitter at individual posts on a blog. They’re like trackbacks, Twitter style! I’ll be trying them out very soon right here.

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