Blogging And Beyond | Week 11There was a TON of news this week but I want to focus on just two issues; Google Reader’s shutdown and Pinterest’s launch of Web Analytics. Both of these news items are pretty big and affect a lot of bloggers. [Read more...]
Okay, it’s settled, Google’s toolbar PageRank isn’t going anywhere. We’ve been hearing for years that Google PageRank is on its way out and, I hate to disappoint everyone, Google’s Matt Cutts just squashed that rumor. [Read more...]
Since we have been doing Hangouts on Air each week for the Hot Blog Tips Newsletter Team, I have been encouraging others to give it a try. I often hear a few of the same excuses as to why “they” can’t do them. Let’s look at a few and see if we can’t get everyone over that “why I can’t do live video hump“.
FYI – I am going to be blunt, if you get your feeling hurt easily or are just looking for excuses, this post may not be for you.
Here we go, this is how an old school blogger starts, “Well, back in the day…” lol. A few years ago I got pretty excited about keyword research and how easy it was to manipulate Google and the other search engines. I know this sounds strange and a little arrogant but it was what it was and Google has cleaned house since the days of AdSense blogging and I was one of those swept under the rug. [Read more...]
Last week I was reading a post on Mashable by Todd Wasserman, Let’s Face it: Most Social Media Marketing Is a Waste of Time. This isn’t the first post I’ve seen by an author that’s discouraged with social media and I’m certain it won’t be the last. So, is social media a waste of time? I’m not here to slam anyone; I just want to take a deeper look at the question.
I guess that would depend on our goals, how we gauge the results and how we are working it. Now, for the sake of this post, I’m referring to brands and blogs and not how much time our family members spend of Facebook. [Read more...]
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