In December 2005 I wrote a blog post for Darren Rowse on Problogger.net , that’s over two years ago. It’s not a bad little article, although I no longer agree with a couple of things. Keep your posts down to 250 words! No chance, a post should be as long as it needs to be. It’s the information people are interested in not the format. Restricting a post to a short length means you do not have the ability to explore the subject adequately, it places a restriction that is basically meaningless. If people want to know what you have written they will read it, it’s up to you to get people excited about what you write. [Read more…] about Success is Sometimes Just about Sticking Around
Social media marketing
Twittering Naked in the Bath
My latest twitter is ” I still think Twitter is as useful as trying to water roses with an over salivating dog.” Which when you think about is is the secret of link building.
I find it as banal as left wing performance artist on the streets of Grantham on a wet Thursday afternoon.
But, and this is the important bit. It carries conversations of people in my industry, and thus, although I would rather rub my own eyeball with high grade sandpaper; I don’t want to be left out of the conversation, however banal. I can count on the fingers of one hand when I actually found it useful, other people may find it more useful than me. Particularly those of a burning need to announce that they are sat in an airport lounge. [Read more…] about Twittering Naked in the Bath
Digg Revolt
So I awoke at 6am this morning to write a nice bit of content for a client and was confronted with a digg Strike. Quickly pinged a few people and saw that the digg community had finally had enough at the Ivory Tower marketing techiniques of the founders of digg.com
Basically, people are pissed at the lack of communication with those who run digg and also over changes in the algorithm which mean some need over 200 voted to make it to the front page.
Short version: digg is changing, adapting with the times. They are in an arms race with the spammers and I hope they win. Problem is, people like me who provide great content for digg get caught in the crossfire and sometimes struggle to get the good stuff to the top. Will it be easier for the good stuff to get to the front page? Can’t say, not yet, we have to see how this current dust up settles.
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Cornwallseo.com Makes Time Magazine
In the 24th of December issue of Time Magazine, flick to the back and check out the article called, The Power of 10. Jump to number 8 and you will see a quote from one of my blog posts, reasons why you should not stop posting top ten lists
It’s very tricky trying to explain to friends and family what I actually do. Success is really only judged on the car you drive and the size of the house you live in. Not whether or not you got a clients website to the front page of digg for the umpteenth time. Now I can wave something under their noses they understand.
Maybe I should start paying more attention to journalists.
Thanks to James Poniewozik for including me in the article.
Social Bookmarking and SEO
There are social bookmarking sites out there that give dofollow links. Meaning if you craft a piece of content and title it with the keyword phrase you need, you are getting a free link with the correct anchor text.
In fact, there are 100’s of sites out there you can do this at. I’m not going to give a list of all the dofollow sites I use, but check out this social bookmarking list and build your own. It simply takes time.
What you need
- A piece of content that provides value
- A compelling title
- Keyword phrase within the title
- A way to monitor your accounts
- Regular analysis of how long each link pops up in google
Social Bookmarking Lists
I am constantly on the lookout for new bookmarking sites. There doesn’t seem to be a definitive list which is constantly updated, so I grabbed as many of the lists as possible and ranked them in order of freshness. It should be a good source of bookmarking sites although there is going to be obvious duplication.
233 Social Networking Sites for Marketing Your Blog
September 30th, 2007
PHP example of how to integrate social bookmarking sites in your website
12 September 2007
Social Bookmarking List over 120 sites with Page Rank
August 27, 2007
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING: 50+ Social Bookmarking Sites
April 23rd, 2007
Your bookmarks should go wherever you go. Here’s a list of social bookmarking websites.
2007
Social Bookmarking Site List (over 150), Tools, & Podcast, with PR
May 22, 2007
The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking – The Top 24 Sites
May 15 2007
The Social Bookmarking Faceoff
September 18, 2006
55 Social Bookmarking Sites to Promote Your Blog Articles
May 25th, 2006
Social Bookmarking Galore!
August 16th 2005
Free Bookmark Managers
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