Top Marketing Blogs This Week: How To Promote Blog Images, Tips ...

Top Marketing Blogs This Week: How To Promote Blog Images, Tips ...
How to Promote Your Event on Your Business Blog - BusyConf
Education Datapalooza: Promoting Innovation in Improving College ...
How to promote your music online | Mark Weber Music Blog
5 Effective Ways To Promote Your Content? - Blogging Tips
How to promote your blog - Black Hat World

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:01 PM PST

In this week's roundup we share some posts that are bound to get your marketing on track. But you'd better bring your thinking cap because these posts will keep you busy. You'll be tweaking, fixing and testing based on some of the great information shared here. It may seem like a lot but the trick is to pick something to try and then try it. Don't worry about doing it all… just do something. Start here.

Are You Promoting Your Blog Images?

Written by David Leonhardt

This article is a nice twist on blog promotion. David reminds us that our posts do double duty – first as the written medium and then as the visual. If you've got photos on your posts then you've got double the promotional value! In this post you'll find out where you can promote your photos (with a few unusual places you might not have heard of), some tools you can use to make them interesting and a couple of tips that will help with the logistics. I bet you'll find at least one new idea here to try so go grab one and add it to your arsenal.

Read the article at OddBlogger.com and follow Leonhardt on Twitter @amabaie

11 SEO Changes That Will Give You Big Results

Written by Neil Patel

The neat thing about this post is that it has none of the usual advice about SEO. You're not going to hear about keywords or title tags here. Instead, Neil shares some fantastic ideas from his own experience – and when it comes to learning how to be the best, what's better than experience? I was hooked from his first tip, which is an overlooked (and probably even unknown) way to uses 404 pages to your advantage. You'll have to read more for your own ah-ha moment but I bet you'll have at least one and then you can go out there are try it yourself.

Read the article at QuickSprout.com and follow Neil on Twitter @NeilPatel

17 Tips To Optimize Page Load Times

Written by Brad Knutson

With Google saying explicitly that site speed affects ranking, there's no better time than right now to optimize your site speed. In this post Brad gives you a bunch of ways that you can make that happen. He also shares some great tools that you can use to help you accomplish some of these tasks. You'll be able to do some of them immediately, though a few are not for the faint of heart. But if you're serious about the success of your site then you might want to consider either picking up a little bit of technical knowledge or finding yourself a knowledgeable developer. If you employ even a few of these tips your site speed will definitely improve.

Read the article at Inbounderish.com and follow Brad on Twitter @BradSKnutson

Marketing Vs Sales: Yeah, There's A Difference

Written by Brooke Ballard

I found this post interesting because when we talk about business we often use sales, marketing and even advertising interchangeably. They are not, however, the same thing. And it pays to know the difference because it will affect how you think about your customers and your brand. In this post Brooke breaks down the conceptual differences between marketing and sales. Kind of like the difference between strategy and tactics, it's something that can affect your ideas, approach and outcomes. Read more to brush up on your entrepreneurial know-how and then get back to business!

Read the article at b2socialmedia.com and follow Brooke on Twitter @madSMscientist

7 Great Internet Marketing Tips For 2014

Written by Pam Ann Aungst

With two weeks of the new year behind us I bet many of us have already forgotten our good intentions. That's why Pam's post is so important – it's a reminder that when it comes to good marketing you can get on board now, tomorrow, next month or whenever you're ready to succeed. Some of these tips are timely – for example, her advice on Google (which as we know can change any day!) – and some of it is timeless (sales funnel? yes, please!) Read more to find out what you need to know and then pick one and make it happen right now.

Read the article at PamAnnMarketing.com and follow Pam on Twitter @PamAnnMarketing

Is there one tip your read about that you can try right now?

How to Promote Your Event on Your Business Blog - BusyConf

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 04:00 PM PST

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When you're caught up in paying for advertising, handling your social network accounts, and setting up an event, some marketing channels get overlooked. Don't forget about the on-site marketing tools you have, such as your business blog. When an interested party finds out about your event and wants more information than a tweet or Facebook update provides, they head to your website. If you aren't sure how to effectively promote your event through your business blog, use a few of these pointers to get you on your way.

1. Provide frequent updates on your event. Write about topics such as the latest speakers you have lined up, the event venue, important registration dates and reminders, behind the scenes information, and related topics. Mix up the topics and space the posts out so you have a steady stream of content directly relating to your event. You don't want to post three updates at once, then go a few days without anything at all.

2. Invite your readers to commentand give their input on your event. Use a blogging script that makes it easy for readers to give you feedback. You may be surprised at how useful the comments are, especially in fixing problems you may have overlooked when you're in the middle of organizing your event.

3. Build authority for your event by posting about related industry news and developments. You want to give your readers a reason to trust that your event is worthwhile, so setting yourself up as an authority figure in the field is important. Talk about current events and the movers and shakers in your industry. This also gives you content not directly related to your event, so you build a long term following on your business blog.

4. Set your business blog up so it auto-posts to social networks with each blog post. This not only automates the process, but also gives you more content to work with on your social networking sites so you're killing two birds with one stone. If you're using a popular blogging script such as WordPress, you have several plugins available that take care of this need. You may need a third-party app or custom solution if you're using a different type of content management system.

Don't let your business blog languish when you're preparing for an event. Give your readers the information they need about the event, and provide sticky and relevant industry content so they build trust in you and are likely to have multiple visits to your site.

published Dec 17, 2013 by Ryan McGeary

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Education Datapalooza: Promoting Innovation in Improving College ...

Posted: 15 Jan 2014 07:30 AM PST

Cecilia Muñoz and Todd Park
January 15, 2014
10:30 AM EST

Higher education has never been more important to building a stronger middle class and yet tuition has gone up faster than family incomes for decades. Higher education should be affordable for everyone, not a luxury for the few.

Last August, President Obama outlined an ambitious plan to tackle rising college costs and make college affordable for American families. The President's plan will promote innovation and competition in the higher education marketplace by:

Publishing better information on how colleges are performing,
Catalyzing new approaches that can improve learning and reduce costs, and
Offering colleges regulatory flexibility so that they can innovate.

Harnessing innovative technologies is central to the plan, and the President has called on his Administration to support private-sector technology entrepreneurs and innovators working to make postsecondary education accessible, available, and attainable to all students.

Today, the White House, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury, and the General Services Administration are hosting an Education "Datapalooza" to highlight the role that private-sector apps, tools, and services can play in helping students get into and complete college. More than 500 of America's entrepreneurs, software developers and education experts are coming together to explore new apps and services advancing higher education, in areas such as: choosing and applying for college, online teaching and learning, and new pathways for acquiring 21st century skills.

Many of the companies, students, and non-profits at the Datapalooza are showcasing apps and other products that use freely available government data provided by the Department of Education and other Federal sources. One example is the Student Success Academy, where they have developed a comprehensive online program for students in the college search process. In another example, at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard, they are developing a tool that empowers faculty members to use active learning strategies to improve instruction.

As we work to support the creation and spread of new tools along these lines, the Administration is also focused on ensuring that individuals' sensitive information is safe—protecting privacy is one of our top priorities.

Get more details on the Education Datapalooza

Cecilia Muñoz is the Director of the Domestic Policy Council. Todd Park is the U.S. Chief Technology Officer.

How to promote your music online | Mark Weber Music Blog

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 01:16 PM PST

Here's how to promote your music online for less than $10!*

5 Effective Ways To Promote Your Content? - Blogging Tips

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 06:59 PM PST

As the internet continues to grow in popularity, online marketing strategies are slowly dominating business practices. More and more entrepreneurs are slowly shifting their focus towards online marketing and you should too. These are five of the most effective ways to promote your content online. 5 Effective Ways To Promote Content

Use Affiliate Marketing to Promote Your Content

One of the top ways to promote your online content is to have other people online advertise it for you. This method of hiring the service of other blog/website owners is called affiliate marketing. A lot of large corporations are shelling out thousands of dollars to online affiliates, it is gaining popularity, and you should also join with the trend. Affiliate marketing is the most used and cheapest way to promote you content.

Using Social Media Marketing to Promote Your Content

It is important to know that social networks are among the most dynamic in the web. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube users number more than a billion already and a hub of online activity. Business owners fill it logical to use the power of social media to create ways to promote one's brand online. Aside from the immense boost Facebook likes and Twitter followers can have for any online business, it is also a nice way to get original comments and reviews from customers.

Using Search Engine Optimization to Promote Your Content

Since the entrance of the internet in the business world, Search engines have been a major factor for the development of many online marketing strategies. One of these strategies that stemmed out of the importance of search engines is SEO or search engine optimization. This relies on using keywords commonly used by people and incorporated it into a business' write ups or any kind of content. It increases the chances of people directly funneled into a business' website through search engines. This is among the best ways to promote you content today as SEO techniques can be easily used.

Using Display Marketing to Promote Your Content

Display marketing is the use of links, banners and ads to funnel customers to the main business website of a particular company. When customers click these ads, it will lead them to a landing page where a business product is introduced and marketed. There are many names for this kind of marketing strategy but Pay-per-click is its most famous name. One of the major providers of this service is Google Adwords, and it can be one of the best ways to promote your content today.

Using Inbound and Outbound Marketing to Promote Your Content

Inbound and outbound marketing is one of the traditional ways to promote online content. It uses the abilities of actual salesperson to do online "sales talk" to convince people to have a look. Some of these use video presentations to attract leads while others use social networks and attract likes through interactive communication. By far it is the hardest form of marketing as you are personally promoting your content, but the reward for this is immense. More people are turned into customers through the use of professional inbound and outbound marketing agents. These are some of the best ways to promote you content today.

Please feel to leave a comment of the different ways you promote content!

How to promote your blog - Black Hat World

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 11:15 AM PST

Hello, here is my 7 steps to promote my new blog: 1. Link Exchange . Exchange of links and banners is a good way to attract new readers. Not necessarily the links are in a separate field in the side panel , for example .

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