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Blogging for the Blog or for the Business

April 10, 2010
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If there’s something businesses want, it’s to start profiting from their corporate blogs. But how come not everybody’s raking in dough when we’re just pretty much doing the same things. I find myself asking that same question, too. Why, indeed, aren’t all blogs turning out to be money makers?

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How To Write Engaging Blog Posts

March 5, 2010
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Engagement is one of the strong points of social media. It gives you the opportunity to make your readers feel valued. As blog owner and brand manager, it’s your job to make sure that followers feel engaged with each post you make. You must be wondering, what will you get if you exert extra effort [...]

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Engagement Outweighs Quality Content

February 28, 2010
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Social media puts value on sharing relevant content as well as interacting with the community. But which one weighs more? Is it being useful? Or is being engaging to your followers? What do you think? The truth is, it varies from person to person. Some people are the informative kind, while some are the interacting [...]

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Why Some Writers Are Missing All The Fun

January 29, 2010
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How many of your favorite authors have their own blogs or Facebook pages where they interact with you, the fans? Actually, if you try to look around, you’ll find that a lot of authors are actually out there mingling with the masses via various social media channels. However, there are still writers out there who [...]

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How To Expand Your Network

January 16, 2010
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The first thing everybody says about tapping into social media’s potential is that you have to start off by building your network. You start off small with a group comprised by your friends and family members, and then you move on from there. But what after you’ve established a network? You have to understand that [...]

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7 Social Media And Digital Marketing Tips

December 21, 2009
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If there’s one thing that I always keep in mind whenever I try to get into something new, it’s that I need all the help I can get. By help, I’m referring to tips and little trade secrets that my mentors and friends hand out to me. I’d like to pass out a few of [...]

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The Triad of Social Media

December 11, 2009
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Just as no man is exactly the same as the other, social media sites aren’t build the same way, too. That’s why others are popular and some only have a handful of users. Why is that so? It’s probably because not all social media sites take note of the importance of the 3 basic elements [...]

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4 Social Media Styles In Sparking Conversations

November 4, 2009
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Social media revolves around our need to socialize with other people. For the naturally sociable people, striking up a conversation is not going to be a problem. But how about the innate introverted ones? But even the chattiest of people will have a problem getting a conversation started when nobody’s replying. It’s just like talking [...]

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Now Is The Time To Shine

October 6, 2009
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Yes, to shine means to be noticed and to be noticed means a lot of opportunities. But let’s not talk about opportunities. We all long to be part of something, like a community. With so many people gathering around communities, one may say that to get noticed is one hell of challenge. Indeed it is! [...]

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Imagine The Net Without Search Engines

August 22, 2009

Yes, imagine the World Wide Web without search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing. How will you tell the world that your website exists in that small space in the web? Not easy to answer right? For the past years, many of us relied heavily on search engine algorithms, keywords, search phrases and site [...]

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5 Things You Should Know About Online Communities

May 6, 2009

If you’re one who has been working in the social media business for quite a while, you’ll know that business owners who are only starting to tap into the potential of using social media and social networks

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Branding Through Community Building

April 22, 2009

We’ve previously spoken about making a personal brand for yourself and how it’s supposed to work for you. But keep in mind that creating a brand isn’t a one-time deal. It evolves along with the person who created it.

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The Right Community For You

April 5, 2009

The question is do you really need to build your own community? Some private groups can become large and successful enough to provide a built-in feedback source for vendors and can position the community

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Promoting a Symbiotic Community

March 23, 2009

All relationships should be thought of as a two way street where you give and take. You shouldn’t expect to be on the receiving end of the deal, but rather be willing to bring something to the table too.

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And In A Community Bind Them

March 10, 2009

For most organizations, targeting followers is often on an individual basis. But nowadays, more and more companies are understanding that playing the community angle of social networks can help improve business in a massive level.

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Social Media Basics

February 19, 2009

Using social media as one of your marketing tools for your business certainly has many benefits. It is a great way to develop channels of communications between you and your clients.

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Care to Twitter

February 19, 2009

From the sound of the word, you’d probably be raising an eyebrow and asking, “What the heck is Twitter?” Simply put, Twitter is one of the most popular, time consuming, addictive, social media application on the World Wide Web right now.

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