10 Rules For Creating Killer Link Posts
February 10, 2008 by Beau · Leave a Comment
People read your blog for your insight. So, when you write a link post you are denying them their main motivation for reading your blog. YOU. Some readers understand that a link post in many respects is a filler post, used when you either don’t have time to put something together, don’t have anything to write about, or just not feeling quite yourself. That doesn’t mean you should just slap some links on a page and publish. Think about it from your readers perspective. They are taking time out of their day to read your blog. Be appreciative of the time they spend reading your content. Create something that will fulfill their motivation for reading your blog. You are after...
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Your Ultimate Digg Resource
February 10, 2008 by Beau · 5 Comments
Digg is the undisputed 800 lb. gorilla of social media sites. Hands down, Digg is the winner when it comes to the amount of traffic it can push to your site. However, Digg is a tough nut to crack. Its culture is less forgiving than other social media sites. To a certain extent there has always been tension between bloggers and diggers. It should be a simple formula, bloggers publish and diggers dig. And, if the content is not dug then it is buried. If it were only so simple. It is a well known fact that a large proportion of Digg users feel that most of the content submitted by bloggers is either irrelevant, unworthy, or simply just spam. And, bloggers think that Digg users, at times, act like...
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Your Ultimate StumbleUpon Resource
February 10, 2008 by Beau · 18 Comments
StumbleUpon is arguably one of the most popular social media web-sites on the Internet. Its success and popularity are largely due to its unique combination of social discovery, social networking and social bookmarking. If you are a web surfer it is a fun and fantastic way to discover new websites. And, If you are a publisher it is a great way to get exposure for your content. There has been a tremendous number of really great articles written on just about every aspect of StumbleUpon. Instead of rehashing what others have already written about StumbleUpon, I have compiled a list of the best articles that I could find. I hope that these articles will give you a real feel for what StumbleUpon...
