A HodgePodge Of Social Marketing Apps And Functionality

A HodgePodge Of Social Marketing Apps And Functionality

It is definitely one of the joys of working online
when you come across something that makes a
task easier, or gives you an alternative method
of promotion that is not only easy but just plain
works!

1. Yesterday while doing a bit of Digg-work,
there appeared before me an unassuming Tab
that said "Blog It". Okay so it ain't the Holy Grail
of Social site promotion, but it really makes it
easy to post something from Digg to several
different blogging platforms. I went back and
blogged a Squidoo Lens of mine that I wanted to
say a few things about here anyway. This made
the post almost effortless. Use this, it's quite
useful.

2. Speaking of Squidoo. Each and every time
you update one of your lenses, be sure to use the
"Tweet This" link in the green box that appears
for a few seconds right after you hit the "Publish"
button. This will post a Twitter update letting
your friends know that you have updated your
lens. Microblogging is an important part of you
Social Marketing tasks that this can simplify
dramatically.

3. This one is pretty well known, but for those
that have not run across it, OnlyWire is a great
Social Bookmarking service because it posts your
bookmark to over 20 different Social Bookmarking
sites.

4. RSS becomes more important every day as a
means of both promoting your own site and also
to stay abreast of what your favorite bloggers are
posting, and giving you an opportunity to go and
get those all important Trackback Links. Grab
your 2008 Authority Blackbook at the top of the
sidebar for an explanation of how and why these
are important. Been relying more and more heavily
on my Google Reader for this lately, and find that
a web based RSS Reader just works better for me
than than anything else I have tried.

5. RSS Announcer. This is a handy little tool that
you can have on me. Run this every time you post
to your blog, or update any page you publish a feed
for. It will get you subscribers just about every time.

That's all for now.

Hope you enjoy these and use them too...

Eat a peach!

Floyd Bogart
Are You Leveraging Your Promotinal Efforts Or Are Your Wasting Them?

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We have talked before here about searching out services that will enhance your blog or website at zero to low cost. I have also mentioned that I am one of those with very limited technical abilities. I say this not proudly. but honestly. As time goes on I find that I am absorbing some fundamental HTML skills as well as a growing vocabulary that apply to this wonderful online marketing world...

The title of this post means that you know without a doubt what I am going to recommend to you. RSS(Really Simple Syndication) Feeds are a growing part of blogging as well as website design.

(Check out my instructions HERE about using RSS in Blogger blogs)

Frankly, I don't even remember where I first heard about FeedBurner, or how I ended up there today, but boy am I glad that I did!

The wealth of services available at zero cost at this site are truly amazing...

Even more amazing was how easily I understood everything that I was asked to do!

(No small feat!)

Everybody in the Blogosphere needs the services that are offered HERE. Take your time examining all of the services offered and implementing them as well. Then come back here and see if you can tell which ones that I have availed myself of...

Don't be scared by the terms that you are unfamiliar with, or the tasks that you think are beyond you. The instructions on the site are easy to understand and give you step by step instructions. Every single person in the Internet Marketing Business learns new things continually... Or they get out of the Internet Marketing Business, that is all there is to it!

Right after my sig is the FeedBurner Weblog, and it will no doubt have some terms and ideas that you are unfamiliar with, but don't be daunted! It is all SO much easier than you think..

Hey, I did it!

Enjoy!

Floyd