Social Media Marketing - Weekly Wrap Up

Social Media Marketing - Weekly Wrap Up - 02.13.2008

Every Wednesday Pronet Advertising will be highlighting some of the best posts related to social media news and marketing. As always, please feel free to comment and if you have any recommendations, let us know so we can include them in the next week's wrap up.

Microblogging - Learn SEO: The Unexplored Values of Twitter

Everyday people are learning more about Twitter and understanding the power of the tool. Find out how you can better understand and leverage the microblogging tool.

Design - 10 Principles Of Effective Web Design

Increase your site's usability and leverage that to increase its stickiness and grow your audience with these 10 principles of effective web design.

Linkbait - Five Simple Linkbait Metrics (& How To Measure Them Cheaply)

Don't just into social media marketing because everyone else is doing it and you think you should too. Identify your goals, determine if social media is a good fit for you, and learn how to identify and measure social media metrics.

Social Media - 6 Successful Elements For Social Media Success

From understanding your audience to delivering on the promise that drew them to your site, use these elements to gain an edge in social media.

Facebook - Facebook Ads Don't Work. Here's Proof

Could it be? Here's one person's experience. Learn from it so that you don't waste your time.

StumbleUpon - How to Write Posts That Set StumbleUpon on Fire

Skellie has written an excellent and in-depth post on how to write the perfect post that will capture the imagination of the StumbleUpon community. Sure enough, the post went viral on StumbleUpon.

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mahmoud, February 14, 2008

nice thanx fo information plz i will take acopy on my site http://www.meethabib.com/vb

Charlie, February 14, 2008

Good post, you've really taken the time to cover all subjects, I particularly like the 'linkbait' metrics i'm looking to improve in that area and it's always nice to get some info on it. I'm using some automating tools (http://www.FreedomBusinessSystem.com)to try and keep up with all things needed I need to do.

Thanks for a great post and i'll back to see more of the same.

spostareduro, February 14, 2008

Muhammad, It was a shock to see 'Unexplored Values of Twitter' making your weekly wrap-up! Thanks so much for including me. I enjoyed reading ProBlogger's SU article very much. Thanks for the hook-up.

Mary, February 17, 2008

Hi Muhammad, Very informative posts. I was particularly drawn to the "10 Principles of Web Design". The post highlighted a number of valid points. As the author cleverly pointed out - "the visitor to the page is the only one who clicks the mouse and decides everything" - it is imperative to keep ones target audience in mind when designing a site. A lot of people overlook this, putting up fancy sites with lots of graphics, but fail to deliver what the customer is actually looking for. Knowing what makes your visitor click is paramount to success. There are numerous variables on your website that can trigger a response from your visitor e.g. headlines, product description, product graphic etc. Continual testing and analysing will result in maximum conversions and increased search engine rankings. Whilst this sounds like a lot of hard work, thankfully there are numerous tools available that dramatically increase performance e.g. MuVar, RaSof, Nemeas, and are very simple to use. All businesses require work, and a wesite is no different. The point about visitors being impatient is also valid. A site should have a fresh, clean look, free of waffle, excessive unrelated graphics, etc. If a visitor is looking for something specific, they need to find it in the easiest manner. Effective writing, not trying the visitor's patience, simplicity, testing, etc., are all excellent points. A lot of people are now realising that they have not maximised the potential of their sites and are revamping them. It would be worth their while to read that post. This is a hot topic at the moment. Nice site Mohammad. I've had a look around and you have some useful information in various categories.

Aurelius Tjin, February 17, 2008