Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2014

If you came here looking for 15 blog headlines that don’t suck… you were sucked in. By a blog headline that didn’t suck! “Find ways to get people to your blog !” The thing is, recently my blog (and news) consuming habits have been very “un” SSMG [Supposed Social Media Guru]-like.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2021

To do that, though, you have to think about how to use your content and media contacts to help your website rank on the first page of Google results. When we started talking about metrics communicators can use in their reporting, no one searched on the topic and there wasn’t any competition. Start off by choosing a keyword.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Most link builders know that what Google says and what Google does can be two very different things. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites. In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it.

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Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 91

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 28, 2014

Blogging is a great way to start conversations, share ideas, and build your online community. Whether through guest posts or original content on your own site, blogging can help your brand gain traction (I mean, just look at me!). So this week, the roundup features seven posts from around the web that focus on blogging.

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OnePitch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

He has conquered both, started his own business and is using his platform to serve the community. He is available to discuss anything from men’s style to community outreach to mental health, particularly mental health amongst Black men. Here is a link to his press kit and other media assets: (link to google drive with footage).

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 13, 2012

Tootzypop , the lifestyle blog I founded for savvy women over 40 , is no exception. In women’s online media, the formula is one part fashion and beauty, one part yoga and fitness, one part recipe swap, a ginormous dose of mommy blogging; mix and cover with a thick frosting of e-shopping. Does good writing matter ?

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

According to the people of Finland, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. For the original blog, please visit here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 13, 2013

There’s a ton of stuff going on, so here at WUL we’re taking a short break from “live” blogging this week. So, in the spirit of education and the public good, here are are five articles that will provide you with blogging tips from optimizing your excerpts to increasing your readership.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Seeing as how tomorrow’s Veterans Day, I thought for today, we’d focus our roundup on content from blogging veterans; what it’s like, what their tips are, and how they keep going. and I remember how, when I was just getting started blogging, I wondered how people could keep at it for years and years and years.

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Blogging Knowledge Base Resources SEO 70

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Google Penguin and Panda have changed thr face of search forever. Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. Site Optimization : There is a lot more to this now than just keyword research and writing good content. It’s worth it!

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

It’s easy to believe there are a million marketing blogs but that’s just not true. If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 27, 2020

Groceries is one very obvious example – Google trends data shows the recent surge in demand as people look for home delivery. Create goodwill and a sense of being connected to your community. Here are some ideas: Write useful blog posts and post the links in your social content. They will be will be watching.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News November 15th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt Please stop yawning Don’t worry. But what about SEO for news sites, particularly Google News?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

The survey found: 57% are crafting pitches; 48% are writing copy for social media; 48% are writing press releases; 44% are using it for research; and 25% say they are using it for strategy and planning. It’ll be interesting to see if the value proposition remains when Google and Microsoft embed gAI into their word-processing software.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. So far, early research indicates little difference in the length of searches since Google Instant.) Search algorithms.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2016

Maybe you’re even planning to get started with blogging? On January 10th, this blog turns seven. It feels like just yesterday that I was writing my first post. Getting started on blogging can be daunting, but IMHO is worth it. I’ve heard from quite a few of you who want to make blogging a priority this year.

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Blogging Writing Google SEO 40

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google frequently changes its algorithms, and several minor updates are rolled out each year, which make their presence felt without any prior announcement. Google Fred Update. Image Source: [link].

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

If left to my own devices I write in a passive voice, I habitually use compound sentences, and my vocabulary choice is less than ideal (humblebrag – I use too many syllables). On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

So, I started tracking the community and publishing three different writing series on PR technology ( PR Tech Sums , PR Tech Briefing s, and Product Reviews ). This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. Integration with Google Analytics for referrals. Did you know?

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Buzzstream

MARCH 31, 2020

Rightly or wrongly, guest blogging has taken a bit of a hammering in recent years. Whilst not explicitly targeting guest posting, it was clear that Google meant business and two years later, Ex-Head of Webspam Matt Cutts explicitly wrote about it. . Those reasons existed way before Google and they’ll continue into the future.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 15, 2015

Regular WUL readers know that Shonali (a friend and former colleague at Socialmedia.biz ) showcases guest posts about how to build, engage and sustain an online community, among other things. so that others might gain insights for their own community efforts. Building a New Kind of Cruise Community.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2015

You spent the first few months creating great blog content (in your opinion, and let’s assume, for the sake of argument, your opinion is spot on). You may have created great content, and you may have a good distribution plan, but shares and engagement are unlikely to come unless you have also focused on community building.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2020

We’ve all had a rapid onboarding on FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangout, Teams and Zoom during lockdown. I won’t be learning Mandarin or writing a book during lockdown. Pleasure in simple things and new routines A lockdown book or new language may be a tall order but there is pleasure in art, cooking, craft and community.

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Transportation Government Community Facebook 84

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 12, 2015

Every time I see writing redundancies my teeth grit, my hair stands on end, and I want to run around my neighborhood screaming. Blogging about them, on the other hand, is super useful, because if anyone is in the habit of using any of these, and stumbles across this post, maybe they’ll stop! Thank you to them. Happy Friday!

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

Over time, the digital community warmed to the term again. You can see visually this in the Google Trends chart above ( or see it for yourself online ). PR tech mentions Here is a glance at some of the other announcements from the PR tech community in the last month: Notified is offering a 30-minute on-demand product demonstration.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

It’s not just thinking about writing that I’ve been engaging in. It’s not just thinking about writing that I’ve been engaging in. Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. It’s the Google generation’s way of thinking. D’oh, you say.

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Blogging Writing Facebook Twitter 86

Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 7, 2018

In the business context, there are five big buckets: business development, billable work, networking/community building, professional development and administrative. As a morning person, I typically spend the first half of the day on client work and/or writing projects. community building. Prioritize the big stuff. Ask for help.

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System Case Study LinkedIn Community 143

Buzzstream

JANUARY 9, 2019

And, unfortunately, average tactics such as blogging, keyword-optimized landing pages and the occasional guest post will only get you average results (at best!). This is my step-by-step approach to apply reciprocity on a larger scale in content marketing and guest blogging: Choose the right resources for your guest articles .

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Content Marketing Marketing How To Resources 134

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 6, 2021

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. A media monitoring system (CustomScoop) and good ole fashioned Google alerts are also in my list of go-tos. That means staying extremely close to the news and following those reporters writing about key trends on an hourly basis throughout the day.

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Tools Google LinkedIn Leadership 89

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

These are both terrible terms, but I’ve adopted the latter as the moniker for these monthly roundups about the PR software vendor community – and I’m inclined to keep it. So, I consulted Google Trends. Muck Rack released an integration with Google Analytics (GA) that helps PR measure web traffic from media placements.

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Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Social media existed back then, as did blogs. How many PRs write blogs and truly understand how to optimise them for Search? There’s a hell of a lot more to writing and promoting a blog post than bunging in a few buzzwords. 1: Check out various blog posts on the subject of PR and SEO. The Guardian.

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SEO Engineering Content Marketing Agency 120

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

If you’ve created neat Listly lists the WUL community and I should know about, please leave the URL(s) in your comment below! For example, Ann Wylie influences me on the topic of writing and communication, because I’ve met her (I adore her), she has proved that she owns her craft, and therefore, I trust her.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2021

For the last couple years, I’ve been curating news from the PR technology community into a monthly summary I call the PR Tech Sum. As I write this piece, it’s currently trading at about $6.50 It says it reach 50 customers in 2020 and named a few including The Daily Mail , marketing-holdings company W2O, Google and Textron.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Boy, was it fun!

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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As a passionate advocate of reflective practice and lifelong learning, it’s always useful to look back at my previous writing/thinking. Craft skills in 2008 – such as writing or editing – were an entry point for many, expected by employers, and readily supplied by educational institutions.

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Education Reputation Leadership Technology 52

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. The grid that G2 produces, “G2 scores products and sellers based on reviews gathered from our user community, as well as data aggregated from online sources and social networks.”.

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Media SEO Analytics Analysis 106

Flack's Revenge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg wrote on their blog “our time is better spent bringing people closer together… public content… is crowding out the personal moments that lead us to connect more with each other.” February 2017 – Takes the fake news fight to Europe and partners with Google to combat influence in elections. Build your own audience.

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