23Jul/110
Weekly Roundup
TweetEach week I spend quite a bit of time reading through other blogs trying to learn new things I can implement on my sites. I'm going to compile a list each week for my readers of what I think is the best of the bunch. Check out what I have found for the week leading up to 7/23/2011.
Blogging
- 69 Tips to Make Your Blog Rock [Jeff Bullas] - tips on optimizing, writing content and promoting your blog that will help your company be found and admired by your customers and prospects.
- 5 Sites to Find Guest Blogging Opportunities [Reviewz n Tips] - do you know where to find guest blogging opportunities? Here are five websites that’ll help you out.
Link Building/SEO
- 9 Ways to Write Better Pitches to Other Websites [Search Engine Watch] - tips on how to write emails to other website owners.
- 10 Reasons to Target the Long Tail [Link Assistant] - find out why targeting the long tail will help drive traffic and convsersions.
- 5 Tips for Optimizing Your eCommerce Site [Daily SEO Tip] - product reviews, testimonials, and unique descriptions will help each product become a landing page of it's own.
PPC
- Should You Buy PPC Ads for Keywords You Already Rank For [Search Engine Land] - how you can conduct tests to check the profitability of doing so.
- 5 Things You Can Do When Adwords Spend Become Too High [WordStream] - find other keywords, improve conversion rates/quality score and more.
Social Media
- 6 Custom Tabs to Increase Interaction with Your Facebook Page [Search Engine Land] - do more to get your fans interacting with your Facebook page.
- 10 Simple Tricks to Optimize for Google+ [SEOptimise] - easy list of things you can do to stand out from the crowd.
- How to Get Comments on Your Facebook Page [Momentus Media] - asking for comments and questions can help.
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Facebook Clickthrough Rates [Smart Insights] - who clicks, average cost, and more.
- How to Benefit from Facebook Groups [Gevril Group] - don't be spammy, but get in touch with your prospective audience.
- 14 Google+ Icons [Web Design Fan] - add one of these to your blog and get new followers in no time.
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Email People Who Abandon Your Shopping Cart Immediately [See Why] - it boils down to more recovery and better service.
- Be Careful When Using Subject Line Personalization [Biz Report] - I prefer to personalize the body of the message.
Conversion
- 38 Call to Action Buttons [Hong Kiat] - don't have a "blah" call to action button, use something from this page to spice things up.
- 10 Site Tweaks that Will Get Visitors to Buy [Shop.org] - it all boils down to making it as easy as possible.