This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, online business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com.
The Resources Mashup
Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.
Blogging / Writing
- Too busy to blog? 7 ways to blog more – how to make more time for blogging and find inspiration.
- 7 mistakes that lead to guest post failure – things to avoid if you want to have a successful guest blogging career.
- 9 ways to spice up any blog post fast – great tips on how to give that blog post a little something extra.
- 17 blog archive examples – a look at good (and not so good) blog archives and how you can create one for your site.
- 101 resources to help you become a better blogger – huge list of blogging resources.
Online Business / Personal Branding
- How to write a free report that lands you thousands of new subscribers – great tips on creating content to build your mailing list.
- 9 ways to start a new local business using Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, and Google – it’s not as expensive as you think to start a local business with the right online resources.
- How to turn your passion to profits and create your online empire – a great book review that will help you turn what you are passionate about into an online business.
- 5 reasons why your online presence will replace your resume in 10 years – I personally think it’s already happening, thanks to LinkedIn and other online resume / portfolio networks.
- How to create a profitable Facebook ad campaign – a nice run through of the right settings to setting up a successful Facebook ad.
Personal Development / Productivity
- How to find job satisfaction – the benefits of job satisfaction, and five ways to find it.
- The greatest discover of all: getting to know yourself – includes a great mini-guide on how to get to know yourself.
- How to internally align with financial abundance – how to clear our minds to see opportunities to gain financial abundance.
- 6 tips for work / life balance for people with big dreams – how to have it all and not burn out.
- A love letter to you: what is your life purpose? Who do you think you are, and what do you think you want?
Search Engines / SEO / Link Building / Analytics
- 5 free tools for competitor keyword research – want to target more keywords in your SEO campaign? Check out thse tools that will help you find the keywords your competitors target.
- How to rank #1 in Google – lots of great SEO resources all jammed into one post.
- The SEO industry needs to grow a pair – a look at the commentary on the fallout of the JC Penny / Overstock outings.
- SppyFu Recon Files – start showing real SEO value wiht this new tool (don’t miss the free example report to see just what you’ll be getting).
- i’m ranking, so where’s my traffic? Answers to a common question about why your rankings are not getting you traffic.
Social Media / Social Networking
- Essential guide to Facebook pages changes – lots of great information plus screenshots with guidelines on what you can do with the new Facebook.
- How to double your retweets in two days – includes a helpful chart with a “sweet spot” for when to tweet.
- 7 annoying social media personality disorders – the same kinds of people you don’t like in real life are online too.
- Brilliant bloggers talk about Klout – a roundup of great articles about social influence and Klout.
- TwitterCounter: Strategy to increase followers – looking to grow your Twitter network? Try this tip!
- 22 hot new social media tools worth exploring – a collection of social media applications, services, and resources from the Social Media Examiner contributors.
Blog Headline Action Guide & Toolkit
I get a lot of random review requests in my inbox, and sometimes, depending on how busy I am, they get a little lost in the pile. One that did catch my eye was from Jered of PlugChug Blogging Solutions.
I hadn’t heard of him before, but he had heard of me through his partner, Jean Sarauer, who created Virgin Blogger Notes. Because she was a great blogger (who has since moved on to bigger and better things), I thought this would be a great product, so I took the time to read it.
They created a guide called the Blog Headline Acition Guide & Toolkit (aff link). This eBook covers the following topics:
- Why Strong Headlines Increase Traffic, Subscribers, and Sales
- The Essentials of Irresistable Headlines
- 9 Simple Steps to Writing a Great Headline
- How to Evaluate & Transform Your Headlines
The real value of this eBook is the last part – the toolkit. There are 28 tips, a checklist, and a 5 step headline worksheet to help you construct the best headlines for your posts, plus an additional 175 ready-to-use headline formulas. Just rework them to fit with your niche and you will have a killer headline!
This eBook is only $27, which is quite a good deal for the amount of content they provide. As a bonus, you will also get monthly headline training updates in the form of video, as well as a one on one email session with the main author of the book. Definitely one to checkout if you have trouble writing great blog post titles (like I do).
I Are Cute Kitten
Yes I am in a kitten kick right now. Here’s another video that should have you going ooh and awww. I’ll get to puppies one day for all of you dog lovers soon!
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Always a great read Kristi, thank you.
Steven Aitchison recently posted Mind Alchemy Day 24 – Reciprocity
Thanks Steven!
Another great list to keep my busy this weekend. I am starting to really like kittens because of your videos. they’re so adorable! Will be looking forward to those dog videos too.
Andrew @ Blogging Guide recently posted Are You A Plugaholic
That’s my secret mission on this blog.. to turn everyone into cat people!
Will work on giving some canine focus on here soon though!
I’ll save this list for my Saturday online learning session Kristi.
I also like the kittens/cats theme. I housesit 2-3 months out of the year, and sometimes I get to take care of cats (although usually it’s a dog).
John Soares recently posted The History of Social Networking — Plus My Story
That must be an interesting job. I don’t know if I could do it though… I’d get attached to the pets, especially if they were cats.
Just checked out the rank #1 in Google link. The guy includes a lot of information in a single post. Actually looks like a great place for anyone interested in starting to learn about SEO.
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Yeah, that post had a surprising amount of resources, and the ones I went to were really good so I had to share it!
I really enjoyed the 7 Annoying Social Media Types. Heh, I remember a friend telling me about their meeting with a large group of A-listers and that they were all a bunch of lovely people except this one guy who was a prick – sure enough, his social media presence gives off that pretentious, self absorbed vibe, too!
Tracy O’Connor recently posted Friday Roundup
A lot of people get the wrong impression of the so-called A-listers. Most are really awesome people who may come off a bit snooty when they’re really just busy. I haven’t met any really pretentious ones yet, but I’m sure they’re out there!
I’m so glad you liked my post on Pushing Social, Tracy! It was a fun one to write. Someone in the comments suggested adding an eighth one – the Snob, which is probably somewhat akin to the Diva. But, Kristi is right, most “A-Listers” are really great people. It just gets hard to respond to everything when your community gets really big!
Laura Click recently posted Website Critique – The Invisible Office
Terrific list to keep me busy until next Friday. I think this kitten video tops the slow motion one from last week – I died when I saw him in the coffee pot. Looking forward to the puppy videos along with the article suggestions next week.
OMG! You’re killing me with the kittens! I want another kitten so bad now! The mew at the end…damn. Love em to death…
I’m enjoying your Friday posts more and more, Kristi. Good stuff browsing the links and finding new blogs and ideas. I’m not sure this will ever get old.
Have a great weekend!
Wayne John @ Southern California Web Development recently posted Customizing the placement of the TwitterLink WordPress plugin with Thesis
Wayne, too funny. I love it when men express their unblemished adoration for little baby animals. Kristi’s Fetching Friday is a thorough and well-researched list every single time. It never disappoints! Thank you Kristi and thank you so much for including me, what an honor to be here.
Farnoosh recently posted The Greatest Discovery of All- Getting to Know Yourself
I love the phrase “unblemished adoration for little baby animals.”
And you’re welcome – that post certainly got me thinking!
Thanks Wayne! I hope you had a great weekend too!
Thank you so much for including my post from Pushing Social on your list! What a great list – I’m so honored to be included. I really appreciate it, Kristi. Have a great weekend!
Laura Click recently posted Website Critique – The Invisible Office
You’re welcome – I hope you had a great weekend too!
I know headlines are important, but am I the only one thinkin’ that’s a bit overkill?
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Headlines can make or break your post, get the attention of people on social networking sites, bring in search engine traffic, and even take you to the top of sites like Digg (I have it on high authority that numbered list posts do the best on that site). So really, that one little line of your post can be the things that makes it successful or makes sure it gets buried. I have a huge struggle when it comes to good headlines, so that guide came in pretty handy for me!
Great list to keep me busy for next 4-5 day.Thanks for such a great list.
Lakhyajyoti recently posted AdSense Tips for Bloggers
Just in time to get my next list then, eh?
Another Great Post Kristi. Love the kitten videos too, even though I am not really a cat lover. I especially liked the one from CopyBlogger on guest post failures. I missed that one, so thanks for sharing.
Thanks James! Glad I can convert some non-cat lovers into at least thinking they’re cute!
Hi Kristi
Thanks for sharing.
Look like you have been busy this week. Now I know what to do the rest of my Sunday
You’re welcome! It’s usually what I’m doing Wednesday and Thursday evenings too.