Writing Around the Web – Social Media SEO, Google Analytics, and Social Proof

Posted on October 10, 2011 Written by

Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics!

Featured Post – How to Optimize Social Media Profiles for SEO

This month’s featured piece just went live today and is part of the 2011 Bad-Ass SEO Blogging Contest.

Blogging Contest

How to Optimize 7 Popular Social Media Profiles for SEO covers how certain social networks use specific elements of information that you supply in your profile to optimize each profile on their network. This post will guide you to the right fields to optimize for the best possible search optimization of your social media profiles on Google+, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more!

What’s at stake in this blogging contest? A nice cash prize of $1,000!

So if you’re interested in helping me become the next bad-ass SEO blogger finding out how to optimize your social media profiles for search for better personal and professional branding:

  • Check out this post and follow the step-by-step directions.
  • Leave me a comment with any questions or thoughts – I’ll be happy to help!
  • Tweet, Like, and vote on Blog Engage using the buttons below!

As always, any comment and social love will be greatly appreciated – especially since I made this a late entry and only have a few days to promote it! :)

Blogging

  • Creating a Successful Blog Post – From Idea to Promotion – So how do you create a blog post? And not just any blog post, but a successful one? It’s about having a plan, from idea to promotion and everything in between. Here is my blog post process in stages.
  • 7 Tips for Creating Posts that Will Spread on Social Media – If you want a post that is going to spread like wildfire, you have to consider the following when creating your content to ensure that your post will be given extra social media love.
  • 5 Essential WordPress Plugins For Comments – One of the best things about using the self-hosted version of the WordPress platform (i.e. not WordPress.com) is the plugins. Sure you get great functionality with the base system, but you can enhance it using plugins, and the comment system – the heart of the community of your blog – is not excluded from enhancement. These are my favorite WordPress comment plugins.
  • 5 Tips for Better Affiliate Product Reviews – Better reviews lead to increased affiliate marketing commissions. Learn how to make yours awesome with these 5 tips!

SEO

Social Media

  • Digg Marketing Guide – This post will help you learn to use Digg for sharing your awesome content with a larger audience.
  • Displaying Social Proof – What the Marketing Experts Use – Here are the common tools, apps, widgets, buttons, and platforms the experts use to demonstrate social proof.
  • 20 Most Influential People in Social Media – Take a look into the world of social media – the who’s who of people you have probably seen around the social media-sphere a time or two while demonstrating their expertise in a variety of fields and others who you might just be hearing about for the first time.
  • The Power 150 Real Numbers Revealed – Being the statistics junkie I am, I thought I would take a peak into the real numbers behind the AdAge Power 150. Here’s what I found, along with some other stats I like to use to measure the strength of a blog when doing a little competitive analysis
  • How to Use Twitter for Local Business – If you’re operating a local business, you can use the interactive nature of Twitter to find and engage local tweeters who are interested in your brand. Here are some tools and tips to help local businesses do just that.

To keep up with my latest posts from around the web, you can subscribe to my writing RSS feed or visit my portfolio to see samples of my work. Also, be sure to contact me via email or on Skype at kristi.hines if you need a writer for your website, blog, or business.

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About Kristi Hines

Kristi Hines is a freelance writer, professional blogger, and ghostwriter who specializes in online marketing. Connect with her on Twitter and Google+.

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Comments

  1. Chris says:
    October 10, 2011 at 11:48 am

    Really enjoyed your post on writing better affiliate product reviews Kristi. There are just too many worthless reviews out there, especially in the IM space where often times people write reviews where you can tell they have never actually used the product! That annoys me the most.
    Chris recently posted Using CommentLuv Premium To Build More Links To Your SiteMy Profile

  2. Nicko@Tubeblogger says:
    October 10, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    You write a lot of great articles and I keep coming across them =). Checking these out now.
    Nicko@Tubeblogger recently posted Why Seek The Advice of ClairvoyantsMy Profile

  3. Pace Lattin says:
    October 10, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Thanks for the link, love. Or is that LinkLove?

  4. Satrap@ Make Money Online says:
    October 11, 2011 at 12:11 am

    Great share Kristy. I love “50 Google Analytics Resources” by kissmetrics. Its the perfect guide for everything related to Google Analytics.
    Satrap@ Make Money Online recently posted Ways To Make Money OnlineMy Profile

  5. goa carnival says:
    October 11, 2011 at 4:31 am

    Nice Info!!!!

    No doubt in that how we can get much experience about all works which are important for achieve good PR on Search Engines. You mentioned very well each and every things regarding that.
    goa carnival recently posted Goa Carnival 2012My Profile

  6. Steve@Earn Money Online says:
    October 11, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    Kristi,

    As always a killer collection of resources from ya! Looks like some good stuff. Your “featured” post looks particularly interesting to me and i am checking it out the moment I am done typing.

    Thanks,

    Steve
    Steve@Earn Money Online recently posted 71 Web Copywriting “Hidden Gems” (or How to Create the ULTIMATE Copywriting Swipe File)My Profile

  7. Ryan Critchett@Lehigh Valley PA Computer Repair says:
    October 11, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Just checked out that article on social profile optimization. Never thought about a lot of that! I’ve really been paying attention to social and its impact on search lately (watching a lot of Rand Fishkin videos and reading tons of SEOMoz, and KIK!) and it’s apparent that paying attention to those things is a big deal. A BIG DEAL.
    Ryan Critchett@Lehigh Valley PA Computer Repair recently posted Thank You – John Thomas BallowMy Profile

  8. Alan Ishibashi says:
    October 12, 2011 at 5:37 am

    Awesome! The link to the Social Profiles SEO writeup was very helpful. The graphics make it easy to digest, which is good, because there’s so much information on that page; it’s like an ebook! It’s great that it mentions things like where the do follow links are given, as that is not obvious to everyone.

    Thank you,

    Alan
    Alan Ishibashi recently posted SEO For YouTube: The BasicsMy Profile

  9. Christie@SampleSales says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:31 pm

    Wow thanks for all these article shares Kristi! I haven’t really done too much with digg and think I should start. In terms of the focusing on the product for affiliates, I have structured my posts to be more product specific, like featuring one of my favorite products from a sale and have found great success with that. And it also allows me to type the designer name and affiliate’s name without sounding too much like an advertiser. Will be reading the rest of these. Great writing!
    Christie@SampleSales recently posted Little Rue Sample Sale: Tea Collection BabyMy Profile

  10. Jane@blogengage giveaway says:
    October 13, 2011 at 9:48 am

    Kristi, you’re the bomb. I wonder how you manage to write so many guest posts, while having a day job. I know how much hard work it can be.

    Thanks for the collection. I love all the posts :)
    Jane@blogengage giveaway recently posted Aweber or Mailchimp: Email Autoresponder Face-offMy Profile

  11. RonLeyba says:
    October 14, 2011 at 10:40 am

    Queen of the writing, for me , that title fits your name. You are almost everywhere.!
    RonLeyba recently posted Halloween Infographics That You Must See Before Attending The Spooky PartyMy Profile

  12. Eren @ Embracing Blogging says:
    October 18, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    Wow Kristi! You’ve really been writing a lot of quality content.
    The great thing is that when we have an issue we can quickly access the great info that you give.
    I can tell you I have googled your name many times together with the keyword when looking for a specific article you wrote years ago…
    Keep up the great work!
    All the best,
    Eren
    Eren @ Embracing Blogging recently posted How to Write a Blog PostMy Profile

  13. Mike Averto @ Scranton Web Design says:
    October 19, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    Hi Kristi,

    Thanks for the information. I liked the Google Analytics 2011 resources. I learned a few things from that, especially the “hacks” and tricks.
    Mike Averto @ Scranton Web Design recently posted 55 Fresh and Creative Logo Designs for InspirationMy Profile

  14. Geoff Jackson@SEO says:
    October 21, 2011 at 6:28 am

    Great work Kristi, super collection of valuable resources you have compiled over time. We’re always looking for great writers who are happy to guest post on other sites so if you’re interested at all, please give me a shout.
    Geoff Jackson@SEO recently posted 6 Most Critical Elements to Onsite SEOMy Profile

  15. Noel Addison@Web Development Ventura says:
    October 24, 2011 at 7:33 am

    Thanks for providing these tips and great resources on how to gain more popularity for your blog.
    Noel Addison@Web Development Ventura recently posted Selling Ice Cubes to EskimosMy Profile