Don’t have the time to read all the marketing news, blog posts, announcements, and other content related to SEO/social media/online marketing published each week?
I’ve got you covered.
I sift through trillions (well, hundreds) of online publications to stay on top of marketing news that might affect your online business.
Let’s start with the news from Traffic Generation Café.
At TrafficGenerationCafe.com
HOW TO: Create Your Own Custom Vanity URL for Branding and Traffic
Vanity, thy name is shortened URL…
You’ve undoubtedly seen them around. You might’ve thought they looked bizarre. You might’ve wondered what was their purpose. You most likely wondered where you can get you some.
Custom vanity URLs - set yours up today.
SEO
Google’s Matt Cutts: Backlinks are here to stay
Learn more about building backlinks the right way in:
SEO Traffic 2014: Your One-Stop Reference Guide for Non-SEOs
Bing: Keyword Stuffing Now Off Limits
Why Guest Posting is Still Critical to Content Marketing
One more (entertaining) read on the subject:
SEO Is Dead. Link Building Is Dead. Your Pony Is Dead.
[share]By the way, you should share this post right now before you forget - much appreciated![/share]
Social Media
Google+ Pages Dashboards Now Link to Google Analytics
Why do I post more on Google+ than at Traffic Generation Café?
The Most Interesting Ladies On Google+
How The Facebook News Feed Works Now
More love for playlists and a new look for YouTube
Social Media Lie Detector is in Developmental Stages
WhatsApp is Facebook’s ticket to its next billion users?
Klout: timing and and relevance are key
A cure for your social media addiction
Content Marketing Guide from ViralContentBuzz.com
ViralContentBuzz.com has collected the most effective content marketing and brand-building tips tips and compiled them in a handy eBook Give Your Content Wings.
You can get for free - simply log in if you are already a member or join for free.
Blogging
How to promote your content MUCH more effectively
Great reads on the subject:
Promote Your Blog: 10 Steps to Ultimate Blog Promotion - at TrafficGenerationCafe.com
Blog Post Promotion: the Ultimate Guide - by Kristi Hines, Kikolani.com
A well-balanced blog
More on the topic:
How often should you write a blog post? - Lilach Bullock at socialable.co.uk
Infinite scrolling: what’s your take?
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Marketing This & That
Business Names Google Places Quality Guidelines Updated
The New Google Maps
Google Fiber: where it is and where it might be going
Web tool that lets you track inter-site disagreements
Archive permanently any web page with Archive.is
Attention, shoppers — eBay buys a virtual fitting room
Is an iTesla in the works?
Amazon reportedly planning March rollout for web TV box
Ukraine: We need to know why
Thank You
To all of you who mentioned Traffic Generation Café in any share or form in the past week, my whole-hearted THANK YOU.
Traffic Generation Café would NOT be what it is today without you.
Here are just some of the mentions I came across in the past week:
How Are You Building Your Online Brand? #FridayFinds - Sherryl Perry at keepupwiththeweb.com
Lessons You Can Take Away From The Success Of Other Bloggers - Jessy Troy at weblogbetter.com
How Content Marketing Impacts Your Search Engine Rankings - Theodore Nwangene at topbloggingcoach.com
How To Take Charge Of Your SEO In 2014 - Nick Pratt at webtrafficlounge.com
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Google and Facebook has dominated the news this week. This is not unexpected. The Facebook $19Billion acquisition of WhatsApp and details of the New Google Maps are key information that made news for Internet marketers around the world.
I have shared this comment in kingged.com where this post was shared for the Internet marketing community.
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Thank you, Sunday.
jack karter says
Hi
Ana. How do you import your google postsinto wordpress like that? Is it a plugin or something?
Thanks
Google+ posts have an embed function, just like tweets or FB updates do. If you click on the little down arrow in the top right corner of any G+ update, you’ll see “Embed” as one of the options in the dropdown menu.
Navid Moazzez says
Hi Ana,
I’ve been following your blog for a while and I love the content you put out there, very valuable and useful for what I’m doing!
Thanks for sharing all these great resources with us, I will definitely check out some of them 🙂
Navid
You are very welcome, Navid, and thanks for the compliment of reading Traffic Generation Café.