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#TSU: Is There Really a Model to Let Social Media Users Earn by Being Social?

#TSU: Is There Really a Model to Let Social Media Users Earn by Being Social?

Oct 26, 2014

With the new neat social media network on the rise, I went ahead and asked my fellow MBU users what they think of its future. I was inspired by this article and given the (well-grounded) negativity in it, no wonder the discussion was geared against the startup. Now, I don’t really want to be ONLY negative here. TSU is already under hackers and...

How to Block Facebook Game Requests from Friends [Video tip]

How to Block Facebook Game Requests from Friends [Video tip]

Oct 20, 2014

So you’ve been invited (again) to play Candy Crush Saga! Great…another Facebook notification you care nothing about. Now, I know I’m not the only one that has friends who play Facebook games, and I have no problem with those who do. What I do have a problem with, is the constant notifications asking to help them “level up” or send them “gooey...

Best Social Media Blog from Loyal Readers

Best Social Media Blog from Loyal Readers

Sep 29, 2014

There are so many social media blogs out there, yet we find ourselves going to our selected once again and again… Why have we picked those? Why we love reading them so much? Let’s try to figure out: The REAL feedback from the REAL readers! A. Cormac84 I must say that I like Heidi Cohen’s blog – simply because in the most part it’s a fluff free...

Best Pinterest Tools: Readers’ Roundup!

Best Pinterest Tools: Readers’ Roundup!

Aug 29, 2014

Pinterest is one of the newest, still mysterious for many, social media network. However it’s able to drive GREAT results in terms of conversions and traffic. In an effort to give you more ideas of how to leverage Pinterest, here are our contributors’ favorite tools (Awesome suggestions: I found quite a few to use myself!)! A. Adam Connell (Founder...

How Do You Monitor and Manage Twitter Mentions (Group Mastermind + Twitter Chat)?

How Do You Monitor and Manage Twitter Mentions (Group Mastermind + Twitter Chat)?

Jul 31, 2014

On August 1 (Friday) 11 am EDT we are meeting with the Twitter experts to discuss how to make the most of your brand Twitter mentions. Please join us during the Twitter chat here. For that, I have collected experts’ opinions (thanks, MyBlogU!) to give you a better idea of what we are going to discuss. Here are our participating experts: Paul...

My Experience with @MyBlogU… So Far

My Experience with @MyBlogU… So Far

Jul 31, 2014

A couple of weeks ago I heard about a service called MyBlogU.com. Having been a user of MyBlogGuest and Viral Content Buzz for quite some time, I was eager to try it out and see it if matched up to the quality I have come to expect from Ann Smarty. This was my experience using it. Traffic spike on my blog thanks to @MyBlogU interview #wow ->...

Optimizing Landing Pages for Search Engines AND People

Optimizing Landing Pages for Search Engines AND People

Jun 27, 2014

Are you getting as much traffic to your site as you want? There is an ongoing argument regarding whether we should create landing pages for search engine optimization or to increase conversions when visitors arrive. The obvious answer is we must do both. Getting traffic that won’t convert does no good. Beautiful pages that generate no sales won’t pay...

Tools For Marketing Your Content (That Aren’t Twitter or Facebook)

Tools For Marketing Your Content (That Aren’t Twitter or Facebook)

Jun 16, 2014

Facebook and Twitter are both valuable tools for marketing your content, yadda yadda yadda… we have all heard this song and dance before. It isn’t untrue, as they are the two biggest social networks that have become stalwarts in the promotion of both content and brands. But we already know what they are, and we know how to use them. Because they are...