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great tips!
The time to start social media marketing was yesterday. Don't worry,
though—this book will get you going today!
301 Ways to Use Social Media to Boost Your Marketing is packed with quick
"snapshot" lessons for spreading your message and building customers—with
little effort and virtually no cost. Designed to help you take action right away, each tip
is presented in a stand-alone format to help you focus on what you need to do—and only
what you need to do.
301 Ways to Use Social Media to Boost Your Marketing provides simple strategies
for capitalizing on the top social media platforms like:
• BLOGS • MICROMEDIA • SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES • BOOKMARKING SITES •
MULTIMEDIA SITES • REVIEW AND OPINION SITES • WIKIS
You'll own the crowds on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube—as well as on niche
sites like Yelp, Ning, SmugMug, and Reddit. Potential customers are already having a
conversation about your brand. Use 301 Ways to Use Social Media to Boost Your Marketing to
grab them before your competitors can say "tweet"!
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Social Media in Action
Tip 1 Think of the bigger picture 3
Tip 2 Use less rather than more 4
Tip 3 Appoint a social media champion 5
Tip 4 Track the effect 6
Tip 5 Take action 7
Tip 6 Keep going 8
2 Blogging
Setting Up Your Blog
Tip 7 Decide between a hosted and a self-hosted blog 10
Tip 8 Choose a blogging platform 11
Tip 9 Set up your blog's look and feel 12
Tip 10 Point your own domain name to your blog 13
Tip 11 Set up an RSS feed 14
Tip 12 Use FeedBurner 15
Tip 13 Upload pictures to your post 16
Tip 14 Leverage stats for your blog 17
Writing Useful Blog Content
Tip 15 It's about your readers, not you 18
Tip 16 Carve out a niche 19
Tip 17 Know your subject matter 20
Tip 18 Write viral content 21
Tip 19 Avoid the jargon 22
Tip 20 Don't be self-contained 23
Tip 21 Experiment, track, and respond 24
Tip 22 Encourage audience interaction 25
Attracting a Loyal Reader Base to Your Blog
Tip 23 Let people know about you 26
Tip 24 Write regularly 27
Tip 25 Use your blog to handle criticism 28
Tip 26 Become a guest blogger 29
Making Your Blog Best Friends with Search Engines
Tip 27 Check that you're in Google Search and Google Blog Search 30
Tip 28 How to do keyword research 31
Tip 29 Incorporate keywords into your blog post 32
Tip 30 Tag your blog content 33
Tip 31 Attract inbound links to your blog 34
Tip 32 Leverage other communities' search engine presence 35
Making Money from Your Blog
Tip 33 Understand Google AdSense 36
Tip 34 Set up Google AdSense 37
Tip 35 Understand Text Link Ads 38
Tip 36 Set up Text Link Ads 39
Tip 37 Write paid reviews 40
Tip 38 Use blog-specific advertising networks 41
Tip 39 Use general affiliate networks 42
Joining Blogging Communities
Tip 40 Participate in blogging communities 43
Tip 41 Submit your blog to directories 44
Tip 42 Join MyBlogLog 45
Tip 43 Network with like-minded communities 46
Tip 44 Add other activities to MyBlogLog 47
Tip 45 Add the "Recent Readers" widget to your blog 48
Tip 46 Leverage MyBlogLog stats 49
Tip 47 Understand Technorati 50
Tip 48 Join Technorati and claim your blog 51
Tip 49 Use Technorati tags 52
3 Microblogging
Getting Started on Twitter
Tip 50 Understand Twitter 54
Tip 51 Create your Twitter account 55
Tip 52 Public vs. private accounts 56
Tip 53 Customize your profile 57
Tip 54 Begin tweeting 58
Tip 55 Use URL shorteners 59
Tip 56 Include photographs in your tweets 60
Tip 57 Understand what followers are 61
Tip 58 Find people to follow 62
Tip 59 Reply to followers 63
Tip 60 Retweet 64
Tip 61 Direct messaging 65
Tip 62 Mark favorites 66
Tip 63 Use Twitter search 67
Tip 64 Create lists 68
Leveraging Twitter
Tip 65 Find and track popular hashtags 69
Tip 66 Place hashtags in your tweets 70
Tip 67 Tweet your company blog posts 71
Tip 68 Publicize your account 72
Tip 69 Listen and learn 73
Tip 70 Don't spam 74
Tip 71 Use real time to your advantage 75
Tip 72 Get your employees involved 76
Tip 73 Use mobile applications 77
Tip 74 Use desktop applications 78
Tip 75 Understand Promoted Tweets 79
FriendFeed
Tip 76 Understand FriendFeed 80
Tip 77 Understand FriendFeed vs. Twitter 81
Tip 78 Set up a FriendFeed account 82
Tip 79 Create updates 83
Tip 80 Aggregate your feeds 84
Tip 81 Create groups in FriendFeed 85
Tip 82 Interact with others 86
Tumblr
Tip 83 Understand Tumblr 87
Tip 84 Start your Tumblr blog 88
Tip 85 Integrate your RSS feed 89
Tip 86 Add Tumblr widgets 90
Tip 87 Use third-party Tumblr services 91
4 Social Networking
Facebook Pages
Tip 88 Groups vs. pages 94
Tip 89 Understand Facebook pages 95
Tip 90 Define a reason for your page 96
Tip 91 Create your page 97
Tip 92 Use Facebook applications 98
Tip 93 Keep your page fresh 99
Tip 94 How to get traffic to your Facebook page 100
Tip 95 Analyze your stats 101
Tip 96 Work with existing pages and groups 102
Tip 97 Link to and from your page 103
Tip 98 Feed in your Twitter account 104
Tip 99 Feed in your blog posts 105
Tip 100 Use a Fan Box on other sites 106
Facebook Advertising
Tip 101 Understand Facebook ads 107
Tip 102 Create your Facebook ad 108
Tip 103 Decide which audience to target 109
Tip 104 Understand Facebook advertising cost models 110
Tip 105 Decide on a campaign budget 111
Tip 106 Decide on your ad scheduling 112
Tip 107 Measure your ad performance 113
Tip 108 Optimize your ads 114
Linkedln
Tip 109 Set up your company profile 115
Tip 110 Add a "Share on Linkedln" widget 116
Tip 111 Join groups 117
Tip 112 Ask and answer questions 118
Tip 113 Leverage your personal profile 119
Tip 114 Use Linkedln search 120
Orkut
Tip 115 Understand Orkut 121
Tip 116 Join Orkut 122
Tip 117 Add scraps and updates 123
Tip 118 Engage users on brand community pages 124
Tip 119 Enroll in Orkut Promote 125
Tip 120 Track and improve your ads 126
Plaxo
Tip 121 Understand Plaxo 127
Tip 122 Set up your Plaxo profile 128
Tip 123 Use the Plaxo address book 129
Tip 124 Add connections 130
Tip 125 Use Pulse 131
Tip 126 Enable feeds from other services 132
Tip 127 Create groups 133
Ning
Tip 128 Understand Ning 134
Tip 129 Create your Ning network 135
Tip 130 Collaborate with other industry members 136
Tip 131 Encourage the conversation 137
Tip 132 Manage your network effectively 138
Tip 133 Market your network externally 139
MySpace
Tip 134 Decide whether MySpace is right for your business 140
Tip 135 Set up your profile 141
Tip 136 Find Friends 142
Tip 137 Create fresh content 143
Tip 138 Join groups 144
Tip 139 Add value 145
Tip 140 Use MySpace Advertising 146
Tip 141 Create your ad 147
Tip 142 Learn from your advertising analytics 148
Tip 143 Experiment based on stats 149
Meetup
Tip 144 Understand Meetup 150
Tip 145 Search for existing groups 151
Tip 146 Create a new group 152
Tip 147 Hold regular meetups 153
Tip 148 Promote your group 154
Tip 149 Sponsor a group 155
5 Social Bookmarking
Delicious
Tip 150 Understand Delicious 158
Tip 151 Create your account 159
Tip 152 Start bookmarking content 160
Tip 153 Network with other users 161
Tip 154 Write Delicious content 162
Tip 155 Encourage users to bookmark your content 163
Tip 156 Subscribe to tags 164
Tip 157 Mine Delicious for content ideas 165
Tip 158 Be an influential user 166
Digg
Tip 159 Understand Digg 167
Tip 160 Customize your profile 168
Tip 161 Install the Digg toolbar 169
Tip 162 Submit stories strategically 170
Tip 163 Write a good title and description 171
Tip 164 Make it easy to Digg your content 172
Tip 165 Network with other Digg users 173
Tip 166 Be active 174
Tip 167 Be discerning 175
Tip 168 Use Digg advertising 176
StumbleUpon
Tip 169 Understand StumbleUpon 177
Tip 170 Connect directly with other users 178
Tip 171 Find new stumblers 179
Tip 172 Make your page "stumble-worthy" 180
Tip 173 Increase your content's popularity 181
Tip 174 Retain your StumbleUpon traffic 182
Tip 175 Submit other useful content 183
Tip 176 Pay for sponsored stumbles 184
Tip 177 Track and improve your sponsored stumbles 185
Google Reader
Tip 178 Understand Google Reader 186
Tip 179 Subscribe to other feeds and people 187
Tip 180 Select those to share items with 188
Tip 181 Build your readership 189
Tip 182 Share posts in other services 190
Reddit
Tip 183 Understand Reddit 191
Tip 184 Get started on Reddit 192
Tip 185 Submit content 193
Tip 186 Build up karma 194
Tip 187 Post to subreddits 195
Tip 188 Get your content noticed 196
Tip 189 Encourage others to post your content 197
Tip 190 Make friends 198
Tip 191 Post good content 199
Tip 192 Leverage your existing network 200
6 Multimedia
Flickr
Tip 193 Understand Flickr 202
Tip 194 Write your profile 203
Tip 195 Upload photos 204
Tip 196 Promote your account 205
Tip 197 Join groups 206
Tip 198 Create your own group 207
Tip 199 Promote your group 208
Tip 200 Add a Flickr badge 209
Tip 201 Decide between a free and a pro account 210
Tip 202 Use Flickr images for your blog content 211
Tip 203 Analyze your stats 212
Tip 204 Don't spam 213
Tip 205 Share quality photos 214
Tip 206 Think about search engines 215
Tip 207 Control how your photos are shared 216
SmugMug
Tip 208 Understand SmugMug 217
Tip 209 Sign up and customize 218
Tip 210 Upload photos 219
Tip 211 Optimize your photos 220
Tip 212 Share your photos 221
Tip 213 Join communities 222
Video-Sharing Sites
Tip 214 Understand the video landscape 223
Tip 215 It's all about the content 224
Tip 216 Keep best practices in mind 225
Tip 217 Share your videos 226
Tip 218 Use Metacafe 227
Tip 219 Use Yahoo! Video 228
Tip 220 Use Viddler 229
Tip 221 Use Vimeo 230
Tip 222 Use TubeMogul to submit videos 231
YouTube
Tip 223 Understand YouTube 232
Tip 224 Create a channel 233
Tip 225 Create a custom channel 234
Tip 226 Think about search engines 235
Tip 227 Tag your videos 236
Tip 228 Upload your videos 237
Tip 229 Create a call to action 238
Tip 230 Leverage video responses 239
Tip 231 Share videos 240
Tip 232 Build subscribers 241
Tip 233 Participate in the community 242
Tip 234 Use Google AdWords 243
Tip 235 Understand Promoted Videos 244
Tip 236 Create Promoted Videos 245
SlideShare
Tip 237 Understand SlideShare 246
Tip 238 Create a SlideShare account 247
Tip 239 Create good content 248
Tip 240 Upload presentations 249
Tip 241 Use LeadShare 250
Tip 242 Use AdShare 251
Tip 243 Join groups 252
Tip 244 Promote your profile externally 253
Podcasting
Tip 245 Understand podcasting 254
Tip 246 Research topics 255
Tip 247 Create your podcast 256
Tip 248 Create your podcast RSS feed 257
Tip 249 Optimize for search engines 258
Tip 250 Upload your podcast 259
Tip 251 Submit to podcast directories 260
Tip 252 Market your podcast 261
7 Reviews and Opinions
Reviews and Opinions Overview
Tip 253 Respond to positive reviews 265
Tip 254 Respond to negative reviews 266
Yelp
Tip 255 Understand Yelp 267
Tip 256 Claim your profile 268
Tip 257 Solicit reviews 269
Tip 258 Use your account information 270
Tip 259 Get involved with the community 271
Tip 260 Respond publicly and privately 272
Epinions
Tip 261 Understand Epinions 273
Tip 262 Set up your profile 274
Tip 263 Write and rate reviews 275
Tip 264 Add people to your Web of Trust 276
Tip 265 Become an elevated member 277
Tip 266 Monitor your brand 278
RateltAll
Tip 267 Understand RateltAll 279
Tip 268 Fill out your profile 280
Tip 269 Get your business listed 281
Tip 270 Encourage others to leave reviews 282
Tip 271 Connect with other users 283
Tip 272 Create and share lists 284
Tip 273 Add the consumer review widget 285
Yahoo! Answers
Tip 274 Understand Yahoo! Answers 286
Tip 275 Set up your profile 287
Tip 276 Ask and answer questions 288
Tip 277 Give quality answers 289
Tip 278 Answer relevant questions 290
Tip 279 Earn points 291
Tip 280 Be active to be visible 292
Tip 281 Don't spam 293
eHow
Tip 282 Understand eHow 294
Tip 283 Apply with Demand Studios 295
Tip 284 Join eHow 296
Tip 285 Decide on an article topic 297
Tip 286 Drive search traffic to your articles 298
Tip 287 Upload your article 299
Tip 288 Don't spam 300
Tip 289 Participate in the community 301
Tip 290 Join groups 302
Tip 291 Market your article externally 303
8 Wikis
Wikis Overview
Tip 292 Contribute to niche wikis 307
Tip 293 Use wikis internally 308
Tip 294 Choose wiki software 309
Tip 295 Use wikis to communicate with customers 310
Tip 296 Implement wiki processes 311
Wikipedia
Tip 297 Understand Wikipedia 312
Tip 298 Know what to use it for 313
Tip 299 Create a Wikipedia account 314
Tip 300 Start adding and editing content 315
Tip 301 Track what's being said 316
Notes 317
Index 319
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