Strategies in Content Creation
Pinterest is a visual social network. What the hell does that mean? When I say visual, I mean everything is based on pictures and short explanations of those pictures. It’s a place to store your favorite images on the Internet and share them with your friends.
The increase in traffic I get from the Firepole Marketing blog contest will be great but ultimately fleeting… The value I will take from this experience are the relationships I’ve formed. The resources I now have at my disposal to bounce ideas and questions off of.
Whether you realize it or not small business is at war and currently losing. But there is hope, the Internet and social media have given small business a platform in which the playing field has been leveled. The small business story is a powerful tool that cannot be defeated by catch-phrases and paid advertising.
For my purposes as an insurance agent and content marketer Social Capital is the intangible currency of the Internet. And because social capital is intangible it is especially hard to place a ROI (or return on investment) that is acceptable to most corporate stiffs.
But if done correctly, with diligence and dedication, an online social media presence can build the trust and respect necessary to establish a quality agent / client bond. I promise.
Guest blog posts allow you to showcase your expertise in front of a new community of readers. Here are seven reasons I’d rather post an article on your blog than my own.
For most professionals blogging for business is a horrible experience. You labor over ideas and information while your perceived inability to write constantly creates self-doubt. That’s OK, it’s natural for most people, especially me when I first started www.RyanHanley.com (Check out my early posts… terrible).
Your success on Facebook is going to be determined by the amount of engagement you get from the Fans you have. That engagement will in turn draw new Fans to your page who you will need to engagement which will then draw even MORE Fans to your page and all the sudden you’ll be a freaking Facebook Rockstar!
The general principles that govern using Foursquare successfully are no different than any other social network. Add value to your followers and they will add value to You in sales, referrals, testimonials, and quality content.
However, many of you use the time required to create a written blog post as an EXCUSE for not having an active, content filled blog, in which you display both your personality and expertise. YouTube takes care of that for you!
