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Yahoo! Releases Research On Who Is Moving And Shaking On Twitter

Posted in News | Posted on Date 04-01-2011 | Comments 2 Comments
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It has been a few years since Twitter first started, and in 2011, nearly half a decade after Twitter started, finally some numbers are coming into play on who is moving and shaking on Twitter. It was even exciting to see some of the bloggers that Yahoo!

Of course, this was a research put together by several people from Yahoo and Cornell University. Here is a link to the actual PDF of the study.

Of course, celebrities made a huge impacts of the 50% of the 20K elite that the research came up with, but they also covered other categories too. The information was taken from Twitter lists and some of the top info shared was based on how much was tweeted in different categories. One of them was on blogging topics.

I was really happy to see a lot of my colleagues on this list and will list them here as well.

Congrats to these bloggers who have shown how engaging works. If you are still not getting how engaging with your followers work, even if you are a business that blogs or does not blog, you should follow the people above, join in the conversation, examine what they are doing, and start engaging based on what you have learned from them.

If you follow any of the above, why? Have you stepped up your game this year to be the next top engager in your niche on Twitter?

Freelance No-No: Web Design In Exchange For Exposure

Posted in Freelance | Posted on Date 03-31-2011 | Comments 2 Comments
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A lot of newbies in freelancing ask me all sorts of questions about what it takes to freelance and even how much should they charge. I have even had scenarios tossed at me, like if it was okay to design a site to get exposure. That sparked an idea for a blog post, because I have been there and let me say, DO NOT DO IT. It is not an acceptable payment for freelancers. Web design and graphic design both take a lot of learning and practice. If you are new and someone approaches you saying they got this cool Read More →

Adding A Favicon To Your Website

Posted in Tutorials | Posted on Date 03-28-2011 | Comments 5 Comments
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The definition for a favicon at Wikipedia is: A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage. For the rest of us who are not as technical. It is that tiny picture next to the browser URL area that might change when visiting one site to the next. 1. To add one, it is simple. First you at least need to make a 16×16 pixel icon in your graphic editing program. 2. Convert it Read More →

Etiquette Of Freelance Negotiation Between Buyer and Freelancer

Posted in Freelance | Posted on Date 03-26-2011 | Comments 2 Comments
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Everyone is different. Yes, it is cliche, but when it comes to negotiating a freelance project between buyer and provider, no transaction is the same. It could be based on the employer or the actual freelancer, or what type of project is involved. The problem is communication. In freelancing online, you are more often to step into a transaction with someone who may be from a different country, not speak your language as their first language, or even have similar religious beliefs. It is important for both parties to remain professional and courteous. If a buyer or even the freelancer Read More →

Basic HTML Tutorial – What is HTML?

Posted in Tutorials | Posted on Date 03-25-2011 | Comments 6 Comments
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HTML is a short acronym for HyperText Markup Language. The language consists of tags surrounded by angle brackets and can effect the way a person sees a website. It can be used in scripting languages like cgi, php, and javascript to person any number of actions. Example of a tag: <head>. A basic page consists of several key points that should be placed in the layout. There will be another tutorial illustrating how to build a basic page, but below is very general example of how a web page is composed. In a way, the HTML to a browser is Read More →

Interview With An SEO Expert – Shannon Steffen

Posted in SEO | Posted on Date 03-22-2011 | Comments 8 Comments
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I met Shannon Steffen at WordCamp Chicago 2010, and I was just impressed by her. She presented right before me about WordPress SEO and I was so happy to hear that my SEO beliefs were not off the wall. Also, it helped because she was my seat buddy too so I probably talked her ear off. (lol) For anyone who has met her, she is really friendly and if you have questions, she does have answers. With her longtime background in SEO and working with online and well known companies, I thought it would be great to send her some Read More →

#SharingSundays Roundup Recap- 2011 Volume 7

Posted in News | Posted on Date 03-22-2011 | Comments 3 Comments
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#SharingSundays has been going really well and it is all from your participation. For those who are first time readers or just heard about #SharingSundays for the first time, it is an event held every Sunday on the Facebook fan page of Nile Flores. You only have to post the most recent blog post you have published. Please enjoy the #SharingSundays Roundup Recap – 2011 Volume 7: Ten Guaranteed Ways To Provide Value Based Content When You Just Don’t Feel Creative by Dani Nir-McGrath CommentLuv Secrets Leaked by Ileane Smith Shape Up With Shadow by JT Clough Dog Training and Read More →

Engaging With Your Followers

Posted in Social Media | Posted on Date 03-20-2011 | Comments 18 Comments

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Engaging with your followers – a lot of you out there know what this means, but for those still not as experienced with social media, this might be a little confusing. Remember, communication is not a one-way street. It never was and never will be. You can have a website, a blog, a Twitter account, a Facebook account, a Youtube account, and more, and even have some followers. You can even search engine optimize your site as much as you want (a lot of people actually overdo it). You could set up all the tools to your site and social Read More →
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