Leverage the power of Web 2.0 - your static Web 1.0 site was about you. Web 2.0 is about your reader — your potential client. Interact and engage with your readers, gain feedback and build relationships through your blog.
Presentation for Northeast Arkansas Advertising Federation District 10 Conference.
2. When is a
Website Not
Enough?
NOW
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Blogging 101
3. Why Isn’t a Website Enough?
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4. Why Isn’t a Website Enough?
Much of the world has upgraded to Web 2.0.
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5. Why Isn’t a Website Enough?
Much of the world has upgraded to Web 2.0.
What does that mean?
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6. Web 2.0 means ...
It’s not about you anymore.
It’s about your readers.
Your potential clients.
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7. Businesses With Blogs Get:
• 55% more Web traffic1
• 97% more inbound links2
• 434% more pages indexed 2
1 Mashable.com
2 Hubspot.com
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8. How Many Blogs?
• 133,000,000 blogs
• 100,000 posts/hour
• 2800 links/minute
Technorati.com
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9. How Many Blogs?
• 133,000,000 blogs
• 4 out of 10 people read blogs
• 100,000 posts/hour
• 8 out of 10 know what they are
• 2800 links/minute
Technorati.com
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10. Blog vs. Website
• Website: You control the message
• Website: Static information
• Website: Offer content and wait
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11. Blog vs. Website
• Website: You control the message
• Blog: You control the some of the message
• Website: Static information
• Blog: Dynamic information
• Website: Offer content and wait
• Blog: User-generated content
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24. The Blog: Leverage the Power of Web 2.0
• How to make sense of blogs & blogging
• What to do to get ready
• How to get started
• How to engage your readers
• How to measure your success
• Caveats and pitfalls
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25. Untangle: How to Make Sense of Blogs & Blogging
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26. Blog Basics
• Anatomy of a blog
• Static vs. dynamic content
• RSS feeds
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34. Get Ready
Set Goals
Prepare
Evaluate Your Message
Assess Your Audience
Know Your Resources
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35. Set Goals
• Sell products or services?
• Drive website traffic
• Get feedback on products or
services
• Speaking/book deal
• Provide resources
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36. Prepare
• Read other blogs
• Organize content
• Write static content
• Assemble team
• Platform and hosting
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51. Types of Posts
• Aggregate from different sources
• Video
• Conference liveblogging
• Commentary on another post
• Opinion
• Lists
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52. Editorial Calendar
Poll
Post
Comme ntary
Video
List
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53. Regular Fresh Content
• Google juice
• Keeps readers coming back
• Incorporate keywords
• Incoming links
• Establishes thought leadership
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54. Use Tags
• Use relevant tags
• 5 - 10 is optimal
• Don’t duplicate title & subhead
• Think like reader
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59. Is This Thing On?
• Pageviews
• RSS subscriptions
• Alexa rank/Technorati authority
• Inbound links/social shares
• Comments
• Conversions
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60. Don’t Be This Guy: Caveats and Pitfalls
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61. Caveats
• Be realistic
• Don’t level jump
Friends
• Be present; don’t autopost
• Be authentic
• Monitor
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62. Don’t Get Discouraged
Photo Credit: Julian Mason http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandmyshadow/4552218630/
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63. Sum it Up
• Dynamic, keyword-rich content
• Post regularly
• Engage with readers & other bloggers
• Be authentic
• Monitor
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64. Web
bethgsanders.com
Email
Thanks
bgs@bethgsanders.com
Twi er
@bethgsanders Y’all!
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