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I think every person that works in online marketing is asked THE question about duplicate content — there is so much wrong information out there about many facets of internet marketing, but the bogus info about duplicate content has to be one of the biggest problems.

I was very pleased to find that Jeff recommends the same thing that I’ve been telling clients and it works :) Without further ado – here’s Jeff….

I just read this and had to share — great points : ) See – and I started with the 12 benefits to social media :)

20 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Social Media

Written by jeffbullas on August 10, 2010

Social media marketing for business is new and not for everyone. It is being implemented by the innovators and the early adopters that love to lead the pack. It is also a very different way of communicating your brands message and with that comes challenges, opportunities and threats.

There is also the joy of learning new ways of marketing, with that there is often the accompanying pain of mistakes that comes along for the ride.

So maybe you should not use social media because it is not for you just yet!

Here are 20 reasons not to use social media

  1. You are a traditionalist and value the “good old days”
  2. You don’t want to be found
  3. You don’t want to be heard
  4. You have shares in the “Yellow Pages”
  5. You like spending thousands on media you can’t measure
  6. You highly value your perceived privacy
  7. You don’t want to hear what your customers are saying
  8. You don’t want any new customers as you are already too busy
  9. You’re afraid people might say nasty things about you
  10. You want to give your competition a head start
  11. Its a waste of your valuable time
  12. Because its only a fad and it will go away
  13. I like to keep things simple and it’s all a bit complex with Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and all that stuff
  14. I am a real person and I don’t believe in those fake online social networks
  15. Social media sites are largely populated with people who have nothing better to do with their time
  16. Social media is at an evolutionary stage I will wait until it is more mature
  17. I don’t want to be overexposed
  18. If I subscribe or join I will be spammed
  19. There is something better around the corner, I can afford to wait
  20. Social media will reduce real face to face opportunities because I would waste my time online

Are there any other reasons you shouldn’t use social media?

http://www.jeffbullas.com/2010/08/10/20-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-use-social-media/

I searched long and hard for a very specific Twitter tool. There are an unlimited number of Twitter gadgets – but I wanted one that I could go to ANY web page – click one button – and create a tweet about it. I wanted this “magic” button to pull the page title, shorten the link and provide a short description. There were many tools and gadgets that did similar things, but none did that for absolutely any page.

Then I found it —

I discovered Twit It. Sounds innocent enough – but its wonderful. I will say up front that I’ve had to “re-install” it several times, but that takes about 2 minutes.

This is the link for this awesome tool -  http://myopiclunacy.com/2007/11/06/microblogging-with-urltea-my-twitter-bookmarklet

This is the explanation that I included in Book Promo 201: Harness the Power of the Internet with Web 2.0 and Social Media Marketing. Twit It is one of over 1200 resource links that I share in this book — you should check it out :)

Here are the instructions to install Twit It -

Twitter has become the place to check out what our friends, competitors and other are doing and what they are interested in. It’s very easy to add content to your Twitter micro blog by using a bookmarklet. I admit it took me ages to find this tool, but it was worth the effort. There are links to all kinds of tools, but I wanted one that would let me submit a link in a click. There is an article about bookmarklets at http://myopiclunacy.com/2007/11/06/microblogging-with-urltea-my-twitter-bookmarklet. Scroll about half way down the page and you will see “Twit It”. Place your cursor on this hyperlink, then drag and drop onto your navigational bar. Next time you want to mark a page, open the page, click on “Twit It” and “submit” and you’re done.

To get more details about Book Promo 201 -

Book Promo 201 – http://bookpromotionservices.com/books/book-promo-201/

Book Promo 201 Reviews – http://bookpromotionservices.com/books/book-promo-201-reviews/

I just got a new review for my book Book Promo 201 and wanted to share it :)

Nikki Leigh pushes you off the dock into the ocean of the deep web and takes you to a new shore of Internet book marketing. So, get yourself out of your little local pond and let Nikki Leigh show you how to market on the seas of every continent.

Take this book to its highest power and you will be working weeks and weeks to do all the things Nikki Leigh tells you to do, go to all the places she tells you to go, and get a presence on all the sites she says are important to promote yourself to as many people as possible.

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12 Benefits of Social Media Marketing

By Nikki Leigh

Customers in these tough economic times are looking for the best ways to spend their time and money. Business people who have a strong social media presence have the opportunity to communicate directly with their potential clients.

Which of these benefits appeal to you?

·

  • Generating global sales

  • Building relationships is an important part of the social media puzzle
  • Generate a buzz about your business and products
  • Reach your target audience
  • Get information about you and your business to many people
  • Create links back to your site, blog etc – we bookmark your website pages & articles
  • Let customers & potential customers to learn more about you, your business & products
  • Help online visitors get to know the person behind the business or other product
  • Search engines love blogs & social sites. Your information gets to search engines quick
  • Give people the opportunity to communicate with you through the various sites
  • Comments can give you the chance to see what your social sites are thinking
  • Build credibility and increase visibility

Many people have expressed the thought that social media marketing is a waste of time. However, when you know how to use the various social media options and tools, it can be a very powerful promotional tool. We’ll share many tips in the coming weeks to help you understand why social media marketing can be a great tool to propel your business to the next level, even in a down economy.

For more details of some social media options Promo 101 offers – http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/06/establish-and-automate-your-social.html

For more information about social media marketing – I recommend Book Promo 201: Harness the Power of Web 2.0 and Social Media Marketing – www.nikkileigh.com/book_promo_201.htm or http://www.amazon.com/Book-Promo-201-Internet-Marketing/dp/159431716X

I just heard about this list on EvanCarmichael.com and would like to share it with you. You can create a profile page on each of these social sites and participating and submitting your articles and other sites to their bookmarking service can be beneficial for you. See what you think….

70 Do Follow Social Media Sites

(Originally posted at – http://digitallabz.com/blogs/70-do-follow-social-media-sites.html)

A staple of successful internet marketing is a quality link building campaign. There are many resources on the web on link building and I will not bother going into those details here.

As social media has grown and evolved over the past few years, it has become a new avenue for marketers and webmasters to execute link building campaigns.

This blog post is an attempt to list the social media sites that allow “do follow” links; which should have the potential to contribute to the search rank of the page being linked.

Contribute To This List
I am sure this list is far from being thorough and accurate. The landscape of the social web will always be changing. So, I invite everyone to leave comments recommending any “Social Media” websites that I have left off the list. Some sites will be removed from time to time as well, as suggested by the comments. Page Rank of the sites on the list will fluctuate over time. They are meant to be a guide.

Guidelines for adding to the list

  • Must be a social media site.
  • Must allow for user submitted links that do not have the “no follow” tag on the link.
  • Make suggestions as comments.

Guidelines for site removal from the list

  • Must provide proof that “do follow” user submitted links do not exist on the site.
  • Must prove that the site should not be considered a social media site.
  • Make suggestions as comments.

PR

URL

Do Follow

9

www.slashdot.org

Yes

8

www.2collab.com

Yes

8

www.digg.com

Yes

8

www.mister-wong.com

Yes

8

www.propeller.com

Yes

8

www.stumbleupon.com

URL Only

7

www.current.com

URL Only

7

www.reddit.com

In Main Categories

7

www.spurl.net

On Main Page

7

www.friendfeed.com

Yes

7

www.furl.net

Yes

7

www.hugg.com

Yes

7

www.connotea.org

Yes

7

www.mybloglog.com

Yes

7

www.mixx.com

Yes

7

www.folkd.com

Yes

7

www.multiply.com

Yes

7

www.dzone.com

Yes

6

www.sphinn.com

25+ Votes Articles

6

www.kaboodle.com

URL Only

6

www.feedagg.com

Yes

6

www.backflip.com

Yes

6

www.kirtsy.com

Yes

6

www.searchles.com

Yes

6

www.bibsonomy.org

Yes

6

www.swik.net

Yes

6

www.plime.com

Yes

5

www.mylinkvault.com

On Main Page

5

www.linkagogo.com

Yes

5

www.stumpedia.com

Yes

5

www.corank.com

Yes

5

www.faves.com

Yes

5

www.spotback.com

Yes

5

www.kwoff.com

Yes

5

www.jeqq.com

Yes

5

www.bringr.com

Yes

5

www.web2list.com

Yes

5

www.quadriot.com

Yes

5

www.unalog.com

Yes

5

www.linkatopia.com

Yes

4

www.urlex.info

URL Only

4

www.highvibeit.com

URL Only

4

www.a1-webmarks.com

Yes

4

www.oyax.com

Yes

4

www.memestreams.net

Yes

4

www.bookmarksync.com

Yes

4

www.bmaccess.net

Yes

4

www.ausculture.com

Yes

4

www.1topix.com

Yes

4

www.blogmarks.net

Yes

3

www.wobblog.com

URL Only

3

www.plugim.com

URL Only

3

www.kez6.com

URL Only

3

www.th3scoop.com

Yes

3

www.megite.com

Yes

3

www.earthfrisk.com

Yes

3

www.contentpop.com

Yes

3

www.actualtopics.com

Yes

3

www.postonfire.com

Yes

2

www.shareddish.com

URL Only

2

www.stuffs4u.com

Yes

2

www.givealink.org

Yes

2

www.dekut.com

Yes

2

www.diggdirect.com

Yes

2

www.oopza.com

Yes

0

www.i89.us

Yes

0

www.bookmark-tag.com

Yes

0

www.under-link.com

Yes

0

mystuff.ask.com

Yes

0

www.your-bookmark.com

URL Only