As an active social media user and marketer, I’m always interested in learning new things to improve my knowledge and abilities. This is a collection of some of the best articles that I’ve found on a variety of topics related to social media.
Strategy:
50 Ways to Use Social Media, Listed by Objective – Web-Strategist
5 Steps to Become a Better Social Media Marketer – Daily Blog Tips
How to Set Up a Domino Effect of Traffic – Vandelay Design
How to Go from Nothing to 550,000 Social Media Visitors in One Month – ViperChill
How to Target the Right Social Media Sites – ProBlogger
How to Promote Yourself on Social Sites Without Actually “Promoting Yourself” – SearchRank
Relationship Building – 6 Tips for Working in Social Media – SEM Clubhouse
Top 10 Reasons Why SEOs Fail On Social Media – SEO 2.0
Top 10 Reasons Why Great Content Fails On Social Media – SEO 2.0
6 Social Media “No-Brainers” You Shouldn’t Forget – Cape Cod SEO
Social Media Optimization: Submit It, But Don’t Forget It – Search Engine Land
StumbleUpon:
A Comprehensive Guide to StumbleUpon: How to Build Massive Traffic to Your Website – Dosh Dosh
How to Write Posts that Set StumbleUpon on Fire – ProBlogger
5 Reasons My StumbleUpon Profile Stands Out – Social Desire
Why StumbleUpon Sends More Traffic Than Digg – ProBlogger
Digg:
How to Level the Playing Field with Digg – Skelliewag
Maximizing the Likelihood of Getting Dugg – SEOmoz
Fark:
Definitive Guide to Fark and Getting Mass Traffic – ViperChill
Linkbait:
Link Bait Ideas – Cornwall SEO
65 Headlines to Jump Start Your Linkbait – Cornwall SEO
6 Sure-Fire Tactics to Re-Ignite Your Linkbait – ViperChill
Analytics:
The Huge Collection of Google Analytics Tipes – Search Engine Journal
Content Development:
How to Have a Constant Flow of Ideas – Social Media Trader
How a Good Title and Description Can Make or Break Your Social Media Submission – SEOmoz
Writing Headlines for Regular Readers, Search Engines and Social Media – Copyblogger
How to Write a Social Media Press Release – Copyblogger
The Unexpected Trap of Writing for Social Media – Copyblogger
Professional Services:
What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer – Techipedia
Tools/Resources:
Tools for Engaging in Social Media – Search Engine Land
General Social Media:
A Beginner’s Guide to Social News Websites – Dosh Dosh
What the Hell Can Social Media Do for Me? – Social Desire
The ABCs of Social Media – Social Desire
How to Commit Social Media Suicide – Social Media Trader
The Limitations of Social Media – Blogtrepreneur
Building Consistent Traffic with Social Media – Vandelay Design
The New Social Media Democracy – NowSourcing
Originally Published August 13th, 2008
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Wow, great list!! Thank you so much for including me.
Agreed – great list of excellent posts. I really appreciate that you would include my post amongst them!
Awesome, cheers Steven
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Great collection, it was definitely worth a bookmark. It going to take me awhile to get through all of these.
Whew, that was an expansive list, thanks for your efforts rounding all that up!
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I write articles on ehow and although they are short some articles are good. I included just one of mine as website to see if would be something you’d like. Maybe you could add a section for ehow/bukisa/SHORT articles. THANKS for such a great
RESOURCE LIST I plan to access it frequently to keep on top of what is happening.
Some of the titles are very intriquing!
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Thanks for this, l will give you my thoughts, when l have read a couple.
I’d like to suggest our social media strategy white paper as an addition to this list
Sal
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excellent article for SEO peple. im also new to this field. i hope this article browse me to long way.
Top list – thanks for sharing.
I’ll be burning the midnight candle reading these links.
What a list, very generous of you