Articles of Interest

I spend a lot of time surfing the web and reading other blogs, especially on social media.  I’ve compiled quite the collection of links on my Facebook Fan Page wall, but they are so difficult to find again if you want to go back and re-read them.  I’ve begun the process of organizing them on my Fan Page discussion board, but I thought I would organize them here too for all my non-facebook readers.  Feel free to browse, read, and use as needed.

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Articles About Blogging

• 30 Online Tools Every Blogger should Use
  http://ben-lang.com/30-online-tools-every-blogger-should-use/
• 12 Blog Directories You Should Be Submitting Your Blog To
  http://www.thezenbull.com/blog/index.php/12-blog-directories-you-should-be-submitting-your-blog-to/
• 19 Tips For Driving Traffic To Your Blog
  http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/19-tips-for-driving-traffic-to-your-blog/
• Top 20 WordPress Plug-ins for Next-Gen Bloggers
  http://thesocialmediaguide.com.au/2010/01/02/top-20-wordpress-plugins/

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Articles About Facebook

• 21 Creative Ways to Increase Your Facebook Fansite
  http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/21-creative-ways-to-increase-your-facebook-fanbase/
• 10 Steps To Make Your Facebook Fan Page Shine
  http://socialmouths.com/blog/2009/12/16/make-your-facebook-fan-page-shine/
• Facebook Bombshell – How Did Everyone Miss This?!?
  http://www.eddale.co/general/facebook-bombshell-how-did-everyone-miss-this-facebook-f8
• Facebook Unveils Big Privacy Changes
  http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/21/technology/facebook_conference_f8/
• How to Create a Facebook Fan Page Editorial Guide
  http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-create-a-facebook-fan-page-editorial-guide/
• 5 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page on Personal Account http://www.wchingya.com/2010/05/promote-facebook-fan-page-personal-account.html

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Articles About LinkedIn

• LinkedIn Launches Tons of New Link-Sharing Features
  http://mashable.com/2010/04/21/linkedin-share/
• Top 6 Things You Need To Know About LinkedIn Etiquette
  http://tastingtheinternet.com/top-6-things-you-need-to-know-about-linkedin-etiquette/
• Ten Ways For Small Businesses To Use LinkedIn
  http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/ten-ways-for-small-businesses-to-use-linkedin-guy-kawasaki

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Articles About Social Media Marketing

• Basic HTML Every Internet Marketer Should Know
  http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/5586/basic-html-every-internet-marketer-should-know.aspx
• Why is Yelp Important To Your Business?
  http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/191396
• The 11 Commandments of Social Media
  http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/190858
• 2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report by Social Media Examiner
  http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/social-media-marketing-industry-report-2010/
• 10 Ways to Build Social Media Clout
  http://smedio.com/2010/04/06/10-ways-to-build-social-media-clout/
• 10 Steps to a Stronger Professional Network
  http://designm.ag/freelance/10-steps-to-a-stronger-professional-network/

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Articles About Twitter

• Coming Soon

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Resources and Tips

• 26 Small Business Websites You Can Trust
  http://www.sitepronews.com/2010/04/26/26-small-business-websites-you-can-trust/
• Facebook Like Box
  http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box?ref=mf
• The Google Gadget That Makes Selling Online a Snap
  http://www.sitepronews.com/2010/04/19/the-google-gadget-that-makes-selling-online-a-snap/
• 50 Social Bookmarking Icon Sets For Bloggers
  http://speckyboy.com/2010/04/14/50-social-bookmarking-icon-sets-for-bloggers-part-2/
• How To Add Social Networking Buttons To Your Outlook Email Signature
  http://www.slideshare.net/akstout18/how-to-add-social-networking-buttons-to-your-outlook-email-signature
• Twitter Explorer (Sidebar Gadget Download for Vista/Windows 7)
  http://www.buildagadget.com/Download.php?Code=Twitter
• 7 Social Media Aggregation Tools To Simplify Your Streams
  http://mindsproutmarketing.com/blog/2010/04/7-social-media-aggregation-tools-to-simplify-your-streams/
• On Google Docs
  http://www.sitepronews.com/2010/04/29/on-google-docs/

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Miscellaneous Articles of Interest

• 10 Simple Google Search Tricks
  http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2010/04/02/02gigaom-10-simple-google-search-tricks-58674.html?src=me&ref=general

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Additional Income Opportunities

• Coming Soon

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This list will be added to frequently, so make sure to stop back often and see what new information is out there!