Blog Posts To Read The Week of Oct. 14, 2010

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Below you will find our favorite blog posts that are related to SEO, search engine marketing and social media marketing from this past week. Please feel free to visit each, we hope you find them as helpful as we do!

7 Tips for an Authentic and Productive Writing Process
Great post that talks about getting over your fear of writing, and how “writing the way you speak” is a great way to start.

57 Power Words for Writing Brilliant Headlines
This post lists 57 “go-to headline words” for writing great headlines. Writing a great headline is key in drawing in a reader.

Social Media is Dead…Long Live Media…oh, and the audience doesn’t care…
This post talks about social media v.s old media channels such as ads, newspapers etc..and the misconceptions with each. When it comes down to it, having a presence in what is most effective for your business is what matters.

You Either Get It Or You Don’t
This post talks about brands and crowdsourcing, specifically the latest attempt by the GAP to include followers in its failed attempt at a new logo.

How to Advertise with Promoted Tweets on the New Twitter
Ever wonder what the deal is with Promoted Tweets? This post does a pretty good job of explaining what’s behind Twitters promoted tweets.

ADR: The Secret to Social Media Marketing Success
This blog post discusses social media and the importance of having a method in your Social Marketing campaign. Specifically, they use a diagram that leverages factors of awareness, demand and revenue with respect to social media efforts.

Effective Retention Strategy Necessary to Ensure Group Coupon Success
This post talks about the newest craze of group coupon and it’s success rate for business. Is it a smart decision for a small business to dive into the world of group coupons? See what other’s have to say.

getting past the lollipops
This post talks about the importance of the relationship you create with people past the initial gimmick created to draw visitors in.

NOW…I can exhale
This post was inspirational, and proof that self promotion both offline/online really do work. Keeping yourself visible in social media does really work, and this guy is proof!

How Friendly is Your Website?
This is a great post discussing the importance of a user friendly website. Having a non friendly site can deter visitors, drastically reducing conversion rates and profits.

These were the our favorite blog posts this week. Check back next week for more!