Social Media Examiner | Desperately Seeking Advice | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/feed/ Desperately Seeking Advice - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging Fri, 24 May 2013 00:44:50 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44748<![CDATA[David Gadarian replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44748 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:17:01 +0000 David Gadarian replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging Perhaps try to run some Google Ads targeted at the "right" customer and see if you are able to fine tune your message according to what you see in Google Analytics.
The downside to this strategy is it is not […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44707<![CDATA[Bette replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44707 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:00:37 +0000 Bette replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging Start at the beginning. Ashevillevas? No one is searching for that term.  Do not be afraid to get a new keyword focused .com name for your blog.  It will make a huge difference.  You do not have to like your .com […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44634<![CDATA[Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44634 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:56:36 +0000 Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @kim-steadman Thank you! I would definitely agree that I need fine tuning. A major source of my frustration is not knowing myself my uniquity. I am not-so-patiently awaiting to discover my niche. I do believe […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44590<![CDATA[Kim Steadman replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44590 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:17:00 +0000 Kim Steadman replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging I read your original question, and visited your site.  My bottom line answer is I don't think you have truly fine tuned, precisely defined your Brand, and to whom you are marketing to. Perhaps too broad a […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44447<![CDATA[Kenneth Golden replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-44447 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 08:41:35 +0000 Kenneth Golden replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging You have a great blog! Attention getting methods keep your readers coming back for more because you make them interested in what you write.se a little shock therapy! They will love it.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43996<![CDATA[Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43996 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:52:30 +0000 Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @kimberlyhouston @stonepeople This is exactly my problem! I'll refer to a process or term and than think that maybe someone isn't familiar with it so I go on to explain it and than it happens again and again […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43988<![CDATA[Kimberly Houston replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43988 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:25:04 +0000 Kimberly Houston replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @stonepeople  I hear ya. I always try to write with with one reader in mind, and talk to that one person. My overexplaining tendencies kick in when I realize that some people who come to my blog have never even […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43984<![CDATA[patricia troyer replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43984 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:54:36 +0000 patricia troyer replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @kimberlyhouston, yeah over-explaining is one of the gnats of writing. As communcators, we want to give our readers the whole enchilada in one gulp, and forget that they may not eat that way. Staying focused on […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43388<![CDATA[Kimberly Houston replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43388 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:30:29 +0000 Kimberly Houston replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @dawnchitwoodrivers Wow, I have the same issue -- I too have the tendency to overexplain things, both in writing and in conversation.  Glad to know I'm not alone.  : )  I'm fine when I'm writing content for […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43349<![CDATA[Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43349 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:34:14 +0000 Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @kimberlyhouston Yes, I am looking for any and all advice to help me improve whether it be style, format, content, whatever. Thank you for taking the time to check it out. I completely agree with you about the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43321<![CDATA[Kimberly Houston replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43321 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:06:32 +0000 Kimberly Houston replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @dawnchitwoodrivers So, you're in Asheville,NC -- I'm in Wilmington, NC.  Go North Carolina!  : )I took a look at your site -- love the design with all its white space, etc. Just a couple of minor things I see […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43178<![CDATA[Crazzy Kylex replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43178 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:05:44 +0000 Crazzy Kylex replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @dawnchitwoodrivers Statcounter is very unreliable. It shows wrong traffic stats comparing to G. Analytics

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43156<![CDATA[Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43156 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:31:31 +0000 Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging Thank you for all of the great advice. I am using Google analytics. Do you think it is beneficial to have both Google analytics and Statcounter on your site..I've used Statcounter before and I do like the way […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43088<![CDATA[LdyLarke replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43088 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:44:25 +0000 LdyLarke replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging You might also try the JetPack Wordpress plugin for site stats. It's a little bloated (ok, a lot lol) with stuff you probably won't want to use, but it gives some good stats about site visitors.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43086<![CDATA[LdyLarke replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43086 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:41:54 +0000 LdyLarke replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging The SEO niche is really hard to rank in. There are always going to be huge firms competing with huge pocketbooks to play with in getting them ranked on page 1. If you don't go for longer tailed keywords (key […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43078<![CDATA[Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43078 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:57:54 +0000 Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @albertmora Thank you for the tips!
I just shared my new blog post with my LinkedIn groups. Trial and error.
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43009<![CDATA[Albert Mora replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-43009 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:55:23 +0000 Albert Mora replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @dawnchitwoodriversLook at the average time users stay on your site, and the page views per visit. That's another way of looking at the bounce rate.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-42713<![CDATA[Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-42713 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:49:25 +0000 Dawn Chitwood replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging
Thanks everyone for taking the time to offer your eye!

@albertmora That's one of the strange things. There is a 0% bounce rate. I can't figure out why that is except to guess that there is so little traffic?

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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-42689<![CDATA[Kathy Bernard replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-42689 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:19:07 +0000 Kathy Bernard replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging I would suggest expanding your reach by teasing the articles on relevant LinkedIn groups so that you can reach an audience specifically interested in your topics. There are more than 1.4 million LinkedIn groups so […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-42676<![CDATA[Dave MacKay replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/desperately-seeking-advice/#post-42676 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:07:03 +0000 Dave MacKay replied to the forum topic Desperately Seeking Advice in the club Blogging @dawnchitwoodrivers as a reader, I am wondering if you could perhaps show the whole article, and then the headlines of the others....., people may scan the intros to all of the articles, get confused and not see […]

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