You’re Nobody ‘Till Somebody Ranks You

Wikimotive SEO Rapper

Here at Wikimotive, we love Business SEO. We work at it all day, poring over analytics data and tweaking this or that to stay in Google’s good graces. Honestly, it never gets old. Just between you and me, when we lay our heads down at night, we have beautiful dreams of Matt Cutts.

Still though, we’re not going to argue that it’s the most exciting subject in the world. It has more than its fair share of minutia and tedium. As you’ve probably experienced, when you explain it to an outsider their eyes tend to glaze over and a fine string of drool slides down their chin. The unfortunate thing is that this happens even when you’re explaining it to a decision-maker who NEEDS the info.

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Social Help Desk: A Growing Trend

Help Desk

Many people spend more time on social media than they spend on any other online activity. We see little Timmy sliding into third base. We rant about the latest political hotspot or condemn our favorite teams for making mistakes. We chat with friends and family. We request help from social media help desks…

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Gangnam Style will be Over 1 Billion Views with the Next Update to the Count

Gangnam Style

There’s a pretty good chance that the video is already over 1 billion views. In fact, it’s almost certain, since the update to the count is behind schedule.

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Is Facebook too Sticky for its own Good?

Glue

In the worlds of internet advertising, marketing, and website performance, “sticky” is normally a good thing. It means that your website or promotions are doing their job, keeping people interested and increasing your chances of achieving your end goal from their visit. Facebook has long been one of the stickiest sites on the internet, racking up more time on site than just about any other (though YouTube also has a claim to that).

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YouTube allows users to customize their dashboard

YouTube allows users to customize their dashboard

YouTube has recently added more changes to help you better understand where you stand amongst your efforts on YouTube. They have redesigned their Dashboard for its users to not only easily gain information regarding their activities but the ability to customize their personal dashboard to look the way users want it.

Enabling personalization is important for any social network to understand that users want the ability to see specific analytics the way they prioritize them as opposed to the way the social network (like YouTube) would, they are not always going to be the same.

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WordPress vs Tumblr for Your Business Blog

Tumblr vs WordPress

There will be complaints. I can already smell the onslaught of, “what about Blogger” and “Typepad is much more powerful”. There will be others that say, “but Tumblr’s not really a blogging platform”. Let’s put all of that to rest quickly…

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The Biggest Problem with Partnered Social Media: One-Size-Fits-All Doesn’t Work

Assembly Line

There is a rise in niche-level outsourced social media that is refreshing on one hand and discouraging on the other. It’s encouraging because when agencies take the stance of focusing on a single niche such as automotive or entertainment, they are able to build up several resources to make their jobs easier and the clients’ social media presence more robust. On the other hand, it allows many to create an assembly-line, one-size-fits-all mentality of automation that can actually hurt the clients.

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I Love the @EQualman Social Media Revolution Videos but it’s Time to Make them Fresher

Facebook is Huge

I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a big fan of Erik Qualman. He has masterfully built a brand from scratch that could be a case study on how to become a world-renowned expert. I’m also not ashamed to admit that I’ve eagerly anticipated the release of his yearly “Social Media Revolution” videos ever since I was blown away by the first one. It’s not an Episode-VII level of anticipation, but I do look forward to them.

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5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Twitter Account

Twitter Screen

If you don’t have a Twitter account for your blog or your website then you are missing out on a great marketing tool. Twitter’s approach to social media offers a unique way for people to interact, and can do wonders for increasing your readership or business when it’s used in the right way.

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Video Marketing: Going Viral with Your Company

Man Watching Video

We’ve done it, just like most of our friends have done it to us. We’ve come across a viral video that either made us laugh out loud, cry like a baby or think about something we’d never really considered before; and we’ve passed it on – usually with a comment like “lmao” or “This is going to make you cry.” And some of them are just so simple: a little kid getting his finger bitten by his younger brother or a three second symphonic clip introducing a wide-eyed gerbil. These videos are getting millions and millions of views and it seems like almost no effort went into the production. Why can’t you do that and use it to promote your company at the same time?

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