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<h2><a href="../../blog/search-engine-vanity-2" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Search Engine Vanity">Search Engine Vanity</a></h2>
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<p><small>December 4th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p>Ever Googled yourself? We all know we have and chances are you have found another random person who just happens to have your name. You think to yourself that you should be up there and would love to be on page 1. Just so you can show off in front of your friends.</p>
<p>So how do you optimise yourself to be on page 1? You can’t, but what you can do is optimise one of your social media profiles. The way to do this is through <a href="../../link-building">link building</a>. One of the easiest ways to do this is link from your site to your social media profile with the anchor text of your full name. If you do not have a site of your own, try guest blogging on other people’s sites or using the website known as MyBlogGuest where you can submit your articles and include the anchor text to your profiles.</p>
<p>In the majority of cases, not many people will be optimising their social media profiles for their name because they would not generate any business out of it. This is purely vanity and just something you can show off to people.</p>
<p>If you are not such a good writer then the only other thing you can do is purchase link building services, but I think the fact that you are page 1 for your name is not worth purchasing the link building services. It is worth writing some articles and including your social media profiles as the correct anchor text.</p>
<p>Most guest posting sites will let you link to a website and your social media profiles, so you can optimise not only your social media profile, but other sites at the same time, which will no doubt help to increase your <a href="/">SEO</a>campaign and the results that it will bring.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Optimising your profiles is something to do because you can, it can be used to help with social media, but unless you’re famous there is no point because there is probably a low amount of people searching for you. So it is fairly simple to optimise your profiles for your name due to the low competition.</p>
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<p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="../../blog/tag/blog" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/engine" rel="tag">engine</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/facebook-2" rel="tag">facebook</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/google" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/media" rel="tag">media</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/optimisation" rel="tag">optimisation</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/plus" rel="tag">plus</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/search" rel="tag">search</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/social" rel="tag">social</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a><br/> Posted in <a href="../../blog/category/facebook" title="View all posts in Facebook" rel="category tag">Facebook</a>, <a href="../../blog/category/google" title="View all posts in Google" rel="category tag">Google</a>, <a href="../../blog/category/search-engine-optimisation" title="View all posts in Search Engine Optimisation" rel="category tag">Search Engine Optimisation</a>, <a href="../../blog/category/social-media" title="View all posts in Social Media" rel="category tag">Social Media</a>, <a href="../../blog/category/twitter" title="View all posts in Twitter" rel="category tag">Twitter</a></p>
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<h2><a href="../../blog/google-ripples" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Google Ripples">Google Ripples</a></h2>
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<p><small>December 2nd, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p>Ripples is a feature available on Google +. This is basically Google’s version of Facebook insights but obviously because the big G has put it together, it has that extra crisp feel to it. Google sees a post as a pebble being thrown into water. When a pebble is thrown into the water it creates a ripple which bounces of other objects and can cover different distances depending on the weight of that pebble. The “heavier” pebbles are posts that have more value for content and Google + users respond to and make comments on.</p>
<p>Google ripples displays all + users who have been involved with that post. It orders this information through where they saw the post. They may not have found the post directly from you and this is shown in the analytics.</p>
<p>In the future, Google + could potentially become the most dominant of social networks, and with their business pages now available, Google + has everything it needs to overtake Facebook. It is very likely that we see a huge amount of companies, ranging from <a href="/">SEO</a> to retail services, all available on Google +. If this is the case, then analytics such as ripples, will be widely useful.</p>
<p>In comparison to Facebook insights, ripples show a detailed path of each post, whereas insights shows general information about each post and statistics for that page. One problem with ripples would be that it does show how many people were involved in great detail, however the reach for the post is not shown and this is something that is important, especially for those taking to social media for new sources of business.</p>
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<p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="../../blog/tag/google" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/media" rel="tag">media</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/networks" rel="tag">networks</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/ripples" rel="tag">ripples</a>, <a href="../../blog/tag/social" rel="tag">social</a><br/> Posted in <a href="../../blog/category/google" title="View all posts in Google" rel="category tag">Google</a>, <a href="../../blog/category/social-media" title="View all posts in Social Media" rel="category tag">Social Media</a></p>
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<h2><a href="../../blog/google-gives-away-free-links" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Google Gives Away Free Links">Google Gives Away Free Links</a></h2>
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<p><small>November 28th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><a href="#"></a>Everyone loves a free link, and if it doesn’t take a lot of effort to do, you’re mad for not doing it. Google Plus has released business pages so you can now create a profile for your business, but not only that, you can use this profile to help improve your <a href="/">SEO </a>efforts.</p>
<p>There are 3 areas on each Google Plus page or profile that you can use to send links your way: introduction, website and recommended links. The last two are fairly obvious to send links your way but you need to make sure you are using them properly. The first is introduction; this is the designated area to describe yourself or your business. Make sure your keywords are in this section as it will not only help you rank on Google + but you can use this to help your site rank. Simply highlight a keyword or phrase, select link and add in your website.</p>
<p>The website area is self-explanatory but there is no opportunity for an anchor link like the introduction area. The recommended links section allows you to show your friends your favourite pages. The title of the page is basically the anchor text, so in this case, you can take the usability route or the SEO route. The usability method would be to name the page, for example <a href="https://www.twylah.com/seopositiveltd">SEO Positive</a> sends you to our home page. However this opportunity could be used for SEO purposes and you could enter one of your keywords. This choice will vary depending on how you want to use your Google Profile, if you are using it simply for the SEO factor then no doubt you will be making the most of the anchor text, but you could also use this for <a href="../../reputation-management">reputation management</a>. However this is another story.</p>
<p>Social Networks like Google Plus offer you the links for free, which will help your <a href="https://plus.google.com/103584357129967335126/posts">SEO </a>efforts and help you rise through Google’s SERP’s. Opportunities like this need to be made the most of because they could make all of the difference in the rankings, and from a high ranking site like Google, it is an essential link grab that if anything is encouraged.</p>
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<h2><a href="../../blog/social-media-optimisation" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Social Media Optimisation">Social Media Optimisation</a></h2>
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<p><small>November 21st, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p>Optimising your social media profile is very similar to a website. There are fields like bio and name which are like the page title and description, but the main advantage is that if you are regularly using these profiles, then your page will have fresh and regular content, which Google loves. So how do you make the most of this opportunity?</p>
<p>Firstly, these profiles will naturally rank quite high when searching the name of the profile in Google. If there is a consistency in the profile names, for example all of our profiles are named either <a href="/">SEO </a>Positive or <a href="https://www.twitter.com/seopositiveltd">SEO Positive LTD</a>, these naturally rank. However, if we want our Twitter, Facebook and Google plus profiles to pop up when someone searches the name <a href="https://plus.google.com/103584357129967335126/posts">SEO Positive</a>, how do we do that?</p>
<p><a href="../../link-building">Link building</a>, it is a very simple technique that works with websites and also social media profiles. If you or your company has a blog, throw a link in to your profile, for example you can mention the word Twitter, and link your Twitter profile to that. If you want to take the more extreme route, you can use an anchor text link with your business name. This is the best thing you can do to optimise your profiles. By making an effort of linking to your profiles in each of your blogs, even if they are guest posts, then your profiles will rank higher because of this.</p>
<p>Having your social media profiles rank higher is great for things like <a href="../../reputation-management">reputation management</a>, because it makes your profiles more visible to potential customers which will not only help increase your following, but also help your customers get to know you and your company a little better.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Because your own company name is not a very competitive key term, so you should see results quite soon, and if you make a conscious effort to send links in the direction of your social media profiles, then your profiles will stay up there and not only help build your fan base or following, but help build and maintain your current reputation.</p>
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<h2><a href="../../blog/conversion-confusion" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Conversion Confusion">Conversion Confusion</a></h2>
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<p><small>November 14th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p>There are a load of different types of conversions, but the question of Facebook ads dawns on all Fan Page owners, is it worth paying to get a few extra fans? And more importantly, will they convert?</p>
<p>A sister company of <a href="/">SEO</a> Positive, who are fairly new in their industry, however they have tried to use Facebook ads and over the period of time that they were running these adverts, their following sky rocketed. But did they convert into sales?</p>
<p>Their Facebook store did not receive any sales, however they did use voucher codes that where only advertised via their social media accounts, there were two uses of this code which means that the discount code was seen and there were conversions. It must be raised that some of the fans on Facebook may have converted but went under the radar by not using the social media codes. The only way that this can really be combatted is to have a “where did you hear about us” section somewhere on the website.</p>
<p>By having a voucher code that was just for social media, the company were able to track some of their Facebook efforts. But it is nearly impossible to track all of them due to the lack of analytics Facebook provide. The voucher code is a great idea that all social media campaigns should be including because it does give some insight into how social efforts are going.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>It is difficult to say whether or not Facebook ads will result in conversions, many think that the money spent on Facebook might as well have been spent on Google Adwords because the conversion rate would be higher, this is not always the case due to website usability compared to Facebook pages, this varies between sites but it is something that will change between niches and companies. The best thing to suggest is to try and find a Facebook ads free credit code where you can test it out to see whether your business gains any benefit from Facebook ads.</p>
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<h2><a href="../../blog/google-plus-business-support" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Google Plus, Business Support">Google Plus, Business Support</a></h2>
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<p><small>November 9th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><a href="#"></a>Yesterday we were all made aware of the long awaited release for Google Plus, but we need to think whether there is much point spending a lot of time designing and creating another page, when you already have a Facebook page. There is one feature that puts Google Plus’ pages in another league to Facebook and their Fan pages.</p>
<p>Hangouts where one of the major features of Google +, even when there were not business pages available, it allowed up to 10 people to chat using video and audio and even more people to be able to join by text chat. This can really benefit a lot of different type of people and pages, but in terms of pages and businesses, it can become a great asset for many reasons.</p>
<p>My first example would be a support feature. The hangout can be started by the page and simply name the room as support. Then any customer or potential customer that has a question or needs help can join the room and ask for help accordingly. Because of the video chat capabilities, face to face interaction is possible, but not only that, demonstrations can also be shown. If a customer for example, does not know how to use their product, then the customer services in the hangouts can show exactly what to do.</p>
<p>On top of that, if a business is releasing a new product or maybe a new <a href="/">SEO </a>Package something along those lines, then hangouts can be used to demonstrate the product and build up hype. Plus, if customers are in the hangout, then they can ask questions directly about it that specifically intrigues them. This means that customers will have the opportunity to get tailored information instantly.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Of course there are a few more examples, and really the sky is the limit in this case. Each business will use hangouts differently but they are there and they can be a great selling point, not only that, it increases customer service standards and creates a relationship between the business and the customer. I think hangouts ia a great feature, and the fact that pages can use them too is great! Definitely one more reason why Google Plus Pages are more resourceful than Facebook Fan Pages.</p>
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<p><a href="#"></a><a href="../../blog/category/google">Google </a>Plus has finally released the ability to create pages! The long awaited moment is finally here and now Google Plus can be used for businesses.</p>
<p>G+ released a video, as they religiously do whenever something is released, showing how having your business on Google Plus can be beneficial. It explains that it enables you to connect more with your customers, or even potential customers and build a relationship with them, creating one of the best possible customers to brand relationships available.</p>
<p>Tools like Hangouts and Circles can still be used even for the pages, which means that businesses can actually hang out with their customers. This is a great opportunity and has an endless list of possibilities, for example a question and answer session online, or an instructional video where customers can ask for help there and then.</p>
<p>This hangout feature creates convenience with customer service and provides a platform where it can be as close to real life as possible.</p>
<p>In the next few days I will be optimizing a Google Plus page for <a href="/">SEO </a>Positive and oversee how my efforts have increased positions and so on. From what I have seen so far, Google Pages are put together very well in the sense that they are extremely similar to the Google + profiles, however they can represent a business and in my opinion they are better than Facebook pages because of the possibilities that are available currently.</p>
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<h2><a href="../../blog/facebook-hacked-by-anonymous" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Facebook Hacked By Anonymous?">Facebook Hacked By Anonymous?</a></h2>
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<p><small>November 7th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><a href="#"></a>Early this year we were all made aware that Facebook was going to be hacked and destroyed by the hacktivist group called Anonymous. The attack was to happen on the 5<sup>th</sup> of November, significantly symbolising with Guy Fawkes. However, as many <a href="../../blog/category/facebook">Facebook </a>users watched their screens for signs of Anonymous activity, they were relieved of their worries, or were they disappointed?</p>
<p>The many <a href="../../blog/category/youtube">YouTube </a>videos informing its’ viewers about the “attack” amassed roughly 600,000 views. Needless to say that there are definitely more than that, but the question must be raised, did we actually want Facebook to be taken down? After we heard about all of the data mining and the many flaws of the privacy policy which includes the inability to delete your account, did we want it all to be deleted? I did to an extent. In fact, OpFacebook pushed me to delete my Facebook account because it brought awareness to the many flaws.</p>
<p>Anonymous stated that they were not attacking Facebook, and nobody believed them. We have to keep in mind that Anonymous do not have a “leader”, and the group consist of Hackers from around the world with different views and beliefs. It is without a doubt that some members of the group wanted to take down the social network, but the majority did not. On the official Anonymous twitter account, there was no mention of the Facebook plot, and OpFacebook’s <a href="../../blog/category/twitter">Twitter </a>account has not tweeted for a long time. So it is fair enough to say that the rumoured attack had no affiliation with Anonymous.</p>
<p>The fact that the operation had no affiliation to Anonymous really doesn’t matter. Facebook is still running, and it is still online. What did we expect? Facebook is Mark Zuckerbergs’ baby and I would imagine that it is practically impossible to hack into. Although I cannot say that for sure because I know nothing of hacking, regardless Facebook did not go down and it is very unlikely that it will.</p>
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<h2><a href="../../blog/what-the-klout-happened-to-my-score" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to What the Klout Happened to my Score?">What the Klout Happened to my Score?</a></h2>
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<p><a href="#"></a>Heavy users of Klout would have noticed the update on the K! system and from what I have seen, the majority are not impressed. I however am neither dissatisfied but I am not overjoyed. It has been raised that people don’t love Klout, they love their scores. Of course there is a certain amount of truth to this statement, it is a vanity feature to some and it makes those with a higher score feel important and so on.</p>
<p>My score was 60 and after the update I “dropped” to 51. That, however is just my K! score, my true reached shot up from roughly 150 to 1769! and I only have 220 followers on <a href="../../blog/category/twitter">Twitter </a>that to me is an insane increase. The rest of the fields stayed at the same sort of level.</p>
<p>My K! score should have a huge descent on the graph, but it hasn’t. It has remained at a steady increase, in fact, I have got +2 in 10 days, which is a whole lot better than dropping 9 marks in just a few days.</p>
<p>A lot of Klout users are declaring the analytics scores’ end, but is it? Klout is still in its’ beta stages and this is just another update that every beta has. They have made changes to their algorithm to make their score more accurate because previously one of the biggest questions about Klout was its’ accuracy. Fingers crossed this will fix the situation.</p>
<p>I have always used Klout as a way to track and measure my <a href="../../blog/category/social-media">social media</a> efforts, and now that it is “more” accurate, I will continue to use it because it is one of few systems that takes a wide variety of social networks and measures important statistics, for example true reach and influence.</p>
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<h2><a href="../../blog/make-the-decision-to-use-competwition" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Make the Decision to Use Competwition!">Make the Decision to Use Competwition!</a></h2>
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<p><small>October 27th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p>Competwition is a brilliant website that is heavily dependent on the social networking phenomenon that is <a href="../../blog/category/twitter">Twitter</a>. Competwition, for those who haven’t guessed already, is an integration of competition and Twitter, which is Competwition in a nutshell.</p>
<p>Running contests on social media has always been one method of earning followers, and it most likely always will be. There is only one problem with running contests and that is for the <a href="../../blog/category/social-media">social media</a> campaigns that have just started, these contests go unnoticed. Competwition is a great site that displays your contest.</p>
<h2>So How Does It Work?</h2>
<p>Competwition allows different text to be entered, such as a description and even a tweet out message, also there is a legality section. You can add an image of the prize too! Once you create your contest, you send it off to be reviewed, now I had some trouble with this but one of the employees (Mark Bowering) responded to my submission and really helped me. He even submitted a new and improved version of the contest for me.</p>
<p>When your contest is live it will appear in the list of running contests on the competwition site, sometimes they will even tweet that you have been added to the listings. The contests that end soonest will appear on the first page and the competitions with a longer wait time will be towards the end.</p>
<p>If someone does enter your contest, they automatically follow your twitter account (you can choose any account you want), they also follow the Competwition Twitter account, AND they tweet a message of your choice, including a link to the contest.</p>
<h2>The Results</h2>
<p>Using this service really proved fruitful for my Twitter account, I ran the contest for a month and it still has four days left, in that space of time, Competwition has brought me 232 followers. There is no question that using Competwition has been an extremely beneficial process, and I will definitely continue to run contests through this site.</p>
<p>Just for comparison, before I started using Competwition, I had roughly 30 followers, but now, I have 234. Not to mention that there is still four days left on my contest, so I expect the numbers to creep up a little more.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Competwition is a great tool for increasing your following, it is something that everyone who is running a competition for their social media campaign should not only be aware of, but become a user of Competwition. It is a free service and if you’re running a contest, it will help massively to get the ball rolling, so without further ado, here is the link to Competwition <a href="https://competwition.com/">https://competwition.com</a>.</p>
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