A weekly wrap up of the top articles we’ve shared across our social sites for the week: Blogging, Local Marketing, Google+, and more…
You’ll find 7 articles in this list (just click on each article’s title to read it), along with a corresponding Pin for each. You can simply pin the resource to one of your Pinterest Boards for later reading.
1. Six Business Blog Topics That Will Attract Local Customers
A great list of topics, including customer celebrations, expert interviews and community profiles. Including local references in your content can help with local searches, so read the post for examples of each topic.. Click here to Pin it
2. How Paying for Postage Made me a Better Marketer
This article really makes you think more strategically when creating online content: what if you approached your online content the same way you would if you were paying for direct mail pieces? “We’re not ‘online marketers’ or ‘direct mail marketers’ — we’re just marketers.” Click here to Pin it
3. 5 Ways Businesses Are Using Visual Storytelling on Facebook
Great tips for using photos/videos in your content! Tell a visual story: use photo collections, share your history, incorporate fan-generated content, and more. Click here to Pin it
4. Top Ten Website Metrics You Need to Know
A helpful explanation of 10 metrics to measure for your website. Unique visits, page impressions, bounce rate – get a simple definition for each metric. Click here to Pin it
5. Why Your Marketing Must Go Social, Local, Mobile (social, local, mobile)
Great tips for local marketing, from thinking like a customer would when searching for local services/stores to an Infographic on Mobile marketing. “Think Like You’re Using a Smartphone to Research a Service”. Click here to Pin it
6. How to Encourage Google+ Fans to Share Your Content
A terrific tutorial on how to find fans, create/manage circles, and engage with people on Google+ who fit in your target audience. Click here to Pin it
7. 5 simple SEO Tactics
This is a very helpful article from Buffer on improving your site’s SEO; including simple tips, links to some great resources, video and more. Click here to Pin it
Use these resources to get some great tips for your social media marketing!
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