Category : Blogging

James Whatley – The Future Of Social Media

Lauren Fisher Blogging, Social Media, SZ News December 4, 2009 1 Comment

Social media is one of the fastest growing industries when it comes to online marketing and we invited the very talented James Whatley so speak at out recent winter camp and share some of his experiences from the social media scene in London. We wanted to share the presentation and video from the conference as James shares lots of interesting links and insight into brands doing it well and what tools we should be embracing in the future to get the most out of social media. A really great presentation well worth watching in full…

Are You A Social Media/Internet Addict?

Niall Harbison Blogging, Thinky 11 Comments

We all spend more and more time on social media profiles and they can be a massive time waster during work hours but what can we do to get away from the constant stream of notifications, emails and updates? We look at a couple of natural ways of doing it and being strong on yourself but we also share a great productivity tool that measure everything you do online and actually goes as far as blocking you from some of your favorite social media sites. Either way if you want to get the most out of your time and be more productive and less reliant on social media you will need to look at one of these options…

You Are Only As Good As Your Last Blog Post

Niall Harbison Blogging December 2, 2009 11 Comments

Getting new readers or fans to your blog is a hard thing to do but keeping them is even harder and as the couple of examples below show people can just leave you instantly and stop reading your blog. I used to read the blogs below and a tiny example on each one made me stop reading. There is not much you can do apart from making sure you only publish your good stuff.

5 Questions I Ask Myself About Blogging Every Week

Niall Harbison Blogging December 1, 2009 10 Comments

Writing a good blog is one of the hardest things you can do and I have set myself 5 simple questions that I ask myself on a very regular basis to make sure my blog is on the right track. Everybody will have different goals for their blog and many will just write for fun but you should at least question yourself as to what direction your blog is heading in and if you need to change anything, here are my 5 questions…

Winter Camp – 5 Days To Go And Nearly Sold Out

Niall Harbison Blogging, SZ News November 27, 2009 No Comments

We have been gearing up for our winter camp now for the last couple of months and it is only 5 days away and you have the last chance today to book your tickets for the event as we are down to the last handful. We have great speakers from across the social media landscape and they will be talking about social media and how it will affect brands in the future and what we all need to do now to position ourselves correctly. Read on to find out how to get the last of the cheap tickets now…

The Best Use Of Facebook Photo Tagging By A brand Ever?

Niall Harbison Blogging, Facebook November 26, 2009 6 Comments

On of the biggest brands in the world, IKEA, have just released a great video showing how they targeted users on Facebook by allowing users to tag themselves in photos to win prizes. The campaign was highly viral and had huge reach but we wanted to look at the way they packaged the coverage to make sure they got mainstream media coverage as well as an innovative user of social media. We share a couple of tips on how you can do the same with your business no matter how big or small you are…

Thank God The Bloggers Are Coming Back From Twitter

Niall Harbison Blogging, Twitter November 24, 2009 16 Comments

For the last couple of years I have had a nagging feeling that the best bloggers in the world have been spending all their time on Twitter and we have been missing out on some great content as a result. Twitter distracted us all from the job of blogging and what annoys me the most is that there is no way of finding all the great content on Twitter that people have been sharing for the last couple of years. I am personally delighted to see all the bloggers coming back to their blogs instead of twitter…

How To Make Money From Your Blog Offline

Niall Harbison Blogging November 20, 2009 10 Comments

Blogging is a passion for most people but some do want to make money out of their blogs which is why I wanted to write this post showing how people could easily turn their passion of blogging into making some cold hard cash in the real world. I have taken three common examples of blogs and applied the logic that the readers of the blogs in question would be more than willing to pay a small fee t be taught some of the bloggers skills in real life. Would you be in to learning new skills from bloggers?

5 Things I Notice When Arriving On A Blog

Niall Harbison Blogging November 18, 2009 7 Comments

The moment you arrive on a blog there are several things that catch the eye and I am sorry to say that I make an instant judgment on if I like and trust the site or not. This may or may not be the correct way to do things but what is true is that people form opinions on blogs and other websites very fast and it is important that you take some simple steps to ensure you are doing the right thing to lower your bounce rate and keep as many visitors as possible.

Why I Love Blogging

Niall Harbison Blogging November 17, 2009 2 Comments

We wanted to design a diagram of how social media helped blogging and show the different channels that you should be using to help promote your blog. I personally spent hours designing the diagram that I used in the original but as you can clearly see I am not the most talented of designers so the wonderful Dermot Casey came along and had a stab off his own and came up with a much better version which clearly shows the channels you should be using.

50 Resources That Will Improve Your Blogging

Niall Harbison Blogging, Lists November 16, 2009 15 Comments

Blogging can seem daunting at the very start but we have assembled our top 50 resources that will help you to improve your blog. We share some of the best tips, secrets and tools that will ensure that you are a much better blogger by the end of the article. These are the tools that we use every singe day and what amazes us is the amount of knowledge that is out there that people are willing to share and help you with in order to improve your own blog. Blogging is something that yo learn and improve at so make sure you use these great blogging tools…

X Factor Special – Give Your Blog The Jedward Treatment

Niall Harbison Blogging, News November 15, 2009 3 Comments

The Xfactor twins Jedward may be camp teens who prance around in jumpsuits and sing very badly but there is an awful lot that we could learn from these 2 plucky young chaps. They are full of life and passion and there are a lot of elements of what they do that should be copied to imrove your blog. You don’t actually have to start by getting a jumpsuit and dancing around singing bad rap but just use their example as passionate young men who are giving it their all while holding their heads up high…

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