Picking The Right Networks and Tools for the Job
Have you ever Googled yourself?
Search Engine Optimization Ad Words Links matter Multi-media matters How not to do SEO...
How do people find a business? WebPro News, 2008
The OLD Way Yellow pages Lawyer pages
What about blogs? Over 50 Million Blogs Less than 5,000 law blogs
Blogs Anatomy of a Blog Posts Comments The Blogosphere
Your Blog is Your Home Base BLOG Traditional Marketing PUBLICITY
Anatomy of a Blog Posts Comments Trackbacks Embeds Tags & Categories
Anatomy of a Blog Posts Comments Posts Tags Embeds Trackbacks Share
Posts 1. Length: 400 words. 2. Frequency: one a week min. 3. Ask questions of your imagined audience & encourage comments. 4. Style: Find your own but find one that fits the format. Use images. 5. Content: Something you can write about for the next year! 6. Lists!
Comments Are generally good! Reply positively to respondents. Assume positive intent. Two scenarios: negative critics & spammers. Comments as a indicator of your blog's health......but no comments does not equal no readers!
The Blogosphere – no blog is an island
The Blogosphere Find 10 people whose writing you respect.
The Blogosphere Find 10 people whose writing you respect. Say something intelligent on their blog when the opportunity arises. No spam!
The Blogosphere Find 10 people whose writing you respect. Say something intelligent on their blog when the opportunity arises. No spam! Keep track on the conversation using RSS or alerts.
Blogging Platforms
How can you use blogging?
60 million registered users “Facebook with a tie” One of several online networks 875k users in Australia
LinkedIn Virtual Rolodex Recommendations Introductions Intelligence
Virtual Rolodex
Recommendations
Looks good......but treat with care. Potential clients often want to talk to referees privately for $$$ contracts.
Introductions
One degree of separation is feasible but unlikely to work for contacts further away. Standard rules of networking apply – what can you do for your contact?
Import
Intelligence
How can you use social networks?
Presentations, Audio & Video Slideshare & Slidecasts Audio & Podcasts Video & YouTube
Slideshare
Podcasts
Slidecasts
Video
Multi-media Tips All: Keep it as short as possible! Slideshare: Slides should make sense by themselves. Audio: Get a good mike. Use compression on final files. Video: Harder to do well. Keep simple. Lighting & editing requires experts.
How can you use multi- media?
Analytics
Content is King Articles Alerts Podcasts Webinars Conference panels Power points Video Links or URL’s
Shrink the Link
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Create search columns
Search relevant topics
Monitor conversations
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