In an effort to keep a personal archive of all the things I have written, here is my latest post on Search Engine Land Title Google+ Growing your Social Network: Quantity vs. Quality.
I created this helpful little table of Do’s and Don’ts to help grow your audience in Quality which will absolutely affect Quantity:
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Do’s |
Don’ts |
| Do Create Unique Content | Don’t Plagiarize |
| Do Create Useful Content | Don’t Spam or Share Useless Content |
| Do Create Helpful Content | Don’t take the ‘social’ out of ‘Social Media’. Keep it human |
| Do Understand your Audience and Separate them into Circles | Don’t buy “likes” or “+1’s” |
| Do treat your social audience just as you would any direct offline promotion (contests, incentives to further their engagement) | Don’t Neglect your networks. Leverage them, understand what makes them tick. |
| Do take advantage of social measurement metrics like Facebook Insights to understand your network | Don’t use generic pics or un-identifiably ‘your brand’ images for your profile |
In other great news, I got accepted to speak at SMX West at the end of February in San Jose. If you are going to be there, look out for me. I would love to meet you.
Until next time, Cheers!