Working in the space of social media is never boring. This week has been nuts. I'm getting so much content writing business (linkbaiting) that I am having to increase the price. I've only been down to the beach twice this year and it's only 20mins away. So it's going up from $500/ ?250 to $1,000/ ?500 from Sept 1st. Been hitting the front page of digg more and more. It simply … [Read more...] about Raspberry smoothie round up of what's happening in social media
Top 10 list of why you should not stop posting top ten lists
1. They work 2. It worked for David Letterman 3. Women's magazines love them 4. It will help you get on Digg, Netscape, Reddit and even Sphinn 5. I can count to ten … [Read more...] about Top 10 list of why you should not stop posting top ten lists
Send your Stumbleupon pages to your friends the easy way
I swear Stumbleupon has some of the worst explained functions, I'm surprised there is not more help out there. It took me a while before I actually knew the send a page to a friend thing actually existed, then much scratching of the head to figure out where it was. If you stumble a page and want the people who have friended you to check it out. Click the "Send to" button, it … [Read more...] about Send your Stumbleupon pages to your friends the easy way
Lets get rid of the ugly git
I'm getting tired looking at my ugly mug so I am going to try out a new avatar. It's also pointed out to me that I look like I just came of the set of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The new avatar is Iggle Piggle, from a BBC kids show called the Night Garden, which is really trippy in the LSD sense of the word. Check the avatar out in action here.. … [Read more...] about Lets get rid of the ugly git
Hardcore Stumbleupon action
Since the redesign of Stumbelupon I have been using it more and more these days as a place to find interesting stories, interesting people and to share interesting stories. I have culled a lot of dead beat friends and added a bunch of new ones in my industry. Basically, if you submit stories about SEO, social media or linkbait, I will friend you. Until my 200 is used up, … [Read more...] about Hardcore Stumbleupon action
5 Characteristics of successful Linkbait
Maki over at Doshdosh has a make money online blog and he has outlined four characteristics of successful linkbait, which got me thinking and inspired me to add my own. What are the characteristics of successful linkbait? 1. A killer headline A headline is not 50% of the equation. It's 100% of the first step in the equation, the second being the content that the user … [Read more...] about 5 Characteristics of successful Linkbait