Your news – this week expanded, as requested! I hope there’s something here that you will find helpful.
6 Tips to Improve Your Facebook Posts // Social Media Examiner
And now I want a bread bowl filled with cheese.
8 Lesser-Known Strategies to Get More out of LinkedIn // Mashable
Have you had much luck with LinkedIn? You might now!
Top 10 Wins for Getting Started Fast with Facebook Video // Buffer
With 300 hours of viewable video posted every minute, you’re going to need to know how to stand out.
Press Publish: Matt Thompson on The Atlantic’s Attempt to Breathe Life into Classic Blogging // NiemanLab
A podcast discussing the current conversation that blogging is going through a period of reinvigoration and what is to become of it. They say “It’s an interesting attempt to recapture some of the looser, voicier, more conversational structures of the early 2000s — some of which has been lost in the rise of social media and commercialized online news.” and I was interested to hear how it’s worked for them.
The Top 1o Ways to Make Money Online with Integrity // Lewis Howes
Do you do any of these? I like how Lewis advises to make money by doing it “the right way that both serves your vision and supports others”. That’s a win-win.
How to Stay Consistent // Chalene Johnson
Probably my worst habit is being inconsistent. I know everything would move a lot smoother if I did it properly, and cultivated good habits. But at least I’m holding myself accountable, which is her second point.
9 Ways to Improve your Pinterest Marketing // Social Media Examiner
I hear number 4 works exceptionally well, and it’s got me thinking about something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now. Number 9 is always good – I just wish I was that clever!
How to Simplify Your Blogging Life with Tsh Oxenreider // The Blog Maven
One of my favourite topics with one of my favourite people. Don’t miss this episode.
How to Self-Publish Your Own Books as a Business Model // By Regina
Don’t wait for publishers to come to you! There’s plenty of information available to help you DIY. This is a great perspective on making it part of your overall monetisation strategy.
The iPhone Will Finally Get a Taco Emoji with iOS 9.1 // Mashable
And all my emoji dreams have come true.
What have you read this week that’s caught your eye? I’d love to hear!
Stacey Roberts is the Managing Editor of ProBlogger.net: a writer, blogger, and full-time word nerd balancing it all with being a stay-at-home mum. She writes about all this and more at Veggie Mama. Chat with her on Twitter @veggie_mama or be entertained on Facebook.
That Matt Thompson podcast sounds neat Stacey.
My blog style IS loosey and conversational ;) As are my eBooks. People seem to love folks who blog how they speak. The stuffy, impersonal approach is a bit stiff for me and my audience. We prefer to be natural, authentic and flat out real. Blog how you speak, whether it’s for business or some other purpose, and you’ll reap greater returns.
Thanks for sharing :)
Ryan
My style is the same! Always love you advice, Ryan.
Thanks Darren for including most of the useful articles that were published in the week.
Thanks Darren for including most of the useful articles
Hello, Darren and thanks for bringing Stacey in to give us this awesome link round up.
I must confess that I haven’t read any of the posts yet, bu I will be starting my reading from social examiner about how to improve my facebook post.
Thanks for dropping such a lovely article. . . Do have a brilliant weekend.
I hope you had time to have a look!
Mashable.
I really enjoyed reading your blog, you have lots of great content. I look forward to reading more posts from you.
Great suggestions. Here’s another I came across this week:
http://iag.me/socialmedia/how-to-create-stunning-photos-to-share-on-social-media/
Oh nice one! Thank you!
@Darren
Hi, Darren and a debt of gratitude is in order for getting Stacey to give us this marvelous connection round up.
I must admit that I haven’t read any of the posts yet, but I will be beginning my perusing from social inspector about how to enhance my Facebook post.
I truly delighted in perusing your online journal, you have bunches of incredible substance. I anticipate perusing more posts from you.
Interesting.
i Red your Facebook post publishing tips, i got some increase in engagement. thanks alot
Glad to hear it was useful!
Loved these, especially about consistency. Without that virtue, keeping a blog together is pretty impossible. Finding the happy medium between productivity and having a life is vital. Its a personal issue for each blogger but one worth exploring. Thanks Darren.
Yes, I don’t do consistency well!
The good thing about blogging is always having something crazy and interesting to write about. Even if it makes little to no sense in terms of the message being conveyed, people still read anyways.
I got inspiration of starting my first book from this article: How to Self-Publish Your Own Books as a Business Model. Thanks for such an awesome tip.