Lindsay’s SEO and SMM Alerts- 7/23 Addition

By now you’ve probably heard that Social Media is an essential tool to drive traffic and business. If you’re still looking to get started, are a little confused check out my BRAND NEW Social Media Quick Start (I haven’t even officially released this yet!).

If you feel comfortable with Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube and Social Bookmarking already… YOU STILL NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT. With a little twist of his arm, I got my good friend Brian Horn to allow me to BONUS FOR FREE is Facebook Ad Presentation he gave a few months back at our Social Media Summit in Vegas.

Check it out here ==> www.getstartedinsocialmediamarketing.com

Here are this week’s SEO and SMM alerts!

Until next time,
Lindsay

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Lindsay’s SEO and SMM Alerts – 7/23 Addition

Mashable’s 23 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed

Search Engine Journal’s Weekly Search & Social News: 07/20/10

How the Internet is Affecting Traditional Journalism
Check out the ways online PR is changing the way Journalism is done. Be sure to check out the chart “In which way does the actual economical crisis and the structural changes of the media landscape (shift to online) affect your media.”

11 Ways to Speed up WordPress
A few months back Google released that part of their algorithm is how fast your website loads. If this is a concern for you, check out this article that gives you a step-by-step plan for 11 things you can do to speed it up!

Facebook Connects 500 Million People
Yesterday, it became official: Facebook surpassed 500 million users. Still not sure you need to be on Facebook? If Facebook was a country it would rank THIRD in population… ONLY behind People’s Republic of China and India. Facebook is roughly 190 million people ahead of the US.

The Foundation of a Successful SEO Campaign: Keyword Research
Although yes, there are more things in Google’s ninja algorithm, it will always boil down to 3 main things you need to rank well in Google: Keywords, Content and Back-Links. This article from the SEO Gurus at Search Engine Journal explains how you should look at your keyword strategy.

How to Avoid Being Google Slapped
One of the most aggravating things is spending time on a Google Adword campaign and getting slapped by Google… if you’re currently running a campaign- or have in the past, this has undoubtedly happened to you. And from experience, it’s HIGHLY annoying! But there are some KEY things you can do to avoid the very hurtful Google slap. Check out this article for some help.

LinkedIn Group verses Facebook Group
Funny, I actually got this question asked the other day… and thank you Search Engine Journal for putting it into a timely article. Check it out!