Monday Mashups Episode 1

Beginning this week, I’ll be sharing a mashup of tips and advice from the experts on how to be better at business blogging, search engine optimization, social media marketing and inbound marketing. Reading on the Web isn’t as easy as reading a real-world, printed, magazine article so I’m keeping the resource links to less than 10 (wfc).

Top takeaways this week:

• Google’s tightening the noose on search results so that you only get quality SERPs when you look for stuff. The company’s recent target: exact match domains.
• Social media has an influence on search results...and although it’s an emerging trend, there’s no time like the present to take advantage of the opportunities it presents.

The first edition of Monday Mashups:

The Exact Match Domain Playbook: A Guide and Best Practices for EMDs. Ranking better on Google with an exact match domain (EMD) for your website or blog has just become harder. Here are some best practices on how to make EMDs work for you still.

A Crystal Clear Explanation of How Social Media Influences SEO. Social search is an emerging trend and here's a step-by-step guide on how to integrate your SEO and social media strategies to get ahead of your niche.

9 Tips for Being Seen and Heard Through the Noise of Facebook. Your market suffers from information overload every single day. And yes, your "interesting" status updates on Facebook are part of this noise that gets ignored on a routine basis. Here are some proven tricks you can use so your Facebook posts get noticed by the people who matter most to your business.

Lead Generation with LinkedIn: Even Your Grandmother Can Do It. A short and sweet guide on how luddites and new online marketers--and yes, grandpas and grandmas--can use LinkedIn to sell your wares.

10 Words Every Successful Blogger Needs to Know. Don't expect overnight success when you start blogging for your business. Before you do start a business blog though, here are 10 keywords you must keep in mind if you want it to become a successful venture. And yes, definitions included, heh.

7 Reasons Why Blogging is Failing to Generate Leads For So Many Marketing Agencies. It's always a head scratcher when business blogs fail to generate leads--which is the very reason for their existence. Here are some reasons why this may be so and how you can learn from them.

How to Handle Price Objections. Having a hard time dealing with price hagglers? Here's how you can handle price objections to come out the winner. ;)

6 Copywriting Mistakes That Shatter Conversion Rates. Even if you don't write your websites sales copy yourself, here's some pointers on how to improve your site copy to increase "buys"--whatever it is you're selling.