Become a Guest Blogger at My Social Game Plan

  By Jonathan Payne | May 19, 2012 - 5:49 pm | Social Media Marketing
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This is an announcement directed at our readers and other social media bloggers.  We are launching a campaign welcoming guest bloggers to My Social Game Plan for a couple reasons:

  • Fresh voices and new ideas. We know there are hundreds upon hundreds of social media marketers with valuable things to say. We want to provide an avenue for others to share their perspectives.
  • We need more content. Duh! But seriously, we’re in a growing stage and need more great content to meet the needs of our readers.  We want others to be a part of that.
Guest Blogging Opportunity

Become a guest blogger at My Social Game Plan! Image credit to hubspot.com

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Social Media is Getting Very Pinteresting [Infographic]

  By Steven Gilpin | May 7, 2012 - 9:20 am | Infographics, Pinterest
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Pinterest is quickly becoming a household name among the general population. But just how quickly?  The folks at TAMBA have created a great infographic to answer this very question, as well as a few other questions about the explosive social media outlet.

Key Takeaways

  • Pinterest’s daily unique visits have more than doubled since January, skyrocketing from 2 million to over 4 million.
  • Pinterest is projected to hold an impressive 40% of all social media-driven purchases in the near future, while Facebook will fall to 60% and Twitter will be “nowhere.”pinterest-infographic

Only time will tell if these trends hold true, but if the numbers we’re seeing now are any indication, Pinterest will soon be right up there with the ranks of Facebook and Twitter.  Check out the infographic below.

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Fixing the Pinterest Button on Digg Digg’s Share Bar

  By Jonathan Payne | May 5, 2012 - 5:28 pm | Pinterest
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The Digg Digg plugin for WordPress is by far one of the best overall social sharing plugins and a very easy to way add a Pinterest button to your blog or website.  But I recently noticed a common problem on many blogs with the Pinterest “Pin It” button provided by the plugin — it’s broken!  Don’t worry, there’s a fix below.

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Describing the Issue

On a number of blogs I often visit, I’ve tried to pin posts using Digg Digg’s Pin It feature only to find that the plugin doesn’t pick up any images from the post.  Not only is it frustrating for the user, but it’s also bad for the blogger, because they’re missing out on some major sharing and probably traffic.  The image below shows what happens when someone tries to pin a post that isn’t configured correctly.

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15 Must-Follow Social Media Marketing Tips

  By Jonathan Payne | May 4, 2012 - 4:16 pm | Social Media Marketing
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Facebook-Tips1. Picture Perfect.  Images are much more likely to catch peoples’ attention, receive likes and comments, and get shared on Facebook.  Try to post at least one interesting or humorous picture a week.

2. Ask Questions Wisely.  Few people are going to write an essay in reply to a status update that asks a complex question.  Ask questions that people can respond to easily using only a few words.  Also try to make use of Facebook’s question feature whenever you can.  Check out our recent post about asking questions to increase Facebook engagement.

3. Authorize and Personalize. Sign your name when directly interacting with fans in Facebook comments, especially if multiple people within your organization manage the page.  This gives fans an idea of who they’re talking to within the company and also personalizes your brand.

4. Don’t Be a Social Faker. Don’t link your Facebook and Twitter accounts.  There’s nothing social about automating the exact same updates across all social networks.  Your audience on Twitter has different expectations and perceptions of value compared to your audience on Facebook.  Segment your market and appeal to their different needs.

5. Be Considerate.  If you have fans across the globe, making status updates at the same time every day might lower engagement from those fans.  Be consistent, but consider time zones of all your fans.  While you shouldn’t make scheduling Facebook updates a habit, consider HootSuite or Buffer to put out updates during those odd times.

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The Social Life of Mark Zuckerberg [Infographic]

  By Jonathan Payne | May 1, 2012 - 6:59 pm | Infographics
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Infographics with dozens of statistics and random facts are pretty neat, but it’s the creative, tongue-in-cheek infographics that always seem to top the charts.  Take the 15 Grammar Goofs infographic from Copyblogger for example.  It’s been shared over 51,000 times on Pinterest, tweeted nearly 3,000 times, and shared on Facebook 14,000 times.  Why? Because it was more than a picture of a boring marketing research report.  It had creativity and humor, was unique, and still served up some useful information.

Mark Zuckerberg Infographic via WebpageFX

The infographic (see below) highlighting Mark Zuckerberg's milestones using Timeline is sure to cause a sharing frenzy. Infographic courtesy of WebpageFX. Image credit to topnews.in.

We have a feeling the infographic below is going to cause an eruption of sharing similar to the Copyblogger infographic…and we’re going to contribute!  Highlighting major milestones in Mark Zuckerberg’s life (based on the movie “The Social Network”) using Facebook’s Timeline, the designers over at WebpageFX have really outdone themselves.  What do you think?

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