OK, so MarketingLand reports that Pinterest is killing it, at the expense of Stumbleupon, which is down 27% since last year. But while I find both of these sites interesting, and have paid close attention to both recently, I have a bad taste in my mouth at the moment as just this morning I reviewed [...]
I've just been reviewing my SEO plans, and realized I can't remember the last time I used social bookmarking. Well, that's not entirely true, I submit everything to the Social Marketing Blackbox and they bookmark everything, which is cool. But I haven't done any of my own for ages. And when I was doing it [...]
If you're posting anything online, but not social bookmarking it, "you crazy." Why? Because it's free traffic and links back to your site! And guess how much it costs? Not a dime. But not all social bookmarking sites are created equal. Some will get you more traffic, but others, while getting more traffic, will get [...]
Let's face it, most new websites don't do anything. They get no traffic, no sales, no comments, nothing. But did you know it’s possible to get traffic to a website within the first 24 hours, and get it indexed by Google that fast as well? There are three things I want to accomplish when I [...]
I'm sure you NEVER get writers block when it comes to creating blog posts. But I do. Sometimes I just need a nudge in the right direction. Well, Stumbleupon is not only a great source of natural traffic (see our free training series on Stumbleupon in the Social Marketing Blackbox) but is also a great [...]
ebizmba.com just published their list of the Top 20 Social Bookmark sites. I've copied their list here along with my commentary, results, insight, or complete lack of insight beside each service. But first, two quick thoughts: 1. Twitter isn't a social bookmark site. It's a micro-blog. I don't think it belongs on the list at [...]
I'm a fan of Stumbleupon.com. It's an easy, fun way to find great web-sites and stay current on what's going on on the web. Check it out: .