Social Media & Online Marketing

Correct Twitter Profile Image Size

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:54:00 +0000

What is the best resolution/size for a twitter profile picture? This is going to be a quick little post. For all the social media blokes trying to fit in that perfect Twitter profile pic and struggling to not see a cropped, ill-fitted display picture... here is the trick. You can upload any format or size (but as mentioned by Twitter) as long as you have a square image. Yes! That simple. Twitter will automatically compress the image to fit in perfectly on the profile - whether it is the one...

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Two Awesome Ways to Find Duplicate Page Titles [How - To]

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:20:00 +0000

As anybody in SEO knows pretty well, Page Title is one of the most important element in optimizing for search. It is high-priority on Google's list as well as Bing and Yahoo. They serve two main purposes - 1. Getting you in SERP's (Search Engine Ranking Positions) and 2. Making the searcher click on your listing (if written with focus). Ergo, two most important aspects are covered by it, your search engine rankings and your CTR for organic listings. Google recommends all Page Titles to...

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Graph - Discount Buying Wins Hands Down in Indian Online Market

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Tue, 24 May 2011 05:15:00 +0000

Will you be as amazed as I was when I saw this graph! Snapdeal way ahead in race in Indian online market, showing a massive and consistent climb in a very short period of one year. FashionAndYou also performing consistently. Clearly, Indian online buyers are pro towards the idea of discount and collective buying. Having experienced first hand, it's easy to conclude that SMS and Email marketing with their targeted approach have really worked out well in favor of Snapdeal and...

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Youtube Marketing Guide - How to Drive Traffic to Your Site from Youtube

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:24:00 +0000

Every one of us has used YouTube one time or the other from ‘Just fun’ to Informational to Business Use. I don’t think a single day passes by when I have not seen 2-3 YouTube videos in a day for some or the other reason. YouTube gets more than 2 Billion Visitors a Day, with average person spending around 15 minutes on it every day. (Whoa! - Big numbers for marketers) Needless to say, today YouTube has thus gained an iconic status where it has created overnight Sensations in the world...

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How to Make Blogger Template More Search Engine (SEO) Friendly

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:48:00 +0000

Though my site is hosted on blogger, I will be honest and not fail to say that I find Wordpress much more search engine welcoming then blogger, the results sometimes amaze me. It’s not just because of the add-ons they offer but also the basic structure of templates is built that way. But Blogger is not far either; some tweaks can bring you at par with Wordpress quite fast. They have definitely helped my nascent blog. Instead of searching for a SEO friendly Blogger Template, you can just make a...

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How to Use Technology to Stay Updated - Remain on Top of Your Work Field

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:22:00 +0000

Often you must have felt Outdated or Less in loop of Work and current happenings in spite of being from that industry, for that matter any walk of life. One does want to do it but again, chasing information becomes a problem – where to go, spend considerable time surfing the net, spend money and what not. All these become the ifs and buts of the lazy mind and thus end up being neglected. Just being good at what you do is not enough these days. It’s equally important to Stay Up to date...

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Set Up Facebook Vanity URL - Get Username for Your Page

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:01:00 +0000

Facebook offers opportunity to set unique custom usersnames (Vanity Urls) for your profile or page. If you haven't already set up your username then the url would look something like facebook.com/pages/YourPageName/125547283449083 When you acquire the Username it would become facebook.com/YourPageName (or whatever desired was available, usernames on facebook are subject to availability as they have to be unique) Needless to say, its helpful in SEO & majorly in...

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Easily Convert PPT to Video with Multiple Benefits

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:39:00 +0000

How to Convert Powerpoint presentation (PPT) to Video for Free? I searched a lot for this solution as sometimes my work requires me to post presentations / videos across web; came across many softwares but din't find anything satisfying or convenient till I came across this post by Amit Agarwal on his blog which solved my problem. Thanks a ton for that! A lot of you must have heard of AUTHORSTREAM, an online presentation sharing engine that allows you to upload your Power Point...

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Interesting little Gmail Tip with Giant Uses!

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:42:00 +0000

A lot of you must have heard or read about this Gmail Hack (or probably a feature) which can be really useful for management of emails and other linked accounts. It can be a fine answer to "how to to manage gmail account better" Here we go - Lets say, This is your gmail email id:Myaccount@gmail.com Now, These are also your Gmail Ids My.Account@gmail.comor M.yaccount@gmail.comor myacc.ount@gmail.comor my.acc.ount@gmail.com Puzzled? Well Gmail does not identify the [.] character. It...

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How to Manage Twitter Account Completely with Zero Expense & Minimum Efforts

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:26:00 +0000

Twitter is a prime source for traffic and visibility for your blog or site in todays time. Whether you are managing your own blog or a company account, You just can't afford to miss out on it. It's not just a place to publicize the blog but also connect with your readers which in turn will reap multiplying benefits. Most of the companies and bloggers use Twitter API's rather then Twitter the site for their daily management of Twitter. Blogging beginners often are on limited budgets and...

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Lesser Known SEO Tips & Tricks to Increase Traffic

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:31:00 +0000

There are thousands of SEO & Blogging articles floating around the web which talk about the usual cliche SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tips. Today I want to share few SEO tips which will help you optimize your site and blogs to niche words and queries. They have certainly made a difference to my nascent blog 1. Use of Tags & LabelsSurely everyone of us know about Tags & Labels in Wordpress, Blogger but not all realize that the words you use as Tags...

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Facebook Contact Importer Tool - Easy Way to Use Email Lists to Increase Your Fan Base

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:05:00 +0000

Update: Those who can't find Facebook Contact Importer Tool in new design, scroll down the post to find out.Facebook recently added a new feature to its fan pages. A Facebook Contact Importer Tool which will help you send invites to your Selected Email List. Lot of fan page admins must have already seen this notification on top of the page. The feature works just like the how we find our friends through importing contacts from our address books as a person on facebook or other sites....

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How to Change the Page Title of Blogger Posts (Default to Post Tags)

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:24:00 +0000

I had been looking forward to make this tweak in my blogger blog since quite sometime now - How to change Blogger Title Tags - because frankly, blogger feels a little slow in SEO then Wordpress! Blogger by default places your blog name in the title and there is no way to change it unless you know some coding / html. For individual post pages the default title tag is First the blog name followed by the Post title, which takes your blog 1 step back in SEO for relevant traffic. For e.g.My home...

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7 Must Have Firefox AddOns to Make Your Online Life Much Easier

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:41:00 +0000

BEST FIREFOX ADDONS for your daily needs If you are new to Blogging or Internet marketing, chances are that a lot of your useful time is wasted in operational & trivial stuff. Like when you want to capture a particular part of the web page so you end up Print Screening and then using a photo editor to crop image and then save it back. Maybe one or two such requirements a day won’t be a hassle but what if you have to deal with trivial stuff in BULK everyday! Firefox is awesome – It’s a...

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Twitter Suspended My Account! What to do Next?

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:48:00 +0000

I know a few twitter users who have been through this problem - Twitter Account Suspension - One of them being me. My story is wee bit stranger then a lot of other users I guess. Because not just one, but 5 (of the many) of my twitter accounts had got suspended. Now you must be thinking I am a spammer or din't follow guidelines or I just don't know how to use twitter. Well - all my suspended twitter accounts got resumed - I hope that clarifies your doubts that I do know how to use...

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"Google Instant Not Working" - Instant fall of the Search

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:28:00 +0000

Early morning when we got up, we saw 100's of news & updates about GOOGLE INSTANT. Everybody was talking about it! But seems like Google Instant has crashed (only for the moment we hope) in the very few hours of it's launch.Everybody is again talking about it, See the Numbers 31,600,000 pages already! What's the reason - surely some glitch. I am sure a Press Release is on it's way shortly. Lets wait and watch.

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Install Facebook LIKE BOX to Your Blogger & Wordpress Blogs

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:29:00 +0000

Everyone brand / product / service / website essentially have a Facebook Page these days. Placing a Facebook LIKE BOX at a key spot on your Blog or site is the nice way to create access for visitors to stay tuned with your offerings. Here's how to add Facebook LIKE BOX on your blog. (I have mentioned for both Wordpress & Blogger below, Take your Pick)Remember, It's only possible on Self hosted Wordpress blogs, blogger and websites. Don't waste time looking to place it on...

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How to Auto Publish from Blogger to Facebook Page

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:53:00 +0000

Well - that was my search query a couple of months back "how to auto publish from blogger to facebook page" - thought it was worth sharing! So how do you do it? Step 1 - Go to EDIT PAGE right under your page profile picture. Step 2 - Scroll Down and look for NOTES Step 3 - On Notes, Hit the EDIT Link Step 4 - Scroll down to the bottom again and look for EDIT IMPORT SETTINGS Step 5 - On the Next Page, Fill in your RSS Feed link in the space provided, check the authorization box and...

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Facebook Resizes Fan Page Tabs - FBML Users Take Note!

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:33:00 +0000

Unfortunately many people & brands have still not taken note that Facebook has fixed New Size for Tabs in a recent development ; from 760px to 520px in width. How does it matter to you? Well if you are administering a Facebook Fan Page and using the excellent FBML app then you need to resize (or create) your fbml images to max 520px in width and not more than that. Facebook claims"These updates are designed to simplify navigation for users, reduce complexity for developers, and...

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The New DIGG Version 4. - REVIEWED!

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:09:00 +0000

New Digg Version 4 Review I have to say that I have always been intrigued by Digg, but never really used it that much – Probably because it lacks the ‘Instant Gratification’ factor in terms of Traffic unlike Twitter & Facebook unless you hit on a rock of a link. Though I have seen visits to my blogs from digg, but over a period of Time. Moving on – The New DIGG here. DIGG Version 4. Whether it saves the company or breaks it, will be decided in coming months.A quick review & round...

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How to UnTrack Own Visits from Blogger Stats

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:49:00 +0000

So like I was contemplating on my 'How to get stats on your blogger dashboard' post - I did figure out how to stop tracking own Pageviews in blogger stats. Easy as it is. On your Stats Page > Overview > Right Section of the page (Below the Today, Yesterday etc Stats), You will see this link 'Don't Track Your Own Page Views' Click on it and Mark your preference for the blog. Please make sure that every time you delete your browsing history, cache or cookies -...

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I Introduce You to - Search Cheat Sheet by Google (Part 1)

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:18:00 +0000

How many times have you seen an examiner handing over Cheat Sheets? .. and then comes Google :) Well not exactly Cheat codes as named but these are some cool tricks that Google has listed to make your search more efficient and precise. OPERATOR EXAMPLE FINDS PAGES CONTAINING.. vacation hawaii the words vacation and Hawaii . Maui OR Hawaii either the word Maui or the word Hawaii "To each his own" the exact phrase to each his...

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Add Social Bookmarks to Wordpress.com

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:51:00 +0000

Get Sharing & Bookmarking Links on Your Wordpress Blog NOW!Wordpress is on a roll! Every day a new announcement. My last How to get Tweet button on Wordpress post now becomes obsolete with in 2 days, thanks to WP! Finally they have introduced the much awaited, asked and prayed for - Bookmarking links - all over your wordpress.com blog! I am totally thrilled as 6 of my blogs are hosted there :)Moving on -To get these SHARING links on your blog - Go to Settings > Sharing in your...

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Wordpress Makes Tweeting Damn Easy

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:37:00 +0000

If you have been looking for an answer on google to "How can I add a Tweet button to Wordpress Posts" - Here it is!Before introducing the Zemanta -Wordpress Partnership, Wordpress had announced its integration of TWEET button (as Facebook LIKE). This does not appear on the entire blog but on individual posts, which is good enough! Much to the reprise of Wordpress.com users. Again, Very easy to activate.1. Go to your WP Dashboard > Extras2. Check the 'Show a Twitter Tweet button on my...

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Wordpress Partners with Zemanta - Add Relevant Photos & links with a click!

noreply@blogger.com (Vandana) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:41:00 +0000

Wordpress.com is making some giant tweaks in these days making itself much more easier and user friendly. Latest addition is it's Integration with ZemantaIts a really cool feature where when you add a post to your blog (in visual mode, not html) you get relevant Photos and other articles of similar nature which can be linked directly in your post. "Once you’ve activated Zemanta, you’ll see several new widgets on your edit screen that let you quickly add recommended links, photos, tags, and...

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