Turning Point: The Journey, Episode 16

Shares 410 The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. [embedded content] Watch The Journey: Episode 16 The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production. Episode 16 of The Journey follows Michael Stelzner, founder of Social Media Examiner, as he continues to…

6 Blogger Tools for Sharing and Promoting New Content

Shares 950 Do you want more people to find your blog posts? Looking for tools to help? In this article, you’ll discover six tools that will help boost the visibility of your blog posts. 6 Blogger Tools for Sharing and Promoting New Content by Sandra Clayton on Social Media Examiner. #1: Automate Sharing With SmarterQueue…

Google Adds Hotel Bookings to Search Results by @MattGSouthern

Google is continuing to enhance the travel search experience, adding the ability to book hotels from search results. This comes just a week after Google upgraded the flight booking experience with delay predictions and cheaper fares. In addition to letting users complete bookings right from Google, hotel searches will also let users filter prices in…

How to Use the YouTube Community Tab to Engage Subscribers

Shares 649 Looking for new ways to engage with your YouTube subscribers? Have you heard of the YouTube Community tab? The Community tab allows creators to post updates, create polls, share GIFs, and interact with subscribers and visitors. In this article, you’ll find out how to use the YouTube channel Community tab to engage with…

Why social media companies won’t kill off bots

Bots, bots, everywhere, but nothing good to click.  As the social media networks of the world engage in a performative struggle to become good for people’s well being, they have been simultaneously peppered with questions about bots on their respective platforms. The automated accounts degrade the user experience and poison the well, the argument goes,…

Case study: On-page + off-page SEO working together = success

I encounter many people who believe the basic blocking and tackling of search engine optimization (SEO) execution is losing its value, but I find doing this basic hard work still works incredibly well. In today’s post, I’m going to share a case study of a travel site whose business plan incorporates a straightforward approach to…

How to Use Amazon Hidden Keywords to Boost Discoverability by @ebkendo

Amazon calls them “hidden keywords” in their documentation, but I’ve heard them called many things, including search terms, Amazon keywords, product keywords, and backend keywords. I’ve also heard varying methods for determining what those words should be, what they shouldn’t be, and how to generate them for use. But one thing that I’ve consistently heard…

7 Twitter Hashtag Research Tools for Marketers

Shares 805 Do you use hashtags for marketing campaigns on Twitter? Looking for hashtag tools to help improve your use of hashtags? In this article, you’ll find seven hashtag tools for researching and reporting on Twitter hashtags. 7 Twitter Hashtag Research Tools for Marketers by Lindsay Bartels on Social Media Examiner. Why Is Researching Twitter…