Updating content is one of the best ways to revitalize and breath fresh life into your old blog posts. It can help generate fresh interest from readers and drive new traffic to your blog. Creating content for your blog takes time and effort. It  makes sense to ensure you receive maximum leverage and benefits from your content.
In an earlier post on this blog, we had covered 10 ways to breathe life into your old blog posts. In this post we are going to look at some additional ways this can …

Statistics show that nearly 70% of businesses use Social Media. However on many occasions, businesses fail to achieve expected results or see real benefits for the business.  In my experience of consulting business over the past ten years, lack of proper strategy is one of the main reasons why businesses fail on social media.
Growing the influence and brand of your business online is integral to your company’s success. This article identifies ten tips that will allow you to maximise the benefits of social media for your business.  These simple methods …

Whether you can make money from your blog or not is a common question faced by many bloggers. Every blog can generate some income but whether you are able to rely on your blog to generate enough income to leave your job or not is the question to consider.
The Internet is full of make money online blog posts. In fact we have published a few on this blog too. Some of the make money blogging posts may even give the impression that online success can be achieved overnight.  However, the …

Twitter celebrated its fifth birthday earlier this year on 21st March 2011. It was started on 21st March 2006 by its founder Jack Dorsey. Twitter has come a long way since then. There are many benefits of using Twitter. It is one of the fastest growing social networks in the world. Here are some fascinating statistics that mark the exponential growth of Twitter over the past few years.

Business Facts:
1. Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched in July of that year.
2. In January 2008 Twitter had …

Twitter is one of most popular and widely used social networks. Due to the importance and popularity of Twitter, many professionals and organisations are constantly involved with analysing twitter data  to find out what is popular. These statistics can help you to maximise the benefits of twitter.
I have compiled a list of ten fascinating statistics that you can take advantage of when planning your posts on twitter. These are based on a number of studies conducted by Dan Zarella from Hubspot, who is an award-winning social media scientist and author …

This is a part of 2 post series. The second part of this post can be found on 10 Ways to Revitalise And Breathe Life Into Your Old Blog Posts – Part 2.
Updating content is one of the best ways to breathe new life to your old blog posts. Professional bloggers often refine and update old posts on their blog. In addition to improving the quality of the content, updating your old blog posts can have a positive affect on search engine ranking.
It is a great way to attract new …

There is more to measuring your twitter influence than your follower count. Your overall influence on twitter is affected by a number of metrics related to your Twitter activity. In addition to your follower count, the total number of tweets, frequency of Tweets, the influence of users who follow you, the rate at which your tweets get ReTweeted by others and your total reach are some of the important factors that you need to take into account in order to understand your true influence on Twitter.
Here are 6 tools that …

Facebook is the largest social network and one of the most-trafficked sites in the world. Since its launch in February 2004, Facebook has come a long way. It is popular among personal users and businesses alike. Nearly 80% of companies use Facebook to promote their business.  Facebook has established itself as an integral part of our day to day lives. Following are some fascinating facts about Facebook.

Facts Related to People on Facebook
1. There are nearly 800 million Facebook users worldwide. This means that more than 1 in 10 people world …

Getting more ReTweets for your content on Twitter is important to maximise its benefits. With almost 400 million users, Twitter is popular among consumers and businesses alike. The real power of Twitter is if you go viral i.e. if your content is shared (ReTweeted) in-turn by others on Twitter.
Here are 15 ways to encourage ReTweets and get your content to spread virally. Increasing the number of ReTweets for your valuable content can increase traffic to you site manifold whilst improving your social authority and reputation.
1. Leverage Your Existing Customers
Leverage the …

Building a loyal readership and community around your blog is important for its long term success. It is also one of the most difficult aspects of blogging. It is relatively easy to get new or first time visitors to your blog using methods such as social bookmarking and other social media optimisation techniques. However, converting first time visitors into loyal readers who will visit you blog regularly, requires hard work and effort. Nevertheless, the rewards are promising and justify the effort required.
Here are ten easy ways to help you build …