Comments for Straight North Internet Marketing Blog http://www.straightnorth.com/blog Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:54:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How to Turn Old Blog Posts into Gold by rsmithing http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/how-to-turn-old-blog-posts-into-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-9504 rsmithing Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:54:31 +0000 http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/?p=11376#comment-9504 Great post. One of my blog's earliest posts still outpaces newer posts many months later, and I'd feel silly about it were it not for taking additional steps such as these. Great post. One of my blog’s earliest posts still outpaces newer posts many months later, and I’d feel silly about it were it not for taking additional steps such as these.

]]> Comment on Should Every Word In A Blog Post Title Be Capitalized? by Daniel Greene http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/capitalize-blog-post-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-9476 Daniel Greene Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:20:58 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=687#comment-9476 P.S. Now that I think of it, I guess I answered my own question, because the title of a blog is always capitalized in APA format. Duh! 8-} P.S. Now that I think of it, I guess I answered my own question, because the title of a blog is always capitalized in APA format. Duh! 8-}

]]> Comment on Should Every Word In A Blog Post Title Be Capitalized? by Daniel Greene http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/capitalize-blog-post-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-9475 Daniel Greene Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:19:35 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=687#comment-9475 I found your blog post because I am trying to decide whether I should capitalize the title of my blog— not my posts, but my whole blog. Since I’ve been in grad school the last several months, I’ve been writing in APA style, and I’ve gotten into the habit of writing post titles like APA article titles— only the first word capitalized and only any other word in the title that is traditionally capitalized; e.g., How I decided to learn ASL and become an ASL-English interpreter. I found your blog post because I am trying to decide whether I should capitalize the title of my blog— not my posts, but my whole blog. Since I’ve been in grad school the last several months, I’ve been writing in APA style, and I’ve gotten into the habit of writing post titles like APA article titles— only the first word capitalized and only any other word in the title that is traditionally capitalized; e.g., How I decided to learn ASL and become an ASL-English interpreter.

]]> Comment on How to Turn Old Blog Posts into Gold by Joshua Squires http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/how-to-turn-old-blog-posts-into-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-9473 Joshua Squires Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:59:50 +0000 http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/?p=11376#comment-9473 Excellent advice. I've seen great gains in views and social interaction through remarketing of popular posts. It's also good advice to trim lengthy blog posts. Anything beyond 350 words tends to be too long for a casual read. Shorter posts also make keywording simpler. Excellent advice. I’ve seen great gains in views and social interaction through remarketing of popular posts. It’s also good advice to trim lengthy blog posts. Anything beyond 350 words tends to be too long for a casual read. Shorter posts also make keywording simpler.

]]> Comment on Top Design Mistakes That Will Destroy Your Website’s SEO by Debbie http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/top-design-mistakes-that-will-destroy-your-websites-seo/comment-page-1/#comment-9462 Debbie Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:09:59 +0000 http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/?p=11493#comment-9462 Those Geo-Redirects are a pain in a very delicate spot as far as I'm concerned. They are very useful in redirecting people to custmized-content, but they hurt your SEO like crazy. Such a shame :( Those Geo-Redirects are a pain in a very delicate spot as far as I’m concerned. They are very useful in redirecting people to custmized-content, but they hurt your SEO like crazy. Such a shame :(

]]> Comment on 22 Tips for Getting Your Email Newsletter Read by Lem http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/22-tips-for-getting-your-email-newsletter-read/comment-page-1/#comment-9448 Lem Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:07:20 +0000 http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/?p=11517#comment-9448 The biggest hurdle is getting the user to click on your email in the first place. Any tips on headline writing that: a) entice users to click b) don't seem spammy or 'salesy' The biggest hurdle is getting the user to click on your email in the first place. Any tips on headline writing that:
a) entice users to click
b) don’t seem spammy or ‘salesy’

]]> Comment on What Happens When You Change Your Twitter Username by Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-change-your-twitter-username/comment-page-1/#comment-9445 Brad Shorr Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:41 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=5102#comment-9445 Hi Tony, These names crop up in different ways in different places. The way I see it, having one name for both eliminates confusion and makes for a stronger and more consistent brand. Why Twitter suggests otherwise, I don't know. Hi Tony, These names crop up in different ways in different places. The way I see it, having one name for both eliminates confusion and makes for a stronger and more consistent brand. Why Twitter suggests otherwise, I don’t know.

]]> Comment on What Happens When You Change Your Twitter Username by Tony Fidgett http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-change-your-twitter-username/comment-page-1/#comment-9444 Tony Fidgett Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:59:12 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=5102#comment-9444 HI But it's your "Profile" name that is entered in your bold heading when people see your tweets. (Followed by your @name). Isn't that correct? So isn't the Profile just as important as the @name? Yet twitter suggests you use your own name in the profile. Am I missing something obvious? Tony HI
But it’s your “Profile” name that is entered in your bold heading when people see your tweets. (Followed by your @name). Isn’t that correct?
So isn’t the Profile just as important as the @name?
Yet twitter suggests you use your own name in the profile.

Am I missing something obvious?
Tony

]]> Comment on Should Every Word In A Blog Post Title Be Capitalized? by On capitalizing all words in blog post titles, or not http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/capitalize-blog-post-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-9386 On capitalizing all words in blog post titles, or not Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=687#comment-9386 [...] blogger’s survey Interesting discussion on this SEO pros speak [...] [...] blogger’s survey Interesting discussion on this SEO pros speak [...]

]]> Comment on How Often Should You Review Your Internet Marketing Strategy by Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/how-often-should-you-review-your-internet-marketing-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-9382 Brad Shorr Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:10:29 +0000 http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/?p=11335#comment-9382 Hi Andrew, Nice to hear from you. Normally I would agree with your comment without qualifications, but the recent and ongoing changes with respect to Google I think necessitate a full strategic review on a regular basis. Personalization, social media integration, keyword research, analytics are all being affected in a big way. I don't know if this is the new normal or just another phase we're going through, but I've never seen anything like it. Hi Andrew, Nice to hear from you. Normally I would agree with your comment without qualifications, but the recent and ongoing changes with respect to Google I think necessitate a full strategic review on a regular basis. Personalization, social media integration, keyword research, analytics are all being affected in a big way. I don’t know if this is the new normal or just another phase we’re going through, but I’ve never seen anything like it.

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