Here are a few publishing highlights from the past week. (Note: Some of these stories were previously published here on Radar.)
Legal ins and outs of blogging
In a recent post for Mashable, CorpNet.com CEO Nellie Akalp noted the blogging industry has grown to include more than 160 million blogs and that there are more than 69,000 blogs created every 24 hours. Along with that growth, the number of lawsuits against bloggers is chugging along at a steady clip.
We recently covered the libel angle of blogging, tweeting, online publishing here on Radar. Akalp's post offers three more general tips to help bloggers stay out of trouble, and she points out why every blogger needs to wrap his or her head around the legal aspects of blogging:
Most bloggers are probably aware that back in December 2009, the FTC revised their guidelines to bring social media and Internet advertisers into the mix. At the heart of this revision was a concern that it was becoming increasingly difficult to recognize an "advertisement" in social media. In 2010 the ruling reverberated throughout the marketing world and the blogosphere. Controversy surrounded Twitter, high profile celebrities, and improperly disclosed sponsor relationships. As a result, every blogger needs to be aware of the guidelines and take some simple steps to minimize their liability.
Magazine publishers don't quite get digital yet
More and more magazines are embracing digital publishing and developing apps for digital editions. But are their efforts thus far succeeding in creating new consumer experiences, or are they simply regurgitating print content onto a screen?
In a recent post for PaidContent, Laura Hazard Owen noted that consumer response to magazine apps has been lukewarm and profitability is questionable:
Publishers continue to take some heat for producing apps that are clunky, not social enough, and overpriced. And at least one magazine entrepreneur/executive argues that his peers are deluding themselves about the likelihood that apps are going to generate profits anytime soon.
Joe Wikert, GM and publisher at O'Reilly Media, recently agreed that magazines aren't properly using digital technology. He implored publishers to think "beyond the quick-and-dirty conversion of print to digital and take advantage of the e-reader capabilities."
Brian Morrissey in a post for Adweek also said that apps are missing the mark. He highlighted design flaws (or perhaps a disconnect between publishers and consumers):
Publishers [are trying] to cram every tech gizmo possible into their apps. Everyone oohed and ahhed at the demo video of the Wired app. Then it arrived in the App Store weighing in at a monstrous 527 megabytes. Want the latest issue? It's hardly an impulse buy when the file is close to the size of full movie download.
This disconnect also is apparent in a chart Owen put together for her post. A close look shows that "popular apps" do not include the magazine apps themselves.
We’ve talked about social media marketing and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for your business. Now it’s time to look more deeply into the mechanisms that make SEM and, to a lesser degree, social media work for your Web presence. We are talking here about Search Engine Optimization (SEO). It is the overall method for getting more traffic to your Website from search engines, and it starts like this:
Basic Overview
Getting the most out of Google. Since the latest Google update, online businesses and other Web publishers have been focusing on what they may be doing wrong to incur the wrath of the search engines. As it turns out, however, there are also from things you can do that are very right when it comes to improving the way you show up on the search engines. Here’s Aaron Wall to tell you how. SEO Book
The problem with keywords. When considering SEO on the content creation end, the first place most small business owners start by creating a Website, blog and social media presence for their online business, is with keywords. Mastering keywords is the first step in learning about the connection between search engine results and the content you create. But many first time content creators may need a bit of help along the way. Leading Results
Marketing
All about inbound marketing. The thing we call inbound marketing is evolving and often has more than one definition. In this case, think of it has the combination of good content, SEO and social media that helps potential customers find your Web presence and eventually buy from you. But how does inbound marketing work, and how can your small business use it effectively? Virtuosi Media
SEO run amuck! Here are five things you definitely want to avoid in your small business SEO when starting out. Learning the basics of SEO to use on your small business Website can be a real challenge. It isn’t always obvious what to do. Plus it takes some practice and some good old fashioned experience to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Here’s some advice to get you started. Small Business Trends
Public Relations
The power of PR. While many public relations folks may know zilch about SEO, Conrad Saam, marketing chief for online legal directory Avvo, suspects the same is true of Search Engine Optimization experts when it comes to PR savvy. But why is it important to interest mainstream journalists in your latest online marketing efforts? Three words: high value links. Search Engine Land
Tech
Blending search with apps. A new startup is blending two of the most powerful concepts of the Internet in a new approach that may dramatically change the nature of search. How might such innovations change your search engine marketing and the way you manage SEO to keep your brand and Website on top? WSJ
Advanced Techniques
Small biz SEO. Techniques for maintaining good SEO are the same whether your business is large or small. Though the size and resources of your company may determine how you implement them. Here are ten tips for link building no matter what size your company may be. Small Business Marketing
Getting creative when managing search marketing. There is no one way to market your business effectively on the Web. Though certainly there is a body of techniques proven effective in this respect, the fact is that individual creativity can play a huge role. Duplicating someone else’s approach may not always yield the same effect. Be creative. Be innovative. Stand apart. Search Engine Watch
Research
SEO more science than magic. To prove that the techniques used to make Websites easier to find by their target audience attracting more organic traffic from search engines is not a dark art but in many ways a simple, beneficial and helpful science, Danny Sullivan introduces the comprehensive “Periodic Table of SEO Ranking Factors,” a helpful chart that may have the unfortunate side effect of making you think you’re back in high school chemistry. Search Engine Land
ROI
How much should online marketing cost you? Whether you’re doing it yourself or outsource the efforts to an “expert” or “guru,” one SEO firm claims small businesses should pay for online marketing efforts based on the results they receive. Main Street SEO provides a free report to guide small businesses when buying SEO services. Whether you outsource or do the work yourself, what is SEO costing you? Web Wire
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