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By Andrew Ballenthin |
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Blog-Off II is here and we're searching for the best social media and marketing experts who know how to command top online social media and marketing performance. Would you like to know how well you rank compared to other marketing and social media bloggers? Would you like to be independently recognized as a thought leader? If the answer is yes, enter Blog-Off II, it's a contest for professionals who meet and exceed the standards they set for their clients and employers in online leadership.
Welcome to Blog-Off II (#BlogOff2)
Where professionals choose to make their mark.
Why Not Show The World What You've Got?
This is your chance to really shine (or shine some more) and show how excellent you are as a marketing and/or social media expert in practicing the skills you apply every day for your clients or your company or yourself.
This relaxed, fun and engaging event has an amazing and highly qualified Dream Team (you've got to meet them) who will be evaluating Blog-Off contestants on:
- Captivating blog headlines - how good are they?
- Quality - what is the originality, depth and quality of writing?
- Traffic - how many page visits were you able to generate for your content?
- Dialog - how many people commented and how did you respond?
- Length of visit - did your audience stay engaged?
What's The Reward?
1st Prize of $20,000 USD** In Online Publicity and More
2nd and 3rd Prize of $10,000 USD** in online publicity for each winner
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* The winner will receive a consultation for their blog's branding including a redesigned logo, business cards and stationary valued at $5,000 from The Yaffe Group. |
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* Our Dream Team will publicize the winners to our combined audience reach of over 1.5 million professionals on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. |
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* Mark Sinclair, Executive Producer of YourBusinessChannel.com will conduct features interviews and more with the winners. yBC reaches millions of international listeners via 400 syndicated sites. |
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* Jon Hansen, is an author and host of top rated Blog Talk radio show "PI Window on Business". Jon will conduct interviews with the winners on his acclaimed program. This program reaches over 1 million monthly listeners. |
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* The top 3 winners will be interviewed on BlogTalkRadio.com for the new series "Game Changers" hosted by Jim Love, Allan Hoving and Jane Fouts. |
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* Andrew Ballenthin, Blog-Off contest founder and director will release the winner's story to newswire services including PRLog, NewsVine, Merinews, and PR-Inside. |
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* Winners will receive an invitation to join our growing Community Marketing Blog writing team. This is a fabulous opportunity for solo writers to leverage a growing community's benefits. |
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Why Compete?
1. You want to increase your visibility and leadership position.
2. You want to know how well you rank in the online social media and marketing world.
3. You want 3rd party verification of your capabilities as a testimonial for your clients or an employer.
4. You want to meet other like minded top professionals and exchange learning.
5. You want to stretch beyond being a solo or corporate blogger and show more people what you can do.
6. You potentially want to join our growing community of writers.
What's Next?
Stage 1. Enter and Qualify
Entrants will be evaluated by judges for contest entry. Note in the comment section below:
- What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing?
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
- How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
Stage 2. Qualified Entrants Will Be Notified
Our esteemed panel of 4 judges will evaluate contestants and notify you at least 3 days before the contest start date. Once notified you will be issued access to Google Analytics to track some of your statistics and see how fellow competitors are performing.
Stage 3. Compete
The contest will last over 2 weeks. A minimum of 2 posts within the Community Marketing Blog are required to qualify as a contestant. Blog-off writers may publish up to 8 articles within the Community Marketing Blog: traffic and dialog with audiences are expected for each post. For contestants that post more than two blogs, results will be prorated across the multiple submissions. Two performance reports will be issued for the 1st and 2nd week to let you know your ranking. Contestants will be able access Google Analytics for daily updates at their discretion.
Stage 4. Enjoy Your Victory
Within 3 weeks of the contest completion we will issue press releases and notify our 1.5 million audience members of the top 5 performers. A phone conference will be open to all Blog-Off II contestants on December 16 at 12:00 EST enabling people to share their stories, learning and make first hand contact with each other. Blog-off II judges will evaluate which writers they will extend membership to for joining our community and announce this in outgoing communications.
What Is The Community Marketing Blog?
The Community Marketing Blog is a group of 12 writers that believes there is strength in cooperatively building one brand and creating a competitive communication advantage together in a noisy online world. Over the past 6 months topics have mainly trended on social media. Going into 2010 the Community Marketing Blog will transition to a wider mix of marketing and social media to assist a wider scope of readers.
To see statistics on who reads the Community Marketing Blog and our performance achievements click here.
About Our Dream Team For Blog-Off II
For more information click on any person to go to the Dream Team biography page. This highly talented and accomplished group will be evaluating contestants and looking for the best-of-the-best.
Andrew Ballenthin, Community Marketing Blog Founder. President, Sol Solutions
Andrew Jenkins, Founder of Volterra Consulting
Jon Hansen, Host of online talk show PI Window
Julie Tyios, CEO, Red Juice Media
Mark Sinclair, Executive Producer, YourBusinessChannel.com
Mike McClure, Executive Creative Director, The Yaffe Group
Patrice-Anne Rutledge, Best Selling Author and 28 published books
Ted Morris, Marketing expert, quoted in Advertising Age, CNN Money, etc.
To Contact Us
Prize Sponsorship for Winners Welcome
Email contest director for Blog-Off II Andrew Ballenthin. Allow up to 48 hours for reply.
If you would like to be a sponsor and donate prizes please contact Andrew Ballenthin.
Let's Get Started.
Enter the requested information in Stage 1 above in the Comment section below.
Indemnification: All bloggers that publish content on the Community Marketing Blog will be solely responsible for the accuracy, correctness and copyright protection of their own content. The Community Marketing Blog does not endorse, censor or edit author’s contributions. We reserve the right to remove blogs that may be offensive in nature or posted for the sole purpose of self-promotion or other reasons deemed professionally inappropriate. All authors are fully responsible for any legal issues that may arise from their content and hold the Community Marketing Blog and all it’s contributors harmless and indemnified against any action which may result from content posted. The Community Marketing Blog and its founders reserve the right to expand or alter indemnification and contest terms without notice. By entering your name in the Comment section below you are acknowledging that you agree to these terms. The Community Marketing Blog reserves the right to change contest terms at it's discretion without notification but will endeavor to not deviate from the original terms made public.,
**Prize Terms: prizes are not transferrable to cash. Prizes may be subject to change without notice.
Hello, my name is Sean Nelson and I write the Social Media Sonar blog
- What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing.
For the last two years my blogs focus has been on helping people more effectively utilize LinkedIn. Since June I've been starting to expand the conversation to include additional social media/networking tools.
How long have you been practicing?
I started writing my blog in January 2008 to share what I was learning in regards to using LinkedIn. Much of this focussed on how I was using LinkedIn to drive business for my insurance business.
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
When I started writing the blog I was an insurance broker helping people make smarter health insurance decisions. Thanks to the exposure from the blog I am now helping companies develop and implement social media strategies. While the knowledge is definitely important, its the blog that generated the exposure that led to readers engaging me to help them leverage social media.
- How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
Since my blog has primarily been about using LinkedIn, I use LinkedIn Groups to drive the majority of traffic. The posts that seem to drive the most response are those that include a list reference in the headline..."The Top 5 Mistakes on LinkedIn", "The 6 LinkedIn Tools You May Not Know", etc.
I've made sure to join groups on LinkedIn that both offer the size and interest to drive views and traffic to the blog. I also review the responses and try to replace the bottom 10 groups in terms of response every 6 months.
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
For the contest I will write about how people can utilize LinkedIn to build a community of people, communicate their message, engage in conversations, and monetize their efforts.
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
http://socialmediasonar.com/
Posted by: Sean Nelson | November 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM
My name is Michael Grosheim. I am the Chief Executive Officer of Harrison-Pierce and freelance blogger.
My expertise in social media and marketing includes a daily blog on Personal Finance, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy prevention and Retirement; and as a writer on Technorati, as well as additional less-known sites. Although I only recently began writing as a part of my daily routine, I have used social media for advertising/marketing purposes for over 4 years.
In such a competitive market, my greatest accomplishment is simply having readers. It may not seem like a huge accomplishment, but it surely makes the time and effort worthwhile. Achieving this result was only through my dedicated effort to write everywhere my articles/blog were relevant in order to engage new readers.
In general, and for this contest, my articles are geared towards personal finance issues that plague ever American (excluding the wealthiest 1%). As unemployment continnues to rise, more and more people will experience financial hardship; and rather than provide broad articles on finance, I provide specific information on the do's and don'ts of loss mitigation and debt settlement.
For a sample of my writing style, please visit blog.harrison-pierce.com. Once again, thank you for the opportunity of evaluation.
Posted by: Michael Grosheim | November 19, 2009 at 08:55 AM
Hi,
My area of expertise is social media/marketing is is global networking. I have a website that I not only use as an interactive extension of my resume, but also as a forum for topics of a global nature. And although I've only been involved in social media for about a year, I use my connections on LinkedIn and Twitter to exchange information, help others promote themselves, obtain employment (which I was successful at), and to build lasting relationships with people worldwide.
My best accomplishment(s)in blogging is that I was published twice on my knowledge of social media. Links to both articles can be found on my website http://www.kellyanncarpentier.com . I was invited to contribute to the articles by a LinkedIn connection that was impressed by the answers that I was giving in the Q&A section of the LinkedIn site. You will notice that I have not given my site attention in quite some time. I look forward to "getting back into the swing of things" and hopefully using this contest as a spring board for that.
On my site I discuss (or plan to discuss) the following topics: Blogging, Branding, Entrepreneurialism, Global thinking, Globalization, Leadership, LinkedIn, Networking, Online Reputation Management, Organizational Tools, Search Engine Optimization, and Twitter.
I encourage your discussions, questions, and comments. You can view it all at http://www.kellyanncarpentier.com .
All the best,
Kelly Ann
Posted by: Kelly Ann | November 19, 2009 at 01:42 AM
- What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing?
Creating awareness/visibility/traffic and ultimately conversions (depending on what that might be for the client).
Social Media in its most simple way through fora etc already a decade, learned along the way.
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
Getting good traffic to our blog of our new company with quality and relevant content towards our target groups.
http://agoramedia.co.uk/blog/social-media/agora-medias-own-social-media-case-16000-growth/
- How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
Good quality content within the correct context and enhancing Social Media Intelligence to respond quickly and relevantly on information.
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
Social Media/Marketing/Mobile/Social TV/Augemented Reality
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
http://agoramedia.co.uk/blog
http://nl.linkedin.com/in/gianluigicuccureddu
Posted by: Gianluigi Cuccureddu | November 17, 2009 at 03:32 PM
- What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing?
My area of expertise in social media is inspiring people to debate and act around causes in which I believe, whether through social networking sites, through my blogs for the Huffington Post and Americans for the Arts' Arts BLOG, or via YouTube. During the Obama campaign, Arianna Huffington invited me to blog for her. I've continued to do so since October of last year, when I began with the aspirational piece, "President Obama's Arts."
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
My best online accomplishment in blogging, so far, is my two-part Huffington Post piece, entitled, "Why Arts Education is a Matter of Social Justice and Why it will Save the World," which was cited in the California State Senate's Creative Industries Revitalization Act hearings, linked on arts and education advocacy sites around the country, and which provoked the Yale School of Music to invite me to deliver the keynote address at their biennial Music Educators' Symposium.
Other blogging highlights include the lively debate sparked in the comment section of my Huffington Post blog called, "Is there Method to this Rick Warren Madness"; and recently on the Arts BLOG, my piece "El Sistema in L.A." became the most popular post in the Sept. 21-25 blogging salon about arts education.
- How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
As a working actress, I was lucky enough to receive a healthy run of residual checks that I viewed as my salary to visit innovators in arts education in different parts of the country, meet with the highest echelons of cultural and educational policy in the federal government, using my personal experience volunteering with at-risk youth through the arts and research about what movements were cropping up around the world in the field, all of which coalesced into a piece that seemed to write itself, "Why Arts Education is a Matter of Social Justice and Why it will Save the World," Parts I and II. The piece was re-published extensively on different sites.
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
Movements are afoot all over the country, marrying the arts and education to effect serious social change. 3 articles I’d like to write are:
1. A piece about the Silverlake Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, founded by Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist, Flea. Flea has already offered me an interview.
2. The education and emergence of Soulfege, a groundbreaking band headed by Oprah’s new protégée, musician, activist, speaker, social entrepreneur and political personality, Derrick Ashong (www.derrickashong.com), who is starting a movement called Take Back the Mic that seeks create a replicable network of youth empowerment programs around the country, using the arts as one touchstone.
3. The Harmony Project in Los Angeles offers free musical instruments and top-notch instruction to LA’s poorest students and teams up with the LA Philharmonic’s wunderkind, Gustavo Dudamel, to support the Youth Orchestra LA, based on Venezuela’s revolutionary music education program, El Sistema. I have established strong ties with the Harmony Project, the LA Phil and other El Sistema offshoots in the area.
I also have many other story ideas, if you would prefer another direction.
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
My Huffington Post pieces are all linked on my bio page: www. huffingtonpost.com/lucia-brawley
My AftA Arts BLOG pieces are available on my bio page there, as well: http://blog.artsusa.org/author/lucia-brawley/
Posted by: Lucia Brawley | November 17, 2009 at 04:23 AM
I am a little different. I have been involved in social media for many years as a cartoonist and animator. I have only been blogging for about 3 months.
My style of communication is combination of text and drawings, much like the 25 sketchbooks I have filled over the years. The subject of my blog is the creation of my latest iPhone app, "Beat The Boss". It is six months in development and is about to be submitted to Apple.
I was looking for a marketing genius to show me past apps they had promoted as well as how that success was attained. I basically came up empty. I decided to chronicle the steps of my own entrepreneurial pursuit for success in the iPhone market.
My best accomplishment and best result are both tied to my blog. I do my best work drawing from the right side of my brain. My content is all very spontaneous both in text and visual appeal.
blog - http://mike-browne.blogspot.com/
game website - http://www.BeatThebossGame.com
website - http://www.bigredshoes.com
Posted by: Mike Browne | November 16, 2009 at 07:54 PM
Well hello everyone! My name is Sam Diener. I call myself the "Founder and Creative Strategist" behind "Stuff for Success..."
- What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing?
Oh man, you really want to know the real answer to this. It will surprise you. Um. I have been practicing for four months. WOW!!!! What a lot of experience. But don't so quickly judge. Its the execution, not how much experience you have!
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
I would have to say it has to float between getting article shout outs from colleagues with over 50k followers, writing guest posts for major syndicated blogs, and reaching over 20,000 people on just my own page in four months.
- How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
I reached my results by realizing that it's who you know, and not what you know. It's about networking and building relationships, AND writing good content.
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
Oh --- so you want to know now..... but then I won't be able to suprise you all....
Okay fine, fine. I will hint.
1. Bagging Elephants. Yes, I am serious.
2. Compensating for Small Size.. Once again, I am serious.
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
http://www.samdiener.com
Guest posted on personalbrandingblog, and under30ceo.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/samdiener
Posted by: Sam Diener | November 16, 2009 at 02:19 PM
Area of expertise in social media and/or marketing (How long practicing?) -
I've been studying social media marketing over the last three years, taking graduate courses and blogging about it for 93 days - one post each day.
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
I've re-connected to my roots as a journalist, writing many articles - I'm particularly proud of the "Day 46" post to my blog, "Back to School - Again! - a blog for students that focuses on how to use social media.
- How did you achieve your best result? I conducted two independent studies as a grad student at Murray State University which provided insights into the way people/consumers are actually using social media today. I will graduate in December with a master's degree in mass communications, and hope to expand my blogging effort, as well as publish my articles in academic journals.
I have been writing for and to non-traditional college students. In the current economy, going back to school is one way many people are trying to get back to work, and the prospect of college can be daunting to anyone who's been away from the campus environment for any length of time. I hope my blog articles have helped others to achieve their highest potential.
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
The issues facing today's non-traditional college students, and anyone who may be outside the job market right now. I'm writing about how social media marketing can be used to market an individual, a new venture, or a corporation someone already works for. I've written several papers about the new "Always On" media environment and the Groundswell which is taking place in social media. I hope to write more about this, including "How To" stories that will help others navigate the confusing social media environment, especially those coming to it later in the game.
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
http://msuwordsmith.blogspot.com
That's my blog! While I am somewhat new to the blogosphere, I'm no stranger to communications. I was a VP with a successful newsletter publishing house throughout the 1980s, owned a full-service ad agency in the 1990s, and served as Marketing Director for a national homebuilder for 8 years during that same period. I've been an award winning advertising creative director, a columnist/film critic, book editor, and small business owner as well.
My recent foray into higher education has re-energized me with a desire to teach and share all that the real world experiences of 25 years has taught me ...with the next generation of superstars.
I hope that my blog will motivate people to use social media wisely, and possibly, to consider going back to school themselves.
I am 50 years young, single with no children, and currently reside in Murray, KY, where I blog daily and provide an affordable online editing service for student papers, projects and manuscripts. I also provide professional copy editing services through ETC, Inc., (Elizabeth Thomas Creative).
Posted by: Elizabeth Thomas | November 16, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing? I have recently been crowned the master of social networking here at GPI prototype. I haven’t been practicing long, about 3 years of actual networking via social media sites, however, I have been doing a lot with forums, blogs and search engine optimization utilizing those applications before myspace, facebook and twitter became so large in the social media network.
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging? I recently wrote a few articles on our capabilities focusing on our core capabilities at GPI Prototype, one of which being DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) my website traffic increased by 245 average visitors each week. I know that doesn’t seem like a lot, this is a brand new website that was only averaging 94 visitors a week.
- How did you achieve your best result? I did a google blog, then went to my industry specific forums and their blogs posting my blog link, after I did that I repeatedly posted the link on Twitter, Facebook and Myspace. I then wrote a discussion on linkedin about social media and included my link to my blog which also had reciprocal links to my twitter, myspace and facebook accounts. I also used digg and squidoo to blog about my DMLS technology that also linked to my DMLS google blog.
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest? I would write about product development and the stages of taking a new product from cradle to grave. A lot of people are interested in how for instance a toaster was made, who came up with the idea and what stages does it take to get that product into production.
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile-
http://directmetallasersintering.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/timruffner
Posted by: Tim R. - GPI Prototype | November 16, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Hello Andrew,
I would like to enter the blogoff competition. Answers to the questions
are below. If I am not accepted for the competition, I am also open to
sponsorship opportunities.
Regards,
Alison Silbert
1. What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How
long have you been practicing?
I have been involved in various aspects of online marketing since 2000.
Areas of experience include: website development, programming, technical
writing, marketing content writing, client trainings, and project
management. I have worked with clients of all sizes including Canadian
Universities, small & medium businesses, and individual entrepreneurs.
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
The ability to educate others about how online marketing can be
implemented simply with a little bit of effort each week.
- How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
I achieved my best result by participating 110% in an effective team,
listening where appropriate and acting or giving advice when it was
needed.
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
Topics of interest include how social media fits in with the traditional
marketing mix & how to use social media tools to reach more of your
ideal client.
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
Business website: www.passionateweb.ca
Blog: passionateweb.wordpress.com
Linkedin Profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=4781319&trk=tab_pro
I also have a book available on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Web-Sites-Identify-Clients/dp/0595470890/ref=s
r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258224803&sr=1-1
Twitter ID: alison.silbert
Skype: alisonsilbert
Facebook: alisonsilbert
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Posted by: Alison Silbert | November 16, 2009 at 09:34 AM
Digital Academy-The Film School,a leader among Film Schools and Institutes in India was established in 2002. It offers courses in Screenplay Writing,Film & Television Direction,Cinematography,Film & Television Editing,Sound Recording & Engineering,Production Design,Producers course,Film Making,Acting,Animation & FX (Visual Effects).
Posted by: Narotam Mangar | November 16, 2009 at 01:14 AM
Hi my blog is "Green" issues, I promote my Children's book, this book was published this year. On my blog is the first chapter for all to read. I post all the different articles I wrote as well as advertisers.
http://darlenesabella.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Darlene Sabella | November 15, 2009 at 08:22 PM
Hi, I am Paritosh Sharma, Co-founder and Chief, Concept to Market, Proideaz Consulting, New Delhi, India and am also a Social Media Evangelist.
- What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing?
A. I am a Concept to Market expert and design Go To Market strategies for clients both offline and online. My expertise is in helping small scale business setups, explore the online space in the best possible manner, which results into tangible ROI for them. I have been a GTM expert since 3.5 years now.
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
A. I am the youngest Indian to be featured at the NASSCOM EMERGE Blog and also awarded "The Young Communicator" by the Symbiosis Group, in India for my work in the New Media (Social Media) domain. I have recently done some work into "consumer awareness" in India (through my blog: http://paritoshsharma.com ), by bluntly opening out the realities of the Corporate, who are fleecing customers in the name of terms and conditions.
- How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
A. I collected the consumer by doing a primary research and upon understanding the requirements, created a community for consumer awareness through my blog, which also reached the Television Media :)
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
A. Result oriented go to market strategies for small businesses and start-ups.
A.2 > Why did social media NOT work for you!
A.3 > How are small time online marketing companies just making FUN of the customer, and reaching nowhere.
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
A.
Profile : http://paritoshsharma.com/contact
http://paritoshsharma.com
http://blog.nasscom.in/emerge/author/paritoshs/
Posted by: Paritosh Sharma | November 15, 2009 at 09:12 AM
My name is ' Ms Gina Marie". I am an entertainment/ Cd Reviewer
Here is my submission
What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing?
Founder of ' Sing For Hunger Music Tour", Artist and Band Management and Promotional Marketing.I have been involved in writing since age 8. Published and Accomplished songwriter as well. Since June 09, I get a 1,000 ad on's a week,My email is always full, I average 3,000 emails a week.
How did you achieve your best result? Explain
ALL social media websites and outlets, I communicate with people like i have known them for years. people feel comfortable talking to me about anything. I am always honest and straight forward. I put a positive to a negative.
What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
Sing For Hunger Music Tour, Latest news,Whatever my audience is interested in.
I can be found everywhere on the web
Twitter - savemybaby
myspace- just type in ' Ms Gina Marie. You'll find me.
Posted by: Ms Gina Marie Gordon | November 13, 2009 at 01:33 PM
My name is Robert Stanke and I am the Chief Blogger on http://robertstanke.com - a blog devoted around Community Management, Social Media, and Digital Marketing. Here is my submission!
- What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing?
Community Management, Social Media, Technology, and Digital Marketing.
- What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
Building an audience and community around my niches and within my geo-location. Because of this, I have built a solid reputation that has gotten me contracts, employment offers, etc. I have also been featured in online publications about blogging.
- How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
By being smart about what I post, doing my research to find what my audience wants. Most importantly, I keep it real - I be myself and never sell myself out for money, pageviews, etc.!
- What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
The things I know about and am passionate about.
- Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
I can be found at: http://robertstanke.com, on Twitter at @robertstanke
Thanks for consideration!
Posted by: Robert Stanke | November 13, 2009 at 12:06 PM
What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing. How long have you been practicing?
I began designing and promoting websites even before I launched my business in 2002. I have been involved with social networking, starting with Ryze, since 2003. I started blogging in 2006. The main focus of my business now is helping small businesses to expand their online presence by creating and maintaining their websites, blogs, and social networking profiles.
What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
I launched a niche blog in April 2009 which achieved a Google Page Rank of 3 in a very short time.
How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
I chose a topic with which I was familiar and which wasn't already being covered extensively in the blogosphere. I already had a wide network of contacts who would potential be interested in that topic, but I expanded my network by connecting with other potential readers on social networks, especially Twitter. I post to that blog 2-3 times per week and promote each post on my social networks.
What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
Tips for using Twitter and other social networking sites effectively, benefits of using them...
Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
My original blog is http://www.janetbarclay.com and my niche blog (which is becoming my main blog) is http://organizing-business.com. Each blog has a different profile page.
Posted by: Janet Barclay | November 13, 2009 at 07:47 AM
What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing.
Working with small business owners, network marketers, speakers, coaches and consultants and teaching them 7 Key Strategies of Social Networking. I show them how to setup a system (step by step) and then maintain that system.
How long have you been practicing?
I have over 15 years of online experience. (which is like 105 dog years) Been teaching Social Networking for 2.5 years.
What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
Built a list of over 1000 in just a month.
How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
Created blog posts and then created updates to my Social Networks driving them back to my post. Next to each post there is a way to sign up for my "Free Social Networking Tips"
What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
Social Networking Tips, Video Marketing and Building a List
Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile.
http://www.SocialNetworkingRockStar.com
(About would be a personal profile)
Posted by: Sabrina Gibson | November 12, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Hi Andrew;
Here's my qualifications for the Blog-Off
1.My area of expertise is key account acquisition for business services firms. I have been practicing for 16 yrs.
2.My best online accomplishment was attracting a group of social media experts for Hubba, including Andrew Jenkins and Andrew Ballenthin.
3. My best result was achieved by using face-to-face networking approached online. After meeting "candidates" for Hubba, I had a telephone conversation and then introduced everyone to each other in order to foster team spirit.
4 I will be sharing tips & techniques for gaining entree to the C-suite of Fortune 1000-sized companies and how to build credibility if you are an unknown services provider hoping to win new business.
5. I am a Community Marketing Blog contributor.
http://www.typepad.com/site/blogs/6a00e552893e3c883300e552a23c578834/post/6a00e552893e3c88330120a63381af970c/edit
Posted by: Catherine McQuaid | November 12, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Hey Andrew,
Here is me entry and the answer to your questions:
1. What is your area of expertise in social media and/or marketing?
Blogging, Lead Generation and Search Engine Optimization.
2. How long have you been practicing?
Just over 1 year.
3. What is your best online accomplishments in blogging?
Earning my first $1,000 in a single month online this year. You can read more about my story here: http://www.freedomeducation.ca/2009/06/09/blog-mastermind-review-how-to-earn-5000-per-month-from-your-blog/
4. How did you achieve your best result? Explain.
Using direct marketing with my email list. Building that list and then offering products and services to that list.
5. What topics would you be writing about for the contest?
The first article will be on driving more traffic to your site using search engine optimization. I haven't sorted out the second article just yet.
6. Links to past blogs or content and a personal profile. Here's my about page here: http://www.freedomeducation.ca/about/
Posted by: Steve | November 10, 2009 at 04:10 PM