Weekly Round-Up | Vol 88
It’s been a while – but the Weekly Round-Up is back with a vengeance. Once a week you’ll get Bluewire’s curated list of the best articles from across the web on all things social media, web strategy, marketing, tech and inspiration straight into your RSS feed.
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Right. Here are my top five articles for the week.
HOW HAS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANGED YOUR LIFE?
As Mashable have pointed out it’s two weeks ’til Social Media Day. In collaboration with CNN ireport they want to know how social media has changed your life. Perhaps you’ve made new friends? Scored a job? (Or lost one?) Maybe you hosted a massive party all organised via social media?
You can submit your tales of #winning and woe here.
ADOPT VS. ADAPT
Are you a risk-taker? Or do you follow the pack? A short but sweet Godinism to inspire a bit o’ bravery.
THE TALK-RADIO APPROACH TO EFFECTIVE EMAIL MARKETING
Want to get more out of your email marketing efforts? Copy Blogger tells you how.
Write conversational, personal copy that people want to read. Write like you speak. Write like a talk-back radio host who cares about what her audience cares about. Forget the sell for a moment and be interesting for gawd’s sake!
5 CLEVER WAYS TO GET A JOB USING SOCIAL MEDIA
Never fear – Dan Schawbel is here to teach you to harness social media to win jobs and position yourself as a top-dog. Read it here.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR BLOG ACTIVE WHILE TRAVELING
So you want to go on holiday and really be on holiday. Here are some tips from the Pro on how to keep your blog’s traction ticking along while you’re sunning it up on an island somewhere.
Want your post to be featured on the Weekly Round-Up? Email me on sarah.mcveigh[at]bluewiremedia.com.au for inclusion.
Have a great weekend!