A Journey On Internet Marketing, Social Media, Blogging Tips: 21 Punching Tips On Social Media Marketing and Social Media Optimization

I have always loved to use social media marketing to add a little traffic juice to my blog, i also notice that more and more emails have been sent out over these past few months ever since my little report card i wrote on how you can boost your traffic with some of stumbleupon's untold secrets, this is a 14-page report which is free for download.

Instead of writing about what Social Media Marketing(SMM) and Social Media Optimization(SMO) is all about and repeating what experts in this field had said, I had done my own compilation over time stumbling and reading across some of the best works from other social media authority bloggers, i think i should direct you to their article and let them be the one addressing the points on how you can make both SMM and SMO work for you.

5 Must Know Guide on SMM & SMO

What are Social Media Marketing and Social Media Optimisation? by Glen Allsopp
What is Social Media Marketing? by DirJournal
17 Rules of Social Media Optimization (SMO) by Ted Koterwas
The Importance of Social Media Marketing Learn & Master it by DoshDosh
Social Media Marketing Roundup by ChrisG

8 Articles On How You Can Leverage SMM & SMO to Work for You

The Five Pillars of Social Media Marketing by Ben Willis
How to Influence Powerful Social Media Users for Traffic and Attention by DoshDosh
How to Leverage Web 2.0 & Social Media Sites to Market Your Brand by Jane Copland
10 Ways Non-Profits Can Start Leveraging Social Media by Luigi Canali
21 Traffic Triggers for Social Media Marketing by Brian Clark
The 23 Types of Social Media Users by kyle healey
25 Tips to Perfect your Social Media Marketing Campaigns by Micah Johnson
8 Simple Rules For Social Media Marketing in Business by Todd Malicoat
24 Niche Targeting SMM Sites That Will Work For You by TropicalSEO

2 Powerful Social Media Sites To Boost your Traffic -Warning:Deadly Tips!
As you know, both SMM and SMO seems to be the popular buzzing word across the internet and in order to keep up with the trend, learning how to use and optimize it to work better for your blog is the key to success. 2 Powerful SMM Sites that are sure to drive you and your blog crazy by the 'effects' caused!

Digg
The Digg Community have always been providing a large number of targeted readership, once you make it to the front page of Digg, you are guaranteed with both targeted traffic and new group of readers ready to subscribe to your Rss Feed to become your loyal readers. The Digg effect might be a considerable factor which you should note, in the mean time 4 bloggers contributed articles that could well turn your article into a hit overnight.

11 Tips to Enhance Your Digg User Experience by Tamar weinberg
10 Steps to Guarantee You Make the Digg Front Page by Seoblackhat
15 Ways to become a Digg Power user in only 48 hours by earnersblog
The Digg Toolbox: 70+ Digg-related Scripts, Tools, and Tutorials by Laura Milligan

Stumbleupon
I am a stumblers myself more than a digger, this i got to admit because stumbling seems much simpler and guarantees you traffic even without a huge number of votes and Stumbleupon can send you crazy traffic, while the traffic gained is not as much as what Digg provides, i am sure everyone's wish is to see their blog gain 2 things 'Traffic', 'Loyal Readers'. One of the quickest way to get traffic is using Stumbleupon but one thing you need to keep in mind is the fire loses it's flame when it does not have oxygen. Maintaining votes by top stumblers is the key to success in stumbleupon.

65 Must Read StumbleUpon Articles by Fred Peters
Use Social Media Arbitrage to Drive Traffic by John Wesley
StumbleUpon’s Top 50 Stumblers Analysis by Glen Allsopp

There are also 2 more great sites to look upon and source for your top 100 diggers and stumblers.
What can i do with them?

You can start introducing yourself
Add them as friends
Get to know what they like to digg or stumble
Show them what you have installed for them
Over time drop them your article and explain to them why it is worth a stumble or digg.

Do i still have to let you know what you should not attempt to do? Since this is another resourceful post i have made. There might be others that you have not read on which could help you. Will you help spread the message by digging and stumbling using the quick links provided below? Do remember to Subscribe to my Full Rss Feed for daily updates or you can always subscribe through my email for Inbox deadly tips daily!

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9 Responses to "21 Punching Tips On Social Media Marketing and Social Media Optimization"

Jacklyn: I just love your resource post, there is a variety to chose from and you really make every link count and it works for me. thanks!
sue says November 13, 2007 12:27 PM: Thank you for the great resources and the article!
Elisor says November 13, 2007 7:01 PM: That's an excellent post and a great set of resources. Looking through them right now. Thanks for posting them :)
Megan: Thank you for introducing some of those bloggers i have not heard before with excellent SMM articles.
Mackinley: I like what doshdosh had in mind, thanks!
Holt says November 16, 2007 6:13 PM: Excellent list! I just have to stumble it~ Cheers! Hope to hear from you more!
Lawrence Cheok | A Long Long Road: Thanks for these useful resources.

Like you, I am also more on SU than on Digg. And I don't think I will be changing that approach anytime soon.
Fier says December 1, 2007 1:18 PM: Your article is one of my favorites and my personal choice for the Litemind's Writing Contest. I wish you luck. Please keep posting outstanding stuff.
stumbled it.
drmani: Etienne, excellent collection of information and links about social media marketing. I've listed yours as one of my 3 picks for the Litemind contest.

Thanks.

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