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Tools and Tips For Getting More Social Shares (From a Web Analyst)

Tools and Tips For Getting More Social Shares (From a Web Analyst)

Presented Blog West 2013

Glenn Walker

March 08, 2013
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  1. @walkergv Glenn Walker & • Tiko Digital is a Digital

    Marketing Agency • 5 Employees, New Office and Growing • Start, Web Developer/Designer • Now, Paid Online Marketing and Analysis • Not “Social Media Expert”
  2. @walkergv Housekeeping & Formalities • Twitter @walkergv • Technical but

    Nothing Crazy • Why vs. Step By Step Guide • Resources On Our Site
  3. @walkergv What relationship do you want? 100 Friends 80 Followers

    3 Followers 7 Followers Small Niche Blogger 67 Thousand Followers INFLUENCER!
  4. @walkergv Ways to analyze content success. • Social shares (good)

    • Quality of social shares (better) – Large engaged audience – Gets retweets • Number of backlinks ( more later ) • Compare yourself to others
  5. @walkergv Quick way to evaluate twitter shares. www.topsy.com BIG FOLLOWER

    COUNTS Following More than they are followed. ME! – 136 Followers (yeah me!) OWNER OF PPC ASSOCIATES Respected Well Known Guy & Good Audience MY FRIEND TODD – Works at PPC Associates Does have 5000K Followers – Highly engaged REAL PERSON – 100 Followers REAL PERSON – 36 Followers
  6. @walkergv Honest self examination • Avg. Post Gets 3-5, Tweets

    I Got 10 • Engaged few people • Few tweets from influencers (outside company) • No Links • Content was not that successful 
  7. @walkergv Theresa why you get so much love? Theresa Baiocco

    51 tweets 30 likes 27 plussessses… 10 inshares Tweeted by: @Bryan Eisenberg (24K) World leader in CRO
  8. @walkergv Whats she got anyway? • Better headline • Popular

    industry term – conversion rate optimization • TOP 10 STYLE – 3 things that • Lots of attractive visuals • Youtube video • Screen shots • conversational tone in writing “Next, configure those goals in analytics so you can measure the completion rate. Most people who have installed analytics have not configured their goals. Have you?- If not, do that now.- I’ll wait.”
  9. @walkergv Right from her article, arghhh! • Define key performance

    indicators • Figure out what’s preventing people from doing (X) on your site • Test for improvement
  10. @walkergv Don’t be insane. Change and adjust • BETTER HEADLINE

    • POPULAR INDUSTRY TERM – PPC (Pay Per Click) • TOP 10 STYLE – (Steal Like an Artist) • ATTRACTIVE VISUALS • Friendly Shot of My Dog (Lilly is so cute!) • Charts and Graphs • CONVERSATIONAL WRITING TONE • “Say you owned a small pet store, and you wanted to expand into pet grooming. You found out from a reliable friend in the pet-grooming business the next town over that she advertises using local pay-per- click ads. It just so happens that a groomer friend is looking for a weekend job to pay some bills, and you wouldn’t mind making a few extra bucks, especially since your store is already open from 8am-4pm on weekends.”
  11. @walkergv Back to topsy.com - More Engagement…better! Blue train (7.2K

    Followers) ME! – 136 Followers (yeah me!) TODD – (6K Followers) Owner of PPC Associates (5K Followers) Lyena Solomon– (2.3K Followers) David Szetela– (62.1K Followers) Image Minded – 3K Followers Kent Lewis – (36.6K Followers) Real Person Real Person Real Person Real Person
  12. @walkergv Honest Self Examination. • 4X More FB Likes and

    Linkedin Shares • Tweets from influencers outside company • Compliments from friends (ego stroke!) • Content was incrementally better engaged • Teresa, I am coming for you! (In a nice way)
  13. @walkergv Good Analysis • Define your goal (I want more

    people to engage my content.) • Figure out what you want? (I want to share my ideas on web design.) • Find others who do it well (Pick a mark and steal!)
  14. @walkergv Why Paper Leaf? • Good Following – 2000+ Twitter

    Followers – 1100+ Facebook Likes – Popular Blog – With Comments! • Talk about many of the things I care about • Looks like people share a lot of their stuff.
  15. @walkergv The Tool for Spidering • Screaming frog SEO Spider

    • Free (500URL Limit) & Pro Versions • Works on Windows or Mac!
  16. @walkergv What do we have now? • 3 Years of

    Blogging Blood , Sweat & Tears! What Worked!
  17. @walkergv What have they been up to? 0 2 4

    6 8 10 12 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2009 2010 2011 2012 Paper Leaf Posts Per Month
  18. @walkergv 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

    900 1000 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2009 2010 2011 2012 Paper Leaf Social Shares Twitter Google Plus Facebook Examine data a new way. NOTE: JAN 2010
  19. @walkergv Paper Leaf’s popular posts on twitter • Color Theory

    Quick Reference Poster • How to Kern Properly: Essential Tips & Resources • Elements of Design Quick Reference Sheet • The Designer’s Most Important Skill •
  20. @walkergv Look to the bright spots. Fb Likes Google+ Tweets

    Comments External Links 630 14 246 64 843
  21. @walkergv How to find out who linked to content. •

    Google Query (link:www.paper-leaf.com) - sample • Google Webmaster Tools • Bing Webmaster Tools (Shockingly Good) • Google Analytics (referral traffic – your site only) • Commercial products • ahrefs.com (my favorite) • SEOMOZ – Open Site Explorer (FREE - 30 day trial!)
  22. @walkergv Why was C.T. poster popular? • Time, talent and

    capital • Picked up by several high profile blogs • Webdesignledger.Com • Speckyboy.Com • Tweeted by several influential people - like
  23. @walkergv 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Aug Sep

    Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2009 2010 2011 2012 Paper Leaf Social Shares Total See... It works
  24. @walkergv Help what works! D.I.Y. Public Relations “@paweltkaczyk You liked

    my last post thought you might like my new one http://paper-leaf.com/awesome-poster”
  25. @walkergv Dear Web Design Ledger, You liked my last poster

    thought you might like my newest poster on design. http://paper-leaf.com/awesome-poster Thanks Jeff and Andrea Help what works! D.I.Y. Public Relations