HeatherStone commented on the following stories on BizSugar
Is Your Brand Ready for Social Marketing?
"Janette, I like the point about loosing control of your brand, because I think this is exactly what it looks like to people on the outside of social media looking in. But social media offers a different language than some other types of marketing, that's all. Add to this the fact that it is entirely possible some brands have already lost control and simply don't know it because they do not have a transparent yardstick (like social media) to give them the bad news. I wonder if you could elaborate on this whole idea of "loosing control" in the comment section of the BizSugar community for the benefit of all our members."My Google Analytics Traffic Report for Q3 2013
"Hi Thomas, The Google algorithm changes have affected many, it would seem, but I'm mainly wondering whether you've been able to replace an of that with social media referral traffic. I've heard websites can really vary on the amount of traffic they get from search engines anyway. Is there a reason, do you think, why your site was particularly dependent on search engine traffic and are there ways you believe webmasters can simply get around the new search engine realities? I'd love if you could share your thoughts in the comment section on BizSugar so our entire community could benefit. "Thankful Thursday: Blogging, Speed, Listly, Tweets, Old Content
"What a great roundup, Adrienne! Really sensational content. We'd like to thank one of your readers Susan Velez for sharing it with the BizSugar community. Thanks, Susan! I'm hoping all our members will take the time to really have a good look at all these entries, because there's some very helpful and interesting information here that will help your online business in many ways. Oh, and, Adrienne, if you aren't a member of the BizSugar community yet and would like to join and start sharing some more of your great content directly with our community, I'm sure they'd appreciate it. Thanks again! "MicroMessaging: Management Communication
"Hi Cecil, To take this just a bit further, I wonder if on some conscious or unconscious level this is what separates good leaders from bad. And taking it even further still, I wonder if better -- much better -- techniques can be learned. In other words, are MicroMessages we send so ingrained that people who are good at this kind of communication have an innate ability to lead and those who are bad at it are destined to be poor leaders or, worse yet, never reach their potential at all? "7 Ways To Get Backlinks To Your Blog
"Hi Laura, Thanks for sharing this post with the BizSugar community. I'm wondering whether with Panda, Hummingbird and all the other changes we've seen Google institute recently in how search is calculated you've seen any big changes in how traditional backlink strategies work. Would love to hear your thoughts in the comment section on BizSugar where all our members can benefit. "Subscribe
Why You're Not Converting Leads to Customers
"Susan, When talking about a website, I know you began this discussion with the fact that this isn't necessarily an optimization issue. But surely sometimes problems with a business website must come down to simple lack of traffic."