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Recently, I switched my WordPress News mailing-list from plain text to HTML. There were a couple of reasons for that: I use a lot of links, and these were breaking up even a simple text layout, and I figured HTML email would increase the readability of the whole thing. With HTML emails, because you're seeing normal link text, it doesn't look so bad when you're tracking clicks, which you are of course doing to improve ...Contribute comment -
How Much Do Top Tier Bloggers and Social Media Consultants Get Paid? We Asked Them! (95)
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The media world is changing and its jobs are changing too. The rise of the blogger is an often-told story, but are the lucky few bloggers who do it for a living well paid? We did a survey to find out. We asked 20 top-tier tech bloggers and social media consultants to tell us how much they get paid, by the post, by the hour or by the month - however their rates are set. ...Shared by 8dee (97) Adam Helweh (45) Adam Maldonado (229) Alex (46) Alex (28) Amy (159) anarchist.tv // wortgefecht.net (25) Anthony Umann (6) arjo (87) Babychen Mathew (328) Carlos La Grange (6) Casper (169) Chris Stamas (18) chrisbrogan.com (33) Christian (10) Christian Bogh (3) Christian Krautwald (1) chriszla (20) Cory OBrien (46) Dan McCall (26) David Chartier (20) David Ciccarelli (7) Dawn Foster (7) Dieter Schwarz (10) dobata (301) DOCBook Howto (171) Garrett Pierson (11) Gemstar38 (129) Harrison (6) hikbi (166) iAlja (69) Igor Poltavskiy (30) Iván (9) Jackie Peters (3) Jason Hoch (57) Jawad Shuaib (24) Jeff F. (358) Jeff McIntire-Strasburg (90) Jennifer Van Grove (14) Jennifer Wilbur (1) Jim Wilkerson (17) Joe (77) John Boitnott (90) Juras Vetrau (9) Justin Copeland (11) k00pa (117) Kathy (6) keith (85) Krazy (411) likejazz (34) louisgray (169) ltbeyer (23) Mahesh CR (18) Matt Lopez (24) Matthew Bischoff (20) mattlopez (24) Mauro Borione (12) MeghnaK (853) MichaelG (2) Mike Allan (6) MikeonTV (45) mokshjuneja (100) Muhammad Saleem (229) NikkiRMZ (24) onefish2 (12) P Kitano (14) Pali Madra (50) Patrick O'Keefe (23) peter (8) Ram (54) Rex (150) Rich (26) Rob (140) Rob (31) Robert (25) Robi (4) Saad (32) Sean (48) Sham (56) Shankar Ganesh (75) Shinil Payamal (32) steve (34) Steven Bullen (302) StreetForce1 (154) Sumesh (89) sushaantu (36) Tad Chef (206) Tai (18) Themba (13) Tibi Puiu (64) Toby (205) Travis (43) Twitter Sham (63) wcaw (55) Zoli (39)- Jawad Shuaib said: onsulting - The Big MoneySocial media consultants, expert practitioners with multiple years of success in the kinds of positions discussed above and in some cases in traditional marketing jobs, are the ones making the most money.No one we surveyed named an hourly consulting rate below $150 per hour. $300 per hour was the most common rate named. Some listed monthly rates of $2k to $4k per engagement, which we assume probably means 20 to 40 hours per month.Social media (or in many cases Search Engine Optimization) consulting is probably making a fair number of people six figures. What are these people doing? They are advising companies on how to set up and run blogs, how to reach out to and relate to bloggers, how to use Twitter (seriously) and how to make advanced use of RSS. The SEO work is probably the most technical, but degrees of technical challenge are all relative. A lot of this work is about communication skills.It's a new world online and people with experience succeeding in it are widely sought-after by businesses wanting to catch up fast. There's a nearly bottomless need for and a strong demand for high-quality social media consulting - the big challenge is bridging the gap between living a Web 2.0 life and reaching out effectively to people.We believe there are a fair number of snake-oil salespeople in the social media consulting field as well, but we didn't survey any of those people.
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I haven’t had a lot of time to jump into the fracas this weekend emerging about TechCrunch50 because the team has been busy organizing the conference, working with the Expert Panelists on scheduling issues and spending hours and hours working with the 52 startups that will be launching at the event to make sure their demos properly reflect what they’ve worked so hard to create. But I do have a few things to say. First, ...Shared by Benedict Lee Zhi En (139) Bob (29) Bob Caswell (36) caozenghui (52) Chantal (7) charlie anzman (107) dobata (301) homo superior (19) louisgray (169) Matt (31) MichaelG (2) Rex (150) Rob (140) sKiLL4 (18) ThomasHan (29) Tim (52) Xdroot (68) سروش رسولی (39)Contribute comment -
ContestMachine: A Product Giveaway Widget For Bloggers (26)
onGiving away products can be a logistical pain. For instance, when we give away a T-shirt or laptop, we have to go through hundreds of comments, contact the person, and do a lot of manual processing. A new Y Combinator startup called ContestMachine that just launched makes giving stuff away as easy as putting a widget on your blog. You create a contest widget by entering all the details of the giveaway: prizes, deadlines, rules. ...Shared by AJ (225) ameo (10) Andrew Peek (1) C.K. (104) Chris (16) cristian (17) Digital Biographer (8) faizal (7) Gregory Go (22) intermayer.com (22) Josh (27) Justin (9) Kareem Sultan (10) Kevin Sablan (16) mank (15) marcel weiß (33) Merlene (17) MichaelG (2) Netviber (33) Rachel (5) RaynerApe (65) Seshu Karthick (11) spoon16 (32) Sue B (26) Tim (22) Vince (26)
- faizal said: free t-shirt! just enter email.
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The Big Conference Launch: How to Stand Out from the Crowd (35)
onEditor’s Note: This post represents the professional advice of Brian Solis who is not affiliated with TechCrunch50. If you are a participating TC50 company, resident TechCrunch PR expert Sarah Ross is available to share and review the public relations guidelines with you. It is important to work directly with Sarah to ensure you are in compliance with these guidelines to maximize your PR opportunity while also avoiding disqualification. How do you launch a startup at ...Shared by alan (0) Alard (22) Anol (13) bhc3 (39) Charles (6) Colin (4) Compuwizard123 (40) Dan (92) Danielle (16) darraghcurran (12) dukz (1) Engin (0) Eric (11) GP (46) Hayk (18) Hisham (37) James Sherrett (20) Jbud1 (19) kicha (9) Kin (0) Mario (1) MASTERMIND (62) MichaelG (2) Nathaniel (11) Patrick (2) Pavels (19) Rob (140) Seshu Karthick (11) Shankar Ganesh (75) Shannon (2) Thejo (18) Tim (52) Tommi Rissanen (20) Walt Disney Bio (16) Yaroslav Azhnyuk (13)
- Shannon said: read this. Then reread it. Share it. Go back and reread again. Yes Brian is a friend but he is also an expert on high tech pr
- Alard said: and another useful list of tips for all those about to launch a startup
- Engin said: a "how-to networking in conferences" guide from techcrunch. kinda tired of techcrunch.
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Turning an iPod into a Remote Work Tool (14)
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I’m downloading apps like crazy onto my iPod Touch, trying to find the perfect combination of tools to make it more than just a great entertainment device. I was especially inspired by Judi Sohn’s post about her iPhone, one month later. I’m still on the fence about purchasing it only because it isn’t like an iPhone with its near-ubiquitous connection to the Internet and online work tools. When I’m not around wifi, it is not ...Shared by Andrew Ruess (127) Andrew Wilson (4) Andy C (20) Christopher (57) Eliacin (31) Eric (69) Gary (9) Jason (41) Luckystrik3 (24) mathewbutler (20) MichaelG (2) Pat (41) Patty (34) Thomas (19)- Thomas said: These all look like very handy apps. Me, I'm caching this for when I finally get an iPhone sometime in the future.
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by Stoney deGeyter Marketing a website isn't particularly difficult. Its usually just a matter of knowing what to do, how to do it and having the skills and time to get it done. With that said, marketing a website isn't particularly easy either. There are so many factors and variables in play that at any given time that the job can be quite overwhelming. Obviously I can't address the issue of whether or not you ...Shared by Adam (9) Adriana Iordan (12) AJ (225) Alex Dong (0) Amey (57) ani625 (87) Art (25) Artis Cordobo (3) bain smith (5) Ben Pfeiffer (1) Bibi (0) Bill Hartzer (93) Bob Hazlett (22) Brandon J. Mendelson (156) Brendan Picha (0) Brian Weaver (8) charlie anzman (107) chrisbrogan.com (33) Christopher S. Penn (16) Chuck Reynolds (9) D. (60) Dan Bencsik (44) Dan Preston (12) Danny Rain (0) darren (3) Darren Barefoot (11) Dave Duarte (12) Dave Lafferty (4) David (18) David Finch (68) David V (21) David Wallace (23) Dawn (2) divya (13) dobata (301) Donna Fontenot (9) Doug McArthur (2) Dr. Ernie (37) Duncan Smith (2) edu (33) Enda Nasution (1) eric (17) Erinc (0) fabio (1) Falkz (23) fijidaddy (2) Fred (19) freireag (20) Fussypants (73) Graham English (71) Grant Griffiths (6) IBCmass (153) inkode (11) Jack Kintz (0) Jacob Share (11) Jeff (293) Jess Sloss (4) jezarnold (15) Jill Howard Allen (0) John (12) John Dilbeck (0) John Engler (8) Jose Marques (10) Justin McGregor (0) Kaushal (0) Kemeny (20) Khaled Salah (0) Kim Dushinski (2) Koka Sexton (25) Konan Rudolph (14) Kyle Fox (2) Kyle James (16) Leyla Bonilla (104) Lily Grozeva (13) LJF Wolffe (6) Louis Liem (70) Marc Nathan (25) Mario Gastaldi (8) Mark (0) Martyn (14) MASTERMIND (62) Matt Leitch (10) Matthias (7) MichaelG (2) Michelle (7) Michiel Gardner (0) Mike F (610) Mike Sansone (7) Motyla (6) Mrs S (27) Neil Campbell (3) Nick Mutton (4) Nick Wilsdon (1) Nuno (15) odeb (48) Paul (15) Paul Kelly (3) Pavel Bobek (4) poorbird (26) posavasos (8) Rand Fishkin (0) Ray Grieselhuber (22) RE Agent (0) Rebecca Povio (0) Ruth Howard (3) Sacha (0) Scott Hendison (8) Shane (8) Shaun Anderson (2) Sophia Lucero (3) stargratrix (7) stelabouras (34) Stijn (31) straylight (18) Tad Chef (206) Tawny Press (4) Tim (16) times (3) Tom Andrus (1) Tom Hanna (208) urlinks (1) Vision X (4) Warner Carter (59) waxattack (10) Wayne Sutton (63) Wesley (11) Widescreen (30) Will (0) xavierbkk (7) yoshy (237) youdots (3) Yunus Tunak (3) Zak Nicola (42)Explore read four notes- Graham English said: Title isn't kidding!
- charlie anzman said: Big but great!
- jezarnold said: "This list doesn't cover any "how tos," which are an essential ingredient to successful online marketing, but sometimes you need to first know what to do so you can then discover how to do it"... involved a website ?? Check this list off
- Mrs S said: What a fantastic and useful list!
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The Art of iPhone Battery Life (71)
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Some of my buddies have expressed astonishment that I get approximately thirty-six hours of standby with my iPhone, so I'm sharing my settings. Note: this is my second 3G iPhone--I returned the first one because I was getting only five hours of standby time. This is my usage screen. One thing to notice: I don't talk much on the phone--"talk is not cheap" in my book. I am totally an email/tweet centric person. This clearly ...Shared by adam (33) Aiki Jun (14) Andrew Mitry (10) Andrew Wilson (4) Andy (18) Andy Goh (2) Art (28) Bernie Dodge (4) bhc3 (39) bobleckridge (11) Boris (5) Brome (27) CannonGod (220) chachra (40) Christine Martell (0) Christopher J Dudman (10) CogDog (37) colladude (8) Craig Lee (4) Dan York (9) danliebke (50) Darius (18) DasEichi (19) David (27) DOCBook Howto (171) dwfrank (20) Emon (21) Eric (19) Eric Mortensen (21) Esteban Trigos (28) fijidaddy (2) Fred Zelders (10) glaforge (34) Hagen (36) Håkan (33) halans (21) Imran Ali (6) Jacob (9) Jeffrey Gelens (2) Joe (77) John F. Schneider (27) Joshua Slocum (2) k1v1n (13) Kevin Federline (23) Loic Le Meur (7) louisgray (169) Marc (4) Marcelo Pinheiro (10) Marshall Sponder (26) Michael (28) Michael Hyatt (8) Michael Kral (2) MichaelG (2) Mike F (610) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (49) raddevon (28) rexy (27) Ricardo M. (0) Samuel F. (7) Sarah (18) Schee (29) ScrewTheMan.com (34) Steve Rubel (36) Stewtopia (1) Stuart (108) tanyamr (8) tatopuig (3) Thomas Reimer S (1) Tibor (20) tim (7) williamsdb (20)Explore read seven notes- Michael Hyatt said: This is great advice. It is especially helpful if you travel. When I'm in town, I keep my iPhone plugged in. The battery life truly is terrible. I hope this is something that Apple can fix going forward.
- Loic Le Meur said: I should follow Guy's advice to get better from mine
- Tibor said: I'f you want your brand new iPhone 3G to last longer, here's tips from Guy Kawasaki.
- colladude said: iphone battery life
- ScrewTheMan.com said: Guy's approach is a bit extreme- I really don't think I should turn off all of the advanced features on my phone. But it's a good example that the iPhone's standby time can be improved with some customization. We just need an app to support Locations and swap settings like the Macs too.
- adam said: I consider my iPhone a "tinytop computer that can also send and receive phone calls" as opposed to a phone that can "do email and browse."
- Stewtopia said: all good tips. the only thing that I would add is turn the brightness down to about 1/4.
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