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President Obama on Tumblr

 
Here's what's going on at the White House today.
 
 
 
 
 
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President Obama on Tumblr

On Tuesday, June 10, President Obama will take part in his first-ever Tumblr Q&A to answer your questions about education, college affordability, and reducing student loan debt.

A higher education is the single-most important investment students can make in their own future, but it's never been more expensive. That's why since taking office, the President has made historic investments to make college more affordable -- and it's why he's inviting you to join a conversation about the issue.

Find out how you can get involved:

President Obama Answers Questions on Tumblr


 
 
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The First-Ever White House Maker Faire: Celebrating a Nation of Makers

On June 18, President Obama will host Makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs of all ages, who are answering the President's call to be a generation of Americans who should be "makers of things, not just consumers of things."

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Day 2: The President Wraps Up His Visit to Poland

On the second day of his trip to Europe, President Obama took part in a bilateral meeting with Ukranian President-elect Petro Poroshenko in Warsaw, Poland; delivered remarks at the 25th anniversary Freedom Day celebration in Warsaw's Castle Square; and traveled to Belgium where he met with King Philippe and Prime Minister Elio di Rupo at the Royal Palace of Brussels.

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Reddit "Ask Me Anything" with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

Administrator McCarthy took to Reddit on Tueday to answer questions about the EPA's proposed rules to cut carbon pollution in power plants. During the AMA, she answered a range of topics -- including President Obama's plan to fight climate change, how folks can get involved in their communities, and her thoughts on Marvin Gaye.

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  Today's Schedule

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3:25 AM: The President arrives at the European Council -- Justus Lipsius Building for the 2014 G-7 Summit

3:40 AM: The President participates in a G-7 meeting on the global economy

6:00 AM: The President takes part in a working lunch with G-7 leaders on development

8:30 AM: The President participates in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom

9:50 AM: The President holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom

11:05 AM: The President departs Brussels, Belgium

11:55 AM: The President arrives Paris, France

1:05 PM: The President joins President François Hollande for a dinner


 

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The Best of MozCons Past: 7 Future-Facing Videos

The Best of MozCons Past: 7 Future-Facing Videos


The Best of MozCons Past: 7 Future-Facing Videos

Posted: 04 Jun 2014 05:13 PM PDT

Posted by EricaMcGillivray

The countdown to MozCon—July 14-16 in Seattle—is on! We've finalized the agenda and our speaker selection, put in our swag orders, and choreographed happy dances for Roger. We're also counting down as ticket sales speed up and are getting closer to selling out. That means:

Sign up for MozCon Today!

For the best MozCon deal, make sure you  take a 30-day free trial and register as a Moz Subscriber. If our software's not for you, cancel at anytime, and we'll still look forward to seeing you at MozCon.

To get you a little more excited, we're sharing these seven future-forward videos from talks from our past two MozCons. This is the first time that these videos have been available for free! That's right, all-new content just for you because we love you. 

If each of these videos doesn't make you a little more happy to be part of this industry, thrilled to dive into your work, and overly-eager to attend MozCon yourself, then I suggest some cat video therapy. ;)

1. Building a Winning Video Marketing Strategy with Phil Nottingham

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Want more Phil? He'll be back on stage with "YouTube: The Most Important Search Engine You Haven't Optimized For" this year.


2. The D-Word: Leading the Way to Great Design with Jenny Lam

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You can never spend too much time thinking about your design and how to make it better.


3. Beyond 10 Blue Links: The Future of Ranking with Dr. Pete Meyers

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Noted as the scariest presentation from last year, Dr. Pete takes you on a journey through the SERPs. Don't miss his "How to Never Run Out of Great Ideas" this year.


4. 35 Ways to Get Links with Paddy Moogan

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And pencils down... Paddy will be bringing his great ideas and beer challenge back this year with "Beyond SEO - Tactics for Delivering an Integrated Marketing Campaign."


5. Next Level Local Tactics: Making Your SEO Stand Out with Dana DiTomaso

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"Wow." That's pretty much what I thought after seeing this presentation live. Dana will be give a talk titled "Prove Your Value" this year.


6. A New Form of CRO with Joanna Lord

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You'll never look at conversion rate optimization the same way again.


7. Strings to Things: Entities and SEO with Matthew Brown

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Yep, Matthew basically predicted Hummingbird before it hit Google's Algo.

Now are you ready for MozCon?

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The simple guide to better blogger partnerships – Part 1

The simple guide to better blogger partnerships – Part 1

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The simple guide to better blogger partnerships – Part 1

Posted: 04 Jun 2014 02:42 AM PDT

Blogs. It's hard to browse the web without stumbling across one. You name the topic, there's someone blogging on it.

Food? Of course. Babies? Everywhere. Fashion? Don't get me started. 

What's more, many of these blogs are extremely popular, very well done and, for a continually rising amount of the creators, a financially viable full-time job. Look at Perez Hilton for instance (apologies for the horrible example). He created his initial blog PageSixSixSix.com in late 2004, and in 2007 (after a name change to Perezhilton.com) it was claimed the site had 8.82 million views over a 24 hour period. Since then, his name tops the list when it comes to celebrity gossip. He's even (unfortunately) considered a minor celebrity in his own right.

A slightly more home-grown (and much more interesting) example is Mashable. For those who don't know, Mashable was created in 2005 by Pete Cashmore from his Aberdeen home. With a primary focus on social media news, as well as mobile, technology and web development, Mashable was named one of the 25 best blogs in 2009 by Time and, after checking yesterday, has over 4 million Twitter followers and over 2.5 million Facebook fans. Not bad. In the last decade, blogs have risen from a state of somewhat obscurity, to a viable and profitable mainstream marketing channel. And it's one that brands are increasingly looking to for marketing purposes.

Whether you're a start-up, an established brand, or an SEO, this two-part article hopes to give you some simple tips on how to identify, contact, and work with bloggers.

So why work with bloggers? And what are the benefits?

There are numerous reasons for partnering with blogs.

One such reason is simple brand awareness. For smaller brands, and especially start-ups, increasing brand awareness is one of the main reasons for partnering with a blog, or multiple blogs for that matter. By offering the blogger a sample, a trial or a free product, a business can immediately increase awareness through the blogger's followers and subsequent social media conversations.

Many brands, both big and small, will team up with bloggers for a product launch. A large company, Topshop let's say, might partner with an established fashion blogger, who has an extensive and loyal fan base, for the launch of a new clothing range. By doing this, they can have the clothing line directly marketed to a targeted following who will be interested in both the products, and the fact that this particular blogger is promoting them.

Many brands will partner with bloggers solely for social media purposes, as they may have a much larger following on Twitter than they do on their blog, and a tweet may be much more beneficial than a review.

Some smaller brands (as well as the larger ones) will be driven by SEO purposes and the intention of gaining links from blog posts created, tweets made, and resulting conversations about the brand and the product through social media channels.

Finally, there's sales. In most, if not all cases, sales will be an integral part of the relationship, and will be one of the key reasons for working with bloggers. Even if it's not the primary reason, it's likely to be in the list somewhere.

How do bloggers work, and in what ways can I work with them?

First off, remember that all bloggers work differently. Whereas a full-time blogger might email you three times a day to let you know how they're getting on, a part-time blogger who goes to work during the day might only get back to you every few days. The motivation for a partnership will differ from blogger to blogger, so don't assume anything, always ask. If the blogger has one, check their media kit, this will often help you understand their methods and can inform your approach. Here's a few ways that you might work with a blogger:

Reviews

Arguably the most common way to work with a blogger, a review is a great way to increase your brand awareness and also, if you're lucky, earn you some valuable links back to your website.

Interviews

While not as common, or possible sometimes, an interview is a unique way of marketing your brand through someone, instead of a review. It can help give customers a different insight into your product and your brand by showing its 'human' side. For more about this, read this great post by Nicholas Tart

Feedback

Here's something you might not have thought of. If you can afford to send them a sample, free trial, or even the actual product itself, many bloggers will be happy to give you some feedback, which is a great way to get some real comments from those that know the market you're pitching for.

Giveaways/Prize draw

Everyone loves a good giveaway. Readers will love getting the chance to win a prize, bloggers will love the traffic their blog receives (and any other incentives), and the client will love all the brand awareness, site-traffic and, ultimately, sales. Of course, many of these will have a positive SEO outcome, from links to likes, from shares to sales, all of these methods can be great for a site's rankings, trust flow and visibility.

But remember: As tried and tested as these methods are, don't be afraid to go beyond the traditional and think outside the box (sorry for the cliché). Blogging is relatively new, so don't be afraid to get creative!

Have you worked with bloggers in some super creative way? Have I missed something glaringly obvious? I'd love to hear from you if so, feel free to comment below or tweet me at @robertjmcgill. Tune in next week for Part 2 of this article, where I'll talk about how to find relevant blogs, how to approach and work with them, as well as ways of measuring success. You wont want to miss it!

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