Setting up Twitter, Facebook, and social media accounts was easy, the interface was user friendly and all the data they provide and track is an added value that I haven’t seen with other platforms. So I ran an experiment and sent out 35 tweets/posts to Facebook since Dec. 30th up until today Jan 23rd just to track the clicks back to whatever link I sent out. I know “clicks” are not the same as “conversion” however you need the clicks to a URL in the first place and with Social Media unless you run a CPC Facebook ad campaign it is completely free. Also, I think a click from someone that is “following” you on Twitter or a Fan/Friend on Facebook should be a higher conversion because most of the time they trust you, like your content, and it is like word of mouth online which word of mouth offline is the highest converting of all forms of marketing.

The results so far have been 355 clicks and these clicks were free other then my time for the 35 tweets (messages) to Twitter & Facebook but HootSuite also has a built in Feature that allows you to schedule tweets or posts to Facebook and other Social Media accounts.

The other benefit of something like this is that those links that I tweeted and posted to Facebook are out there forever so this number could grow over time and again it’s not limited by a budget I set. It just comes down to how often I want to send out my message, a client’s message and interact with the social communities I set up in my Hootsuite interface.

All in all, if you are not adding Social Media to your internet marketing portfolio you are missing out big time. This also helps with SEO and minisites that we set up and is part of a comprehensive online marketing and branding plan that we offer. We believe in all types of internet marketing for our clients and do not discount one over the other. The best thing to do is have a complete internet marketing plan covering all aspects from search engines and social media, to online classifieds, online directories and review sites.

Whether you are a celebrity, small business owner, or a Fortune 500 company if you want to beat the competition you better get in the Social Media game and get your internet marketing portfolio set up, transferred to DIAP Media like a 401k transfer, or get in the game!

As always, thanks for clicking and reading my thoughts on this and as Chuck Zito says,  “see ya when I’m looking at you.”

So I get it, they can’t make enough millions or billions to support their built out infrastructure, salaries, layers of management and people, printing presses and other archaic methods they use to use so now instead of reinvented the entire platform and maybe opening it up with better ways to create content, link with local NY bloggers, and adapt they turn to charging the customer to read their content that they can find for free somewhere else on the web. Sorry NY Times and other traditional media outlets your content is not that good and we have a new digital market of millions of bloggers and other content sources we can search on Google with their new social search and blog search features. Like most people I will never pay to read a “newspaper” site online.

Even porn can’t make money anymore the way they traditionally did what makes you think you can with less interesting negative content? I suggest they take back paying for content again as they did before when it failed and start innovating in better ways then just charging users to read their negative article I can find myself on 1 of my 200 free content subscriptions on my Google Reader, Twitter Stream, or Google Blog Search.

Here is a video explaining how DIAP Media being on a Mac kills those agencies still out their using PCs.. who are evidently not C.E.Os!

Here is a another great video and follow up from the Social Media Revolution video from Socialnomics.

Here is a video from Google’s Page Speed landing page.

Also, there are plugins for Mozilla browser where you can download their page speed tool that also requires Firebug if you don’t have that already.

• Just because your are targeting local, you still are in many cases competing with National competitors
• If you fix a website whether it is Local or National it is still the same process and still costs the same amount
• If you are spending 5 hours on SEO for Local Search and your competitors are spending 50 hours still tough to compete.
• Local Search = SEO
• Google Maps is a great tool for ranking for local keyword phrases
• Local does not equal “cheaper” or “lower cost” to optimize for the search engines.

Here is the video to get your own take aways from the video. I think it is a great video to share with clients.

So far we are ranking #4 on Google,

We are #1 on Yahoo,

The proof is in the pudding, need a digital internet ad agency to represent you and help you with a holistic approach and full portfolio of internet marketing services? For a custom proposal call 888-863-7421.

PHX WordCamp is Sold Out over 500 people that dig or want to dig WordPress…

Here is the live stream of the 2009 Phoenix WordCamp

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Here is what we noticed today when using the Google Caffeine tool.

Also, there are reports that Google Caffeine is going live but there hasn’t been any official date out there and most likely be rolled out one data center at a time gradually.

We have also noticed that really strong keyword domain name mini sites that compliment a company’s primary are ranking really well.They are quick, robust, highly researched, add unique content, load quick, and help the end user get to what they wanted and searched for fast! They are great for SEO, organic and natural searches.

Call DIAP Media at our Google Voice # 520-302-5075 to schedule a time to discuss how we can help you with our SEO services and mini sites that can get new customers that are searching online.