Author Archives: Kristen Scott

10 Ways To Get Your Blog Posts To Go Viral

Kristen Scott

Posted on: October 21, 2014

Posted by: Kristen Scott

Categories: Development and tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Wondering whether it’s even possible to go viral without a million dollar budget? It most certainly is. While having quality content is one thing, you have to put in a little bit of work to make it go. Most of the time, if not all of the time, this means that you have to place it in front of readers’ eyes in order to be found through all the noise. Below are 10 ways to get your blog posts to go viral.

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A Free and Professional Online Marketing Toolkit

Kristen Scott

Posted on: October 1, 2014

Posted by: Kristen Scott

Categories: Digital Culture, Marketing Budget, Social Management and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

online marketingYou may have noticed the abundance of apps scattered across the Internet, many claiming to simplify and streamline social media management for your business.

Since different platforms require different ways of thinking—Facebook posts are longer than those for Twitter, which have a different voice than LinkedIn status updates —there’s no real cut and paste. We have, however, put together this toolkit to help you create better content, faster. Bookmark this Online Marketing Toolkit for templates, tips and tools that you can use over and over again to enrich your social media accounts, your business blog and even your company website.

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How To Get More Likes on Facebook with Strategic Posting

Kristen Scott

Posted on: September 3, 2014

Posted by: Kristen Scott

Categories: Development

FacebookThe one thing to understand about our social media followers is that, no matter how many studies we do, web users are going to be unpredictable. Knowing this fact, experts say that this should be a reason for our Facebook copy to be even more precise, clear and persuasive.  Check out these tips that will get you more likes by turning your willy-nilly posting into strategic publishing. Read More

Are You Blogging Legally? 6 Dos and Don’ts of Copyright

Kristen Scott

Posted on: August 5, 2014

Posted by: Kristen Scott

Categories: Creative & Design, Development, Digital Culture and tagged , , , , , , ,

Bloggers, have you ever taken a photo from Google Images and put it in your blog? Copied and pasted a piece of another blog post to enrich your own? Have you ever copied CSS code from a website to use as your own design? These are all common blogging actions and while mostly done without ill will, they could have major consequences. Below is a simple guide to making sure your blog is copyright infringement-free. Read More

4 Types of Images To Enhance Your Content – A Breakdown

Kristen Scott

Posted on: July 14, 2014

Posted by: Kristen Scott

Categories: Creative & Design, Digital Culture, SEO Content Strategy and tagged , , , , , , ,

With images taking over the digital world (think Facebook, Pinterest and Tumblr), they have undoubtedly become a very important aspect of online content marketing, especially blogging.

With the goal of being seen and shared on the world’s social networking sites it’s good to build your posts knowing that images get 94% more views and are digested 60,0000 times faster than those without. Not to mention, the alt tag (or image description) acts as a second layer of SEO. Below is a breakdown of 4 different types of images that can enhance your content.

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An Interview with Our Content & Social Media Director: Charles Doyle

Kristen Scott

Posted on: June 24, 2014

Posted by: Kristen Scott

Categories: Copywriting, Creative & Design, Digital Culture, SEO Content Strategy, Yabsta Digital Team and tagged , , , ,

We recently got to sit down with our Content & Social Media Director, Charles Doyle. He had much to say about the marketing and design industry, the creative process and working at Yabsta Digital. Read on for some interesting insights.

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5 Ways to Breathe New Life Into Old Content

Kristen Scott

Posted on: June 2, 2014

Posted by: Kristen Scott

Categories: Branding, Creative & Design, Development, Digital Culture, Social Management and tagged , , , , , , ,

For all of our content creators who are consistently putting out new content – compelling pieces, that engage your audience and create quality leads – we’d like to offer a BIG TIP for avoiding burnout. In a word – RECYCLE. Read More

5 Reasons TweetBeam Can Make You a #1 Trending Topic

yablog tweetbeamWhat’s next after all the text-based Twitter Walls? We know new ideas are coming out weekly but one in particular is great to market your business. TweetBeam presents an interactive Twitter visualization that stimulates, engages, and attracts new followers, while maintaining your professional style. The founder, Yousef El-Dardiry, has created the next big thing that will make your event a #1 trending topic, the following are reasons why.

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