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		<title>A Free and Professional Online Marketing Toolkit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Scott]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You 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 [&#8230;]<img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=265976&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yabstadigital.com%2Fstaging%2Fyablog%2F&r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yabstadigital.com%2Fstaging%2Fa-free-and-professional-online-marketing-toolkit%2F&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://www.yabstadigital.com/staging/feed/" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.yabstadigital.com/staging/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tech-toolkit.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1695" alt="online marketing" src="http://www.yabstadigital.com/staging/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tech-toolkit-300x252.jpg" width="300" height="252" /></a>You may have noticed the abundance of apps scattered across the Internet, many claiming to simplify and streamline social media management for your business.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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<h2><b>Building an Editorial Calendar</b></h2>
<p>Where are you in your business blogging journey? Whether you’ve just started or have been blogging for years, it’s helpful to create and refer to a well-thought out editorial calendar. However, there’s no need to re-invent the wheel &#8211; check out the Blog Content Planning Guides and Editorial Calendar Templates by <a title="B2Binbound" href="http://www.b2binbound.com/blog/bid/81149/A-Blog-Content-Planning-Guide-and-Editorial-Calendar-For-2013" target="_blank">B2BInbound</a> to get you started.</p>
<h2><b>Creating the Title for Your Blog</b></h2>
<p>Need help filling that calendar with ideas? While the content is up to you, there are many scientifically proven ways<i> </i>in which to effectively <i>present </i>your ideas. Are you going to be doing a case study this week or just covering the basics? This list, brought to you by <a title="Freelance Writing Solutions" href="http://freelancewritingsolutions.com/blog-post-ideas-templates/" target="_blank">Freelance Writing Solutions</a> gives you great templates for possible blog titles that will catch a reader’s eye. No muss, no fuss.</p>
<h2><b>Writing a Blog Post</b></h2>
<p>As important as your business blog is, the more time you can save while still creating quality content, the better. <a title="B2Binbound" href="http://www.b2binbound.com/blog/bid/82064/A-New-and-Improved-Blog-Article-Writing-Template-Free-Download" target="_blank">B2Binbound</a> suggests using their blog template that takes you through a checklist for creating valuable but concise articles, consistently. Creating your own template can be a great way to maintain your voice when inviting informed colleagues or guest bloggers to write a piece.</p>
<h2><b>Downloading Images Quickly and Legally</b></h2>
<p>We’ve talked in the past about <a title="4 Types of Images To Enhance Your Content – A Breakdown" href="http://www.yabstadigital.com/staging/4-types-of-images-to-enhance-your-content-a-breakdown/" target="_blank">the importance of images</a> in breaking up wordy text and visually representing ideas. There are tons of places online such as <a title="Free Images" href="http://www.freeimages.com/" target="_blank">Free Images</a> and <a href="http://www.google.ca/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyimage.html" target="_blank">Google Image Search</a> that allow you to search a single keyword and receive great quality images for free. Google Image Search now has the option to search images by usage rights and is a leading site to find free stock photos for your blog.</p>
<h2><b>Resizing Images Without Photoshop</b></h2>
<p>In order to maximize space, it’s important to be familiar with the image sizing guidelines pertaining to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and other platforms. Socially Stacked&#8217;s <a href="file:///Users/kristenmscott/Downloads/original_ultimate-guide.pdf " target="_blank"><i>The Ultimate Social Media Template Guide</i></a> offers interesting tips and tricks and lays out the recommended dimensions for a wide range of social networks.</p>
<p>Now that you know the right sizes, upload your image into <a href="http://ipiccy.com/" target="_blank">iPiccy </a>and either resize or crop the photo. You can also apply beautiful photo effects and filters, all within seconds and completely free.</p>
<h2><b>Sending Your Content to Different Channels</b></h2>
<p>Now that your blog post is done, marketing it through your different channels will be a breeze with these helpful social media templates that offer effective options for building your statuses faster.</p>
<p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/08/31/these-8-status-update-templates-will-supposedly-help-you-grow-your-facebook-page/" target="_blank">The Next Web&#8217;s templates</a> will help grow your Facebook Page, while <a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/tweet-formulas-to-get-you-started-on-twitter" target="_blank">HubSpot</a> is ever helpful on Twitter and <a href="http://offers.hubspot.com/blog-post-templates?source=hspd-socialmediopolis-blog-post-templates-20131120" target="_blank">all other social media sites</a>.</p>
<h2><b>Recycling Old Content</b></h2>
<p>You don’t need a skilled graphic designer to recycle existing content into something exciting and new. When the time comes, <a href="http://simplebooklet.com/index-sb.php" target="_blank">Simple Booklet</a> lets you turn your existing marketing collateral into web-based booklets that you can then post across social networks, email and embed on your website.</p>
<h2><b>Checking for Spelling and Grammar</b></h2>
<p>Even the work of the <i>best</i> copywriters and content creators requires a second look. Save time by slipping your content—whether it be a lengthy blog post or a short Facebook status—into <a href="http://www.online-spellcheck.com/" target="_blank">Online-Spellcheck.com</a> to ensure it is polished and typo-free.</p>
<p>Voilà!</p>
<p>Instead of re-inventing the wheel, visit these resources for help creating an editorial calendar outline, writing blog and social media posts, downloading and resizing images, <a title="5 Ways to Breathe New Life Into Old Content" href="http://www.yabstadigital.com/staging/5-ways-to-breathe-new-life-into-old-content/" target="_blank">breathing new life into old content</a> and proofreading. Save time and enrich your content with this Professional Online Marketing Toolkit and send it to your friends!</p>
<p>What are your favourite tools to use? Let us know in the comments or on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/YabstaDigital" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p>
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