Chapter 5

Connecting with Social Networks

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Attracting links with blogs

Bullet Leveraging social news sites

Bullet Defining media optimization

Bullet Implementing social media optimization

Bullet Gaining search visibility through social activity

Bullet Building a community

Bullet Adding interactivity to your website

In recent years, the world of online social networking has exploded in popularity. You may have heard of sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, which allow users to create their own web pages, publish content, and connect with other users all over the globe. This kind of social networking has expanded to include news sites, entertainment media, and beyond.

Social networking is another way to find and attract links. The majority of links from link magnets (media or articles created to attract ...

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