Category Archives: How To

Inbox Hack: 7 tips to inbox zero every day
Published on February 3, 2014 by Brad Patterson
Email remains the go-to communication channels for most professionals in 2014. How close are you to achieving “inbox Zero”? Continue reading

How-to easily create stunning graphics using PicMonkey
Published on January 23, 2014 by Magda Alexandra Torres
Do you struggle to make your blog, Facebook or Paper.li design look nice? Here’s a simple tutorial on how to create a banner that could work for many mediums including your Paper.li! Continue reading

Send a Professional Newsletter using Paper.li and Aweber
Published on December 19, 2013 by Carol Bremner
With Paper.li Pro, you can curate a Professional Newsletter to send to all your subscribers. One of our great Community Members, Carol Bremner, explains the steps she takes to curate her own! Continue reading

5 ways to protect your online reputation
Published on December 17, 2013 by Christian Arno
Wondering how to protect and maintain your online reputation? Follow these steps and you’ll be set to go. Continue reading

5 tips to get your Resumé in shape for 2014
Published on December 5, 2013 by Magda Alexandra Torres
Looking for a job can be very stressful, read these five tips and make sure your Resumé is well equipped so that you get called for an interview. Continue reading

How To Add A Custom News Ticker To Your Paper.li
Published on July 28, 2013 by Dorian Staten
On a second installment of a “How-to” series , Dorian Staten teaches us how to Add a Custom News Ticker to our Paper.li newspaper. Check it out! Continue reading

How-to add a Custom Header Bar to Your Paper.li
Published on July 11, 2013 by Dorian Staten
On today’s post, Dorian Staten teaches us how he created his own customized header bar for his paper The Freethinker Post and gives us tips on creating our own. This is the first delivery of a “CSS styling tips” series that Dorian will be sharing with us. Continue reading

How to get the most out of online learning
Published on May 28, 2013 by Magda Alexandra Torres
Are universities on the verge of disappearing? Is online learning going to take over classroom education? How can we get the most out of the new available tools for online learning? Here are some suggestions to make your online education more useful. Continue reading

Secrets of international social media success
Published on May 10, 2013 by Christian Arno
Social media use is expected to continue to grow rapidly this year. How are you addressing your global audience? Continue reading

5 Ways (for the other 90%) to Increase Linkedin Views
Published on March 4, 2013 by Sarah Santacroce
Didn’t receive an email from Linkedin that you made their top 10% of most viewed profiles? No worries. Here are 5 full-proof tips to increase your views and user experience. Continue reading

Wrap Your Content Around Regular Events
Published on February 25, 2013 by Evren Kiefer
How do you ensure your content flows continuously? Publishing around current events, seasons and holidays are a great place to start. News organizations are masters at this. No example shines brighter than the month of … Continue reading

Website Conversion Rates: Definitions and Averages
Published on February 18, 2013 by Andy Crestodina
Generating leads and sales is the ultimate goal of most websites. Is your conversion strategy doing what it should? Continue reading

Valentines Every Day » Social Marketing
Published on February 11, 2013 by Steve Spicer
Brands that want to succeed online through Social Media need to send a Valentine to their audience every day of the year.
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Natasha Younge: Taking Hollywood to the Shorty Awards
Published on February 5, 2013 by Kelly Hungerford
Last year ” The Younge Hollywood Blast” stole the spotlight away from traditional publishing giants at the Shorty Awards. Continue reading

5 Ways to Make Your Social Media Life Easier By Repurposing Existing Content
Published on January 15, 2013 by Mack Collier

11 Tips for Effective Updates on Social Networks
Published on January 7, 2013 by Kelly Hungerford
“One update doesn’t fit all” across networks. Intel’s Social Innovator Ekaterina Walter shares her tips for update excellence in 2013! Continue reading

SEO Topics: What to Write. How to Rank.
Published on November 26, 2012 by Andy Crestodina
Search engines are, of course, a way to find what you are looking for. But they’re also a way to find what your audience is looking for. Here are some SEO-savvy content strategy tips for … Continue reading

Storytelling lessons from “A Song of Ice And Fire”
Published on November 12, 2012 by Evren Kiefer
Late as I’ve come to George R.R. Martin’s ”A Song of Ice And Fire” book series, I can’t put the books down now. They’re well-written and engaging. Engagement is — of course — the paramour of social media. … Continue reading

New Ways to Break the Humanitarian News
Published on November 5, 2012 by Liz Wilson
How do you get ‘forgotten’ humanitarian stories seen in a world where so much news conflicts for attention? For Julie Mollins, a senior journalist with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters … Continue reading

7 Ways to Thrive in Your Online Business by Simply Being Yourself
Published on October 29, 2012 by Adam Troudart
Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy has got to be my favorite radio show. During the show listeners call in and ask Leo questions about technology. Leo also likes to give his take on the … Continue reading

Top 8 Social Media Plugins for Your Blog or Website
Published on October 15, 2012 by Pragati Bidkar
Is your blog or website content getting all the shares it deserves? If not, Pragati Bidkar shows you how to get some more ‘luv’ using free WordPress software. Continue reading

Sisters Pioneer the Art of Digital Mags
Published on October 8, 2012 by Liz Wilson
If you love high-quality magazines, you will adore SisterMAG. It is produced with passion by Toni and Thea Neubauer, who are showing the world how a digital-only magazine can be not only a thing of beauty but also a viable business. Continue reading

Whoever Tells the Best Stories Wins
Published on October 1, 2012 by Liz Wilson
There’s a difference between a story, and a story that moves people to action. Karen Dietz explains how you get to tell the second type of story by asking the right kind of questions and listening. Continue reading

Why Marketing Pros are going Paper.li Pro
Published on September 27, 2012 by Liz Wilson
Want to know who’s using Paper.li Pro and how? Here we go! In the first of our interviews with Pro publishers Alastair McPheat of Zein Marketing shares how to take the pain out of newsletters. Continue reading

Take Your Blog to the World
Published on September 24, 2012 by Liz Wilson
Renée Blodgett has been blogging for 15 years and she has much, much more than basic tips to give away. Learn from her insights how to think like a business and make your blog the center of it. Continue reading

Nigel Cameron: Time for Leaders to ‘Get’ Twitter
Published on September 17, 2012 by Liz Wilson
What’s Twitter to you? Something for customer service and marketing to worry about? Or a pathway to a different kind of knowledge sharing and learning? Nigel Cameron believes strongly in the latter. Agree or disagree? Continue reading

Make Your Content More Nimble With Metadata
Published on September 13, 2012 by Evren Kiefer
Are you making the most of your metadata? Not sure? No? Get some simple tips here. Yes, we said simple. Continue reading

How to Connect With Journalists on Twitter
Published on September 10, 2012 by Liz Wilson
If you’re a PR, you need to know how to reach out to journalists on social media. Natan Edelsburg has some tips for you. Continue reading

How to Monetize Curated Content: Robin Good, Part 2
Published on September 6, 2012 by Liz Wilson
In Part 1 of his interview, Robin Good talked about how to create a revenue-earning micro-business. In Part 2, he tells us specifically how content curators can monetize their work using free online tools. Robin, … Continue reading

How to Create a Micro-business Online: Robin Good, Part 1
Published on September 3, 2012 by Liz Wilson
Do you want to start your own online micro-business? Or have you tried, but maybe it’s not going as well as you hoped? More and more of us are freelancing, creating portfolios of work rather … Continue reading