Social Media Analytics: How to Measure and Track Social Media Activity

Social media is one of the most difficult things to justify in terms of ROI because current analytics aren’t well suited to measure its data. Here’s my proposal for social media analytics and tracking. This is an approach to use as a foundation for creating social media analytics tools, not a tool. 27/05/2011 – Update on Social Media …

Business Blogs: Should I Blog On The Company Domain or a New Domain?

I’ve been asked the question recently in connection to business blogs: Should I blog on the company’s official site/domain name, or should I blog on on a fresh domain name? Each approach has its advantages, but with current search engine algorithms, my advice is to have the blog on the company’s main domain. Blogging on the main …

What’s the ROI on SEO? Hint: SEO Experts Are Underpaid, Opportunity Abounds!

Update: Check out this “How to forecast SEO ROI” article if calculating the ROI on SEO is the info you want. What follows is an editorial / research article showing that SEO is valuable – but not explaining how to calculate it. I was asked what the ROI on SEO is a few times at a recent business event, …