Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

[INFOGRAPHIC] The Science of Timing and Blogging

Posted on 11. Nov, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Timing is everything, and maintaining a blog is no exception to the rule. Learning when your audience is tuning in, and therefore when to post, is mandatory for any successful blogger.
Two Takeaways
- Post on Monday before 12:00pm.
- Post opinionated posts on Saturdays to generate discussion and comments.

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Listen Up Bloggers, Your Content Belongs on Google Plus

Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

It doesn’t matter if you blog for money, fame, or because you don’t have anything better to do, your content belongs on Google Plus.
This is you: your own blog > content > readers > credibility > share-ability > popularity > engagement.
Engagement is, majority of the time, the ultimate goal and if you can eliminate [...]

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Comment to Engage, Not Annoy

Posted on 12. May, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

One of the best ways to increase your credibility and highlight your knowledge is to be part of other blogs in your niche. Being part of other blogs means to read them with some regularity and comment from time to time.
Commenting is the first step towards engagement. A good comment can lead to a [...]

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Dlvr.it – Social Media Publishing and Statistics Tool for Bloggers

Posted on 16. Apr, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Dlvr.it lets bloggers publish to different social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ping.fm, Tumblr and Statusnet. Once you publish posts using Dlvr.it, you can stay in the loop by tracking statistics such as clicks and trends.
I have been playing with Dlvr.it for over a month now and really like it. [...]

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Matt Cutts Suggests You Should Not Use Tag Clouds

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Matt Cutts works for Google and specializes in SEO issues. A question was posed to him about tag clouds:
Do tag clouds help or hinder SEO? (or do they have no affect)
What is a Tag Cloud?
A tag cloud is a visual depiction of the keywords (topics) on a blog. Blog posts are marked by certain keywords, [...]

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