| New Kids On The Block: Article Marketing + Social Networking Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST Ever since the Google Panda update, SEO's have been talking a lot about how article marketing is dead. Nonsense! I have found some great relatively new ways to promote articles, be seen as an authority in your niche and generate a healthy social media following using the sites below. - Squidoo- This is by far my new favorite place to write articles or "lens" as they are called at squidoo.com. You can write on whatever your niche happens to be, or even something related to your niche and get great link backs to your main site. You can also build a community around your topic here very quickly. I found it much easier to get comments, +1's, Likes and Tweets for my articles here than many of the other social sites that are more popular. Squidoo has a healthy Page Rank of 7 and growing according to the SEOBook toolbar . A link back from here will give you some "authority" from the search engines.
 - Gather- Gather.com is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to do some "article marketing." If you're a traditionalist you may not see this as article marketing, and probably by certain definitions it's not, but it's a great place to share current events in your industry, introduce your company by way of making connections with people in complimentary industries and help each other out via the social network. You don't have to overtly "sell" anything here, just engage in the community, everything you do on gather will show up in a feed that others can subscribe to thus keeping people up to the minute in the know about what's going on with your company/industry. Gather also has a good PR 6, so the link backs you create from your Gather page back to your main page should help you with your rankings.
 - Quizilla- This may definitely look at first glance like novelty to some seasoned SEO's and/or article marketers but give it a second look, there is a lot of opportunity to grab here for your business, if you get creative about it and it's right for your type of product. You can create some fun and interest around your niche by creating stories for people to discover, polls to gain some insights or even quizzes if you're feeling frisky. It’s easy to find something you’re into at Quizilla – just use the search box or browse the tags. You can create whichever of the above works for your company, tag it with your keywords, and get creative about marketing around your brand. SEOBook gives them a PR 6 so its definitely a growing community that pays to get in on while it's still young and create some "fun" around your brand. The community is definitely on the younger side, so if your product is aimed at that demographic, go for it!
Kimberly Clark is a Content Strategist who enjoys helping clients navigate through web design in Louisville and beyond. From planning to ongoing content strategies, she has a deep understanding of the tools of the trade like social media and SEO. Kimberly is also a data fiend and uses it to develop unique, original and interesting web content that keeps visitors engaged and interacting. She works at: www.VIAStudio.com
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| Top 10 Amazing Illustrations Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:54 AM PST Images speak more than words. Finding a tool which could potentially create wonders and add value to your work can be rewarding. The art and illustration in digital world has a popular rescue in the form of vector. Artists like Petra Stefankova and Leo Blanchette have produced some of the remarkable works of art using illustrative tools. One of the reasons for vector's popularity lies in its ease of use. The images you can obtain have diversified forms ranging from being photo-realistic to the sci-fi ones. Here is a listing of ten wonderful illustrations. - Book cover character
There is an interesting book cover "Let's Go to Monster School!" It is suitable for those who have love for monstrous art. The sketch can reach the final artwork with the help of the Illustrator and Photoshop. You can create a cute monster, asymmetrical green one, who could be the perfect professor in a class. The depiction is that of a funny monster teaching in a soiled classroom. It involves using a Pen Tool to create the image. Right from using an upside down teardrop to including the crooked and irregular teeth, the monster is fun to work at. Special effects come in the form of 'warts' (created using modified ellipses) and mode changing. - Beautiful trees
Tree is one of the commonest drawings you must have tried your hands at. Creating a tree with a computer instead of crayons can be worth trying. It can be done by taking the photograph of a tree. By tracing its natural dimensions, a blue-print is prepared. You can use the diverse Illustrator tools to create an appealing tree image. Adding your own special touch would bring a remarkable difference in your work. Using the freehand drawing tools or the shape tools and the Layers palette, you can create an amazing tree. The different color palette can work out for obtaining customized atmosphere and surroundings. Create a colorful or dark or realistic tree out of your own imagination. - A car
Creating a realistic looking car, irrespective of the type, is easy. Usually, the cars have similar body parts. It is important to have a clever integration of lights, mid tones and darks while making a realistic appeal car. The sharp edges add to the look. The Derwent Graphic Pencils and Fabriano Artistico Bright White Watercolor Paper can be potentially good tools when shaping the car. The mechanical pencils work well to contribute towards miniature details. - Complex circular designs
The circular designs may look difficult to draw but are relatively easier to draw. The Illustrator can give helpful techniques, tricks and settings to get quick circular patterns. - The eye
The realistic looking eye image is a delightful view. With a basic sketch of the oval shape having the circular iris, the eye image is not that difficult to draw. The mechanical pencil and color blender can do the trick for obtaining an attractive human eye image. - Human body
The human body image has an important element of shades and depth. The Adobe Flash can animate the human body image to give a realistic look. It may look a tedious job but it is not so actually. A scanned paper sketch can be used. Keeping the body parts separate provides jointed figures giving an apt appeal. - Pet portrait
Pet image is a popular choice. A photo can be used but a real pet serves better. Color pencils can be potentially the right tools although they may not be flexible enough when indulging in intricate detailing. - Wood grains
The wood grains give an apt effect at chosen places. The Adobe Illustrator can be used to obtain an effective wood grain effect. The warp tools give a nice vector wood texture. - Crazy logo
For the lovers of typography and logo design, a crazy cool logo can be the most sought-after image. The logo can be extremely appealing ID projects for organizations. It is quite obvious to want something unique here. A bunch of circles, with modulated and deleted segments, can create wonderful logo to catch anyone's imagination. - Integrate skills
A combination of two styles of illustration can transform a simple black-and-white graphic into a spectacular piece of work. When collaborated, the two (or more) styles can advance the effect of a work and possibly create a new thing. The Illustrator and Photoshop can be used to gain unique designs. There are numerous amazing illustrations to explore. The love and inclination for art can achieve unmatched dimensions with simple tools at disposal. Perseverance and practice remain the keywords when trying your skill at this juncture. Alia Haley is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on technology and luxury. Beside this she is fond of gadgets. Recently an article on Ferrari 599 GTO caught her attention. These days she is busy in writing an article on wooden headsets and Electric Tankless Water Heater.
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