Chat with Rachel Facuett

How can you be most effective on Pinterest? Watch this interview with Rachel Facuett, Pinterest rock star and author to Handmade Charlotte for great tips!

Interview by Monica Lee for Alt.

Success in Social Media With The Rule of Ten

Building a strong following on Pinterest and StumbleUpon can be the linchpin to increasing daily traffic to your blog. To do so, you need to follow the Rule of Ten.

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Making Connections Makes Alt

We aim to provide incredible speakers, top-flight panels and great advice to build your business and your brand. But mostly (and please don't give away our secret), Alt rocks because of our attendees and the connections they make.

Why?

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Success in Social Media With The Rule of Three

It is no secret: having success in the world of social media will increase the success of your blog. The reality is, however, that building a strong following can feel like trying to merge onto a Southern California highway with the constant stream of design awesomeness that is already out there!

Use the Rule of Three to merge onto the highway. This will enable you to engage current readers, grow your followers, and direct that growth back to your site.

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Two FREE Classes From Bing!

Bing wants to encourage all of you to participate in a whole lot of doing this summer and they're making it easy by offering two FREE online classes in July. 

Tough Love:  What Brands Really Think About Your Blog (Wednesday, July 11th, 6:00-7:00 PST)

Hear an ad industry veteran speak the truth about what brands look for in blogs.  Natalie Bowman, Bing Marketing Director, will give you tips on creating a blog that brands will beg to be associated with and will offer critiques of select student's blogs (volunteers only.)  Thick skin is required. 

The ABCs of SEO:  How Bing can help make your blog a success (Thursday, July 19th, 6:00 - 7:00 PST)

In the battle of David vs Goliath,  whose side are you on?  See why searchers are turning to Bing in increasing numbers and why you should care about Bing.  Learn how Bing Webmaster Tools can provide you with rich data about your site to help you optimize your website for SEO and help deliver a better experience for your readers.  

Sign up for one or both of these classes by visiting the Function sight. Both of these are first come, first serve so please make sure you're available to attend before signing up. 

Badda-BING, badda-boom!