As we leave behind one year and leap into the next, we thought we’d take a look back at the most popular posts on the IZEA blog in 2013.
Good News is Good
In our number 5 spot is a progress report on the state of the company. On November 6th,
“This is our third straight quarter of record bookings,” said Ted Murphy, IZEA’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We have a great deal of positive momentum right now and there is strong demand for Social Sponsorship from marketers. Our team has done an incredible job of scaling sales booked and revenue while containing annual costs and delivering operational efficiency. The trends are positive and affirm the growth opportunity in our category.”
Read the full release here.
The Influence of Creators
The number 4 and number 3 spot are both interviews with content creators in our systems.
In the number four spot is Featured Tweeter Mike Miller who goes by the handle @Unique_Bend. He describes himself as, “just a guy in my mid 40′s with great hair and a unique look at things. I like to laugh and enjoy life.”
You can read more about Mike here.
Coming in as the third most trafficked post of the year is our interview with another featured Tweeter Kim Ritter, known as @2kidsandacoupon on Twitter.
When asked how Kim stays connected with her followers, she said, “We tweet a lot. Really, a LOT.”
Find out more about Kim here.
The Facts : Analytics users are preferred by Advertisers
- 92.85% of the offers are made to blogs with Google Analytics turned on
- Blogs with GA turned on get an average of 13x more offers
- Blogs with GA turned on earn an average of 8.5x more
In the number 2 spot, we’re going all the way back to 2011 to revisit a Ted Murphy post about the importance of enabling Analytics for blogs in SocialSpark.
You can read the full post here.
Trade Show Tips
In the number 1 spot is a guest post by Michael Klein advising you how to attract more people to your trade show booth. Michael provides several tips to get the most out of your conference dollars.
According to Michael, “It doesn’t matter how much you promote or advertise your trade show booth, if it doesn’t look inviting and exciting, nobody is going to bother to stop. So make sure you spend some time and money on the design of your trade show booth. When you are in a room with hundreds of other booths, you need for yours to stand out.”
You can check out the rest the post here.
And there you have it! The 5 most popular posts on the IZEA blog in 2013. Here’s hoping 2014 provides even more varied and diverse content. If you have a topic that you’d like to write about and have featured on the blog, please be sure to contact us at blogideas@izea.com.
