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You DO NOT need social media to be a successful blogger. Social media is great for promotion and marketing, but it’s not essential that you learn the ins and outs of every platform to make it ‘big’ in the blogging world.
Six Degrees, Livejournal, and Friendster were the earliest form of social medias. The dot-com bubble of 1995 – 2002 was a critical event that allowed the internet to become a viable marketing tool. It began with search marketing, prompting brands to create websites to establish an online presence.
Who were influencers before social media?
The concept of modern day influencers did not start with social media platforms, it started with mommy bloggers. The first wave of mommy bloggers began in 2002 when Melinda Roberts created TheMommyBlog.com.
Blogs are social (and alternative) media Technologies include: blogs, picture-sharing, vlogs, wall-postings, email, instant messaging, music-sharing, crowdsourcing, and voice over IP, to name a few. In fact, it’s a fairly easy case that blogs were the first modern form of social media.
How do I promote my blog on Instagram stories?
Let’s do a quick recap!
- Create an Instagram account if you don’t have one set up.
- Add a great bio and link to your blog or website.
- Post quality, relevant, and shareable content.
- Screen capture your blog posts, add a description and use relevant hashtags.
- Follow, like, and comment on other content similar to your own.
How did social media advertising start?
Social media marketing first started with publishing. Businesses were sharing their content on social media to generate traffic to their websites and, hopefully, sales. A business that wants to reach a specific set of audience at scale would run highly-targeted social media ads (social media advertising).
Proprietary Platforms In the beginning, there was the banner, and then the marketers said “Let there be clicks” and it was good. The first digital ad, an AT banner on what would become Wired.com, debuted in October 27th, 1994.