Adding another layer of personalization, LinkedIn now lets you present your profile in the order that best represents you and your profile.

Customizing your profile’s section ordering is quick and easy. You will notice that the headers of each of the sections on your “Edit Profile” page now have handles that can be dragged. To reorder a section, all you need to do is click and drag one of these section headers up or down the body of your profile. …

California and Illinois tied for top state with the most readers.

That’s one of my more interesting findings from July’s end of month statistics.

In June, I reported on the most read posts. This month, I decided to build in Google Analytics, a free service you can sign up for to track your web and blog traffic, and MyBlogLog, another free service that combines social media and traffic metrics.

July’s Top Five Posts

LinkedIn PR | Top 10 Ways to Become …

Every Thursday, I share a few random Google keyword search rankings with my newsletter readers. [Want to be on the list? Email wiredprworks AT aweber DOT com.] Today, I’m sharing them with you.

Here’s how it works . . .

keyword-search term ranking/number of results for term

conveying expertise = keyword-search term

4/1,580,000 = number 4 on Google page one out of 1,580,000 results

Ideally, you want to see a match up between searches and your list of preferred keywords. What’s …

Given the title “Wired PR Works,” you might think this blog is about marketing, social media and public relations?

Not really, it’s mostly about RSS and search engines – at least that’s what Google says.

How does Google review you and your site? What keywords does Google suggest you use? What terms should you bid on – or use in your online marketing?

You can find out when you test Google’s revamped keyword search function that now includes volume data. …

In thinking about how we write and distribute optimized press releases – every time – for our clients, I decided to share the same strategies with you.

What Makes Writing Online Press Releases Different

One of the big differences between releasing a news story online and sending a press release to your local paper is: you have complete editorial control. So, use it. Sit in your reader’s seat and write about what they need, not what you offer. Tell their stories, not …

Problem: You want to know how a site scores in terms of traffic AND you want to know who owns what share of keywords

Solution: compete.com compares site traffic and reports on top performing keywords

See what the competition is up to at compete.com.

Comparing performance of up to five sites at once, compete.com says it’s “the only online data with real science.”

How to use compete.com . . .

- get a site’s traffic profile

- find out how your site compares to others

- …

Check out the latest Cool Tool from Wired PR Works . . .

Problem: You want an all-in-one Google-Wikipedia-keyword-background research tool.

Solution: Enter your topic or terms in Make My Report and get the top 30 related results along with a word association relevancy list.

Technorati Tags: Cool Tools,Writing,Research,Blog Marketing,Public Relations,Virtual Branding,Barbara Rozgonyi

How I found this Cool Tool: Last month when I was getting ready to present a writing workshop, I came across Brendan Cooper’s …

It must be getting close to Christmas. Why else would my blog keep getting hit with Wii hunters?

Last November, I told my readers the story about how we got the Nintendo Wii in eight minutes. It’s true and I’m glad I wrote it down. Maybe I’ve even glad it’s on my blog because now I can use it as a case study in how blogs boost keywords with an ongoing afterlife.

Over a year – and 500+ readers -later, this post …

In checking my blog stats today, I found eight incoming links from KeywordSpy [affiliate link].  While it’s flattering that someone, make that anyone, would want to know what keywords I’m bidding on, at first it was a bit unnerving.

Who would want to know how I advertise?

Whoever you are, thank you. In researching myself, I found my top competition from Down Under. But, my campaign isn’t set to reach Australia. And, that’s the only country you can check on with the …