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DUMB & DUMBER GUIDE:
HOW NOT TO DO INFOGRAPHICS
David Wallace
CEO - SearchRank
@DavidWallace
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WHY INFOGRAPHICS KICK ASS!
THE AVERAGE PERSON IS SUBJECT TO 174
NEWSPAPERS FULL OF INFORMATION EVERY DAY!
99% OF ALL SENSORY INFORMATION IS FILTERED OUT BY THE BRAIN ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY
THIS MEANS ONLY 1% OF INFORMATION ACTUALLY GETS THROUGH TO THE
BRAIN
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PUBLISHERS WHO USE INFOGRAPHICS IN THEIR
CONTENT MARKETING STRATEGY GROW IN TRAFFIC ON
AVERAGE OF 12% MORE THAN THOSE WHO DON’T!
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WHILE STILL A NEW TERM TO
INTERNET MARKETING, INFOGRAPHICS HAVE
BEEN USED THROUGHOUT
HISTORY, DATING BACK
TO THE CAVEMEN DAYS.
INFOGRAPHICS: NOT-SO-NEW
(c. 1926) (c. 1930)
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INFOGRAPHIC STYLES
Static Animated
Video Interactive
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INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN MISTAKES
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NO MATTER HOW
GREAT THE IDEA OR TOPIC OF THE INFOGRAPHIC, POOR DESIGN WILL KILL ITS
OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS.
DESIGN: (UGLY INFOGRAPHICS)
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IF USERS CANNOT
“READ” YOUR INFOGRAPHIC,
WHAT’S THE PURPOSE?
IT’S GOOD PRACTICE TO “SCALE” IMAGES
BUT ALWAYS PROVIDE A FULL SIZE
VERSION
DISPLAY: SIZE DOES MATTER
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MIS-SPELTINGS & OTHER GRAMMUR ERRERS ARE MUCH HARDER TOO FIX
ONCE INFERGRAPHIC IS COMPLET.
#JUSTSAYING
GRAMMAR AND SPELL CHECK
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WHEN DEALING WITH HISTORICAL FACTS, CURRENT
TRENDS, DEFINITIONS AND THE LIKE,
INCLUDE CITATIONS/SOURCES.
CITATIONS: LIST SOURCES
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SADLY, MANY
INFOGRAPHICS BEING DEVELOPED ARE
NOT INFOGRAPHICS AT ALL!
THEY NEED TO BE MORE THAN A BROCHURE OR ARTICLE WITH A FEW
IMAGES.
IS IT EVEN AN INFOGRAPHIC?
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INFOGRAPHIC MARKETING BLUNDERS
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DON’T MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE
TO SHARE THE CONTENT YOU WORKED SO HARD TO CREATE!
INCLUDE SOCIAL
SHARING BUTTONS & MAKE THE PROCESS
OF SHARING A NO-BRAINER
NO SOCIAL SHARING BUTTONS
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JUST BECAUSE YOU
PUBLISHED IT DOESN’T MEAN THEY WILL COME.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
YOUR SOCIAL NETWORKS TO BRING AWARENESS TO YOUR
CONTENT.
SHARING ON SOCIAL NETWORKS
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SOCIAL SHARING: RIGHT VS WRONG
THERE IS A RIGHT WAY &
A WRONG WAY TO SOCIALLY
SHARE!
- LINK BACK TO ORIGINAL
- INCLUDE SHORT DESCRIPTION
- UTILIZE HASH TAGS
- INCLUDE IMAGES
- CALL OUT INFLUENCERS
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TWITTER TIPS
EXPERIMENT WITH REPEAT TWEETS AT VARIOUS TIMES OF
THE DAY
EXPERIMENT WITH TWEETS THAT HAVE
IMAGES VS NO IMAGES
IF INFOGRAPHIC MENTIONS COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL, ADD
@REFERENENCE
FOR OLDER INFOGRAPHICS,
RETWEET RELATIVE TO CURRENT TRENDS
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PINTEREST TIPS
LINK BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL POST TO HELP DRIVE
TRAFFIC
POST INFOGRAPHICS TO TOPICALLY
RELEVANT BOARDS
INCLUDE A SHORT TITLE &
DESCRIPTION OF INFOGRAPHIC
CONSIDER PINNING A
CROPPED VERSION OF INFOGRAPHIC
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TUMBLR TIPS
LINK BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL POST
TO HELP BUILD LINK AUTHORITY
INCLUDE A CUSTOM FILE NAME AT END
OF TUMBLR GENERATED URL
INCLUDE A SHORT TITLE &
DESCRIPTION OF INFOGRAPHIC
ADD 2 TO 3 TAGS IN TAG FIELD
INCLUDING THE TAG #INFOGRAPHIC
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N0 EMBED THIS CODE
JUST LIKE SOCIAL SHARING BUTTONS, MAKE IT EASY
FOR PEOPLE TO LINK TO YOUR INFOGRAPHIC WITH AN
“EMBED THIS” CODE
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DID YOU KNOW THAT OVER 85% OF USERS WILL LEAVE A SITE
WHEN ASKED TO ENTER CONTACT DATA OR
CREATE AN ACCOUNT?
DON’T DO IT JUST SO A PERSON CAN SEE YOUR
CONTENT!
WTF? I HAVE TO REGISTER?
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PICK & CHOOSE
THE BEST ARCHIVES – DON’T TRY TO SUBMIT
TO ALL
WRITE UNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS FOR EACH ARCHIVE YOU
SUBMIT TO.
INFOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES 101
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CASE STUDY 1
- Originally Published April 2014
- 87k Pins
- 659 Facebook Likes
- 565k StumbleUpon Views
- 23k+ Page Views (#1 in Feb)
- 14,399 Links / 46 Domains
INFOGRAPHICS ARE THE GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON GIVING!
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CASE STUDY 2
- Originally Published October 2014
- 294 Pins
- 142 Facebook Likes
- 65k StumbleUpon Views
- 1,600k+ Page Views (#13 in Feb)
- 147 Links / 36 Domains
INFOGRAPHICS ARE THE GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON GIVING!
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CASE STUDY 3
- Originally Published October 2014
- Minimal social shares
- 110 Links / 49 Domains
- 1 of those links from lifehacker.com
- Traffic increased 1,000 % that month
INFOGRAPHICS ARE THE GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON GIVING!
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
- If you aren’t utilizing infographics, you are missing out
- Don’t compromise on infographic design elements
- Make it easy for users to share & re-post infographics
- Don’t forget to share on your own social networks
- Measure for success, rinse & repeat!
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