Infographics can be great link building tools. Many folks assume that developing great infographics is too hard. In reality, it is pretty straight forward if you keep things simple, sweet, and to the point. You are going to need a good looking visual too. Covering a trending topic helps as well.

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Via Lauren Moss

There are so many tools now available to help you make your own infographic, and this post shares information on ten tools that will help you visually represent data. For each tool a short description is provided as well as a visual. The tools discussed are: Visual.ly, Dipity, Easel.ly, Venngage, Infogr.am, Tableau Public, Photo Stats (for iPhone), What About Me? (create an infographic about your digital life), Gliffy, and Piktochart.

Ten great tools that will allow you to create (or have your students create) infographics for this school year!

Via Beth Dichter