Choose Your Mentors Wisely You’ve started your own home based business and you’re excited about the possibilities. You have dreams of paying off your home, traveling the world, brand new cars parked in the driveway, spending quality time with your family all while your computer works like a robot around …
Today’s entrepreneurs know that social media is an important part of every marketing strategy, but how to determine its success is often unknown. While you may be investing time and resources into your startup’s social media plan, it’s difficult to track whether your content is producing a favorable ROI. Did …
The SEO team is responsible for SEO results, but does not typically control the levers needed for SEO success. They depend on effective collaboration with other teams across the organization –design, development, content, social media– and those teams may not always know when, or how to work with the SEO …
Wondering how you start to build a strong online presence for your business if you’ve only got a shoestring budget? We’re here to help. When it comes to business, the term “brand” is used quite often — off-brand, brand guidelines, the leading brand, personal brand … you get the idea. …
With the power of HTML5 and the ease adding multimedia through technologies such as WordPress oEmbed, anyone can add compelling video or audio content to their website. And, while it’s great that default media players are included from a purely functional standpoint, so much more can be done to improve …
Let’s say you’ve identified an opportunity for your business. It might be a bulk deal on inventory, a necessary equipment upgrade, or a great space for a second location. There’s just one problem: You don’t have the cash available to take advantage, and you have bad credit. But is all …
This post was originally published on Jan. 20, 2016, and was updated on May 2, 2017, Jan. 10, 2018, and Nov. 28, 2018. When I started blogging in 2009, the market wasn’t quite as saturated with blogs as it is today. There also weren’t as many elements you had to …
Earlier this year, we moved into our investment duplex. We purchased this duplex in 2014 and planned to move into it at some point. In February, one of our tenants moved out so we executed our plan. It was getting more expensive to live in our condo anyway. The property …
Russ Jones (courtesy of Moz) Moz has just upgraded its “domain authority” (DA) scoring. DA is intended to be a kind of proxy for and predict how well sites will rank and how they compare to competitors’ rankings over time. Moz says, “Domain Authority has become the industry standard for …
GUEST: For millions of people, MX Player is a household name. The mobile app, used by more than 175 million users worldwide every month, swiftly runs any video file you throw at it – even if your phone is running a dated Android software and has low-end hardware. Now, it …
Earlier in the year, Valentin Pletzer found that Google had begun to show a ‘Popular Products’ carousel for a subset of queries in search results. At the time, many believed that this new carousel was an Ad that Google just hadn’t labelled correctly. But it turns out this feature was …
Maintaining WordPress is an essential part of owning a website. Almost all technology has some kind of updating system; even modern refrigerators have updates from time to time. Websites are no different. Use this WordPress maintenance checklist to keep your sites safe and running smoothly. Related: How to start a …
Everyone needs time off, and this is especially true for creative professions. The brain is like any other organ in your body: when it gets tired, it doesn’t work nearly as well. Keep going when your brain is tired, and it’ll start thinking daft thoughts like, “Maybe if I put …
Google often shows video results in its search results, in fact, Google has a feature to show suggested clips, a method to jump you to the portion of the video that answers your specific query. Now, it appears, Google is testing showing “in this video” – a timeline that shows …
Google announced that Pixel phone users can now use Duplex via the Google Assistant to book restaurant reservations over the phone. Google said it was available in 43 states in the U.S. Duplex is an AI-powered phone based-system for booking appointments with local businesses that don’t have online scheduling. It …
When was the last time you searched for something, clicked an ad and purchased immediately? Probably never. That’s why it’s time for marketers to stop using last-click attribution for measuring success in Google Ads. Often, people are searching on multiple devices and do extensive browsing and research before making a …
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Google seems to be rolling out new call-to-action buttons for service level businesses in the local knowledge panel. Some businesses that have opted into messaging in Google My Business will find that button show up for branded queries. How it works. Search for a business’s name, such as our friend …
Brand identity is one of the essential elements of a successful business. Whether you are running a local one-person law firm or you are building a huge empire on the digital expanses, it is your face that speaks volumes. Every representative office should proudly bear elements of brand identity, and …
Today, consumers care more about where their products come from than ever before. Big brands are reaping the rewards of a more socially and environmentally friendly approach. Just look at Starbucks recent decision to stop using disposable plastic straws by 2020. With such positive response from consumers, it’s time for …
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By Jessica Burde Everywhere you look, marketers and online influencers are touting the advice: “You need to build a list”! Why? Because with an email marketing, you have complete control. Not only do you own your list, but you don’t have to rely on Google’s ever-changing search engine algorithms for website …
Millennials are making waves. As a generation, they are redefining what a successful career is, with a focus on flexible and fulfilling work, and millennials are not afraid to make financial sacrifices in order to stay true to these values. With this in mind, combined with the fact that many …
Welcome to our .htaccess tutorial! .htaccess is a tiny but powerful plain text file that you can use to make configuration changes to Apache on a per-directory basis. It acts as a middleman between you and the Apache web server. Learn to modify the .htaccess file and you’ll have the …
So you do web development projects in your spare time to expand your skills and make some extra money. Good for you! At some point you may decide that being a full-time freelancer is a viable option. Where do you start? You’ve come to the right place. Related: Why freelancing …
