(Un)fortunately, content creation is still a very manual job, but on the bright side, there are some great content writing apps that can help us — a ton.
The search engine goliath Google hath laid down its wrath once again — this time targeting the mobile web.
On April 21st, 2015, Google began rolling out its “mobile-friendly” update, which makes mobile-friendliness a stronger ranking factor for mobile searches. The aftermath of this rollout, dubbed “Mobilegeddon,” has resulted in thousands of non-optimized websites plummeting in mobile search results.
After writing several thousand blog posts and articles, I’ve learned something about writing: It’s not just what I write that’s important; it’s also what I don’t write.
There are some things you should simply not write. I’m not referring to well-placed curse words or salacious stories. There’s a time and place for everything — except the following five awful writing habits.
Marketing your ecommerce site takes money — sometimes money you don’t have. Fortunately, there are plenty of free and cheap tools out there to help you get the job done. Some are as simple as hashtag use in social media, while others may take a little more research and practice. In the end, if it helps you market your ecommerce business for a fraction of the cost, why wouldn’t you go for it?
Over that last year, podcasts have exploded in popularity. While that’s great for the brands and individuals producing them, it can present a little bit of a problem for podcast listeners. With so many podcasts out there, how do you figure out which ones are worth listening to? As the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. once said, “Mo podcasts, mo problems.” (I may have taken a little liberty with that quote, but you get that point.)
As fun as it is to read books like Gone Girl while posted up in a lounge chair on a beach, settling down with a business-related book might be a better bet for your career growth.
According to the California Library Association, students who participate in summer learning experience an 84% increase in engagement the following school year. If it works for kids, why wouldn’t it work for grownups, too?
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Once considered a social platform solely for networking, LinkedIn has proven itself invaluable for a wide range of other uses: marketing, recruiting, sales prospecting, hiring, and research, among others.
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Can you sell when you’re on vacation? Sure you can … but dragging out your laptop and taking calls from the beach is sure to annoy your family. There’s another way to keep selling when you’re out of the office, and this option doesn’t require any work on your behalf.
Between calendar updates, emails, and social media notifications, it can often seem like your computer is working against you.
But, as distracting as it may seem, your computer actually has lots of ways to save you time at work. Considering data from Atlassian revealed that 60% or less of work time is actually spent productively, it’s clear that time is something you could probably use a lot more of.
CRM. If you work in sales or marketing, you’ve probably heard this three-letter acronym tossed around before. Maybe you’ve even been told you need one. No matter what, you’re curious about one thing: What does it actually mean? And how do you know if you need it?
