Few things are as demoralizing for a content creator than taking the time to publish well-crafted content to get zero engagement. The search algorithms are complex…
Your content marketing strategy’s success for 2018 depends on the types of content you create and how you reach your audience. As long as you pay attention to emerging trends, you should find success in reaching your goals over the course of the year. Start by giving attention to these four opportunities for growth. Publish […]
One of the big themes for me in 2017 was what it means for marketers to do the right thing. Outbound marketing that relies on…
One of the big themes for me in 2017 was what it means for marketers to do the right thing. Outbound marketing that relies on…
When the Global Innovation Index 2017 was released, Switzerland and Sweden led the pack — as they have in previous years. What makes this part of…
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This article originally appeared on HBR.org and you can access it HERE. Written by Peter Kriss Intuitively, most people recognize the value of a great customer experience. Brands that deliver them are ones that we want to interact with as customers — that we become loyal to, and that we recommend to our friends and […]
Spreadsheets. Emails. Paper documents. Oh my. If this sounds anything like your current invoicing solution, you’re not alone.
Something about summer gets our creative juices flowing—maybe it’s all the sunshine. Now that we’re back in school (er, work) mode, the same old routine day after day has us in a rut. When you think about it, we put tons of energy into exercising our muscles, but we rarely give our minds that kind […]
IT’S IMPORTANT TO STAY MOTIVATED AS A CREATIVE Staying motivated and on top of the game as a Creative Entrepreneur can take a toll sometimes. That is why it becomes important to surround yourself with supportive people that believe in you and remind you why you started on this journey to being with. I’m lucky […]
Creativity while writing is a fleeting thing. Sometimes, your mind is just firing on all cylinders, and it feels like you can do no wrong. Other times, it feels like you have a million things to do and you just can’t get the words flowing. When faced with a deadline, this can be a terrifying […]
68 AWESOME BLOGGING TIPS General Tips Select a reliable webhost. (click here for web hosting discounts.) Blog about something you’re passionate about. Determine your niche and focus on it. Be consistent. Schedule your blog posts. Read other blogs. Find inspiration to stay motivated. Take time to explore. Learn something new. Create the necessary pages: “About […]
This article was originally posted on fallfordiy.com you can find it HERE. As a creative blogger it’s my job to think up new ideas and creative concepts. And while that sound fun and well, let’s face it, a bit of a breeze, it can actually be quite tricky to keep the ideas fresh and imaginative. […]
This article appeared originally on hgtv.com find it HERE. Different colors can impact the way we think, what we buy and even our design choices. Find the perfect shade that fits your aesthetic with this helpful guide featuring 18 popular hues. Did you know that a bright yellow room can promote creativity or that apricot […]
Beautiful Office Space Inspirations GET YOUR GREEN THUMB ON: bring life to your desk by keeping plants in your office (real or faux). We suggest starting with a cactus or succulents, both are low maintenance and do well in offices with minimal sunlight. ACCESSORIZE: work seems so much easier when you’re doing it in style. […]
This article originally appeared on Successfulblogging.com you can find it HERE. Search engine optimization is one of the key parts of Internet marketing, but can seem like the most complicated one. There are, of course, hundreds of articles online trying to explain it and help beginners, but it could take hours to find and read […]
This article originally appeared on smartblogger.com you can find it HERE. Give Your Readers a Pep Talk Let’s face it. When they’re reading, most people aren’t exactly bouncing off the walls with energy and enthusiasm. They’re probably bored, maybe a little depressed, and almost definitely tired. And they’re looking for something, anything, that’ll wake […]
This article originally appeared on breakfastatlillys.com you can find it HERE. PLANNING BLOG CONTENT LIKE A BOSS Here is a screenshot of what my May social media content calendar currently looks like. I am still unsure if I will be posting on Memorial Day or not, so I have left that one blank for now […]
Here are 100 lifestyle blog post ideas for those days when you have absolutely NO FREAKING CLUE what to blog about! Enjoy! 10 things you probably don’t know about me post Share your top 10 favorite movies Travel bucket list Travel essentials How to properly pack a suitcase Favorite childhood memory An interview with someone […]
This article originally appeared on lifeshelives.com find it HERE. It’s a question that every blogger asks: how do you drive traffic to your blog? We often read stories of mega-bloggers who rake in hundreds of thousands of unique visitors each month, and wonder how in the world us little guys can get a piece of […]
This article originally appeared on createandgo.co find it HERE. Why start a WordPress blog? Listen to our story about how we went from full-time corporate workers to full-time bloggers in our first year of blogging! 10 months ago, Lauren and I were just a couple frustrated young professionals looking to make money online and escape […]
This article originally appeared on thesitsgirls.com you can find it HERE. You’re off! Starting a blog is the easy part, but now what? You’ve probably Googled just about every term related to blogging in hopes of getting as much information as you can. Slow down and let’s take things one step at a time. There […]
BY RYAN MCCREADY, SEP 21, 2017 This article originally appeared on Venngage.com – find it HERE. Anyone that is producing content these days knows how powerful a well written list article (or “listicle”) can be. Whether you are a Buzzfeed-type publisher pumping out thousands of blog posts a day, or a simple content marketer, the […]
KEYWORD OPTIMIZE YOUR POST SYNDICATE YOUR CONTENT SHORTEN YOUR POST’S URLS TAILOR YOUR STATUS UPDATES BOOKMARK YOUR CONTENT POST TEASERS ON OTHER SITES COMMENT ON BLOGS USE TWITTER CREATE NEWSLETTER SHARE POSTS W/ TARGET CONTACTS The following post was originally written and published by: DOUGLAS KARR. via MaTech.zone Overall Optimization of Every […]
We write quite a bit about the most effective ways to use Facebook.
We write quite a bit about the most effective ways to use Facebook.
December 27, 2017 1:00 pm Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/rss.xml?tabid=6307&moduleid=8441&maxcount=250 Link: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/create-videos-that-convert-leads
Owning or working for a small business can be extremely rewarding. You have a good view of the business operations, your work is visible, and…
I’ve become a morning walking companion to people I may never meet.
When it comes to the final days before vacation, people tend to fall into one of two camps: 1) those who watch the clock incessantly,…
Facebook’s 2017 Games of the Year
The HubSpot Marketing Blog has been around since 2006. Think about that for a moment. It’s been 11 years — with is plenty of time…
Since launching in closed beta at F8, we’ve seen a strong response from the 2000+ creators using AR Studio – building fun, animated frames, masks, and interactive AR experiences. We’ve been working hard to give them even more powerful tools, and open them up to more people. Starting today, we’re expanding availability of the platform and the AR Studio creative tool to all third parties.
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Your trash smells bad. If you get one of those airtight lidded cans, your trash only smells bad when you open it, releasing a wet rancid fog right into your face. The best fix is to separate your food waste and store it in the freezer. But unless you’re composting that food waste, that’s too much work. Instead—or…Read more…
You probably see it all the time: someone sitting alone out in the cold, holding a sign with a scribbled plea for help on it. Well, even if you don’t carry cash anymore, or have time to run to a nearby store, you might still be able to help them with this clever act of kindness.Read more…
If you haven’t added a second layer of security to your Google account, you’re more vulnerable than you realize. You might think you’re secure if you’re using SMS to protect your accounts, but even that has its own security issues compared to alternative verification options. You could employ an authentication app,…Read more…
It’s time to upgrade your simple home into a smart home, people! It’s way easier to do than you think. We’re continuing our Homehackers video series by going over smart lighting, smart switches, and wireless security cameras.Read more…
Want a quick way to get your old furniture or piles of clothing to Goodwill? Have a mattress that needs to go to the Salvation Army? Moving service Dolly is ready to show up, load your stuff, and take it to one of your city’s major donation centers—without you even having to ride along.Read more…
When we rounded up our staff’s Weekly Upgrades last Friday, our editors were updating their skincare routines, diving feet first into the holiday spirit, and re-visiting long lost hobbies.Read more…
Hello, and welcome to Will It Casserole?, the column where I take your delicious concepts and re-imagine them as delicious casserole creations. Today we’re taking one of my favorite sandwiches and transforming into a cheesy, ham-studded, layered piece of edible art.Read more…
For those of us who remember the early-ish days of the internet, today marks the official end of an era, that if we’re honest with ourselves, ended long ago: the heyday of AOL Instant Messenger.Read more…
Face ID on the iPhone X works pretty perfectly most of the time, though it does seem to have some issues telling the difference between family members. But what if Apple’s new facial-recognition technology can’t tell the different between you and some random person, like a co-worker?Read more…
Fingerlings are this year’s Hatchimals. Or, if you don’t have a clue what either of those words mean, this year’s Tickle Me Elmo. This year’s Teddy Ruxpin. This year’s Beanie Babies. In short, they are the hottest toy of 2017.Read more…
Hello all you exploding bed cobras, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column ready to give you the love advice you need while you’re in line for The Last Jedi.Read more…
Net Neutrality isn’t dead yet, but FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (and internet providers like Verizon, Comcast, and AT&T) took a big step towards victory after Thursday’s vote. However, if all the planned dissents, appeals, and protests fail and net neutrality really is done for, it may be time to seriously think about…Read more…
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Saving for your kids’ college and retirement, reaping the rewards of the stock market—all of these things take years to accomplish. But there are financial goals you can accomplish in one year that can make a big difference, too.Read more…
Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before, sums up years of research in this one-minute video. There are three areas where you can best improve your own happiness: Relationships, self-knowledge, and energy. Above, Gretchen explains why.Read more…
Now that the weather’s nice enough to exercise outdoors (or at least tell yourself that you will), Nordstrom Rack’s running a pretty solid sale on Adidas apparel and shoes for men, women, and kids. It’s a good time to stock up on basics to throw on for the gym, or running errands.Read more…
Happy weekend, everyone, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. Continuing my trend of transforming winter warmers into chilly sippers, I’d like to introduce you to my friend, the Winter Wassail Spritz.Read more…
News stories about parents forgetting their children in cars are most concentrated in the hot summer, but kids also die of hypothermia in parked cars in the freezing winter. So what I’m saying is that we need to think about this terrible topic year-round.Read more…
The 10-day countdown to Christmas has begun. If you need to finish up some gift shopping, check out discounts on a Dewalt multi-tool, a PS4 Slim 1TB Star Wars Battlefront II Bundle, our readers’ favorite VPN service, and more.Read more…
One day last December, Tanisha Coley visited a Kia dealership in Stamford, Connecticut and filled out a computer-based credit application to figure out what kind of car she could afford. Soon after, she left without buying a vehicle, but ended up more than $17,000 in debt anyway.Read more…
If you’ve ever wanted to hit a button underneath your night stand that turns off all of your lights, locks your doors, and plays your favorite 12-hour playlist of box fan sounds so you can get to sleep, you should look into getting a Flic button. It’s a $35 button that connects to your smartphone and lets you trigger…Read more…
The next time you get your hair cut or your eyebrows shaped, don’t make the mistake of trying to describe what you want. Instead of saying “just a trim” and hoping your stylist knows what that means, pull out a selfie and show your stylist exactly what you want to look like.Read more…
It’s not easy to find a really good laptop for under $1,000. There’s always some kind of compromise—usually related to speed, usability, or size. But everyone deserves to have a laptop that they can use in a coffee house without shame, carry to classes without pain, or use to tweak a few photos on without frustration.…Read more…
In How Do You Take Yours?, The Takeout solicits staff and outside expertise for secret tips on improving one dish.Read more…
Pack your holiday travel stuff in a new Timbuk2 bag. Amazon is discounting almost 30 styles, today only, and that includes their ever-popular Commute and Command bags, both some of your favorite laptop bags. There’s also a bunch of backpacks as well as messengers to make travel a little bit easier. Plus, they make…Read more…
Even if you don’t have an immediate need for it, a good oscillating multi-tool is one of those things everyone should keep in their toolbox for various cutting and sanding jobs around the house, and this highly rated (4.7 stars on almost 300 reviewsa) cordless DEWALT model is on sale today in Amazon’s Gold Box.Read more…
First revision to publish
First revision to publish
First revision to publish
Cranberries are quite pretty but, unless you pickle them, they’re not the tastiest garnish. Rather than let them skate by on looks alone, I make them pull their weight by performing double duty as a beverage chiller.Read more…
Today, the Federal Communications Commission, in a 3-2 vote spearheaded by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Brendan Carr, repealed the Obama-era legislation deeming broadband internet a Title II utility. In short, the FCC has voted to relinquish the ability to regulate ISPs, giving…Read more…
I consider myself an authoritative scholar of the pizza arts, but until 30 minutes ago, I’d never heard of a Minnesota-style pizza. A recent story in the St. Paul Pioneer-Press noted that a well-known chain in the Twin Cities called Red’s Savoy Pizza had laid claim to a state-sanctioned pizza style—which must be…Read more…
Four years ago we talked to Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before, about how she works. Since then we’ve had her on our podcast The Upgrade twice, first to talk about happiness, then to talk about personality types. Now, in a special video installment of How I Work, we’re…Read more…
A friendly reminder that we only have 11 days left until Christmas, so your gift-buying days are down to the single digits when you account for shipping time. We see a lot of great deals every day, but these were our 10 favorites from Thursday.Read more…
It’s not hard to find good deals on VPN subscriptions, but our readers’ favorite service, Private Internet Access, is notable for hardly ever running sales. This is the holiday shopping season though, so for a limited time, you can sign up for two years of the service for just $60, down from its usual $70. That’s just…Read more…
Dreidel is the kiddo’s version of gambling, or so I grew up thinking! As history would have it, it came all the way across Europe from Ireland before becoming a Yiddish and then Hebrew favorite. A spinning top with four rules is chill, but playing with a little enhanced chocolate could help you take it to the…Read more…
Want to get a robotic vacuum for someone you love this holiday season, or just buy one for yourself? A couple of models are back on sale today.Read more…
Socks are the go-to example of a bad holiday gift from an uncaring gifter (or a relative who doesn’t really know you), but that’s an unwarranted reputation, if you ask me. If you’re in a cold weather climate, you wear thick ones every day, but chances are you don’t have 10 or 15 or even seven pairs to last you through…Read more…
Ever since Pandora Premium launched, fans of the service have been faced with a choice: stick with the free radio-style service or upgrade to à la carte streaming for $10 a month. Now, Pandora is offering free access to its premium tier—as long as you don’t mind watching a few ads first.Read more…
More than half of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings account. But we can do better than that.Read more…
You’ve probably got some downtime during the holidays, whether you’re taking a few days off from work (you should), or enjoying your winter break after studying for exams (you didn’t). With 2018 on the way, you can start the new year on the right foot by prepping your resolution plans beforehand. Of course,…Read more…
Google Flights is my go-to for finding cheap travel, but they haven’t always been great at predicting the best time to book, which is why I also rely on other travel planning tools, like Hopper. However, Google just released a few useful upgrades to their travel planning suite that make it even easier to find cheap…Read more…
If you have dreams of getting extremely sideways but don’t quite have the courage to try and slide your car inches from a wall, believe it or not you can start by doing donuts. And luckily for you, Formula D pro drifter Ken Gushi has some tips for us on how to make a sweet tire-slaying circle. Pay attention to him and…Read more…
Peppers, of any variety, are a pain in the ass. Irregularly shaped, filled with bitter ribs and somewhere between 12 and 850,000 tiny seeds that make their way into the darker recesses of your kitchen, hoping to be found one day by anthropologists who proclaim “They were just like us!”Read more…
Google released its Top 10 list of most-searched items in 2017 this week, and frankly, the overall list was a bit underwhelming, as people demanded more information about Hurricane Irma, Matt Lauer, and fidget spinners. Getting more granular, though, when we dive into the most-searched recipes in the U.S., the results…Read more…
When you’re a kid, there’s no party like a slumber party. Staying up late, learning how to burp the alphabet, eating candy until you puke—what’s not to love?Read more…
Anker dash cams, a phone-charging camping stove, Star Wars movies and comics, and more are all part of today’s best deals.Read more…
If you’ve ever eaten at a nice steakhouse, you were probably eating sous-vide meat. Here’s a secret though: It’s really easy to get those kinds of results yourself, and Amazon’s here to help with a $120 deal on the newest Wi-Fi version of Anova’s top-selling immersion circulator, as well as a $99 deal on the older…Read more…
BENTON HARBOR, MI—Calling the rugged utensil a necessity for those who bake as hard as they live, KitchenAid on Thursday unveiled its new all-terrain rolling pin. “The DuraDough rolling pin features a larger cylinder diameter lined with specialized treads to take on heavy-duty dough prep,” said company spokesperson…Read more…
Update 12/14- This was gone for a few days, but now it’s back in stock if you missed out on Monday’s resupply. Read more…
In September, we released an early version of the [Open Neural Network Exchange format](http://onnx.ai/) (ONNX) with a call to the community to join us and help create an open, flexible standard to enable deep learning frameworks and tools to interoperate. Today Facebook, AWS, and Microsoft are excited to announce that with the support of the community and new partners the first version of ONNX is now production-ready.
We’re continuously evaluating how to best serve our developer community. To support this effort, we recently reviewed our product offerings to ensure our resources are focused on building and enhancing the solutions that create the most value for developers.
In the newest Graph API (v2.11), we’re making updates, including changes to the Pages API and App Links Host. We support each version of the Graph API two years from the next version release so you always have two years to upgrade. Check to see how much longer we will be supporting the version of the Graph API (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog#v2_2_90_day_deprecations) you are running.
F8, our biggest conference of the year, is happening at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA on May 1 and 2, 2018.
I remember the days when I longed to be paid to write. I would daydream during my job of having the flexibility to work…
The Effects of Intelligent Tracking Prevention
There are now more than 1.3 billion people using Facebook Messenger every month. Yes, billion with a b! Have you considered the possibility of using it for your marketing? We certainly have. And we have been experimenting with different ways to include Messenger as one of our go-to marketing tools, by sending out our latest blog […]
In the newest Graph API (v2.11), we’re making updates, including changes to the Pages API and App Links Host. We support each version of the Graph API two years from the next version release so you always have two years to upgrade. Check to see how much longer we will be supporting the version of the Graph API (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog#v2_2_90_day_deprecations) you are running.
How do you feel when people comment on your social media posts? Awesome, right? A comment is or some form of engagement is usually a sign that people love your social media content. And it’s important to reciprocate and respond to these interactions. But at the same time, engaging with your followers can be time-consuming. […]
We’ve made some important updates to our Android SDK to help keep your mobile apps lean. Today, we’re splitting the Android SDK into sub-modules so you only need to add libraries for the features your app uses. This helps developers build accessible, engaging apps with code that’s lightweight and efficient.
