Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report 2017, one of the most-anticipated annual events in the world of digital, was released a few weeks ago. The 355-slide report covers the major shifts we are currently seeing in the internet and the digital economy, and is considered something of a barometer for the state of digital across the globe, […]
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There is a common belief that the Internet’s language is English by default. The truth is that 70% of Internet users, even if they do understand English, are in fact non-native English speakers. In the “Can’t Read, Won’t Buy” report, Common Sense Advisory found that 75% of customers prefer to purchase products when targeted in
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Last August I wrote a blog post about how attention merchants were sucking the value out of online publishing. In it I noted how the Yahoo! Directory disappeared & how even DMOZ saw a sharp drop in traffic & rankings over the past few years. The concept of a neutral web is dead. In its
9 years ago I spent my days posting links to 300 plus Facebook Groups. 5 years ago I spent my days writing and placing up to 30 articles a day for clients. Today I write and publish 3 to 5 guest posts daily. I also write and publish 2 posts to Blogging From Paradise weekly.
2017 Small Business Social Media Research Want your small business social media to stand out and yield measurable results? You still can although it may take longer to achieve your objectives. The reality is social media still works for small businesses if you consistently publish, curate and engage with your followers on topics core to
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Do you know which news articles, mentions, and influencers bring your brand the most value? You may have a guess which content generates the most discussion, but are you sure? With our new spread feature, you will be. Spread links every online conversation back to the original mention that caused it. Take any mention of
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Oh boy. It’s time for me to eat some crow. And that’s REALLY difficult for me to do because I have a fear of certain birds. 🙂 Anyway… There are articles all over the Web about why discounting your products is bad. I ignored them and thought that was odd advice. Some
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If you are having a tough time gaining traction with your travel blog you may be falling prey to a few common mistakes. These errors plague most travel bloggers at one time during their careers. Instead of blaming the competition or bemoaning the fact that there is no money in travel blogging own the mistakes
We all know the saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” However, video content is what businesses need to focus on. While an image in the past used to have quite the impact on target audiences (remember Facebook’s old news feed?), nowadays marketers are well aware of the fact that a minute of
We’re at WordCamp Europe (WCEU) right now! Beginning today through Saturday, June 17, the most important WordCamp in the world (maybe even the universe!) is taking place at this very moment in Paris, France. And we have team WebDevStudios (WDS) on site, soaking in the culture and all the WordPress education available. If you’re there, too,
