2018 is around the corner. This could be the year you crack your first 1,000 subscribers. This could be the year you get published on that blog you’re dying to write for. This could even be the year one of your blog posts goes viral. But none of that will happen unless you keep at […]
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We’re quickly nearing the end of 2017. These final days of the year are for contemplating, thankfulness and optimism about what’s ahead. While we’re looking back at this past year – which has been incredible for us -, we wanted to present for your reading pleasure: the twelve most read posts of 2017. A super
While most businesses are slowing down and easing into the end of year period, Facebook continues to roll out updates – and significant ones at that. This week, The Social Network has announced yet another News Feed algorithm tweak, this time taking aim at Pages which push for engagement in order to boost their reach.
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We are grateful for people who share what worked (and what didn’t) for them on social media. And we’ve learned a lot from their experiences. With 2017 coming to an end, I thought it might be helpful to do a review of our social media performance and share the findings with you. In this post,
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In a redesign of its mobile apps announced on Monday, Reddit will add an option for people to only view non-text posts, which could help its fledgling video advertising business, and support for Apple’s Safari View Controller, which would enable people to block ads on publishers’ sites accessed through Reddit’s iOS app. The social network
Questions abound about social media posts: How long should my post be? How many hashtags should I include? Is an image always necessary? Today’s infographic, by CoSchedule, answers those questions, based on an analysis of nearly 6.4 million posts and 11 unique studies. The team at the marketing calendar software company compiled that information and
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You’re a blogger, so hopefully you feel confident working with words. But words alone aren’t enough. Even if you haven’t been blogging for long (or are yet to start), you’ve probably noticed numbers coming up a lot in other people’s posts. You often find numbers in post titles such as: Even if they don’t appear
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By Mark Zeni Everyone wants their blog posts to be seen. That’s only normal. But only a few understand what makes the difference between a blog post that ranks well and one that doesn’t. You don’t necessarily have to be an SEO expert to write blog posts that rank
You’re busy, I’m busy, everyone’s busy. You’re a hardworking member of the ecommerce world; I write blog posts about it, hoping you’ll finally notice me. Our common denominator, SumAll, is always releasing new stuff to make your life easier as an online merchant, and I’m pleased to be writing that blog post announcing that we
I expect you’re already familiar with the ‘list post’. Even if you’ve never written one, you’ll have read plenty – such as Nicole Avery’s recent post on 5 Tips to Help You Consume Content More Productively. Some sites, including List 25, publish nothing but list posts. But lists can be useful in any post. Even if they
