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WD Poetic Form Challenge: Seadna Winner
Here are the results of the Writer’s Digest Poetic Form Challenge for the seadna along with a Top 10 list. You can check out all the seadna entries in the comments on this post. Click here at any time to see what current WD Poetic Form Challenge we’re running. We’re currently running one for the chanso. Here is the winning seadna: “YEAST,” by Pamela L. King Fairies visit the old vineyard,vaulting in colorful capes.Before fleeing for the garden,they shake dust on golden grapes. Golden grapes mashed in oak barrelsbegin the journey to wine.The vintner smiles with fey visageas he tends […]
7 Ways To Use Semantic SEO For Higher Rankings via @sejournal, @madmanick
Use these semantic SEO strategies to make the relevance and meaning of your content unambiguously clear to Google and searchers alike. The post 7 Ways To Use Semantic SEO For Higher Rankings appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
LinkedIn Profiles Can Now Display Career Breaks via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
A new feature for LinkedIn profiles allows you to highlight career breaks and provide more context about skills and experiences gained away from the workplace. The post LinkedIn Profiles Can Now Display Career Breaks appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
QRG Clues to How Google Evaluates Local Business Reputation
Image credit: Maura Boswell Well, I actually read through the 172-page Google’s Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines, with all of its memorable examples featuring jungle gyms, Tom Cruise, and the Utopia Animal Hospital. I waded through this dense midge-water marsh of information hoping to enhance my comprehension of how Google understands local business reputation. I did it so you might not have to, and today’s column summarizes the clues I found amid the reeds as well as checking in with Dr. Marie Haynes for her algorithm update expertise. For local brands, reputation is everything. It’s an always-on sales force, quality control, […]
Writing Short Film and Video Game Adaptations (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, exclusive interviews with Uncharted screenwriters Rafe Judkins and writing team Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, and After Yang filmmaker Kogonada speaks with Script about adapting the short story by Alexander Weinstein into a feature. Plus, Script Talk video interview series is back with host Cherry Davis speaking with “The Kings of Napa” TV show creator Janine Sherman Barrois. Adapting a Video Game to Film: A Conversation with the Writers of Uncharted Columbia Pictures; photo by Clay Enos The creative foundation for both games and films is the writing. The […]
Google On Recipe Pages – Are They Getting Too Long? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google hears the complaints about recipe pages getting too long, and suggests more concise pages might be better for users. The post Google On Recipe Pages – Are They Getting Too Long? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How Much Revenue Are You Losing From Organic Traffic Declines? [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
“Why are we losing traffic?” We know Traffic = Customers = Revenue. Don’t worry. The tips in this webinar make recovering lost organic traffic easy. The post How Much Revenue Are You Losing From Organic Traffic Declines? [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
23 Simple Email Marketing Tips to Improve Your Open and Clickthrough Rates [+HubSpot Blog Data]
Practicing good inbound marketing means sending emails to people who actually want to hear from you. But oftentimes, your emails still end up getting lost in your customers’ inbox clutter — or worse, their spam folder. And then, when someone actually opens your email, they don’t actually click through. You might think to yourself, “Ugh, I just can’t win.” Don’t worry, I’ve got your back. Here are 23 tips that are perfect for small and growing businesses, but anyone can embrace right now to improve their emails’ open rates, clickthrough rates, and lead generation potential. Email Marketing Tips for Small […]
15 of the Best Women@INBOUND Quotes to Inspire You Today
INBOUND is a key milestone for professionals in industries spanning across marketing, sales, customer success, revenue operations, and more. For Women’s History Month, the INBOUND team is excited to highlight some of the most impactful quotes from the incredibly talented women who have graced our stages over the past 10 years. Providing opportunities that go beyond having a seat at the table to actually having a voice is how we will continue to transform the future of business. Let’s dive in. Sign Up to Speak at INBOUND 2022 15 Inspirational Quotes from Past INBOUND Women Speakers 1. “Fail is the […]
De-Escalate Or Deescalate? An Unsightly Word Either Way
In either form, de-escalate or deescalate is an awkward word you would rarely use in writing. Most dictionaries use the hyphenated form because of the problem with two Es. But the interesting aspect is how the word escalate was invented. Also, how politicians then exploited its opposite meaning. Adding the prefix de to negate words is in everyday use now. But it is not always the best or most pleasing choice. The origins of the word escalate The first use of the word escalate dates back to 1900. At the Exposition Universelle in Paris that year, Charles Seeberger, an American […]