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4 Key Places for Writers to Find Those First Freelance Clients
Typing this question in a search engine will send you down a rabbit hole so deep and voluminous as to make you reconsider why you considered freelancing in the first place. First, the ads that pop up range from apps to job sites to current freelancers who want to teach you how to be a freelancer. Everyone has a trick, and no two offers of advice are the same. (20 Literary Agents Actively Seeking Writers and Their Writing.) Believe it or not, that’s a good thing! The wide diversity of advice tells you that there is no right way. You, […]
2022 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 24
The wonderful thing about flash fiction is that you can have a story that goes up to 1,000 words, or you can have a story in six words or less. For today’s prompt, write the shortest story you can. Remember: As mentioned yesterday, these prompts are just starting points; you have the freedom to go wherever your flash of inspiration takes you. (Note: If you happen to run into any issues posting, please just send me an e-mail at mrichard@aimmedia.com with the subject line: Flash Fiction Challenge Commenting Issue.) Here’s my attempt at the super short short: A Picture of […]
Semantic Search: How It Works & Who It’s For via @sejournal, @dcoates
Semantic search combines context and user intent through vector similarity to bring intelligence to search engines. What does that mean for your marketing plans? The post Semantic Search: How It Works & Who It’s For appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Advisories To Increase Website Security After Russian Attack via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Fight back against increased cyber attacks with these free tools and resources The post Advisories To Increase Website Security After Russian Attack appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Sneak Peek: The Initial MozCon 2022 Speaker Lineup
Have you been waiting on the edge of your seat for MozCon to start rolling out the lineup of speakers? Well, my friend, today’s the day so hold on tight! We’re thrilled to announce the first 15 extraordinary speakers that will be taking the MozCon 2022 stage in Seattle this July (in alphabetical order). Meet the speakers Amalia Fowler (she/her) Founder, Good AF Consulting@AmaliaEFowler Amalia is the Founder of Good AF Consulting, a Vancouver, BC consulting firm where she helps companies build great marketing teams. She’s also a marketing instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and creator of […]
Kit Mayquist: On Writing the Book You Want To Read
A fan of everything spooky and indulgent, Kit Mayquist is a bisexual, trans masculine writer who can be found in the historic shadows of Boston, MA, hunched over his desk with a sullen Persian cat in his lap and surrounded in antiques. He has a MA degree in Medieval History from the University of Iceland, and a BA from Portland State University (and if you ask him, yes, Stumptown will always have the best coffee). Find him on Twitter and Instagram. Kit Mayquist In this post, Kit discusses how craving a nostalgic, gothic story led him to writing his novel, […]
3 Things Writers Should Know About Cults
A lifelong fascination with cults led me to create and explore the depths of one in my second novel, This Might Hurt. The key questions I wanted to answer: why does a person join a cult? Why does someone start one? To get the portrayal right, I dove deep into research. (10 Things to Consider When Writing About Obsession in Fiction) If you’re preparing to write your own cult novel, here are a few resources to get you started: the Heaven’s Gate podcast; Terry Gross’s Fresh Air interview with Jeff Guinn, author of The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and […]
Google Rolls Out Short Titles For Product Ads via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Google Merchant Center introduced a new attribute called the short title. Learn how this differs from the title attribute and when to use it. The post Google Rolls Out Short Titles For Product Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Monetize Facebook Reels With Overlay Ads via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Facebook is expanding its ad monetization platform to Reels content. Learn about the new overlay ad formats available to content creators. The post Monetize Facebook Reels With Overlay Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How to Run an Effective Vetting Process for Candidates in 2022
Imagine you’re a hiring manager and put up an ad for a role. After a lengthy process, you hire someone you think is a great fit. Except, reality sets in a few weeks later when you realize they were a bad hire and you have the start all over again. A robust vetting process would help you avoid this costly mistake. However, it’s not enough to come up with a process, you have to make sure it’s inclusive, fair, and efficient. Let’s show you how. Hiring the wrong employee can cost companies hundreds of thousands of dollars. Back in 2016, […]