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Brevity: Market Spotlight
Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction publishes excellent flash nonfiction. That means, Brevity publishes nonfiction essays of 750 words or fewer. And Brevity has been doing so for more than 20 years. The current editor-in-chief is Dinty W. Moore. (Lee Gutkind: The Godfather Behind Creative Nonfiction.) The editors say, “Though still committed to the mission of publishing new writers, Brevity has been fortunate over the years to include the work of three Pulitzer prize finalists, numerous NEA fellows, Pushcart winners, Best American authors, and writers from India, Egypt, Ireland, Spain, Malaysia, and Japan. … Work from Brevity has been […]
15+ Technical SEO Interview Questions For Your Next Hires via @sejournal, @olgazarzeczna
Hiring a technical SEO specialist? Use these sample interview questions to explore their experience, skills, and level of technical SEO knowledge. The post 15+ Technical SEO Interview Questions For Your Next Hires appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How Google Crawls Pages With Infinite Scrolling via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google is capable of crawling webpages that utilize infinite scrolling to a certain extent. Here’s how it works and the impact it has on SEO. The post How Google Crawls Pages With Infinite Scrolling appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
A Plain English Guide to Real Time Bidding
Because of its efficiency and cost-effectiveness, real-time bidding (RTB) has become one of the most popular ways to purchase ad inventory online. But even for experienced marketers, real-time bidding can be a very confusing concept. So let’s break down what RTB is, how it works, and the pros and cons of using it — all while keeping it jargon-free. In this post, you’ll learn: What is real-time bidding (RTB)? How does real-time bidding work? Real-Time Bidding Platforms Real-Time Bidding Pros Real-Time Bidding Cons Let’s get started. Real-time bidding is the driving force behind most programmatic advertising campaigns. Programmatic advertising is […]
What Is Brand Perception? How to Measure It and 4 Examples
If you take a second to think about your shopping habits, you’ll probably realize that a majority of the products you buy are influenced by brand perception. You’re not the only one — 77% of B2C consumers make purchasing decisions based solely on the brand name. Brand perception, or the thoughts and feelings associated with a company, impacts why people wear a certain brand of clothing or pick one pasta sauce over another at the grocery store. Once consumers adopt an attitude about a brand, it’s tough to change. That’s why brands work hard to create positive associations in people’s […]
How to Write a Guest Post That Is Original
Chances are, you already know how important guest posts are. They are a fantastic way to attract attention to your brand and move up on search engine results pages. But, this is only going to be true if you are able to write original guest posts. The truth is, there is a lot of content … The post How to Write a Guest Post That Is Original appeared first on Digital Agency Network.
5 Helpful Ways B2B Marketers Can Achieve Content Approval
The “Wild West” of content marketing stuck around longer than we may have imagined, but COVID-19 well and truly brought it to a close. These days, 82% of marketers use content marketing, over 40% of marketers say content is a very important part of their strategy, and 70% plan to actively continue investing in it in the long term. If content marketing is such big business now, however, why does so much of it still feel distinctly lawless? Nowhere is that more true than when it comes to actually getting either client or internal approval for your content. You go […]
The Professional’s Guide to SEO: Link Building Sneak Preview
We’re developing a brand-new SEO guide for you — The Professional’s Guide to SEO, designed as your next-step resource once you’re comfortable with the baseline provided by the Beginner’s Guide to SEO. When we think of link building, one of the first people we think of is our friend Paddy Moogan at Aira, the architect of the Beginner’s Guide to Link Building, MozCon alumni speaker, and industry thought leader. That’s why we’re jazzed to announce that the link building chapter of our upcoming Professional’s Guide to SEO is authored by none other than the fine folks at Aira. And today […]
2022 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 21
One more week! We are in the home stretch—how are you feeling? It’s always really nerve-wracking for me to share my work—call it leftover stage frights from workshop roundtables—but as we’re facing down our last week of this year’s flash challenge, I’m super proud of all of us who have been writing and sharing together here on the site and elsewhere! For today’s prompt, write about someone facing a fear. 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 […]
How To Identify And Reduce Render-Blocking Resources via @sejournal, @BrianHarnish
Reducing page load time improves user satisfaction and search rankings. Learn how to identify and optimize render-blocking resources that could be holding you back. The post How To Identify And Reduce Render-Blocking Resources appeared first on Search Engine Journal.