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Which Instagram Story Formats Really Engage Viewers [New Research]
In 2021, Instagram reported over 500 million users viewed Stories. Since launching in 2016, the Stories feature alone has made Instagram more popular than other Story and mobile video platform competitors including Snapchat, TikTok, and its owner’s own platform: Facebook Stories. Even if you’ve already published a handful of branded Stories, you still might want to up your game by making them even more engaging. After all, Stories can provide great benefits related to audience engagement, brand awareness, and even purchase-related conversions. Despite the growing number of benefits that Instagram Stories offers brands, crafting good content still takes time, […]
The 7 Best Leadpages Alternatives in 2022
It doesn’t matter how awesome your e-book is if no one can download it. And you might have the perfect agenda for your webinar, but if your customers can’t sign up, it’ll all be for nothing. That’s why you need an effective landing page. They’re simple pages — often with just a few lines of text and a form — to drive conversions and turn visitors into leads. When done correctly, a landing page can help you generate leads and pass off those qualified leads to your sales team. Here, we’ll break down seven landing page builders and outline their […]
Top SEO Companies in Australia with Great Case Studies
Top SEO companies in Australia are changing the game for businesses. In a highly competitive marketplace and crowded advertising scene, you need the guidance of an experienced SEO agency. First thing’s first. Let’s understand how SEO works for companies. The principle of SEO is simple: People utilize various search engines to find businesses, goods, and … The post Top SEO Companies in Australia with Great Case Studies appeared first on Digital Agency Network.
Pacifica Literary Review: Market Spotlight
Pacifica Literary Review is an online literary publication that seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction (in addition to art and photography). This publication has been in print and online since 2012 when it was founded by two writers, Matt Muth and Kodiak Armstrong. (New Letters: Market Spotlight.) The editors say, “We are an inclusive space for the best emerging and established writers. Seattle is our home base, and everything you’ve heard is true: The coffee is good, it rains a lot, and we have the best writing community in the US. Writers from all backgrounds, races, orientations, occupations, and sports […]
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 […]