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Gal Beckerman: On How Change Happens
Gal Beckerman is the senior books editor at The Atlantic and former editor at The New York Times Book Review and the author of When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone, which won the National Jewish Book Award and Sami Rohr Prize and was named a best book of the year by The New Yorker and The Washington Post. He has a PhD in media studies from Columbia University and writes for many publications, including The New Republic and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Find him on Twitter and Facebook. […]
Writer’s Digest March/April 2022 Cover Reveal
Exploring Point of View Point of view is one of the first things writers learn about creative writing, yet it’s also one of the hardest things to master. It involves at a minimum: choosing the right POV for your story, making sure you don’t break the guidelines of that POV and inadvertently take readers out of the narrative, but also experimenting with POV to better serve your story … It’s a lot to consider and in this issue, we explore it all. [Subscribe to Writer’s Digest now for this to be your first issue.] Articles include: + All About Omniscience: […]
Could 57% Of North American SMBs Still Lack An SEO Strategy? via @sejournal, @mirandalmwrites
A recent survey of 600 SMBs shows 57% do not have an SEO strategy – and 23% have no plans to create one this year. The post Could 57% Of North American SMBs Still Lack An SEO Strategy? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google And The Right To Be Forgotten via @sejournal, @brockcooper1
Learn how the Right to be Forgotten works, which allows people to request URL delisting on Google, but only for certain countries. The post Google And The Right To Be Forgotten appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Brand Logos: 19 Logo Examples, Samples, & Sources of Inspiration
When it comes to your business’ branding strategy, establishing a logo is one of the most critical tasks. Your logo will be pervasive throughout your marketing campaigns, and it’s one of the most prominent branding elements people will think of when someone mentions your company. Mounting research backs up how important a logo can be to your brand. In fact, a recent study from the Journal of Marketing Research found that an effectively designed logo can “influence brand evaluations, purchase intentions, and brand performance.” Not sure what it takes to create a killer brand logo? To give you a better […]
2022 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 17
In my very first creative writing class in college, I remember my professor ripping pages out of a book of photos, crumpling them, and putting them in a bag. We would reach into the bag and pick out a page, uncrumple it, and then whatever object was pictured was what we had to use as inspiration to write. Instead of a book of photos, here’s a list of just a few objects: Hammer Key Fishing pole Lamp Book Bottle For today’s prompt, use one or more of these objects to inspire your story! Remember: As mentioned yesterday, these prompts are […]
10 Things to Consider When Writing About Obsession in Fiction
Obsession can be a powerful engine in fiction writing. Your main character might be fixated on another person, or an object, or a task. Yet by its nature, their desire cannot be satisfied. Getting more leads to wanting more. Obstacles only make the need stronger. (Kiare Ladner: On Anticipating False Summits) As the stakes increase, obsession brings a natural arc to your story. Tension rises and rises until … what? In the end, something has to give, whether it is the obsession itself or the main character’s sanity or their life. Sound easy? Nothing’s ever as easy as it sounds […]
Semantic Keyword Clustering For 10,000+ Keywords [With Script] via @sejournal, @LeeFootSEO
Check out this free Python script to semantically cluster keywords in over one hundred languages using deep learning natural language processing (NLP). The post Semantic Keyword Clustering For 10,000+ Keywords [With Script] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 10-Point Checklist via @sejournal, @JRiddall
Stay ahead of your local competition in the SERPs with this comprehensive local SEO audit that will help identify and prioritize top ranking opportunities. The post How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 10-Point Checklist appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The Ultimate Guide to Advertising in 2022
When you hear the word advertising, what comes to mind? Do you think of banner ads on your favorite website? Those hilarious Super Bowl commercials? The billboards along the highway or posters in the subway stations? While most of us have a pretty good idea of what advertising looks like, we often struggle to nail down exactly what it means — and how to do it well. From the printing press to pop-up ads, advertising has certainly changed with the times. Despite this, though, the need for advertising hasn’t changed, and neither have the techniques and best practices that make […]