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2022 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 28
Today is our last day writing together for this challenge! I can’t believe how fast it went; I’ve had such a joy writing with all of you this month and seeing how wonderful and creative your stories are. And for everyone who has reached out to me with kind words about this challenge, I want to tip my hats off to you as well—we’re all in this together, which is what makes it so fun! Because we’re closing out this challenge, I’m thinking of endings. But also of things that should end but don’t, and things you think are endings […]
2022 April PAD Challenge: Guidelines
It’s time to start preparing for the 2022 April PAD Challenge. In about a month, we’ll start meeting here every day to poem with poets from around the world. Past participants have included poets from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Germany, India, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, South Africa, and several other countries. (8 Reasons Why Poetry Is Good For The Soul.) I’ve run into teachers and students who’ve used the challenge as a way to work poetry into the classroom. I’ve heard from published poets with multiple collections that contain poems inspired by the prompts in these challenges. I’ve […]
How Google Universal Search Ranking Works – Darwinism In Search via @sejournal, @jasonmbarnard
Universal search results increasingly dominate the SERPs. Read on and learn how you can integrate it to gain better visibility on Google. The post How Google Universal Search Ranking Works – Darwinism In Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Are Title Tags A Google Ranking Factor? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
How much do title tags factor into Google’s ranking algorithms? We look at the evidence and what the experts say. The post Are Title Tags A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How to Be an Amazing Mentor in 10 Ways, according to HubSpot Managers
Take a minute to think about the best mentor you’ve ever had. It could be your manager, a colleague, a parent, a friend, a coach, a college professor. Then, you reach a point in your life where you have the chance to do the same for someone else. It can be both exciting, and a little confusing. In this article, you’ll get tips from both mentors and mentees on what it takes to foster this successful relationship. What does it mean to be a mentor? At its core, being a mentor is being a trusted advisor. It all boils down […]
3 Instagram Video Formats You Should Leverage in 2022 [Data from 500+ Marketers]
As a marketer, you’ve probably wondered which Instagram video format would perform the best for your audience. To help you, we asked consumers what type of video formats they watch the most. Plus, we surveyed marketers to discover their Instagram marketing strategies. You’ll also learn what video format users like to watch on Instagram as well as the size, length, and aspect ratio you should be using. How Marketers are Leveraging Video on Instagram In 2021, we surveyed over 1,000 global marketers to understand which trends they currently (and plan to) leverage. The first thing that stood out to us […]
7 Ways to Increase Ecommerce Website Traffic
The e-commerce industry went through a dramatic increase over the last two years. According to Statista, the global e-commerce sales of 3.35 trillion USD from 2019 grew up to 4.93 trillion USD in 2021 and are expected to reach 5.54 trillion USD by the end of this year. This increase in global e-commerce sales is … The post 7 Ways to Increase Ecommerce Website Traffic appeared first on Digital Agency Network.
5 Website Design Trends That Are Changing the Game in 2022
The internet is rapidly growing and continually evolving, making it challenging to keep up with the latest trends. Websites are a perfect example. Fifteen years ago, we could have never guessed the importance of building and designing a website for a business. Yet today, it is essential for a business’s success to keep up with … The post 5 Website Design Trends That Are Changing the Game in 2022 appeared first on Digital Agency Network.
Words of Business Wisdom From 10 Women Who Inspire Great B2B Marketing
When I look back at my childhood, my mom, first generation Bachelors degree in tow, worked four days a week. And ‘ran’ the evenings on her own at home while my dad was dairy farming. When she looks back, her mother ran the household and picked up shifts waitressing when the farm wasn’t making ends meet. And before that, working outside the home wasn’t something my great grandmother would have dreamed of. It is on the backs of everyday women like my mother, and the likes of Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, among others, that I was […]
Citizen Journalism vs. Traditional Journalism
“Traditional journalism is the outside looking in. Citizen journalism is the inside looking out. In order to get the complete story, it helps to have both points of view.” Mitch Gelman, President and CEO of WCNY, was referring here to the ‘boots on the ground’ reporting of citizen journalists and bloggers in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. A CNN.com executive producer at the time, Gelman was impressed with the ‘extraordinary first-person accounts’ posted online, which took audiences into “the heart and soul of the story.” (What Is Investigative Journalism?) Almost two decades later, not only are citizen journalists sharing their […]