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How to Improve Organic Clickthrough for Your Content
Google search result pages are becoming more diverse and even interactive, which makes any clickthrough study out there much less reliable, because no two sets of search results are the same. But how much control do writers and content creators have over how their content is represented in search? As it turns out, they do have quite a few options when it comes to optimizing their search snippets! The anatomy of a standard search snippet The standard Google search snippet has changed over the years, but in essence all the key elements are still there: The clickable title or headline […]
Announcing the Get Published in 2022: Breaking In Resource Directory
We’re excited to announce the Get Published in 2022: Breaking In Resource Directory from Writer’s Digest magazine, which collects advice from 41 agents, 39 debut authors, and 27 small presses, to help writers make 2022 the year they get their book published. Let’s face it: Breaking into traditional book publishing can be tough work. After you write and revise the book, there’s finding an agent or an independent publisher. And all of that includes time spent researching instead of what you really want to be doing—writing. So, Writer’s Digest has done the work for you. The Get Published in 2022: […]
Writer’s Digest Presents: Beginnings (Podcast, Episode 1)
We’re excited to share our new monthly podcast: Writer’s Digest Presents! In this inaugural episode, the WD team (Amy Jones, Robert Lee Brewer, Moriah Richard, and Michael Woodson) introduce themselves and chat about beginnings of stories and projects. Then, Robert talks with mystery author and FundsForWriters editor C. Hope Clark about beginnings of projects, including her recent double book release of a new Craven County mystery series Murdered in Craven and Burned in Craven. Also, learn if Clark is a plotter or pantser. Quote: “You need to write religiously and not just here and there when you feel like it. […]
9 Self-Published Authors Who Made It Big
Today more than ever, it’s not just great writing that sells. Besides having a powerful plot, theme, protagonist (whether that is a fictional character or the star of your nonfiction), and stellar writing, there is another piece to the puzzle that all successful self published authors share. Decades ago, great authors wrote their books, sent them to the publisher, and then started the next. There was no website to keep up, no social media to build a brand for, and no podcasts to speak on. Book tours did not take place in the way they do today, and word of […]
The 7 Best Writing Apps
Ages ago, writers had to write by candlelight with quills and ink. Now, it’s as easy as whipping out your phone while waiting in line at the grocery store and jotting down a few sentences. The question is, which app should you use to organize your writing? With so many options out there, you want to pick the right one so you don’t spend more time moving your writing around than you do actually writing. Having a good writing app can save you from having to scroll through all of your notebooks to find that one note you need. Instead, […]
A Technical SEO Guide To Lighthouse Performance Metrics via @sejournal, @Jammer_Volts
These definitions will help you translate Lighthouse performance metrics into meaningful action items for a skilled and collaborative SEO team. The post A Technical SEO Guide To Lighthouse Performance Metrics appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Customers’ Top HubSpot Integrations to Streamline Your Business in 2022
The HubSpot team is excited to share that the HubSpot App Marketplace has officially crossed the 1,000 apps milestone. We’re proud of this milestone because it reflects the combined commitment of HubSpot and our partners to deliver integrated solutions to help you grow better. We know there’s an increasing number of software choices out there for your growing company. And that trend is only going to continue: A recent IDC white paper commissioned by HubSpot predicted that the cloud computing industry will only continue to grow over the next three years. Blissfully estimates that all SaaS categories will continue to […]
What Video Marketers Should Know in 2022, According to Wyzowl Research
It’s well established that video has been one of the breakout trends in the marketing world for the past decade. But what’s happening in video marketing right now? And how does its growth and success stand up to the twists and turns of a global pandemic? At Wyzowl, we’ve released an annual State of Video Marketing survey every year since 2015, charting usage, spend, channels, and opinions among video marketers and consumers. We recently released our eighth State of Video Marketing report and, in light of the chaos of recent years, it’s perhaps our most fascinating set of findings yet. […]