What is a “Story,” anyway? Instagram stories and other “Stories” are the newest addition to social media, but they’re arguably one of the most important social aspects for businesses. It started with Snapchat, and Facebook has joined the game most recently, but Instagram is really the sweet spot for sharing stories. While Snapchat was the […]
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How To Create a YouTube Channel Introduction Video
YouTube has a great new feature for YouTube channels, it’s called the Channel introduction video. What is a YouTube channel introduction video? Stick around, we’re here to help. What is a YouTube Channel Introduction Video? Very simply, this video is created to introduce new people to your YouTube channel! It’s something we highly recommend doing […]
Easy Writing Ideas for Business with Guest Karen McRae
“Start with your customers.” In writing blog posts for your business, the very first step (and probably the most crucial one!) is knowing your target audience. Most businesses now understand the importance of high-quality content for a blog. But what exactly factors into writing a high-quality written blog post? In today’s episode, Karen McRae, the […]
2 Easy Ways For More Traffic To Your Website!
Getting views, clicks and engagement to your blog posts is something anyone who has an online business constantly things about. How do I get more views? How to I get more traffic? What more can I do!? Sometimes we focus so much on content, SEO and social media, that we don’t see some very simple […]
5 Places For Free Copyright Free Photos
photo from unsplash.com Updated (July 21, 2019): removed a site that no longer offers royalty / copyright free photos As anyone who blogs knows … finding copyright free photos for your blog can be a challenging undertaking. Depending on the amount of blogging you do – paying for photos on sites like iStockPhoto or DepositPhotos […]
5 Sites To Submit A Guest Post (and contact info)
As you grow your business and talk to more people about ways to gain exposure – you may have heard of guest blogging. Guest blogging is a way to increase exposure for your business and a way to gain more traffic for your business website. It’s also a great way to build relationships and it’s […]
FTC Sends Warning To Social Media Marketers
This week in marketing news the FTC sends out a strong reminder to social media marketers about following the FTC’s guidelines. These key points are a reminder for everyone on disclosures for contests, sweepstakes, paid influencers, videos, reviews, blogger outreach and even how Twitter should be handled. You can read the full article here on […]
How To Test If Your Website Is Mobile Friendly!
Google announced that on April 21st, 2015 all websites need to be mobile friendly. If your website isn’t mobile friendly – it will have dramatic impacts on your search results. Pretty scary when your site is your source of income – so take note! To read Google’s full website announcement click here: Google Mobile Friendly […]
What Is A Brand Intro On YouTube?
Here’s a simple but often asked question I get when clients want to start doing YouTube videos. If starting a video series or just videos in general, creating a “Brand Intro” for your campaign can assist with branding and quickly identify your logo or website. The most asked question is … What’s a Brand Intro […]
Why Social Media is so Important For SEO
Everything online is destined to change … new algorithms, new designs and new sites with new ideas. Consistently challenging anyone who works or uses the online world. (Isn’t that everyone at this point?) I found the following infographic done by Search Engine Land … it’s especially helpful. It’s an easy way for someone to review […]