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28 Feb 2018

36 Online Video Tools for Simple Video Creation, Editing, and YouTube Management

Posted by to Video

Eyeballs are getting harder and harder to grab, especially on Facebook, where the auto-play feature has completely changed the landscape of the platform, both on desktop and mobile. Right now, video is the most engaging Facebook format. Uploading 60-90 second, funny, evergreen videos with captions and short text introductions is one of the most successful tactics to slow down scrolling on the app, at least according to Buzzsumo. A good… [Read More…]

14 Feb 2018

5 Simple But Effective Visual Marketing Tools

Posted by to Content

There are so many visual marketing tools out there that it is turning what used to be a rather arduous task into a simple process anyone can do in half the time. No one has a single excuse for why they aren’t implementing visuals of all kinds into they social media and website content. It is just so easy these days, and it takes hardly any effort at all. But… [Read More…]

01 Feb 2018

Real Name Policies on Facebook, LinkedIn, Quora and Google Plus: Clarified [Updated]

Posted by to Social Media

Since the start the web anonymity has been quite a hot controversy in social media world. On one hand, everyone has the right to remain anonymous online to avoid personal attacks. On the other hand, social media networks have been trying to promote “real” connections which resulted in many of them forcing “real name” policy on their users. Let’s see what the “real name” policy is these days: 1. Facebook:… [Read More…]

18 Jan 2018

How To Create an Effective Editorial Calendar For Your Blog

Posted by to Content

An editorial calendar is where you keep track of what you plan to publish, how, where, and why over time. It enables you to think ahead, remember creative ideas, and plan your time wisely. Most people have an editorial calendar of some kind, even if it is only their ideas for the next week in their head. However, not having an editorial calendar can result in missed deadlines, a lack… [Read More…]

10 Jan 2018

Useful Community Management Time-Saving Tips: How to Get Things Done!

Posted by to Social Media

Nowadays we are all community managers to some extent (many of us own blogs, moderate Google Plus communities, participate in Facebook groups, etc.) We interact with our readers daily trying to learn from them, we tweet to our mentors, we collect feedback, help to promote our friends’ posts while sharing our own, we kill spam, we do lots and lots of *tiny* things every moment… What about if we do… [Read More…]

02 Jan 2018

What Were Americans Asking Google on Christmas?

Posted by to Content

Researching niche questions is a great way to come up with awesome content that spreads, especially when it comes to timely and seasonal content. Here’s an example of question research that will come in handy for your next year’s content planning. Guys from Serpstat collected the most outstanding questions with the words “New Year” and “Christmas” for Google US. The data was obtained using “Search questions” feature which is something… [Read More…]

26 Dec 2017

How to Boost Your Social Media Following With Expert and Influencer Quotes!

Posted by to Social Media

I would like to start this post off with, fittingly enough, one of many expert quotes about social media: “Social media allows us to behave in ways that we are hardwired for in the first place – as humans. We can get frank recommendations from other humans instead of from faceless companies.” ~ Francois Gossieaux, The Hyper-Social Organization: Eclipse Your Competition by Leveraging Social Media An oversimplification, maybe, but a… [Read More…]

12 Dec 2017

Google Rich and Featured Snippets, Structured Data and More: #IMNinjas Marketing Roundup

Posted by to SEM Industry

Google has continued to focus on rich snippets and featured rich snippets – both in terms of feature releases, spam control, and general trajectory. Over on Twitter, major discussions included the role of backlinks in ranking and page breadth vs. content depth. Over on Webmaster World members discuss the likely repeal of Net Neutrality rules and what it may mean for the web and for customers. Google: A few strong… [Read More…]

07 Dec 2017

Here’s How to Link from Inside Youtube Video: Build Traffic from Youtube

Posted by to Content

For a few years now you can add clickable links (calls-to-action, additional info, contact details, etc) right inside your Youtube video to direct viewers to your site, project, product page, etc. The problem is, while the topic is covered quite well inside Youtube guidelines, it’s scattered so much around the place that you’ll have trouble finding answers to your questions even if you know what you are looking for. Let’s… [Read More…]

30 Nov 2017

Keyword Clustering: Best Resources, Techniques and Tools

Posted by to Search Engine Optimization

What exactly is keyword clustering? To cluster keywords means to group your long overwhelming keyword lists by relevancy. I have done an article explaining keyword clustering in a most easy-to-understand way. At the heart of it, keyword clustering is what it sounds like: you take relevant keywords and arrange them together into groups. Use these keyword clusters to: Better understand your topic Optimize your content for several keyword phrases instead… [Read More…]

21 Nov 2017

How to Turn an Influencer into a Loyal Member of Your Site’s Community

Posted by to Marketing

When you are seeking visibility for a product, brand or website, social media is a clear necessity in your tool belt. Spanning across multiple websites, formats and audiences, the way you structure your website can make all the difference in the world as to your eventual popularity. Perhaps the easiest way to make the most of social media is connecting with influencers. Think of social media as real estate, whether… [Read More…]

26 Oct 2017

How To Control Your Video Search Result Listing

Posted by to Search Engine Optimization

We’ve talked about search and social snippets before. A rich snippet is what you see below your search listing enriched with rating stars, author information, a thumbnail, etc… scraped from the linked page. For video listings, Google often shows: The video thumbnail (which implies it’s a video) The date the video was published The author of the video That image is probably going to attract visitors as well as increase… [Read More…]

18 Oct 2017

6 Ways to Find the Time for Blog Reading Even on the Busiest Days

Posted by to Content

One of my biggest passions? Blogs. I love writing for them, I love searching for them and I especially love reading them. The downside to this is that I have a huge number of blogs. I mean there are really lots of great blogs in my niche I need to keep up with. When you have too many blogs to follow, you run into the problem of actually reading them… [Read More…]