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The Evolution of ADA Compliance and What It Means in the Digital Age
The disability community in the US has been actively fighting for their rights to accessibility long before the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) was signed into law. However, ADA compliance is something that started going mainstream in the past few decades, with the corporate world, as well as local, state and federal governments at the forefront. ADA compliance in and of itself has made huge strides and milestones in the past couple of years. Today, 99.99 percent of businesses are required [by law] to be compliant with ADA regulations. They have to ensure that their facilities and services, including digital assets (website, software, mobile apps, etc.), are accessible to all.…
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Does it (still) spark joy? Clean up your blog like Marie Kondo
The Japanese clean-up guru Marie Kondo has sold millions of books worldwide, and her hype on Netflix brings the hype back on track. According to her philosophy, you can only keep stuff that sparks joy: things that make you happy. You have to say goodbye to the rest. Let us apply that principle to our digital content. Is your website still that inspiring place that really makes people happy? Do your visitors have a reason to love you and follow you? Do you still spark joy? A lot of people do not a great spring cleaning anymore, but the first spring sun is a good time to get the broom…
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Everything You Need For Your Bullet Journal
In two days, exactly one year ago, I started my Bullet Journal, and still I am as fond of this system as I was on that first day. On the internet, there is a lot of nice information to find, but to filter out what you really need can be difficult. That’s why today a blog post with all the things you really need to start a Bullet Journal and some things that you absolutely do not need (but which are secretly very nice). The Bullet Journal stuff that you really need? To start with your Journal, it is useful to have something to subscribe first. This can theoretically be…
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How to Write Outstanding Blog Posts?
How to write the perfect blog that delivers customers? How do you get 45 new, extremely enthusiastic LinkedIn connections in 2 months? How do you make your list grow 200% in the same period? How do you make people see you as an expert? How do you make your blog go viral and how do you inspire people to call you to work with you? The secret key is: blogging. Regularly writing an inspirational recruiting blog post does wonder for your business. How? Before I go to the tips about writing the perfect blog post, first a few sage thoughts about blogging. A blog is never a covert advertising leaflet…
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6 Ways To Make Money Off Your Blog
I think that the vast majority of bloggers dream about making money from the blog, and preferably enough to be able to live off it. And it’s not that strange. Who wouldn’t want to be able to be their own boss? Manage their own every day, and be able to work from home or anywhere else in the world? Besides, living off of something that is fun, and maybe a great hobby? Many bloggers live full time off the blog. But when you see how many people live from blog revenue compared with how many people, in fact, blog, it is a relatively small proportion who actually earn large sums…
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Can You Take SEO Marketing Into Your Hands?
Search engine marketing is necessary! This is easily said, but what is actually said quickly? We are talking about the means of getting websites to be found, and that does not necessarily have to be the ‘Far from my bed show’ — a look at search engine marketing. I can also do search engine marketing all by myself? The starting point when looking at search engine marketing is that we all have or use a website. In both cases, we can not do without a handy checklist. The structure of this list is based on what we have to keep in mind in order to go to a working website.…
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Merry Christmas to Our Blog Readers + A Surprise!
Christmas is just around the corner and the year is almost over. It’s been a remarkable year for LoreleiWeb.com blog, with new partners, new authors, and many more new followers on social media: we are pleased with how this year turned out, and we are grateful for every small milestone we managed to pass. We want to use this opportunity and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a lot of happy festive moments in these last days of 2018! Halfway through December, LoreleiWeb.com passed a magical new milestone of 98,000 followers and fans. Incredible how more and more people discover Lorelei Web through social media, Google and other search engines.…
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10 Popular Questions & Answers About Instagram Stories
Someone loves Instagram Stories, and thinks it’s the funniest feature. Others hate it and think it’s foolish and useless. No matter what camp you belong to, Instagram stories are coming to be, and something you should definitely consider using if you do not do so already. Instagram stories have been around for a couple of years now, but there are not too many guides on how to use it. Tips and things tell you what’s wise to do, and what’s not. It allows you to ask many questions and get some answers. I often get questions about Instagram stories, and I see that there are many of the same issues…
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How to Start a Blog?
How to Start a Blog, really? Have you been planning to start a blog for some time now, but don’t know where to begin? In this guide, you will learn how to get all the technical elements sorted out within twenty minutes. But first: why would you actually start a blog in 2019? Does a blog still make sense? Blogging is no longer just a hobby, but also a lifestyle. Successful bloggers enjoy an amazingly comfortable lifestyle with “freedom” being the keyword. Yet at the same time, this is a kind of work that is never finished. LoreleiWeb.com is over 12 years old (!) yet I am constantly working on…
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Starting a blog? Avoid These 20 Blogging Mistakes
The eyes of people start to roll when I tell them that I make my money on the internet by scoring high in Google through ‘simple’ blogging. “That is so easy, and you get a paycheck to write the whole day on the internet. Even a monkey can do your work!” I hear them say… The reality is that people are quick to judge before they have tried it themselves. People often see blogging as a no-brainier job. However, as they sit down to write their first article, they shut out load: “This is much more difficult than I had thought.” It is quite normal that as a starting blogger…
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How to Prevent Plagiarism in Your Blog Posts?
As a blog owner, you already know how important it is to use unique content on your website, not only in order to stand out from competitors but also because search engines value it and rank original content much higher. This is because search engines like Google strive to only present websites in the search result that have actually created value. Obviously, it doesn’t make sense to display multiple blog posts that contain the same text. Search engines have a sophisticated algorithm and work hard in order to recognize where copied content was used and who was the original author. And because plagiarism has always been frowned upon, Google and…
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How do you start a blog in 5 easy steps?
Starting a blog can help you build authority, attract more visitors to your website and get more customers if you already have an e-shop or an offline brand. Fortunately, it is not that complicated to start a blog. However, it is essential that you take into account some issues so that you also lay the foundation for a blog that can be successful. In this article you will discover which 5 steps are needed to start a blog and at the same time lay the foundation for future success. Where is your blood flow? Before you even start anything, I advise you to ask yourself this question first. The success…
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My 8 Life-changing Productivity Tips That Go Against Common Sense
Today, with a bit of an off-topic blog post, I wanted to discuss some of my favorite productivity tips, and how I fight procrastination. When it comes to productivity, I’ve noticed that the same rules do not apply to everyone equally. We all know the basic productivity tips and tricks; how to structure our day, or that you have to write everything down on a piece of paper, and many other essential tips that have been milled over on every personal development blog out there. However, when it comes to real life, things are not so easy. Eliminating distractions and writing your goals on a clean sheet of paper just…
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The Biggest Secrets of Successful Content Creation Revealed
How do I get more visitors? How can I sell more on my eshop? How do I make it to the first page in Google? We often receive these questions from our customers. As you may already know, there is no definite answer to this eternal dilemma. The success of your website depends on many factors. Nevertheless, we often recommend starting with content creation. This form of online marketing is the first step towards online success! What is the definition of content creation? The definition of content creation is: “creating and sharing relevant, valuable and entertaining information through your own channels with the aim of potential binding customers to your…
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Starting a Professional Blog: The Ultimate 15-Steps Plan
Whether you are setting up a blog for the first time or already have had some experience with blogging in the past; there are a number of steps that you will always go through. Experience shows that starting a blog is easier if you follow these steps in a logical way, as opposed to chaotically jumping from one step to another (and back). That is why we have listed these steps for you. Both for the novice and the “serial bloggers” it’s a handy reminder in development for setting up a new blog! 1. Choose a niche based on you passion Try to find a golden middle between passion and…
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Is Divi Theme Really All You’ll Ever Need, or A Waste of Money?
It’s been over a year since ElegantThemes.com released any new WordPress theme, and that is because the last one that was published, Divi, was claimed to be an “all-in-one” solution for any website. The theme has attracted a lot of attention since its release, thanks to its attractive design and range of features including the Divi page builder tool. For a humble membership fee that starts from $69, you can lay your hands on ALL ElegantThemes material, including this theme. So, we decided to take it for a test drive and see if it really is as good as claimed… Installation After installing the Divi theme (Appearance > Themes >…
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The 10 best WordPress Plugins for Marketers
There are numerous WordPress plugins that can help you to carry out daily tasks in the field of online marketing easier, faster or more efficiently. In addition, there are even plugins that can fully automate certain blogging tasks. We have listed the ten best WordPress plugins for you, so don’t look any further, all these plugins are either free or have a free version available, so you won’t even spend a dime on them. Without further ado, let’s get started… 1. Jetpack Jetpack is an ‘all-in-one WordPress plugin’ that offers plenty of advanced features, including analytics, content tools, mobile themes and much more. Marketers can decide for themselves which features…
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How to Become an Excellent Copy Writer?
How can you ensure that visitors really read your blog posts? The answer is actually straightforward: you can’t. However, based on various statistics and metrics, 16% of your visitors will read your content. The rest either don’t read at all or just the information quickly to search for valuable pieces of information. How do you ensure that your message comes across as interesting and the visitor becomes a customer? Only by writing for the web and taking into account our 10 rules for good web copy. So without further ado, let’s see what these rules are. Difference between online and offline copy. The difference between online and offline copy is…
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