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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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6 Tips For The Perfect Mobile Marketing Strategy in 2019
At the beginning of this century, we only did two things with our mobile phone: calling and texting. And maybe calculate something with the built-in calculator. Nowadays, the mobile device looks more like a Swiss army knife: it can be used almost anywhere and for anything. The mobile device gives access to a large number of channels, varying from e-mail and push messages to websites and apps. And of course, you can still call. With all these opportunities at your fingertips, how do you elevate your mobile marketing strategy to a higher level? Consumers nowadays use many channels simultaneously during their own, self-directed customer journeys. They decide for themselves how…
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15 JavaScript Libraries & Resources for WordPress Developers
JavaScript is a powerful scripting language where you as a WordPress developer can do a lot. That is why in this article we will discuss 15 handy JavaScript libraries and sources that you undoubtedly can use! 15 JavaScript libraries and sources 1. BackBoneJS You probably know that messy code can have a negative effect on both your work and the user interface. This library is not called “BackBone” for nothing; it has been developed to provide developers with an easy way to use models to streamline and improve their code. More info 2. Boba.js Boba is the JavaScript library for Google Analytics integration on your WordPress website. More info 3.…
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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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Research Of Our Social State in 2019
How does social media work, at the beginning of 2019? What do marketers spend their time worldwide and what are they struggling with? In this article, I will share the most striking results from the latest Buffer research. Buffer ( a well known social media tool) researches social media every year. The company questions how marketers worldwide think about social media, what works, and how the industry changes. 1842 marketing professionals participated in the 2019 edition. The ROI of social media Striking: 58.8% of marketers in the survey call social media marketing “a very important” part of their marketing strategy (and 30.5% “somewhat important”). Nevertheless, 19% of respondents still have…
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Social Video: Experiences & Tips From 500 Marketers [infographic]
Have you noticed that on social media you increasingly come across videos from companies and brands? As a campaign, in stories, as a sponsored or private message… Video marketing is on the rise, and more and more marketers are embracing this marketing form. What are their experiences with video? Where are opportunities? And what are their tips? Research into video marketing These questions are answered in the following infographic. They researched 500 marketers and asked them about their experiences and tips regarding video marketing on social media. The results are processed in the visual below. Satisfaction with the effect of video Marketers say they are very satisfied with the impact…
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7 Auction Plugins For WordPress in 2019
Are you looking for the best auction plugins for WordPress? With the right plugin, you can turn your WordPress website into a cash machine! Whether you want to build a small auction website or the next eBay, with these 7 auction plugins for WordPress you can undoubtedly go for it. Auction plugins for WordPress 1. YITH WooCommerce Auctions YITH WooCommerce Auctions is one with a wide range of features that would make eBay jealous! You can not only set up auctions with your own product catalog but also offer affiliate sellers the possibility to add products to your online auction house. You can then receive a percentage of the sales…
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Link Building – Dead or Alive?
Link building was an ever-loved source of income for SEO companies, but times have changed. Not that the construction of external backlinks is avoided, but it takes more time and effort now. And that is exactly the intention after the Google update Penguin. Link building prey for trade The keyword within the current link building is ‘natural backlinks.’ Opposite of ‘natural’ is ‘unnatural,’ and that calls for a brief historical overview. It has always been the driving force of Google to quickly give the useful results of what is being asked for. These results become better if users express their appreciation for other websites by placing a link on their…
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Smush 3.0 – The Future of Image Optimization
Smush 3.0 is now out. This new version of your favorite image optimization tool now offers a Global Image Delivery Network, WebP compression, Automatic Image Scaling, and a brand new interface. Sounds impressive, but what does that mean? Smush 3.0 has its own super-fast CDN Smush 3.0 has a lot of new features, and that is all made possible by their brand new, global server network. Smush Pro users can now deliver the Smush CDN (Content Delivery Network) to images. Servers (with a speed of 40 terabytes per second) are placed at 45 locations around the world. Closer standing servers means more speed, and more speed means a better SEO…
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Usability, the core concept around WordPress 5
Usability is a nice word. Translated to ‘ease of use,’ we come across it everywhere, from the ergonomic screwdriver to the user-friendly clock radio. In the SEO world, the website and the CMS fall into this. WordPress saw usability as a strong requirement for WordPress 5. And this is why. Website usability scores Before we examine WordPress 5, we first look at website usability. This is – simple enough – everything that makes it easy for users to hang around on web pages. Now there are easily dozens of things to mention, but think of things like a clickable logo through which one goes to the homepage accessibility of the…
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WooCommerce Apps for iOS & Android Are Officially Available
This week marks the first official release of the new mobile WooCommerce apps for Android and the improved version for iOS. WooCommerce started beta testing of the Android app late last year, and the original iOS app has been updated with additional features. WooCommerce apps for iOS and Android These new apps for iOS and Android can be considered as a nice base that is very useful for tracking eshop performance with detailed statistics and receiving alerts for new orders and product reviews. Users can not yet add or edit products, and the app does not, however, offer the possibility to switch between different web shops. These versions provide basic…
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Get Started With Marketing Automation Before It’s Too Late
At the moment, the technological possibilities are growing so fast that you have the feeling like you always walk behind. Self-driving cars, Virtual Reality, and Smart Homes become a reality more quickly than you think. While marketing gurus describe the bright future in automation for you, putting it into practice is often difficult. Few companies are already taking structured steps in the field of marketing automation. Where do you start? “The robots take over everything.” Marketing automation is unknown territory for most companies. So it takes courage to make room for marketing automation in the strategy of the company. In this process resistance often arises, because: you do not have…
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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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What Can I do With Data?
Data is often called the new oil or the new gold. As if a “pot of gold” is waiting for you, because you stay ahead of the competition thanks to the data. What matters is that data is valuable. That is why companies increasingly want to do ‘something’ with data, or at least this is what you hear. But what does that mean ‘to do something with the data’? The challenge is that you do not actually know exactly what to do to get value from data. You know that you have to change something, but not exactly what. Even if you have an idea here, it is sometimes difficult…
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GitHub Now Offers Free Unlimited Private Repositories
Good news for GitHub users: they no longer have to pay to keep their code private. Since this month the company offers unlimited private repositories (repositories) for users with a free account, with up to three collaborators. They do not have to upgrade to a Pro account for 7 dollars a month. The new policy under Microsoft Some GitHub users did not trust it at all when Microsoft bought the company last year for an amount of 7.5 billion dollars. But GitHub does not seem to be focusing so much on saving money from the small fish; the focus is more on developing the Enterprise products. The Business Cloud and…
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“Happy publishing” With WordPress 5.1!
WordPress 5.1 will replace the famous “Happy blogging” in wp-config-sample.php with “Happy publishing.” “Start blogging” will be replaced by “Start writing.” The next big WordPress update will also include some other blog “references replaced by the word” site. “These changes ensure that a lot of tutorials and documentation need to be updated. WordPress contributors are currently working to adjust the new wording in different files so that they reflect the extensive possibilities of WordPress as a “publishing platform.” A new era for WordPress “By recording this change, WordPress is no longer a simple blog platform; It is now a comprehensive publication solution. wrote Gutenberg and WordPress core contributor Gary Pendergast.…
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3 SEO Components: parts of the whole
Search engine optimization (SEO) consists of components. Wood splinters now fly here and there, because such a large open door has rarely been shattered. Does not everything consist of elements? Yes, but it is convenient to know which of these are essential and manageable. Components of a website In a previous article on SEO three parts were mentioned that are essential to be found by search engines: the text component (keywords, unique content, etc.) the indexation component (overview for visitors and search engines) the popularity component (relevant for visitors and search engines) It would have been easy to put a link to that article, but we do won’t. If the…
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