The Free and Paid Instagram Analytics Apps You Need in 2020
Using Instagram for marketing purposes is rapidly growing in popularity, with over 70% of companies using the platform in 2017, compared to less than 50% in 2016. It’s important that you leverage Instagram for your own business, but once you start, it can be difficult to discern whether you’re truly successful. Without the right metrics, […]
How to Open an Online Business
I can’t count how many times I’ve come up with an idea and immediately said to my friends, “I should start a business!” I never do, but if I did, I know it would be online. Why? Well, in 2018, online businesses generated over $2 billion in revenue. If shopping online wasn’t as popular a […]
150 of The Most Expensive Keywords on Google (By Industry)
You may have heard that Google Ads is a quick way to get ROI from search engine traffic. This is an appealing prospect, especially because Google runs on a PPC (pay per click) model where you only pay for traffic that actually makes it to your site. However, handing Google your money is a concerning […]
10 Sites You Can Use for Free Blog Promotion
As a marketer, promoting and driving traffic to your blog isn’t easy. It can feel like you’re talking into a void sometimes. We’ve all been there. However, there are almost 4.5 billion active internet users. Getting blog readers is all about promoting your content to the right people at the right place and the right […]
17 Email Newsletter Examples We Love Getting in Our Inboxes
When people first start doing email marketing, they often assume they need an email newsletter. “It’ll have everything our customers care about, all in one place,” they rationalize. “Our list will be different — people will actually look forward to getting our newsletter,” they argue. “Since we’re only sending it once a month, it’ll be […]
6 Secrets to Achieving Work-Life Balance, According to HubSpot Marketing Managers
Have you ever heard the phrase, “If you love your job, you’ll never have to work again.”? Well, that myth is both false and incredibly misleading. In fact, research shows that the more passionate you are about a job, the more work you’ll actually do. The truth is, a successful career takes time, initiative, and […]
Where to Find Public and Private Small Business Funding in 2020
With the recent passing of a $2 trillion U.S. stimulus package, small business owners impacted by COVID-19 have been given options for low-interest loans, financial assistance, and other aid that can help them in this uncertain economic time. Aside from this stimulus package, a number of private, state and local institutions have also stepped up […]
On-Page SEO 101: Tips for Keyword Optimizing the Most Critical Parts of Your Website
SEO can sometimes feel like it stands for “Something Extremely Obscure.” As marketers, we’re responsible for staying on top of what can feel like endless Google algorithm updates. And if we fail to do so, we run the risk of not showing up in search for important target keywords. But keeping pace with all of […]
How Small Businesses Can Take Advantage of the U.S. Stimulus Package
To aid small businesses and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government recently passed three landmark acts, including the largest economic stimulus package in history. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (or CARES Act), passed March 27, directs more than $2 trillion to the U.S. economy. The history-making stimulus package […]
9 of the Most Inventive Interactive Marketing Examples We’ve Ever Seen
If you really think about it, the content formats we rely on today have an uncanny resemblance to the content formats we relied on yesterday — our blog posts look like print articles, our offers look like books, and our slide decks like look presentations. Relying on the content formats we used yesterday to educate […]