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5 Best Website Builders for Kids in 2023 – Fun and Easy to Use
While all the builders on my list will get the job done, my personal favorite is Squarespace. It has the best-looking templates around, and all the tools you could possibly need to build your website, integrated straight into its editor (so you don’t have to look for them elsewhere). You can take advantage of Squarespace’s 30% discount on annual plans to save...
Improve Email Marketing: Clean Up Your Email Subscriber List
For most companies the goal is to get as many people subscribed and receiving those email messages as possible, so the idea of trying to clean that list up and remove some people sounds crazy. Why take the time to eliminate people on your list? Does anyone really benefit? As it turns out, there are quite a few reasons that a small business would benefit from a clean...
How to Advance Your Freelance Career [2023 Guide]
Being a freelancer can bring you a good income and the freedom to work according to your own schedule. Once you’re established as a freelancer, you might want to find ways to grow your income and advance your career. As a freelancer, the amount you can earn is linked to how much work you can do yourself. Once you are charging the highest you can reasonably charge for your...
How to Get Paid as a Freelancer [2023 Guide]
Once you’ve completed your work, the next step is getting paid. Hopefully, you’ll have an appreciative client who pays promptly (and if you don’t, see our tips below). First and foremost, you need to choose the best payment option. Here is our summary of the payment options for freelancers: Check. This is the traditional way to send payment long distance. Checks...
20 Best Bakery Websites – Web Design Inspiration 2023
Fresh bread. Soft doughnuts. Pies with just the right balance of sweetness and tartness. Do those words make your mouth water, and your heart ache? Are you now glancing at the fridge? Well, it’s going to get worse (or better, depending on your point of view), because this article is all about the most delicious sites on the web, and how you can get your own up and...
How to Create a Winning Freelance Profile [Full 2023 Guide]
Why a Good Profile Is the Key to Success Freelance platforms are a great way to find work, but after you register, you shouldn't do a rush-job on your profile. Think about it: You are one of millions of freelancers registered on various websites. If your profile is incomplete, hard to read, or poorly laid out, potential clients will just move on to the next...
The Big Index of Global Newspapers [2023 Update]
These days, having just the right type of promotion for your business is absolutely essential, regardless of what area you’re in. However, with the veritable ocean of outlets today, you can easily get lost in the sheer amount of options to to choose from. Basically, it can be very difficult to find newspapers to promote your story in specific areas. But don’t worry, because...
What is an Email Split Test?
If you’ve ever found yourself spending tons of time looking at different versions of an email to “figure out” which “you think” will do better with your audience, you’re in serious need of a crash course in email split tests. Split testing not only keeps you from stressing out and wasting valuable time, but it also takes you out of the realm of “feel-marketing” that...
5 Email Marketing Best Practices for Affiliate Marketers
Affiliate marketers can gain a lot from email. As a channel, email offers a lot of advantages that other ways of getting in front of your customers do not. Search engines can help you get discovered by new potential customers, but your SEO reach can also be harmed at any moment by penalties or algorithmic changes. Social media channels offer a direct line to your audience, but...
How to Deal With Clients [2023 Guide]
One of the primary skills you’ll need to gain as a freelancer is managing your clients’ expectations. Doing this successfully requires starting on the right foot by presenting your client with a clear contract along the lines that we’ve outlined in Chapter Five. The contract should specify: What you will deliver When you will deliver it How much and when you will be...
How to Manage Time as a Freelancer [2023 Guide]
Every freelancer is tempted to believe they can fit their work in around the rest of their life. This approach could lead to trouble. To succeed as a freelancer, you will need to schedule your work time just as if you worked in an office. It’s important to treat your work seriously, so schedule your work for your most productive time of day. That could either be early in the...
Fiverr vs Upwork 2023: Where to Hire the Best Freelancers
I used to think Upwork was the best place to find talented freelancers. I’d heard that Fiverr is the place to find good deals on freelance work, but I wasn’t sure the quality would measure up. To test Fiverr’s bold claim that you can get quality work for $5, I hired three Fiverr freelancers at different price points to design a logo. You can see the results in our full...
3 Email Marketing Myths That Will Keep Your Business From Growing
Email marketing is a critical tool for SMBs eager to grow. But having a tool and knowing how to use it are starkly different things. Unfortunately, SMBs looking for help often get a lot of bad advice that teaches them bad habits, which ultimately decreases the ROI of their efforts. Knowing what to look for can not only identify which habits to avoid, but also allow you to...
60+ Email Marketing Stats You Need to Know for 2023
Open rates, CTRs, unsubscribes, deliverability, bounce rates, and whole lot more — optimizing for every single metric in your email marketing campaigns is costly, time-consuming, and maybe just downright daunting. But your efforts are critical to your business’s bottom line. To help you out, we’ve compiled 45+ of the most important email marketing stats to help drive your...
Ultimate Guide to Being a Freelancer [2023 Update]
If you're thinking of becoming a freelancer, you're probably bored with your day job and looking for new challenges in your life. Maybe you love the idea of being your own boss, or maybe you just need more flexibility in your work schedule. Either way, the freelance life could be perfect for you. When you're a freelancer, everything's up to you. You can choose to work from...