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9 Best Wedding Logos and How to Get One for Free [2023]
Your wedding logo sets the stage for the tone for your wedding, so your logo should reflect both the event itself and the marriage it’s celebrating. The good news is that a lovely, unique wedding logo doesn’t have to be expensive. You can easily design your own, or hire a designer for as little as $5 (click here to find out how). Need more inspiration? Jump down for a list...
How to Become a Freelancer & Keep Your Day Job [2023 Guide]
Is it possible to have a full-time job and side business at the same time? The answer is yes. Absolutely. For sure. But it’s not easy. And it won’t happen overnight. It takes planning, determination, and persistence – but it’s very possible. And more and more freelancers are successfully juggling both. Over the past 11 years, I built my freelance business from zero to...
Wix SEO – 5 Expert Tips to Rank Much Higher (2023 UPDATE)
You’re eager to build a beautiful Wix website, but you read somewhere that Google hates Wix! Is that still true? You need your site to rank high on SEO, so should you give up on Wix now? Yes, Wix used to have a bad (let’s be honest, terrible) reputation regarding SEO. And the reasons were valid. Wix added characters to the URL. It was based on Flash. And the blog wasn’t SEO...
What Is a Facebook Pixel? Use It the Right Way in 2023
You look at a pair of shoes on your favorite store’s website. And then for the rest of the week, every time you are on Facebook, those exact same shoes magically show up. If you are like me, then more times than not, you eventually give in because you literally can’t get the shoes off your mind – or, more accurately, your screen. You likely have a Facebook pixel to thank...
The Ultimate Guide to AnswerThePublic (2023 PRO TIPS)
You want – no, need – to create content that potential customers really want to read. Not just because their boss tells them to or because they are bored, but because it gives them information that answers their most burning questions – at least about your topic or product. We know that creating great content is anything but simple. It can be nerve-wracking and...
Semrush Review – Is It Worth It for Content Marketers in 2023?
Your job as a content marketer is hard. You have to get so many parts of the puzzle correct – pick topics that people care about, select the right format for the piece of content, and then actually create something interesting and relevant. And your job isn’t over after this process. You then need to make sure that the right people find your content using both search and...
5 Best Hootsuite Alternatives with FREE TRIALS (2023 Update)
You realized you need to start using a social media management tool. So you did a Google search. You asked around. And Hootsuite seemed like the answer that kept popping up. But you want to know if there are other tools you should consider. Or perhaps you are already using Hootsuite and find the cost to be higher than expected. Or you need a tool with more features. Now...
Twitter Analytics: The Complete Guide for Professionals 2023
You share articles of interest with your followers. You carefully select hashtags. You add photos whenever you can. And you engage with your followers as often as possible. But are you getting the most benefits possible from the time you spend on Twitter? Maybe. It’s easy to assume so, because you are following the most commonly cited best practices. But you actually have...
5 Webinar Landing Page Templates THAT CONVERT 2023
You’ve spent weeks creating a webinar that is interesting and relevant. And you even found some fabulous experts in your industry to participate. You just know this webinar will bring in some great new leads. And that your boss will give you a raise – or at least a shout-out at the next department meeting. But all of this only happens if the right people show up. Not just...
How to Create an Ebook Landing Page 2023 TOP TIPS
A lot of time, effort, and money went into making your ebook - but none of this matters if no one reads it. Now you need to create a landing page that helps convince people to actually sign up and download it. First of all, you need a landing page builder – and fortunately, some of the best ones are free. But you don’t just want anyone to sign up for your ebook. You need...
10 Best SEO Tools for Content Marketers (2023 UPDATE)
Your superpower is content marketing. You know your audience – what they care about and what keeps them up at night. And you can create interesting and informative content that builds trust in your brand. But for your content to deliver meaningful results, people need to find your content – and find it easily and often. This means your content also needs to rank high in the...
5 Udemy Alternatives for Online Courses (2023 PICKS)
Maybe a client wants you to produce a short video to go with your blog post, and you don’t even know where to start. Or perhaps you have a free weekend, and instead of binge-watching the latest Netflix show, you want to learn some programming skills. Whatever your reason, you decide you want to take an online class (or seven). You consider signing up for a Udemy course, but...
GRAMMARLY – Writing & Grammar Checker Review + FREE APP
You use Microsoft Word’s spelling and grammar checker before you send out any document. That should be enough, right? Unfortunately, it’s not. It’s nowhere near enough. Word is simply not designed to be your only safety net from typos and grammatical errors. I’ve learned this the hard way. When writing an article about tax returns, I accidentally wrote that you can...
5 Best Click-to-Tweet Plugins for WordPress 2023
You know how important it is that your readers share your content on Twitter. And you want to make it as easy as possible for them to do so. People will share your content with their followers if you first put the idea into their heads, and then make the process simple and intuitive. The best way to increase the reach of your content is to add a click-to-tweet (CTT) plugin...
AND CO Review: The Best Choice for Freelancers? 2023
When I worked as a full-time employee, every two weeks my paycheck just magically showed up. But as a freelance writer, I have to send an invoice to my clients if I want to get paid for my time. During my first few years as a freelancer, I created my own invoices in Word. This came with a lot of downsides: It was time-consuming, involved juggling multiple clients, looked...