SEO Tips Every Website Designer Should Know

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Search engine optimization is vital to building a successful website, as the concepts of SEO will teach you how to design for optimal positioning in the SERPs (search engine results pages).

Your digital content won’t be very effective without at least a minimal understanding of how Google’s search algorithm actually works. Take a moment to expand your knowledge of SEO, and check out a few of the most important aspects you’ll need to know to create an effective website. Continue reading →

Originally posted on June 28, 2018 @ 7:46 am

4 Ways To Up Your SEO Game

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If you’re trying to improve your search engine results when it comes to your website, there’s many different tricks, tips, and advice that you can follow to up your game. Some of them are fairly self-explanatory, whereas others of them are a little bit more esoteric and you have to understand the inner workings of Google’s algorithms to comprehend why the work.

A few examples of ways to improve your search engine optimization would be to write better headlines, use photo and image resources accordingly, get into semantic phrases, and follow the industry leaders to see how they are approaching SEO. Continue reading →

Originally posted on May 22, 2018 @ 7:36 am

18 Fun Things to Do With Cryptocurrency

18 Fun Things to Do With Cryptocurrency

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Cryptocurrencies are all the rage these days.

If you’re socially active, you should know at least one person who wouldn’t stop talking about Bitcoin. And whether you like it or not, they’re not entirely to blame.

Thanks to Bitcoin’s expectations-shattering streak these past few months, people are jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon.

Plenty of them doesn’t even bother to understand how cryptocurrencies work and why they have value. But hey — as long as it makes them money, what’s there to ask, right?

Of course, cryptocurrencies also see their fair share of skepticism, especially from people who believe that they have absolutely no backing. However, most of these critics overlook the single factor that can impact something’s value: sentiment.

Put simply; a cryptocurrency will always have value as long as people want it. Some may consider it as an investment vehicle, while others are interested in the transactions they can make with it.

And, by golly, there are tons of amazing, amusing, and straight up weird things you can do with cryptocurrency nowadays. Here are 18 examples:

1. Purchase a Property – Real estate developers in places like Dubai and Miami now accept payments in Bitcoin.

2. Pay for Parking – A handful of malls, airports, and other public locations around the globe are also embracing BTC-based transactions.

3. Settle Your Parking Fines –  If you learned about point #2 a little too late, don’t worry — you can easily settle your NYC parking fines with Bitcoin.

4. Purchase Airline Tickets – Still related to point #2, you can also use services like CheapAir to book flights with cryptocurrency.

5. Get a College Degree – Not only are universities offering degrees in digital currencies, some of them even accept tuition fees made in Bitcoin.

6. Watch/Do Crazy Stunts – Eristica, a “FunTech” startup, now allows you to win cryptocurrency via challenges that must be recorded on video.

7. Eat at a Restaurant – As the name suggests, bitcoinrestaurants.net can help you look for dining spots that accept Bitcoin payments.

8. Buy Stocks – Cryptocurrency investments are so revolutionary, you can convert them into stocks in certain online brokerages.

9. Charge Your Electric Car – Thanks to cryptocurrency, blockchain-powered charging stations for electric cars are slowly making their way into more countries.

10. Buy a Car – If you don’t have an electric car to charge, you can now purchase one with cryptocurrency — just like what Mason Borda didfor a Tesla Model 3.

11. Rent an Uber Car – If you’d rather use Uber than purchase your car, you can pay for your ride with a cryptocurrency debit card.

12. Get a Bitcoin Debit Card – About the example above, you can get your Bitcoin debit card from companies like Shift.

13. Crowdsource Electricity – A lot of people aren’t aware of it yet, but in some places, you can transact electricity through “MicroGrids” using cryptocurrency.

14. Authenticate Sneakers – Sneaker manufacturer, Mache Customs, is the first to use blockchain technology to discourage knockoffs.

15. Participate in a Marketplace – If you’re already a Bitcoin users, there’s a good chance you already know about free marketplaces like OpenBazaar.

16. Buy Pizza – Pizza for Coins— enough said.

17. Vote – In recent years, entities like NASDAQ and the government of Moscow tested the feasibility of blockchains for elections — an endeavor that can kick off the “e-voting” industry.

18. Buy a Casket – If you need caskets (hopefully, for decorative purposes), then Crescent Tide in St. Paul, Minnesota is willing to sell you some for Bitcoins.

Conclusion

The more innovators attempt to leverage cryptocurrencies or the underlying blockchain technology; the more optimistic people become with Bitcoin. With the examples above, there’s more than enough reason to believe that it’ll stick around for a long while.

Originally posted on December 20, 2017 @ 7:47 am

3 Things You Should Have On Every Page Of Your Business Website

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When you’re setting up your business website for the first time, it can be hard to know what information you should include. While you want to be able to give your visitors everything they may need to feel comfortable working with you, you also don’t want to overwhelm them with too much information. And for many small business owners, this can be a hard balance to strike. So to help make this a little easier on you, here are three things you should have on every page of your business website in order to help everything function more effectively. Continue reading →

Originally posted on February 15, 2018 @ 2:20 am

How to Take Your Humble Blog to the Next Level

There comes a time when every blogger hits a digital wall. The growth seemed slow, but promising at first. Then, all of a sudden – flatline. As frustrating as it is for hard working bloggers to accept, creating content in a content-saturated digital world for an audience with limited free time is a job that provides less-than-favorable odds.If your platform has been stagnant, there are writing sites like https://www.article-writing.co/, which offer useful tips on how to keep your readers curious about your blog content.

Tackle Each Social Media Platform Strategically

It’s easy for bloggers to bunch all social media platforms under the same umbrella. This pays no respect to the individual potential of each platform. If you’re looking to expand your blog’s reach, it’s important to treat each media channel as its own vehicle. If you suspect that your social media management hasn’t been as focused as it should be, it’s best to halt operations on all platforms and focus on one. Pick whichever is showing the best engagement, and pool all your efforts into it.

Establish a game plan for your platform of choice. Network to other bloggers and readers in your niche. Follow the example set by the greats.

As Forbes contributor Jimmy Rohampton offers, “Part of your strategy is attracting a large group of interested followers, but you don’t have to wait around for them to follow you. Be proactive about building the quality audience you want by following strategically. Look for people who are interested in or talk about topics related to your niche all the time.”

Invest in Traffic

It is a sad truth that the vast majority of blogs go by almost entirely unseen. They might serve as a small boost to the owner, but that won’t be sustainable until a foundational viewership is set. Taking the difficult road won’t always lead to the best results. In many cases, the smartest, most successful blogs were given their first break when they started paying for traffic. According to Huffington Post, “… there are limits to organic growth and paid traffic can boost an article’s overall reach.” If a post is already performing well, amplify it with a little boost in traffic. The post’s virality alone will expand its reach, bringing a potential slew of new readers your way.

Learn From Your Competitors

If pride is getting in the way of you taking a leaf from your competitor’s book, it’s best to put that aside. If a competitor seems to have acquired an edge, it’s probably because they’ve found an efficient tactic you’re not using.

For instance, say your competitor recently experienced a boost in traffic thanks to a guest post they’ve contributed to a blog with a sizeable following. If you’re keeping tabs on your competitor, you’ll be aware of their post, and you’ll be able to approach the publication with an idea for your own contribution. You get featured, the same traffic is redirected to you, and you’re once again standing at the same level as your competitor. Get far ahead enough in the game, and they’ll start spying on you for your own secrets.

Originally posted on October 20, 2017 @ 7:45 am