An average person only spends seconds on a website before they leave. So, it is important to capture their information as soon as possible right? Chances are you probably have an opt in box on the right hand side OR you’re using some “pop up technology” that only works 50% of the time and is often ignored..…
With this year’s biggest youtube event, Vidcon drawing to a close the mass cultural explosion that is Youtube has taken over the internet. This three day long event including community interaction, panels and industry discussion draws the biggest youtube crowd yet. If you’re not familiar with the benefits of youtube and just how strongly…
Periscope, a live video streaming app for iOS and Android developed by Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein, has been purchased by Twitter. This new app, lets you share and experience live video from your mobile phone. For broadcasters, Periscope lets you share experience with others, instantly you can notify followers you’re live, and begin broadcasting. For viewers,…
By Grant Goggans If you’re like literally thousands of other food bloggers, you had been exchanging reciprocal links with Urbanspoon until the end of May, when Zomato, the new owners of the service, finally closed it down. Zomato purchased Urbanspoon at the beginning of the year, and while some of us were braced for some considerable changes, the breadth…
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It’s so difficult to keep up posts on our blogs without having to keep up with the ever-changing algorithms of and rules of social media. But here are three changes that recently went into effect that can really change your stats and growth among social networks like Facebook and Instagram. 1. Mobilegeddon is Here Google’s latest…
In the latest podcast, I’m talking to Chris Watkins, co-creator of the blog, Eat Drink Repeat. We’ll discuss his journey from the banking world into his dream job of being an editor for a well known food and drink website. Chris, blogging for a handful of years, discusses the risks of leaving a well-established career…
Each day that goes by, blogs are added to the web and are indexed by search engines. This means that there is a growing number of competitors to readership. After all, people only have so much time in the day. There are some things we can do to make our blog posts more attractive to…
For most of the world, social media plays a key part in our everyday lives. We’re constantly checking Facebook and Twitter to see what friends are up to or to update statuses, or logging onto Instagram to upload a photo. We all want to show the world what we’re doing – what we’re wearing, eating, where…
I’m often asked by new bloggers, what to do when starting a new blog. There are so many blogs out there, how do you stand out? How do you make a difference and get recognized? Here are some strategies that I recommend for getting noticed in the blogosphere. Take a different perspective A strange thing…
