Quit with the SEO Already

Quit with the SEO Already

Search engine optimization, or SEO, has been an internet buzzword since the early 2000s. However, that’s exactly why most SEO strategies is essentially ineffective when it comes to improving your search engine visibility in general, on Google in particular. Several...
Your Content Is Your Resume

Your Content Is Your Resume

Job-seeking professionals would never consider sending out weak résumés, designed with fancy lettering and rich colors yet void of information detailing solid educational achievements and work experience. They understand that a solid résumé is the only way to be...
Optimizing Content Marketing

Optimizing Content Marketing

Old-fashioned SEO tactics DO NOT WORK. You will get you sanctioned by Google. Every optimization effort you make needs to be above-board and carefully planned to ensure you are using tactics that will help you gain visibility. The main focus of your content marketing...
To Make It Memorable, Tell a Story

To Make It Memorable, Tell a Story

Last year on this day, we were in Boise, Idaho (the town Shadra spent most of her life) to see Arlo Guthrie in concert. We go to a lot of concerts, but this was a bucket-list kind of show – the 50th anniversary of Arlo’s song, “Alice’s Restaurant.” It was an...
Don’t Get Sued for the Images You Use

Don’t Get Sued for the Images You Use

It happens with alarming regularity: bloggers, writers, and businesses are being sued for the images they use on their websites and in their print marketing. The most notorious company to go after even the smallest blogger who doesn’t even have an income from their...
Should I Use a Paper.li Paper?

Should I Use a Paper.li Paper?

Paper.li is “an online service that organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format.” The digital newspapers aggregate specified content from Twitter users, topics, or hashtags. Paper.li papers can be a useful tool, but we...