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10 Free Video Tutorials for New Bloggers

10 Free Video Tutorials for New Bloggers

Sep 1, 2015

Youtube is probably the most addicting site on the web. We have all gotten trapped in a productivity hole, jumping on to catch a single video and realizing two hours later that we have frivolously wasted our afternoon. With so much content being uploaded literally every second from all over the world, much of it professional grade despite being amateur work, it...

5 Sites to Get Inspired

5 Sites to Get Inspired

Aug 17, 2015

Inspiration can be hard to come by. In a world where we are constantly bombarded with stimulation, before long it can feel like overload. Instead of offering you more ideas, it just crowds up your mind and leaves you desperately seeking to break through that mental barrier and find your own motivations. Believe it or not, the process can actually work for you...

#WhyDoYouNeedAGoodHashtag?

#WhyDoYouNeedAGoodHashtag?

May 20, 2015

If you are a small business trying to find your way in the sea of social media confusion, we completely understand. With so many diverse social media platforms out there, it is difficult to know where to start. The good news is that you can harness the power of social media for your business no matter the size. The key is to start small and work your way up to...

The Beginner’s Guide to Evaluating Your Content Performance

The Beginner’s Guide to Evaluating Your Content Performance

Feb 27, 2015

It isn’t always easy to evaluate ourselves and our work. Anyone who has created content in any professional capacity has had the experience many times of people responding strongly to a piece you didn’t think was any good, and then all but ignoring the one you poured your heart and soul into. It is an exasperating experience that reminds us that it...

58 Page Ebook Reveals What it Really Takes to Succeed at Blogging #Free

58 Page Ebook Reveals What it Really Takes to Succeed at Blogging #Free

Jan 23, 2015

Recent data has shown that businesses that blog generate up to 126% more leads and up to 97% more inbound links compared to businesses that do not blog. Whether for individual reasons or corporate reasons, having a blog for your business will always go a long way to help. Here are some notable examples that show how important blogging can be both for businesses...

10 Data-Driven Steps To Dominate LinkedIn Publishing

10 Data-Driven Steps To Dominate LinkedIn Publishing

Nov 14, 2014

Have access to LinkedIn’s new Publishing platform and want to learn how to get the best bang for your buck? This infographic, a collaboration between Paul Shapiro of Search Wilderness, OkDork, and Top Dog Social Media, highlights the top 10 ways to get your writing seen by the LinkedIn audience by using their new blogging feature. The research analyzed 3,000...

#TSU: Is There Really a Model to Let Social Media Users Earn by Being Social?

#TSU: Is There Really a Model to Let Social Media Users Earn by Being Social?

Oct 26, 2014

With the new neat social media network on the rise, I went ahead and asked my fellow MBU users what they think of its future. I was inspired by this article and given the (well-grounded) negativity in it, no wonder the discussion was geared against the startup. Now, I don’t really want to be ONLY negative here. TSU is already under hackers and...

How to Block Facebook Game Requests from Friends [Video tip]

How to Block Facebook Game Requests from Friends [Video tip]

Oct 20, 2014

So you’ve been invited (again) to play Candy Crush Saga! Great…another Facebook notification you care nothing about. Now, I know I’m not the only one that has friends who play Facebook games, and I have no problem with those who do. What I do have a problem with, is the constant notifications asking to help them “level up” or send them “gooey...