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Understanding How Social Media Can Boost Your Business Sales

Understanding How Social Media Can Boost Your Business Sales Over the past few years, the number of active daily social media users has soared higher and higher. This is truly no coincidence. A lot of Americans and others from around the world utilize social media each and every day. As a business owner, you should […]

6 Tricks to Improve Your Search Ranking

6 Tricks to Improve Your Search Ranking Busy business owners are always looking for ways to get more with less. That is why many business owners choose to optimize their websites for search engines. The more optimized your website, the higher your rankings will be when people are searching. The higher the rankings, the better […]

The Future of Startup Loans

The Future of Startup Loans Funding a startup is not easy considering that the previous economic recession created a shortage of funds available for startups. As such, entrepreneurs are constantly wondering how long this will go on and if there is any good news in the future. Many entrepreneurs have opted to seek business funding […]

Apple Loses Face

Apple X Hacked: Face Mapping vs Face Masking Last Friday, Vietnamese security firm Bkav introduced a face mask that can trick the iPhone X’s Face ID. The hack involves a 3D printed plastic mask with makeup and simple paper cutouts. It looks like a terrifying abomination, but the $150 mask is able to fool the […]

Can Social Media Help Your Business?

Can Social Media Help Your Business? With so many different companies competing in every industry, more and more steps must be taken in order to boost business success. This includes having an effective social media marketing plan in place. Why? Because it is cost-effective, far-reaching, and simple. There are many ways social media can have […]

Complete SEO Audit Checklist For Ecommerce Sites

Complete SEO Audit Checklist For Ecommerce Sites SEO is not an art. Google is definitely not an art gallery. The best analogy for SEO is to compare it to the practice of medicine. The world of knowledge is always expanding, conventional wisdom is challenged every day, and new researchers create new outcomes ever so often. […]

Happy Singles’ Day

Treat Yo Self 2017 This past Saturday, 11/11, marked one of the biggest holidays for Chinese online retailers: Singles’ Day. The holiday is for those that buy chocolate-covered strawberries for themselves on Valentine’s Day and gives everyone the excuse they need to splurge. Alibaba, which draws most of the attention for Singles’ Day, racked up […]

Ultimate Guide to Facebook Messenger Marketing

Ultimate Guide to Facebook Messenger Marketing Facebook. Are you excited already? Well, you should be, considering these numbers: It has over 1.18 billion daily active users; that’s 5 times the population of US, and one-sixth of the global population. The average user spends close to 50 minutes a day with Facebook’s channels, considering Facebook Newsfeed, […]

6 Rules to Delegate Your Social Media

6 Rules to Delegate Your Social Media I used to insist that anyone who has a business should learn how to do their own social media. Within the SME world this often works best. If the founder or owner of the business knows how to use Twitter to retweet others, mention people’s Twitter names in […]

The Use of Social Media in Law Enforcement

The Use of Social Media in Law Enforcement We all know that social media has changed the way we do business, but did you know that law enforcers and researchers in criminal justice are also using social media to solve crimes and other issues?   Solving Crimes through Social Media More and more people have online […]