Switching to a Blogging Career: Can You Afford to Work from Home?

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Many people are now somewhat adjusted to staying home as a result of COVID-19. As businesses begin to reopen and resume some sort of normalcy, many of these employees are wondering if they can give up their 9 to 5 jobs and keep working from home. Should blogging be in your list of target careers, here are pros and cons of working from home. A few of each are listed below. [Read more…]

2020 Design Trends [Infographic]

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2020 is here, and as most people get on with their new year new me mantra, it’s also important to make sure your website is just as new and improved. 

But in a world where the internet world is constantly changing, how do you know what is trending and what is just a fad? Thanks to San Diego based printing company Coastal Creative for staying on top of the curve as they continuously predict hit trends year after year. [Read more…]

5 Music Blogs That Are Rocking It And How To Get Your Own Band Font

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Blogging is extremely important for any content marketing strategy as statistics reveal that 61% of the US consumers have made a purchase after reading a blog post. This happens for all blog topics: toys, mobile phones, computers, cars, equipment, content related to the music industry, and even for houses and land plots. People have a strong tendency to listen to others, always have that in mind when reading something or when you decide to buy something.

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7 Reasons Blogging is Essential for Law Firms

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These days everybody has a blog. So why shouldn’t law firms? It’s becoming more and more common for businesses of every kind to maintain a blog that keeps readers up to date on industry developments, news about the organization, and general knowledge about the field. Maintaining a quality blog has numerous benefits to law firms in particular. We’ve put together just seven to consider.

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How Small Companies Can Use Big Data

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Big data is characterized by its velocity, its variety and its volume, meaning big data is a lot of data that comes in fast from many sources. While in the past large companies were the only ones with the resources and the money to maintain data infrastructures large enough to exploit the collection and use of this type of information, with today’s technologies, even small businesses can harness a wealth and breadth of information with little expense and little effort. Big data isn’t just for big businesses anymore; take a look at how your small company can capitalize on big data’s potential:

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Hands Up and Step Slowly Away from the Keyboard: Why Good Executives Often Make Bad Bloggers

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By now, most people have seen or at least heard about the TV show “Intervention,” in which family members and friends conspire to lure a troubled loved one into getting essential treatment for a longstanding, life-threatening addiction. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.

Well, today we’re going to hold a different kind of intervention: a virtual one to reach out to the many executives out there populating the modern workplace, and who are good or even great at their jobs, yet make the mistake of assuming that their competence extends into the blog writing space. No, this delusion is (obviously) not life threatening. But it does indeed damage a business’s brand, reputation and in the big picture, the bottom line. That leads to budget cuts and job losses. 

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How to Improve Bad Blog Posts

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While every professional is entitled to their own opinion, some blog posts are just plain bad. They don’t perform well, they don’t attract visitors to your site, and they may be actively hurting your business’s reputation. Most businesses that have been blogging for a while will have at least one post that isn’t living up to its potential. The good news is that blogs are not static pages. Professionals can change, rearrange, alter, edit, and delete blog posts with the click of a button. Here, we’ll provide detailed instructions for enhancing bad blog posts and provide advice for businesses looking to improve their content production: 

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