6 Ways to Keep Your Blog Bustling With Fresh and Awesome Content

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Blog sections are a dime a dozen. At this point in time, everyone and their grandparents know how important blogging is to get a name out on the web.

However, while there are millions upon millions of blog sections, very few knock it out of the park when it comes to the quality of the content. As many bloggers quickly realize, getting things up and running is only the tip of the spear. Once you hit a wall with topics, the bulk of the battle involves keeping a consistent flow of fresh content that adds something new and substantial to the conversation. [Read more…]

Should You Blend AI Chatbots into Your Content Marketing Strategy in 2019?

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What Do We Mean Exactly When We Say AI Chatbot?

A bot is a computer program that simulates communication with a person in a conversational interface. These are of two basic types: those that use Automated Help (AH), like automated phone systems, and those that use Artificial Intelligence (AI), which we’ll focus on in this article.

Thanks to the immense progress in artificial intelligence and mobile, marketers can use chatbots as a powerful and effective tool for enhanced user interaction. In fact, according to research in 2016 by Imperva Incapsula, bots were responsible for generating more than fifty percent of internet traffic, as demonstrated in the graph below.
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How to Secure Your Internet from Hackers in 5 Easy Tips

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The security of your information is paramount in the modern day. Cybersecurity issues are far more crucial than ever before. Hackers are common in the cyberspace and the consequences of hacking are often disastrous. Recent Wipro report indicates that 29% of breaches targeted personal information while 41% of total breaches were in the healthcare industry. Such statistics show that the nature of attacks has evolved and the targets have also increased. [Read more…]

What to Look Out For When Searching for Work From Home Jobs

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For many, the idea of working from home represents a dream scenario. Whether you’re a parent or a globetrotter, the freedom and flexibility offered by working from your laptop is rather enticing.

However, these images of sitting by a beach working a few hours a day are just part of the remote work world. There are many things people don’t know about this lifestyle, including the fact that it can be difficult to find good people to work for. [Read more…]

How “Boring Companies” Can Get More Eyes on Their Blog

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Let’s be honest, creativity is one of the most versatile and powerful resources in the universe. It is the origin of all innovation and is one of the few remaining things that machines can’t fully mimic.

From a marketing perspective, creativity has the power to do amazing things. It can transform even the most boring products, services, and companies into something noteworthy and make brands stand above the pack. Take Old Spice for example. The famous deodorant brand spent decades fading into obscurity until they took a drastic new creative direction in 2008. Since then, they have become renowned for their outside-the-box (and honestly quite bizarre) ads and messaging. [Read more…]

Four Major Mistakes Bloggers Make When Opening Online Stores

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Blogging is a mainstay of the internet. Anyone, anywhere can set up a blog with ease and start sharing their thoughts, experiences, and dreams. There are over 400 million blogs now, in various forms.

More recently, e-commerce has grown in sophistication, scale, and accessibility. Accordingly, a lot of blogs have started to monetize. You may be thinking about doing the same. Setting up an online store for your blog is an exciting step, but it’s also one easily mishandled. [Read more…]

PayPal? Shopify? Worldpay? Which Offers the Best Payment Processing for Your eCommerce Store?

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Consumer behaviour is changing. According to Statista, eCommerce’s share of total global retail sales in 2017 was 10.2%, and that figure is set to rise to 17.5% in 2021.

With this in mind, and with eCommerce platforms becoming increasingly easy to use, it would seem that the door is open for new merchants to profit on market change.

Hence, whether you’re looking to turn your blog into an eCommerce store, open a brand-new online shop or discover new, untapped ways to maximise your profit and save on processing fees, this post is something you’d want to consider. [Read more…]

Top Tips for Building a Blog and Turning It Into a Business

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Many people dream of becoming a popular blogger as it’s a great way to make money writing about the things that interest you. However, building an audience and turning your blog into your full-time job is not always an easy task. It can be tricky navigating the different ways to monetise your content and then there’s the whole other issue of keeping track of your income and registering as self-employed. Here we will look at some of the best ways to turn that blog into a money spinner and the best ways to manage your resulting income. [Read more…]