Independent Digital Media Is Being Shut Down Around the World, and We’re Being Distracted From It

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Amid the current global pandemic (also known as COVID-19), the shut down of independent digital media all over the world has started to become prevalent. Persecution by the government against critical journalists and media agencies are prevalent.

We are all distracted by the news. We seem to accidentally ignore the charges the government gives to its critics, including journalists and media outlets. Widespread criticisms, demands for accountability, and fact-based news – these are what political news websites show its readers. But crackdowns from authorities seem to hold news by the neck. Is this a sign of media shutdown and censorship?

All world leaders (and even celebrities) know that critics are a part of the package. No matter how great, or poor, a leader’s performance can be, there will always be an individual or a group of people who would not share the same visions and provide a critique to any action.

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What Should You Blog About During the Pandemic and Beyond?

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Keeping a niche in mind will help reduce the overwhelming pressure of choosing topics to write about. The theme of the blog takes charge of the direction of the content. It also narrows down the focus of the content and tells the owner what to blog about. However, the current pandemic has changed blogging forever. [Read more…]

How to Adapt Your Blog to Increasing Zero-Click Searches

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How do Zero-Click Searches affect a blog?

According to recent studies, almost 50% of internet searches on the Google search engine do not result in organic traffic (or clicks) to websites or webpages. These searches that do not generate traffic towards a webpage or website is what is known as a zero-click search. There are a variety of reasons why this happens. Time and again, humans have grown impatient and crave information that could instantly be retrieved within seconds. To adapt to this, Google has improved its design to allow its users to maximize the “Search Engine Results Page” or SERP by allowing for simple and concise information in less than a second. [Read more…]

Adobe Flash Player Nears its EOL, Will this Affect your Blog?

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Adobe officially announced that it would be retiring its famous Flash Player by 2020. In fact, Adobe originally made public that no new versions of the Flash Player will be developed after 2017. They have announced that regular operations will pursue until the end of the year. This includes security patches, bug fixes, support, operating systems maintenance, and so on. However, by end of this year, Flash Player would be completely removed from Adobe’s download pages. All current flash-enabled media will be blocked from running the Adobe Flash Player plug-in as well. [Read more…]

5 Excellent 10x Content Examples To Boost Your Blog Traffic

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Want to create better content?

Then enter 10x content. Compared to a standard piece of original content, it’s better — 10x better.

The fact that it can increase your blog’s traffic gives 10x content an upper hand. Particularly, it can rank on Google faster and for more keywords because of its usefulness and length. It’s more shareable, too.

So, let’s not beat around the bush and learn from excellent 10x content examples.

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How Tik Tok Works and How It Affects You as a Blogger

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Tik Tok…If you have spent considerable time on social media during the lockdown or quarantine, then there’s a great chance you already know what this app is about, who is using it, and what people can do with it.

Most people dance (often in a crop top, seemingly), lip-sync to songs or movie lines, or do a “duet” with another Tik Tok user. Some features feel oddly familiar, while some feel new and refreshing.

So what exactly is the Tik Tok app, how does it work, and how may it affect the blogging community?

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Wix vs Squarespace 2020 – Things You Must Know

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Website builders simplify the process of putting websites together. This is invaluable for those who aren’t technically skilled enough to either build their website completely from scratch or with the help of a template compatible with a content management system (CMS). This approach requires you to take care of getting a hosting provider among many other things. Bloggers especially can benefit from using a website builder. Using a website builder means that they can focus on the task of blogging, instead of having to worry about the technical aspects of building and maintaining a website.  [Read more…]