How to Write a Perfect Facebook Post

Ever feel like you don’t get the attention you deserve on your Facebook posts? Every marketer wants more attention. After all, that’s the goal of social media marketing, right? The problem is, it can be difficult to win time in Facebook’s spotlight unless you know exactly what to do. The answer to better Facebook engagement is simple:...

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How to Start a Franchise Business

Starting a business is a major endeavor. You need to perform market research, file for a license, create a marketing plan, and build your brand. One way to shorten the process is to become a franchise business owner. As a franchise business owner, you can tap into the resources and branding of a large brand—while still maintaining the autonomy...

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How to Create Search Engine Friendly Title Tags

One of the most frustrating things about SEO is getting everything to work together as it should. If you’ve done SEO, you know exactly what I’m talking about. There are so many little elements in SEO that sometimes it seems impossible for everything to work out perfectly. Even today! I know I talk a lot about how “smart” the search algorithms...

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8 Powerful Negotiation Tactics

What comes to mind when you think of negotiation tactics?  People in suits closing business deals?  Bargaining with a seller in a market? Convincing your landlord to lower the rent? How about all of these? Negotiation Tactics Play a Key Role in Life It’s tempting to think of negotiation only in terms of price,...

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The Marketer’s Guide to Slideshare

The internet is a visual place. With the absence of body language, social cues, and audible tone, the best way to communicate with your users is through visual content. Now and then, an online platform comes along that makes it easier than ever to showcase your visual content on the internet. SlideShare is one such example.  The...

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The Marketer’s Guide to Reddit

Reddit is a social media and news aggregation website that ranks content based on a voting system. People worldwide post content (usually links, but also original content), and other users can “upvote” or “downvote” posts, pushing the most interesting content to the top.  It’s a place where you can find groups of like-minded people. Reddit calls...

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How to Add Your Podcast to Facebook

Facebook is moving forward into the world of podcasting. With the new Facebook podcast feature, creators can link their iTunes RSS feed with Facebook so episodes are automatically aggregated on your Facebook news feed. Does this have some perks? You bet it does. In this quick guide, I want to show you the simple steps necessary to get your podcast...

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The 10 Elements of a Successful Social Media Profile

Having good social media profiles can get you more exposure online, help you connect with your fans or customers, and improve your online reputation. Unless you have a major site associated with your name (like NeilPatel.com), your social media profiles are usually the first results Google shows when someone searches for you. Start thinking...

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30 Great Franchise Business Ideas

If you’re a new entrepreneur looking for profitable business ideas with minimal risks, a franchise business can be a great place to start. A franchise business carries the success, credibility, and popular associations of established brands, reducing the need for extensive marketing and brand building for you as a franchise owner. This can save...

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How to Create Ultimate Guides to Drive Leads, Traffic, and Conversions

Ultimate guides are everywhere. You’ve probably read your fair share, and maybe you’ve even written a couple. They can be a great way to get traffic, build links, and increase your authority, but they’re far from easy to create. The issue most people run into is the sheer amount of content out there nowadays. How do you create an ultimate guide...

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