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Graphic Design Terminology That Noobs Often Get Confused
I chuckled a little bit when I found this infographic because, as it turns out, I must be a graphic design noob. But, alas, it’s amazing finding out how much I don’t know about an industry I’ve been embedded deeply in for the last 25 years. In my defense, I only dabble and request graphics. Thankfully, our designers are far…
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App: How To Build Your SPF Record
The details and explanation of how an SPF record works are detailed below the SPF Record builder. SPF Record Builder Here’s a form that you can use to build your own TXT record to add to your domain or subdomain that you’re sending emails from. SPF Record Builder The subdomain or domain that you’ll be sending your email from. No…
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What Are Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)?
Read below for a full explanation of how cascading stylesheets work. We display our apps at the top of the page so that it’s easy to find and use. If you’re reading this article via email or feed, click through to compress your CSS. Source CSS Result CSS Compress CSS Uncompress CSS Copy Results Unless you’re actually developing sites, you may not…
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Are Emojis Effective In Your Marketing Communications?
I’m not sold on using emojis (graphical representations of emoticons). I find emojis somewhere in between texting shortcuts and cussing. I personally love using them at the end of a sarcastic comment, just to let the person know I don’t want them to punch me in the face. However, I’m far more careful when utilizing them in a business atmosphere.…
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GeotargetingWP: How to Redirect Users Based on Their Location in WordPress
A few months ago, a multi-location client asked if we could automatically redirect visitors from specific regions to their internal location pages on the site. At first, I didn’t think it was too difficult a request. I thought I could download an IP address to the location database, put a few lines of JavaScript into the pages, and we’d be…
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Mail-Tester: A Free Tool to Check Your Email Newsletter Against Common SPAM Issues
Email communication remains an essential part of our daily lives. Whether you’re sending out newsletters, marketing campaigns, or important messages, the last thing you want is for your emails to vanish into the abyss of the spam folder. That’s where Mail-Tester comes to the rescue, offering you a simple yet powerful solution to ensure your emails reach their intended recipients’…
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Checklist: How to Optimize Your Blog’s Next Post for Maximum Impact In Search Engines and Social Media
One of the reasons that I wrote my corporate blogging book a decade ago was to help the audience leverage blogging for search engine marketing. Search is still unlike any other medium because the search user shows intent as they seek information or research their next purchase. Optimizing a blog and the content within each post is not as simple…
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WordPress Plugin: Open A Video In A Lightbox with Elementor
We’ve adopted a website with a client that was built with Elementor, a fantastic drag-and-drop editing plugin for WordPress that transforms the ease of building complex, beautiful, responsive layouts without programming or the need to understand shortcodes. Elementor does have some limitations, one of which I ran into working on a client site. They wanted a button that opened a…
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What Is Mind Mapping? How Can You Use Mind Mapping to Improve Your Marketing Strategies
Mind mapping is a visual thinking tool that helps individuals represent, structure, and organize information or ideas. It involves creating a diagram with a central topic, from which related subtopics, concepts, or keywords branch out. This hierarchical structure allows users to easily identify and understand connections between ideas, facilitating brainstorming, problem-solving, and learning. History of Mind Mapping The concept of…
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What is Cohort Analysis? Your Detailed Guide for Cohort Exploration in GA4
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) offers a powerful Cohort Exploration report that enables you to understand user behavior over time. This guide dives into what cohort analysis is, why it’s valuable, how to use the GA4 report, and how the insights can influence your marketing strategies. What is Cohort Analysis? Cohort analysis is a technique that groups users based on a…
