Asking for shares on your content, especially if you’re starting out, might feel an awful lot like asking a friend or family member for money: uncomfortable, and somewhat embarrassing. Luckily, you don’t have to be stuck in this share-free zone forever. By knowing the best practices that will make your content delightfully share-worthy, you can boost … Read more
Today, one of the greatest challenges facing the content marketer is the balance between automation and creation. With all of the fantastic automated platforms available for use today, it can be tough to determine where, exactly, the line needs to be drawn. Too much automation kills conversation. But too little automation means a lot of monkey … Read more
“Live-streaming? What the heck is that?” Well, that totally changed in 2015 when everyone and their brother discovered Periscope and “live-streaming” became a sudden hit – to the tune of millions hitting record. The online marketing community was abuzz about the popularity of Periscope. 10 million users crowded in and started live-streaming the same year it came … Read more
Are you a member of and active in social media groups, to further your online marketing and social media traction? If not, it’s likely that you’re missing out on huge amounts of social media results in both potential traffic and leads. There are literally millions of social media groups on sites like Google+, LinkedIn, and Facebook … Read more
You’ve probably heard of Snapchat: the funky video messaging app that allows your friends to send you ten second clips of the action at Walmart or a dog doing something funny. But did you know that Snapchat is good for more than just hilarious and short-lived videos and photo? In fact, hundreds of companies are … Read more
Why does my Twitter character limits hit the max so quickly? For as long as the bird has been on the social media scene, you’ve been asking yourself that question and wishing you had more characters to tell everyone about your day. Twitter could be on the eve of granting your number one Tweet-wish. Twitter Character … Read more
At Express Writers, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re launching our own Twitter chat this January 2016, #ContentWritingChat. We’re excited to share this opportunity with all of you, and can’t wait to get to work building an awesome community of content writers, business owners, and marketers! Open to all, our first chat is happening Tuesday, January … Read more
If you run a business, there’s no doubt you’ve been told you need to be busy on social media channels. But, essentially you need to know that your efforts on those platforms are driving traffic to your website and making it quicker for customers to find you online. In short, you need to know you’re … Read more
If you’re an avid Twitter user, it’s likely that you noticed a change in the service at the beginning of October. This change goes by a simple name: Moments. And it’s accessed by the lightning bolt “Moments” tab at the top of Twitter now: It’s the next big thing in the Twitter universe. People familiar … Read more
Getting content and getting it fast is important in the world of the Internet, isn’t it? When you see an interesting article, you want to click and read without having to wait for several seconds. Facebook knew this way back in May, creating a new content delivery platform called Instant Articles. And now it looks … Read more