Backlinks A 2017 New Years Resolution

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What are backlinks and why do I need them? Backlinks explained quite simply are links from other websites that direct their users to your site. Search engines use the number of links, the quality of the links, and the relevance of the links in part to determine your score. Backlinks are an essential factor for…

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Social Media Cheat Sheet

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Social Media isn’t going away anytime soon. Facebook is still the most popular social media platform. 72% of adults online have a Facebook vs 32% on Instagram, 31% on Pinterest, 29% on Linkedin, 24% on Twitter. *Note 86% of Americans are currently internet users. A survey conducted March 7 – April 4, 2016, PEW research…

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Are You Using Banned Hashtags!

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After we finished our Instagram challenge, I’ve started doing some research on Hashtags. Specifically soft-banned and fully banned. You would be surprised to see some innocuous words on the banned list. #Kansas, #desk, #lean, #easter, #like, #popular, #thought, #todayimwearing and so on. I totally get why some would be banned, topics like self-harm, eating disorders.…

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