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Worst Content Marketing Advice I Ever Had (Part 2.)

  Filling your followers Twitter and Facebook feeds with constant updates about your business, whether in the form of sales pitches or simply musings you assume they will be interested in, can quickly become overwhelming.  A more measured approach will position your business as social savvy, without becoming that account that people feel they have to delete to get away from the constant chatter. Content marketing doesn’t change Like SEO, content marketing is forever evolving and what worked well even a year ago may not be as effective now.  It is important to refine and update your strategy to stay current and get the best return on your investment. Learning from industry experts and key influencers, as well as keeping up with official search engine literature, is vital to ensure your business and strategy is riding the crest of the wave and not sliding down its back.  Scraping content is as good as writing your own Duplicate content isn’t helpful for several reasons...

Worst Advice I've Ever Had About Content Writing

  Different businesses will require different peculiarities in the approach to their content marketing and offering blanket advice is fraught with danger. This doesn’t prevent people from trying to offer misguided advice on what they insist has worked for them and what will work for all others.  Below are a few of the worst examples I often hear.  You can expect fast results  High-quality content takes time and effort to create. It requires research and attention-to-detail, and once complete, polishing to ensure it shines. Once it’s written and finished, it requires promotion and dissemination among your audience to build engagement. Factor in an outreach campaign and your content marketing starts to reveal itself as a long-term strategy that doesn’t accommodate quick fixes.  The more you post on social channels, the more effective your campaign. Social media is perfect for taking your brand and content to a wider audience. It allows fast updates and easy i...

THURSDAY GREEN THEME- OLIVES

  Olives are such a prominent part of healthy living either as a topping on pizzas, in salads or consumed as an oil.  It is even lavishly used in skincare products. Here are a few less-known facts about olives: 1. The olive is a fruit, not a vegetable. ... 2. Olive tree originates from the coast of Mediterranean sea and western Asia. 3. Olive tree can reach 8 – 15 meters (26 – 49 feet) in height. 4. Olive trees have oval-shaped, elongated leaves. 5. The olive flower is white and only flowers after four years.

MY GREAT SPANISH TOUR

  This shot is taken inside a tour bus in Barcelona, the tour was absolutely worthwhile and surprisingly affordable. The Spanish traditional foods are much like the South-African traditional food.
  PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY You likely either have this utterly, debilitating condition, or you know someone who is suffering from this widespread condition. Watch this video for some truly good news. Then copy the link and circulate it far and wide,Thank you. https://youtu.be/Vn4O6wrs72M

PINK SUNDAY THEME

Here is another color in the chakra tradition A pink Anthurium andraeanum flower from our garden, for the pink Sunday color theme.

DAILY COLOR THEME - MONDAY RED

  “Don't be pepper in the eyes of people; Rather be the salt on their tongue and make a difference that influences their sense of belonging to the earth.” ― Israelmore Ayivor.

A REMARKABLE STONE CRAFTED CHURCH

  A stone 19th century stone church building in my neighborhood. It is a popular venue for youth activities and Christmas parties and Bingo nights for the aged.

Starting an Email Empathetically During Difficult Times

S tarting off your message, it may be useful to first consider your reader or recipients more deeply. How do you think they are presently, actually feeling? If you were in their position, what kind of help or advice would be useful, right now?  After thinking deeply about your reader’s thoughts and feelings, you will notice a real shift to the mindset of displaying empathy in your message. If you’re still a little doubtful, here are some empathetic ways to word your initial greeting without sounding corny or false.   I hope you and your family are holding up, well.  Starting off your email with good wishes is a way to immediately acknowledge your recipient’s feelings or hardships. Since it’s been an exceptionally challenging time for everyone lately, you are showing that you are aware that they might be affected more than usual. It’s also good to offer good wishes a second time in the email, either in the body paragraphs or as your closing. Not only do they establish a pe...

SHE WAS CALLED "THE VIRGIN QUEEN"

 Elizabeth,1, was the only British queen never to marry. Privy Councillors and MP's expected her to marry in order to secure the succession, and dozens of foreign princes and English noblemen wanted to marry her. Elizabeth, however, kept her thoughts on the subject private, which led to much speculation as to why she never did marry.  One particular suitor, Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, was a particularly amorous, and good-looking courtier and while she spent copious amounts of time with him, leading to people thinking they were in love, there was a big problem in boughs, since he was already married. When his wife was suddenly and mysteriously found dead one morning, there were rumors and a hot scandal soon erupted.  This led to Elizabeth's withdrawal from Dudley's ambitious advances as her reputation and position as queen were under serious threat. Another prominent courtier in 1560 was King Philip of Spain, who proposed to her. He was a Catholic who had been ma...

WE ARE NOT ALONE 2020

LAW AGAINST WEARING A MASK IN S A AS A DEMONSTRATOR

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