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Interstitials: How To Avoid Google Penalties For Using Pop-Ups

As I was playing around with SpyFu and it’s in-depth SEO and keyword information, I happen to scroll over a “Q” on the timeline and saw that SpyFu put a marker on the SEO overview for referencing: Jan 2017 Intrusive Interstitial Penalty – Penalizes websites with aggressive interstitials. Google gave a warning back in August
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Remove “Private” From Post Titles In WordPress

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When it comes to WordPress, it’s always trial, error, repeat and it can be frustrating when something happens behind the scenes that throw you off. Here’s the backstory but feel free to just jump below for the code! After creating a string of blog posts for a client that was not to be accessible through
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Local Business Marketing (Free & Low Cost) To Start Doing Today!

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Nowadays, it can be incredibly easy for local businesses to stay in touch with leads and customers, free or very low cost. These simple and sometimes forgotten tactics include online using email marketing and social media or using offline options like sending postcards and having vehicle signage. But, there are definitely some things your business
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National Fashion Days Complete List

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Finding content to post is overly abundant when it comes to fashion. And it can be quite overwhelming.  But we have found some great fashion industry related content ideas for you! Take a look below to find 365 content ideas for every day of the year. Simply find images using image sites and set those up
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2018 National Food Days Holidays Complete List

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Finding content to post for any industry is tough – but not for food-related industries thanks to this National Food Days, Food Holidays list!  Take a look below to find 365 content ideas for every day of the year.  Simply find images using image sites and set those up easily month’s in advance with a
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FREE Convert SWF to MP4 Video Files – In 3 MINUTES

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Video marketing is hot right now and a great way to increase traffic, engagement, and conversion to your website. But, if you have a program that makes videos in .swf like Jing, then you will need to have a way to convert those video files to .mp4 to upload to your YouTube, Vimeo or Facebook
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How To Find My PayPal Saved Buttons

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Re: Old Style PayPal Saved Buttons   Seems the user interface keeps changing and finding My PayPal Saved Buttons can be quite the challenge. It has taken us over half hour to find the correct place and even then sometimes came out empty handed. This then led to a lot of Google searching and forum
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What Adobe Program Should I Use For Marketing & Promotional Materials?

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Adobe is an amazing design system with great design tools.  When it comes to all those programs, you may start to wonder what Adobe program should you use for creating banners, tri-folds, and other marketing materials.       Use Adobe to create marketing materials such as: Floor and Hanging Banners Tri-Folds Social Media Graphics
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Email Marketing – 9 Emails Your Business Should Be Sending

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If you currently have an email marketing campaign or are ready to start one, there are definitely certain emails your company should be sending out to maximize engagement. One big question to ask is “How often should I send emails to my readers?” The frequency in which you send emails can depend on how often you
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What Is a Good Click-Through-Rate (CTR) For Email Marketing?

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Starting an email marketing campaign is a huge step in creating a strong relationship with current and potential customers. Whether a business uses their own strategies or ones laid out by tested and studied experts, there can be many questions that pop up. Some include basic terminology, like click-through-rate (CTR), 0pen rates, and other email marketing
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