The Best WordPress Plugins Ever Created Since the Dawn of Time

Rob Neu (@rob_neu) lists the best SEO, social sharing, security, form and caching WP plugins. The Best WordPress Plugins Ever Created Since the Dawn of Time

Ronell Smith (@ronellsmith) gives insights about businesses struggling with creating content. How to Create Boring-Industry Content that Gets Shared

Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré (@nikkielizdemere) shares her growth hacking web tools. Growth Hacker’s Toolbox

Jonathan Savage (@socialmedia2day) explains six smarter ways that you can repurpose content for your website. 6 Smarter Ways to Repurpose Content for Your Online Marketing

Today’s infographic “Why Infographics Are Essential For Content Marketing“:

10 Types of Visual Social Media Posts That Get Shared Like Crazy

Anna Guerrero (@annaisabella92) shares some visual content tips to go viral on social media. 10 Types of Visual Social Media Posts That Get Shared Like Crazy

Jayson Demers (@jaysondemers) gives some strategies that can help you make money from your blog. Read Want to Make Money Off Your Blog?

Neil Patel (@neilpatel) explains some bad writing habits for you to quit. 5 Bad Writing Habits to Drop Right Now

Karan Thakkar (@geekykaran) shares some pro tips to grow Twitter followers fast. How I Grew From 300 to 5k Followers In Just 3 Weeks

Today’s infographic “The Secret to Content Marketing“:

7 Steps To Turn Your Ideas And Research Into Amazing Articles

Johnny Plan (@massplanner) lists steps to take for creating top level content. 7 Steps To Turn Your Ideas And Research Into Amazing Articles

Ryan Kettler (@ryankettler) shares some ways to generate more positive engagement with your visitors. 5 Ways to Connect with Your Audience Emotionally to Drive More Engagement

Erik Devaney (@bardofboston) publishes an e-book guide for creating mobile websites. How to Make a Mobile-Friendly Website

Tim Soulo (@timsoulo) shares some ways to use tweetable quotes on your own blog. How To Create “Tweetable Quotes” In Your Articles

Today’s infographic “The Ultimate List of Blog Post Ideas“:

48 Content Writing Examples, Tools, Tips and Resources

Mike Murray (@mikeonlinecoach) shares content writing tips and tools with real-life examples. 48 Content Writing Examples, Tools, Tips and Resources

Jeff Bullas (@JeffBullas) gives some great Twitter profile design examples to inspire you. 11 Terrific Twitter Profile Designs for Inspiration

Paddy Morgan (@paddymoogan) details what has changed about link building. How Much Has Link Building Changed in Recent Years?

Julia Borgini (@spacebarpress) says “A longer post simply has a better chance of answering a question”. 5 Secrets to Why Longer Posts Work Better

Today’s infographic “How to Create a Social Media Calendar“:

The 43 Best Books and Twitter Accounts to Inspire Your Social Media Sharing

Nicole Miller (@nmillerbooks) lists the best books and Twitter profiles to follow for your social media strategy. The 43 Best Books and Twitter Accounts to Inspire Your Social Media Sharing


Emma Snider (@emmajs24) shares a slide about Linkedin hacks. 22 LinkedIn Hacks That’ll Make You More Productive


Trond Lyngbø (@trondlyngbo) discusses the benefits and challenges of marrying SEO and content marketing and explains how to succeed. Content Marketing & SEO: The Bigger Picture


G2 Crowd (@g2crowd) helps you compare the best Organic Search Marketing Software products.Organic Search Marketing Software Comparison


Today’s infographic “How to help your content rise above the noise“:

22 Examples to Create Compelling Content

There are times when even professional writers are at a loss for something to write. Especially when it comes to great content ideas. But, yet you might wonder about how they can still produce great articles.

What is their secret? The following are some of the things they do to come up with a compelling article without draining their brain.

The first thing they consider is getting ideas from others.

Compiling a list of several related blogs posted by others. See this as an example.
Friends and associates are the sources for ideas. Friends in the real world, friends from the social media or even those blogger friends are a great help for generating good ideas.
Another technique is to ask the readers themselves in what they want. This way, the content will be narrowed down to the readers’ general interest. You may consider using a service like Qualaroo to easily set this up.

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How to provide better customer service through visual communication

If you are involved in content marketing or social media management, you know how visual content can improve engagement. There’s no denying it: we live in a visual age. Young consumers have abandoned the mostly text-based Facebook and Twitter platforms for ones that are more visual-based, like Instagram. But why do we care about images and videos more than text? Because the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than written words. If you give your customers a full-text product manual, this happens:


So, you need to reach your customers in a more visual way to get more engagement. Social media is the best way to interact with them. Visual-based social platforms can increase response time, create WOM (word-of-mouth) advertisement, and help you to get more distribution and satisfied customers. Using product tutorials, screenshots, and how-to videos on social media makes your customer service rock solid. To reach more people, create interactive marketing campaigns, contests with pictures and videos, and visual Q&As.

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