How to Make Your Content More Accessible

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Accessible content shouldn’t be an afterthought. Yet, 90% of all websites are inaccessible to people with disabilities who rely on assistive technology to navigate the internet. Worse yet, 94% of the 33 top-grossing e-commerce sites fail to follow accessibility guidelines. That’s a whole lot of websites excluding a whole lot of potential customers. Forget the … Read more

Meet Your New Advisors: How AI-Language Learning Models Shape Expert Personas

Michael Goldrich, author of Too Many Hats, Too little Time

Everyone is talking about how to prompt AI for better content creation. At least that’s how it seems when visiting networking platforms like LinkedIn. You can’t scroll two clicks without landing on several how-to guides on the topic. Prompt engineers impart wisdom about how to get AI language learning models to do your bidding. Most … Read more

Shift Your Career for Maximum Gains

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Service-based small businesses experience a similar challenge at some point in their journey. They onboard more clients than they can reasonably handle out of fear of not having enough income to survive. Eventually, the pressure of finding more hours in the day to meet all their clients’ needs leads to burnout. That’s where Elena Herrera … Read more

The Dark Side of Social Media: Engagement Pods

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Building your brand organically is hard work. Gaining traction with your content creation on social media platforms like LinkedIn and Instagram is critical for natural organic growth. However, social media engagement is a double-edged sword. It’s that elusive metric businesses of all sizes chase to gain more visibility in the feed.  It requires a solid … Read more

Crush Your Competition with a Less-Is-More Social Media Marketing Strategy

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Social media marketing is a critical component of any well-rounded content strategy. Solopreneurs and small businesses must master the art of creating relevant and interesting content for their ideal customers to drive growth. With more than 100 social media platforms available, how do you know which ones are the most effective for achieving your goals? … Read more

Preventing 5-Alarm Fires That Can Ruin Your Brand

A man wearing a business suit sits in front of a computer that's on fire as he screams into it. In the background are coworkers with their computers also burning as the office is on fire around them.

A poorly worded social media post. An insensitive advertising campaign that ignores current events. All that separates brands from a full-blown public relations crisis is a highly skilled crisis prevention expert vetting everything. Think that sounds like overkill? Warner Brothers probably doesn’t think so after its Barbieheimer social media disaster in the summer of 2023. … Read more