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Over the past two years, we’ve seen a record number of people leave the corporate workforce in favor of gig work, freelancing, or starting a small business. And let’s be honest, everyone has at least thought of quitting their job working for The Man at least twice or thrice (a month?).

That's why we dove in to find the best small business ideas for those of you who are looking to get...

How to make your holiday Instagram posts disappear:

1. Choose image.

2. Insert overused caption (I'm looking at you, "sleigh all day" and "tis the season").

3. Hit publish.

Poof! Your followers won't even know you posted. 

The Instagram algorithm favors posts that get engagement, and the key to engagement is not just an awesome visual, but...

Things that are easy to learn:

-How to do the moonwalk.

-How to win friends and influence people.

-How to ride a bike.

Sure, there are techniques, but a bike is a bike. People are people. And the moonwalk doesn't evolve every month or have machines learning alongside you...

...like, say, Google Ads.

The Google Ads platform (and...

You know the opening scene in the Lion King where Rafiki, in firm warrior I pose, presents Simba to the kingdom?

The best time to post on Instagram is sort of like that. Except every marketing blog thinks it's Rafiki. And Simba [aka the data] is like "I'm not so sure about this..."

So when is the best time to post on Instagram? There are approximately 39587 answers...

To our valued customers,

As the end of the year draws near, we'd like to take this opportunity to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of you for your support. Thank you for choosing us and we wish you a wonderful holiday season and happy new year!

Want to send an authentic holiday greeting this year that your customers will actually want to read?...

Let's say you're running ads for your healthcare business. You can identify your top-performing campaigns in relation to your other campaigns or time periods, but what about in relation to other businesses in your vertical? 

Or let's say you're a healthcare business considering running ads. How much can you expect to pay, and for what kinds of results?

Understanding industry...

The worst feeling is when you think your work is complete, but it’s really just begun. You spent all this time prepping an email or building out an ad only to find out that, yes it’s working fine, but it’s missing something...

Don’t let this happen to your thank you pages! A thank you page with missing elements can make all the difference between a fleeting customer and a loyal customer...

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

If your brain immediately and internally screamed out the name of this yellow and porous fella—congratulations! You just made a strong case for using music in your own advertisements. Now we've always been all about music in TV advertising...

...but it is arguably one of the most underutilized strategies for online...

The holidays. Shoppers are going gangbusters. Kids' blood sugar levels are through the roof. Pets are eating the decorations. And marketers, well if they do it right, they are steeping in a hot cup o'sales.

So what does it mean to do it right? In this guide, I’m going to share 16 proven strategies that will help you to plan out and execute a profitable holiday strategy. This includes:...

You need a keyword research tool. You think easy peesy and do the ol' Google search. Then you see that there are PPC keyword tools and SEO keyword tools. Long-tail keywords and broad. Social media keywords. Questions. Prepositions. Tools with suggestions. Tools with SERP and site and competitive analyses...

And then there's pricing. Free forever, free (...