Content Marketing Resources You Can’t Afford to Miss!

When you plan to market and promote your business or any other thing online, then you need content marketing. If you are in the initial stage of your business marketing and promotion, content marketing helps your brand or business to get recognized in your niche market. You could be in a lonely position if you fail to find any kind of resource and support to carry out the content marketing task for your brand. The fact is you could find lots of content resources and guide, which can help you in carrying out this task without any worry or hassle. These resources would help you in giving an edge to your skills and knowledge pertaining to content marketing. Let’s check some of the best resources that you cannot afford to miss about content marketing.

The Content Marketing Institute

This is among the best resource and guide on content marketing, which is supported by an effective community blog wherein you could find a number of informative posts, articles and research papers coming on this subject from real time professionals and experts on this subject. Besides, you could find a number of events, conferences and webinars at different junctures wherein seasoned content marketers share their ideas and mantras about this subject. Their magazine- ‘Chief Content Officer’ is free to subscribe, which come along with comprehensive stuff on content marketing.

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HubSpot

It is a blog, which offers content marketers good resource on this subject and that too for free. You could find a number of ebooks, articles, blog posts, etc. on various aspects of content creation, promotion, distribution and marketing in simple and lucid formats, which are very much helpful to the novices. Their tool called Marketing Grader is a worthy tool, which help you in knowing your strengths and weaknesses about your content marketing strategy. All you need to do is to put your company’s site or blog URL and it will give you a details report about your online marketing efforts along with giving tangible suggestion to improve your strategies.

Alltop Content Marketing

Another good resource for content marketing where you could find insight articles and posts on this subject along with finding the latest news and trends going inside content world. The digital library over Alltop is an incredible place to find comprehensive stuff on content marketing and its effective strategies from seasoned marketers.

Emarketer.com

This is a digital marketing research company, which produces loads of useful articles and resources on digital marketing trends, content marketing, statistics and several other relevant issues. You could find a couple of original research work on this subject along with getting other informative articles and guides. Going through the different research work and statistics give you enough reason to find an edge over your content marketing strategies you adopt for your blog or site.

SEOmoz

It is among the most effective resources on content marketing apart from other subjects like search engine optimization and other online marketing methods. You could find a number of interesting and useful stuff over this place. As content marketing and SEO go hand in hand, hence SEOmoz cover both the subjects in a most comprehensive manner, thus giving you enough opportunity to explore and master these subjects.

Final word

Though you could find several other resources on content marketing, however, the above named ones are among the best sources of exploring this subject in and out. And as you start exploring these resources, you are more likely to get an edge over your content marketing strategies.

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Create Facebook Pages for Blogger Or Website

Facebook is not just a social network, it also comes with Pages that lets you build a closer relationship with your audience and customers, besides this, it is also becoming a good source of traffic especially for your website, after visitors browse your site, you would want them to come back and stay connected since these people spend time on the social network, this is the essence of creating a facebook page.
On this post, I will be sharing my own fast and method of how you can go about making facebook fanpage for a website, probably, you are a blogger, or or you own some other website, go through this steps I have below to set up a fan page and get it up in your site as soon as possible:

First, Go HERE , there are other page types like:

• Local business, place, Company, organisation, institution, Entertainment and so on, but since we are creating a Page for a website, you are to go for Brand or Product. Something like the Screenshot we have at the top-left.

1. A List of categories will show up when you click it,  just scroll down to where you have Websites, select it
2. Type in your Page Title, make sure you Agree to the Terms of Service, once you've done this, then you are through, but it doesn't stop here does it?
3. You can Import contacts in your E-mail or Invite friends to like your new page.
4. Also include a brief description of the page in Edit Page Info section.
5. Click Save and you're set.
6. Make sure you invite and tell friends to Like your Page afterwards, also keep posting useful quality content in the page to keep it active and interactive for the Fans.

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How to Use NOTEPAD to Save Text Files In Any Format & Extensions

As we know, Notepad is a plain text editor, that would Normally save your texts in ".txt" extension.
To launch this application, hit your Windows Start button >> All Programs > Accessories, there you'll find it.

There are many other text files your Notepad can open for your use in editing,
Examples are:
.xml
.js
.html
.php
.css etc
a few DOC files (Microsoft Documents) and many others.
But then, if you EDIT the file and want to "Save As New", you're likely to have come across a problem, it keeps saving with default format.

Just the other day, I downloaded a JavaScript file ( .js ), I Opened it with Notepad after doing what I wanted to inside the script, I needed to save it in ".js" extension, unluckily it was rather saving as ".txt" which is the typical extension Notepad uses to save its files.
I needed it to be in its default extension, so it could work on the webpage I wanna use it for.
After saving as *txt, I tried renaming the file extension, removed only the *txt in the file name, yet, the typical file type REMAINED a *txt file.


If you experience such difficulties,

Here's how you can Save a File in its Default Extension, or save to Any New Extension you want using NOTEPAD

> Click the Save As New
> Move down  to "Save as File Type" just below File Name, Click "All Files"
> Go up to File Name Again, Write the any name you want to give the file > put a dot sign (.) after the name and include the File Extension (i.e myJavascriptfile.js , myFile.html or MyFile.xml etc)
and Hit Save

It will Save it by the File extension you gave it.

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Peace!

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Google Adsense still not Accepting You? Your Niche could be the Problem!

Google Adsense... the definition, history, & what you can do with it is not new to us, so let's move to the main point, which is How Your Niche is Affecting you "Getting Accepted"
Having read lots of issues and topics on Adsense, getting Accepted seems to be the most viral, people are quite desperate to own a Google adsense account under their own name.
At the moment, getting accepted into the Google adsense program seems to be very difficult for newbies, especially when you get rejected the first time you applied.
But then,  let's face it, there are so many reasons why people get rejected right? I had been through that road before, even when you correct those things Google assumed wrong, they still reject you over and over a thousand times, so I had come up with the ideas and tips to help you and I get accepted or Increase your Chances of getting into the Program.
Quickly Glancing through this 15 killer Tips To Apply for Google Adsense. Though my blogger friend mentioned about 8 tips, I stamped THE FIVE PRIMARY TOOLS needed for you to be Accepted are,

1. Privacy policy, 10% important.
2. About Page, 15%
3. Your Real Name and Email verification, 15%
4. Your design or website layout - 10%
5. Your CONTENT, 40% the most important!

I know I didn't mention Traffic, which is quite important too but from my analysis, YOUR CONTENT carries the most important value, (your content will bring traffic).

LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR CONTENT...

The quantity of posts you have published may not be the case of your disapproval, the QUALITY is what really matters ( hope I'm not the first person saying this).

Adsense loves Niche blogs!

These days, Google base their tests on your content as soon as you apply, content describes your blog and help them know what kind of ads to place on your blog, you would be doing yourself a whole lot of good if you place your blog on one certain Niche.
There are thousands of niches to choose from, it all depends on WHAT YOU KNOW OR LOVE TO WRITE ABOUT.
Now this leads us to another analysis we would be using
Top 6 Most Competitive Niches you should know:

• Make Money online
• Social Media
• Health
• Technology
• Web Design
• Fitness

These are great niches, the only cool thing I see in those niches is the Traffic aspect, you get lots of traffic when you post Popular topics under those niches. Now look again at the title, they are the most COMPETITIVE, so if you decide picking one from the above, you are likely to face difficulties being accepted on Google Adsense.

I put up the Above for you so you can choose wisely,
Choosing a niche is the best strategy I ever knew that get Gets you Accepted! it worked for Me!

WANNA GET ACCEPTED ON GOOGLE ADSENSE?

FOCUS ON YOUR NICHE!

MY STRATEGY...
Just like everyone else, I loved tech alot, I was born into the blogosphere reading tech blogs, I had all the stuff it took to be accepted, Interesting posts, nice design, traffic, everything, yet for more than 6 months, Adsense continued to Reject my application.

NEXT THING I DID...
I realised it was my niche that was holding me back! Yes, since it's a very popular niche, a competitive one, I had to move to something that's not Popular, yet liked and Accepted by Google, then I started my second blog, I took my time, got a template,customised it, two months later, with only 80 - 100 Pageviews daily, the blog Hit PR2, and got accepted at First Trial!!!

CONCLUSION.
If you believe your Blog is perfect, have you made good research on your niche? Is there competition? Is it a blog that discuss topics so many people are already waving about?
If your answer is "Yes" to more than one of these questions, then your niche should be the reason why you're not Accepted yet.
Starting A fresh blog with niche of Low Competition would be a great idea
Low competition Niches you may try out are:
* Arts, Comics, Fine arts and comic reviews
* Education, Rare Job opportunities,
* Motivationals, Quotes, fun facts with Jokes etc... these niches do have competition but it's moderately Low and trust me if you can handle niches/keywords with Low competition, you'll definitely rank High with more valuable earnings.

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How To Back Up/Download All Your Blog Posts & Comments (For Blogger/Blogspot Users)

The Blogger / Blogspot platform from Google had been very dependable by its users for a very long time now, unlike Wordpress which uses Hosting to run their platform, Blogger is cheaper to control and does not require hosting, so we hardly ever get issues concerning our blogs, still we have to accept the fact that anything can happen to your blog anytime without your notice.

 

So many bloggers have lost their blogs in different ways, some were due to their own mistakes, others, were for unknown errors that can best be explained by Google.
Meanwhile, as an inspiring professional Blogger, there are certain IMPORTANT Activities and Check ups you need to be doing periodically, Backing Up your entire blog is one of them, in this post, I'm sharing with us how we can do it, so you can
- Save a Complete copy of your entire blog posts and Comments in your hard drive
- Upload the posts to a new blogger blog, or add the posts to a Pre-existing one, it's really Simple.

• Login to your Blogger Dashboard
•  Settings >> Other >> you find - Import blog - Export blog - Delete blog
  
  
• To save all the copy of your blog posts with comments Click Export blog
• To upload the entire blogpost to a New one after saving to your hard drive, click Import blog

You've worked hard writing and publishing unique stuff for your audience, this hard work needs to be secured at all time, I hope this post helped.
Do Share with friends... Peace!

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Most Updated Version of Windows, Windows 8!

After Windows 7, Windows8 is the latest version of Microsoft windows operating system. It was created by Microsoft for use not only on tablets also for use on personal computers. You can use it on your personal desktop, laptop and also on business desktops. It is taken as the developing version of the windows7. Its presence was first exposed at CES 2011 and its existence was pursued by the primary release versions. This operating system was exposed to designing on August 1, 2012. It was exposed for using general purpose on October 26, 2012 and this operating has some significant changes. It started its way with changing of operating system platform.

The Great User interface

The developer of this operating system gave a great attention for improving its user experience on many devices like as mobile, tablets etc and it is launched to compete with other mobile operating system like as Android, Apple’s iOs etc. it also got a new touch friendly shell and operator friendly interface associated on Microsoft’s Metro structure language. It is consisted of new touch screen facility with a grid of dynamically upgrading tiles of icons that offers to visit the application. The start menu of earlier versions of windows is replaced by the start menu. You can find a forceful expression on touch screen input. In this operating system you can also find the new windows store which helps you to buy application which is supported on this operating system.

Facility of New technology

Windows8 has the facilities of new technologies like USB 3.0 and advanced format with great speed. It also has the cloud computing and near field communications are added to it. It also takes advantages of low power ARM architecture and it comprises new security features of antivirus capability which is built in this operating system.

Giving Secure Boot Facility

It also allows a new installation process in a pleasant circumstance for digital distribution and also allows the secure boot. It supports the synchronization of certain apps and allows the settings between more devices. The improvement of security was positive and its performance development is also positive. The GUI of this operating system is full of innovation and creation. The user interface of this operating system has been broadly criticized and from the beginning of this operating system, its 60 million licensed have been sold in all over the world.

In this operating system the start screen is so attractive and tiles on the start screen are used to communicate with the people, apps and other files or folders. The portion of the tiles is changeable with the latest info and it helps to update you.

If you want to know something then you can sign up with your Microsoft account to any of your PCs running windows 8. You will find you in a fast and comfortable environment by using this operating system. You can browse whatever you want from the start screen and you can download photos, videos from the store.

Find Any kind of Music

The Xbox Music app is included in it through this you can listen any kind of music from the music world. The operating system is full of innovation and creation so you can find you in a pleasant environment by accustoming it.

About The Author: Margaret is a writer/blogger. She loves writing, travelling and reading books. She contributes in KEL Attorneys. Check here for more on KEL Attorneys

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5 Social Media Marketing Tips For 2013

2013 had been the year of the Socaial Media people from all around the world have become familiar with the importance of the social media and pay their fullest to make a profitable room in the rising social media trends. Greater awareness brings greater competition. The more people are getting involved, the more creative tricks are required to stand as a successful business owner in the ocean of social media.

However, one should remember that the involvement of too many tricks can bring adverse results. Here are 5 basic tricks which are specially designed for the 2013 social media marketing.

1. Stay Alive!

Most of the big businesses make their profiles in order to show up their existence, no matter for how long their profiles have remained dormant. The profile is your digital identity. People take an interest in living persons only, and they have no interest in the dead bodies. Make sure that you log into your social media profile daily and show your existence to the people. A big name is worthless if it is dead. Keep the focus on the social media like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Google+ an essential part of your business.

2. Direct Connectivity

When the social media arrived first, people loved it for it offered a totally different type of interaction. People, who met with each other on the social or communal gatherings, started developing new relations in any part of the world through the social media. However, now the trends have changed. People love change and you can let people love your business by giving them a different type of interaction i.e. by mingling interpersonal interactions with the social media interactions. Make direct relationships, respond your every customer and visitor individually, give them importance and let your business flourish!

3. Persuading Content

There is a lot of choice in the social media. People who use social media like Facebook, Twitter, Pintereste receive a lot of content every day. However, you should make sure that your posts and ideas are responsive and persuade people. For this purpose, you can keep a regular check on the latest news and share your ideas with the people. You can also evaluate the interests of people and share posts accordingly, however, it would be a little hectic for a business marketer.

4. Don't Stop On Existing Followers

Social media is an ocean in which your search voyage never ends! There is always a capacity of new followers on the social media like Facebook, Twitter, Pintereste etc. Make sure that you avail this opportunity. Don't stop on the existing followers as the chances of flourishing your business in the new markets yet exist!

5. Make Offline Researches

There is always a chance of the offline discussions. Offline discussion is the one in which neither you, nor your direct followers are involved. It is done by the people who are interested in your business, however they do not follow you neither interact with you on the social media. For this purpose, take help from the social media. Enter the brand name of your company and check the results. There would be many people who are interested in becoming your brand's customer however, they do not know the accurate spellings of your brand. There would also be people who have questions about your brand, and lastly, there are people who analyze your business in a general term in the social media.

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6 Simple Mouse Gestures to Help You Navigate Windows 8

When Microsoft released Windows 8 they knew it would cause a storm amongst critics and divide experts as to whether it was the way forward in operating system design or the next Windows Vista. Early reviews suggested that it was a bit of both, with many features being praised whilst others, notably the lack of an integrated start bar on the desktop, were scolded for making Windows 8 difficult to navigate for people used to the familiar UI of old.

Whatever the case may be, Windows 8 is here to stay for a good few years before we get any hint of a Windows 9 being released, and until then it will pay off in the future to make yourself accustomed to Windows 8 mastering mouse gestures in order to increase your productivity and have a more enjoyable time on your machine. This especially rings true if your monitor or laptop is not touch screen enabled.

Find below 6 simple and easy mouse gestures which will help you make the most of Windows 8. If you are a new user of Windows 8, be sure to bookmark this post for further reading in the future. Enjoy!

Select or Perform an action

Performing an action in Windows 8 is essentially exactly the same as in Windows 7, Vista or XP. All you need to do is right-click anywhere to see commands, of which will be different depending on what you right click on. Files with have different options available compared to apps, for example.

Utilizing commands for apps

This is really easy. When on the default Windows start screen, i.e. the app based interface, right click on any app to see a list of options. Usually this includes turning live tile off, uninstalling an app, or changing the size of the tile to suit your tastes.

Dragging icons and apps

Have you ever used a touch screen smartphone? On most, dragging apps and icons requires you to hold and drag them. It is exactly the same in Windows 8 with your mouse, Left click and hold any app you like and drag them around to your heart's content.

Switching between apps

You do not have to repeatedly return to your tile interface to access an app you were just in. To switch between apps, simply hover your mouse curser in the top left corner of your display and all of your recently opened apps will be there waiting for you.

Finding recently used apps and accessing search

The biggest change to Windows 8 is finding recently used programs and apps. To do this, drag your mouse curser up to the top right of your screen and by default it will pop up search, share, start, devices and settings. Click any of these to open.

Zooming in and out

This is an essential feature for anybody who has display issues or less than ideal eye sight. To zoom in and out of web pages, as well as some apps, simply hold [Ctrl] and scroll with your mouse wheel. This is a simple solution for web pages with extremely small text.

Overall Windows 8 was designed to be used either alongside a touch screen display or by mouse. Some would testify that using Windows 8 with a touch screen is the best way to make full use of Windows 8 and its capabilities, however for some, the notion of using a touch screen in their office for real work doesn't seem that productive. Either way with the mouse gestures above using Windows 8 does not have to be as drastic a change from Windows 7 as you may think.

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The Best VoIP Calling Apps for the iPhone 5

Apple's latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5, has been one of the most popular phones of the last six months. In amongst its range of exciting new features, it still caters the simple need to keep up in the social loop with your contacts. As it can be quite expensive to talk on the phone, even with your plan through a wireless carrier, there is VoIP technology that you can rely on. VoIP means "voice over Internet protocol" and is a means of keeping in touch with your contacts through online . In the case of doing so with your iPhone 5, it involves a number of great apps that can allow you to take part in video calls for free, even with individuals who live in other countries. Some of the top VoIP apps for the iPhone 5 are explored below.

TruPhone

 

Truphone is one of the best free VoIP apps for the iPhone 5. It allows you to make and receive voice calls to and from your friends, family members, coworkers and other individuals across the world for absolutely free. It was one of the first apps released for making VoIP calls and works over Wi-Fi or your wireless data plan.

Viber

 

Viber is a free app that allows you to make and receive free phone calls and textsfrom anywhere in the world. International calls are completely free, overriding expensive cell phone charges you might otherwise accrue. You can also enjoy sending and receiving photos and text messages for absolutely free, which makes using the app a joy. It supports multiple languages and is always on, working in the background on your iPhone 5.

Tango

 

Tango Text, Voice and Video is free and allows you to enjoy free voice and video calls to anyone in the world. You can also send and receive free videos, photos and text messages. Using Tango is easy and fun. You can also enjoy new features such as sharing photos to Facebook, using avatars and video filters and more.

Talkatone

Talkatone is a free app that allows you to enjoy free voice calls with anyone in the world. It works in conjunction with Google Voice by allowing you to engage in the calls without having to use your cell phone plan's talk minutes. It is considered the highest rated VoIP app and works on Wi-Fi or wireless data.

iCall

 

iCall is free and allows you to make free phone calls to anyone, anywhere. It is easy to use and you can receive calls even when you are not running the app on your iPhone. There are no roaming charges, and you can save your plan's cell phone minutes.

These apps are all well worth downloading. You will be pleased with the quality of your calls and with how much money you will save on your wireless plan.

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The Best Galaxy Phones from Samsung

Samsung has over the years garnered a formidable reputation in making quality handsets. The Samsung Galaxy lineage has taken the world by storm. This line of phones have brought the much deserved recognition to Samsung.

The following information discusses some of the best Samsung Galaxy Phones.

Samsung Galaxy Pop S 5570

 The Samsung Galaxy Pop S 5570 is a technically upbeat phone. Sometimes this handset is touted as one of the best Android devices. Being a low-budget phone, this device is powered by a 600 MHz processor and runs on the Android 2.2 Froyo operating system.

The device has a capacitive touchscreen of 3.12”. The touchscreen has decent resolution of 240 X 320. Apart from this the device comes with good connectivity options in the form of Wi-Fi and 3G. You can access and transfer multimedia by way of the 3.5 mm jack.

Samsung Galaxy Pro B 7510

This is a QWERTY phone that provides you a splendid touch and type experience. It is suited for all types of users – the ones who are adept and not adept at using touch phones. The perfect set of keys on the QWERTY keypad makes this phone a joy to type on.

Running on the Android Froyo OS and powered by an 800 MHz processor, this device has the Touch Wiz UI. This UI is characteristic of many Samsung phones. It provides excellent user interface capabilities. You can navigate through the options on the phone using a fluidic and responsive UI.

The distinguishing feature on this device is the presence of a 3 MP camera. Apart from that, the phone has a 2.8” capacitive touchscreen, 2G network connectivity, and more.

Samsung Galaxy S LCD I9003

This phone resembles the Galaxy S I9000. But Samsung Galaxy S LCD I9003 has slight differences. The phone has a Super LCD screen. This is in contrast to the Super AMOLED screen of the Galaxy S I9000. The touchscreen of this device is large at 4 inches.

The phone is powered by a 1GHz processor. The graphics rendition capabilities on the device are good courtesy the VR SGX530 GPU. The phone has a 5 MP camera. It has good battery time since it provides 15 hours of talk time

Samsung Galaxy S III I9300

 

This phone is the next iteration from S II. Being a quad core smartphone you can expect peak performance from this device. There is no single unique selling proposition of this device. It has a plethora of features that you’ll have a hard time choosing the best one.

The phone has an extra large screen size. At 4.8”, the AMOLED capacitive touchscreen is one of the largest in this segment. The resolution on the screen is a breathtaking 720 X 1280 pixels.

The Samsung Galaxy S 3 I9300 has an 8 MP camera. You can record HD videos and images with this camera. You can output HD videos at 1080P. 

Conclusion

When it comes to picking the best out of the best Samsung Galaxy phones, it is always a tough ask. The lineage of such phones keeps increasing. And the race to the top is becoming crowded.

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