What is an editorial calendar? Your Guide to Editorial Calendars [Examples + Templates]

If you’re anything like me, you’re consistently working out of at least 20 browser tabs, four journals, a yellow legal pad or two, and myriad Post-it notes stuck around your computer monitor. To the average director, it’s nothing short of chaos, but to the regular blogger—it’s evidence of a (desperate) need for an editorial calendar….

Social Media SEO: 10 Social Media Strategies to Boost SEO

Often, social media and SEO conversations happen separately. Social media is meant to build relationships and engage with your audience, while SEO seems more scientific, with specific keyword analyses to attract as many eyes as possible. However, these two facets of inbound marketing can work together to amplify each other’s results. In this blog, you’ll…

Everything You Need to Know About YouTube Affiliate Marketing in 2024 (+ Expert Tips & Examples)

If I were a creator, one of the first channels I’d explore is YouTube affiliate marketing. Think about it: Whether you’re sharing a tutorial or a product review, you can add affiliate links to every YouTube video description you create. Not only that, but you can also stack multiple links to products you recommend without…

Market pressure

Every competitor faces pressure, and it varies by industry, consumer/investor segment and geography. This applies to services, products, ideas, organizations, jobs… whenever there’s a choice and a market. The pressure might push you to be: Cheaper Simpler Dumber More short term Easier Coarse More convenient Hyped But it’s also possible to choose a marketplace that…