Since the days of Atari and Apple, the culture of Silicon Valley has been based on the idea of programmers and early employees owning equity in the startups they took a chance on. The media is always happy to write about folks who took a shot on stock options and did very well indeed. Too…

One way to understand creative work is to think about the time and effort required to do something the first time versus doing it again. A novel might take five years to write. Retyping it takes a day. A company could easily expend 10,000 hours of effort before launching a new logo. Drawing the logo…

A picky customer is oppositional. Whatever you offer, they want something (slightly) different. A particular customer is easy to delight. They tell you what they want, and that’s what they want. We get to choose who we’re here for.

That’s where web archiving tools come in. They allow you to access saved versions of web pages, even if they get taken offline. The Wayback Machine is the best-known option, but it isn’t perfect—it’s slow, sometimes misses snapshots, and doesn’t… Read more ›

But what does “quality” even mean? Some people think the Alchemist changed their lives, while others think it’s the worst thing ever written. What’s “quality” to one reader may be complete BS to another. So how do you measure whether… Read more ›

Search engine advertising involves paying platforms like Google, Bing, or Yahoo to display your ads when people search for keywords you pay for. Unlike organic search results (SEO), which take time to build, search ads appear almost instantly at the… Read more ›

Not everyone has the luxury of developers, designers, or analysts who can help turn big ideas into reality. Even if you do, you still need to compete for time and help with the rest of your organisation. But times have… Read more ›

Most SEOs can say they’ve struggled to explain the value of their work at one time or another. Explore tactics to navigate the challenges of communicating the value of SEO to stakeholders in this episode of Whiteboard Friday. Join Bethan as they talk about how to align SEO metrics with business goals and navigate tough…

If I were to ask 10 different B2B marketers what “demand generation” means, I’d get 10 different answers. Unfortunately, there are a lot of misconceptions about demand generation in B2B marketing, but most would agree that it’s an essential part of your marketing strategy. In this guide, I’ll clear up the confusion. I’ll give you…

The plot of 2001: A Space Odyssey is pretty simple. You could write out a summary in three paragraphs. That’s not what made it one of the most revered movies of all time, and also one of the most difficult to make. Blurting out the plot of what we’re offering seems like the obvious thing…