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In social media, engagement is key to a successful connection with followers. And you can only achieve this if you are regularly sharing quality content.

Social media contentPto be considered top quality goes beyond the manner it is written. It is all about imparting a strong message that people can learn from and use to enrich their lives on a daily basis. It has to be something valuable and captivating in order to gain a wider audience.

Aidan Cassidy, a city councilman in North Carolina and social media expert, shares tips on how to make your social media content rise above the noise. He pointed out that you need to know first where your target market hang out often and find out what they normally talk about. From here, you can create content that would encourage them to respond by sharing their views or giving feedback. (more…)

Blogging is mainly about writing content that your readers will find useful and valuable. Whether a post is about practical tips, or it is a thoughtful piece, the important thing is that any visitor to your blog finds it worth his while. Even better, you want that visitor to keep coming back.

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While there are bloggers who blog “just because” and don’t really care about whether they earn money or not, it cannot be denied that blog revenue is always welcome. There are many ways to make money blogging, and one of the main methods is via ads.

While you can have considerable blog revenue just by having an ad system, it requires one vital element: traffic. And lots of it. (more…)

These days, everyone can use emergency cash. Life is so uncertain that you just don’t know what will hit you – and when. The smart thing to do, of course, is to have aPsavings accountPthat will always be there for you whenever you find yourself in a pinch.

But what if you had just dipped massively into your savings because of a recent emergency? What if you find yourself in a bind again without cash? Maybe yourPcredit cardsPare maxed out as well…

Good thing there are some options, and one of them are title loans. (more…)

Blogging is one of the most popular online jobs today. This can be done in the comfort of your home or in an office setting together with other team members. Each work environment presents different challenges and benefits to the blogger but whatever you choose, it should be in line with your needs and goals.

Working at home as a blogger would mean working as a freelancer or in a fixed employment basis for a single company only. A freelancer normally works as an independent contractor which means you work on your own for several groups submitting posts directly to several content managers and getting assignments from them.

Those employed by a single company, on the other hand, work as a team in an office although some allow a telecommute position. Whether you choose to work at home or in an office environment, you accomplish tasks together with other co-workers or team members. (more…)

Many law firms are joining the social media bandwagon today. Social media experts are seeing this as a positive development as it allows lawyers to reach out to their target audience in a more personalized manner. It enables them to establish themselves as so-called thought leaders in addition to their use of the traditional marketing methods.

Lawyers in the U.S. started using social media in 2012. This was when the Law Society issued a social media guidance for attorneys. The month of June in the same year saw the growing use of Twitter by legal counsels with an increase of 663 percent among people seeking recommendations on their social network.

Apart from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs are considered the fastest and cheapest method of reaching out to clients and keeping abreast of the latest industry trends. And reports have noted that lawyers are taking advantage of these platforms not only to promote their law firms but also to gain advantage over their close competitors. (more…)