Christine Magee says, “DIY website creator Wix wants to make starting a career in web design as easy as it’s made building your own site. Today, the company is launching WixEd, a free online education program that teaches Wix users everything they need to know to launch their own website design business. The course consists of three parts:... [Read more]

Verónica Maria Jarski says, “What does the state of B2B product marketing look like right now? Here’s what recently surveyed senior marketers shared about current trends and practices. “Creating collateral is a top priority for B2B product marketing,” states Kapost in the following infographic based on Regalix research. Some... [Read more]

Jordan Simas says, “IFTTT (If This, Then That) is a free online tool that automates actions between websites, apps, smartphones, gadgets and more. Want your tagged Facebook photos backed up on Google Drive? IFTTT can do that. Wish your smartphone could turn off WiFi when its battery gets too low? IFTTT can do that, too. IFTTT has a lot of novel... [Read more]

In nearly 10 years, IM NewsWatch has published 100,000 news stories, over 10,000 every year. We feel elated about that accomplishment, so we invited Ken Reno to partner with us on free product to our loyal subscribers. Link Gate WordPress Plugin. This plugin lets you create a pop-up that is shown when a visitor clicks on a special text link you place... [Read more]

Jonathan Crossfield says, ““Roll up! Roll up! Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be amazed! In this tent is something truly horrifying. Gentlemen will shudder. Ladies will swoon. Children will scream. Can you bear to look upon these monstrous freaks? Enter … if you dare!” We all know the game by now. Carnival barkers use showmanship and staggering... [Read more]

Martin Beck says, “Meerkat, the live-streaming video app that zoomed to prominence using Twitter’s social graph only to be cut off when Twitter launched Periscope, has turned to another social friend. Wednesday, Meerkat started giving people the ability to sign up using Facebook where previously it required Twitter. Twitter is still a sign-up... [Read more]

Stefanie Flaxman says, “I’m a one-step-at-a-time kind of gal who likes to make progress without feeling a lot of pressure. But when you embark on a new project, you often want to tackle every task all at once and inevitably end up feeling overwhelmed. It’s helpful to have a solid starting place and clear path to follow to keep anxiety from... [Read more]

Borrowing from the old saying, If Google ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. That is, if Google doesn't like your site, you aren't going to like your results... [Read more]

Justin R. Brown says, “Today’s biggest business trends are all about digital. From marketing software testing to payment processing, successful businesses rely heavily on digital technology. New digital developments increase each year, garnering the power granted by technology to generate greater business growth. Digital makes doing business... [Read more]

Matthew Toren says, “When it comes to your website, you want to take advantage of any technology that helps maximize your efforts and get more traffic to your site. Other than creating epic content that you post consistently, what else can you do that will really leverage traffic flow? There are some incredible WordPress plugins that can help... [Read more]

Sucharita Mulpuru says, “The hottest topic in eCommerce these days seems to be “buy buttons.” The energy though appears premature. Pinterest announced its buyable pins with a press conference and sentimental Hallmark-like videos though the buyable pins are actually hard to find. Facebook, the king of all social networks, announced a buy button... [Read more]

The IM Wealth Builders team (Soren Jordansen, John Merrick and Cindy Battye) made a surprise announcement yesterday.  They have just released a new version of their popular software for selling t-shirts online, Covert Shirt Store 2.0... [Read more]

Ted Ammon says, “Companies that get the buyers involved in their marketing really reap the benefits. When actual customers have a say in what’s going on with your company, they get excited. And excited customers are more likely to spread the word. And the word is social proof—a powerful marketing tool that you just can’t buy. So, how can... [Read more]

Kristen Dunleavy says, “Evan Carmichael believes in you. No, really, he does. Evan’s mission in life is to help one billion entrepreneurs succeed. He uses his website, EvanCarmichael.com, as a giant support network where he provides advice and inspiration to entrepreneurs everywhere. What makes him the expert? When he was 19, he built and sold... [Read more]

Jack Simpson says, “A few weeks back I wrote a post about how the top five UK ecommerce brands use Pinterest. As you can probably tell by reading some of my posts I’m a sucker for video content, so today I’m going to be focusing on those same brands but looking at their activity on YouTube. Just to recap, the top five ecommerce brands in... [Read more]

Chris Record started blogging back in 2004 when he made his first 6-figure year online using the Google Adsense™ program. Since then, Record and his team at Internet Marketing Bar have developed numerous WordPress products and services... [Read more]

MOZ team says, “User experience and the quality of your content have an incredibly broad impact on your SEO efforts. In this episode of Whiteboard Friday, Stone Temple’s Eric Enge shows you how paying attention to your users can benefit your position in the SERPs“. UX, Content Quality, and SEO MOZ Blog  [Read more]

Lindsay Kolowich says, “Video has become one of the most powerful forms of marketing content. As people become less and less patient, the text-only approach is no longer cutting it. We’ve moved into a visual-centric world, of which video is a critical piece. One component of your marketing strategy that video’s especially great... [Read more]

Aaron Agius says, “Hit “Publish.” Your blog is out there in the world, awaiting the masses to read and share it. It’s an exciting time for any marketer. After all, you’ve spent hours crafting this post, pouring your knowledge and personality into its paragraphs. But, as you quickly learn, people won’t flock to your post just because... [Read more]

Coming up September 5 and 6, in Tokyo, is Netpreneur Summit, known as "Asia's Premier Internet Marketing Event". Clickbank is partnering to produce this networking/training event... [Read more]

CJ Arseneau says, “Digital marketing optimization and bid management solutions are essential to today’s marketers’ ad tech toolbox. Vendors like DoubleClick, Kenshoo, Marin Software, Acquisio and others offer performance marketers tangible value — data on which ads and campaigns are performing and which aren’t. However, marketers who... [Read more]

Jack Simpson says, “One of the great things about working in digital is that, unlike with print, you can still make changes once something has gone live. The down side is: if things go horribly wrong you can expect evidence of your mistakes to float around the internet until the end of time. Here are five of my favourite digital marketing disasters... [Read more]

Business.com team says, “As consumer interests are changing and evolving, so should your sales strategy. Only three percent of adults have written goals, however, great salesmen and industry leaders continue to write down their goals in order to prioritize. So should your company. By keeping a document of your sales strategy, you can measure... [Read more]

Don Seckler says, “Publishers have faced several challenges with the explosion of digital media over the past ten years. Perhaps largest on that list are the many audience data silos that have popped up here and there and everywhere. Many companies have their print magazine subscriber data files in an in-house fulfillment management system or... [Read more]

MOZ team says, “Like many other areas of marketing, SEO incorporates elements of science. It becomes problematic for everyone, though, when theories that haven’t been the subject of real scientific rigor are passed off as proven facts. In today’s Whiteboard Friday, Stone Temple Consulting’s Mark Traphagen is here to teach us... [Read more]

Josh Constine says, “No, your last selfie didn’t win you hundreds or thousands of new followers. Instagram confirmed to me today that a bug has caused some users’ follower counts to increase, but that this was a bug that’s being fixed. That increase in people’s follower count will disappear once the bug is completely fixed. Earlier today,... [Read more]

Carolyn Sun says, “Let’s say you’re a newbie to the world of online sales and are looking to make money online, but you’re starting with a small startup budget. With the blinding wealth of information available for new business owners, knowing how to spend your limited funds can be a bit intimidating. Here is a five-step checklist to help... [Read more]

Business.com staff says, “As consumer interests are changing and evolving, so should your sales strategy. Only three percent of adults have written goals, however, great salesmen and industry leaders continue to write down their goals in order to prioritize. So should your company. By keeping a document of your sales strategy, you can measure... [Read more]