There’s nothing quite like the first-day jitters when walking into a new classroom. While those days may be behind us, continuing your education is a requirement if you want to graduate your business to a revenue-driving machine. Resources like Google Skillshop can be your go-to study buddy when you want to learn how to grow…
12 Best Free (& Private) Email Accounts & Service Providers of 2023
You need a free email account — whether it’s for networking, job recruitment, downloading resources, transferring files, setting reminders, meeting with colleagues, or something else. Even with the rise of office chat platforms, you still depend on email for a surprising number of things. But unfortunately, not every email service is completely free. And even…
Starting Local SEO with Nothing: 30 Ways to Start Cold and Succeed
Are you starting your local SEO work at Customer #0, with few or no connections, few or no resources, and not much certainty as to where to begin? Working on local SEO for this new business may feel like you just moved to a foreign land with only the clothes on your back. You may…
Leadership Advice from 8 Black-Owned Business Leaders
Welcome to Breaking the Blueprint— a blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of underrepresented business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how they’ve grown or scaled their businesses, explored entrepreneurial ventures within their companies, or created side hustles, and how their stories can inspire and inform your own success. Leadership is comprised…
14 Best Video Editing Software Tools for YouTube
People watch almost 5 billion videos every day on YouTube. It’s no wonder content creators choose this channel to share their ideas, products, and skills — they know there’s potential to earn a great following and potential customers. Given the multitude of videos that live on the platform, it’s important to make yours stand out…
16 Best Email Previewing, Testing, & Rendering Tools
You know the expression, “What you see is what you get”? Well, when it comes to email marketing campaigns, that might not always be the case. In this post, we’ll discuss the best free and paid email testing, previewing, and rendering tools you can use to make sure your emails are ready for the eyes…
The Best Time to Post on Instagram in 2023 [For Every Scenario]
We believe, without hesitation, that social media is still one of the most powerful marketing channels available. But the competition on social feeds is high and getting higher—you have to jump on anything that’ll land your post on more screens. Knowing the best time to post on Instagram is one of those little hacks that’ll…
How to Make an Ad: A 15-Step Guide [+Expert Tips]
Advertising is changing — by the end of 2023, companies are on track to spend more than $424.3 billion dollars on digital advertising. The challenge? Massive variety in the digital advertising market — from differing platforms and ad types to target audiences — can frustrate efforts to capture customer interest and drive ROI. How do…