For many years, online ads have been virtually controlled by two companies: Facebook and Google. This duopoly handled the lion’s share of online marketing, and still does. However, recent reports have shown that things may be changing. Apple is gaining ground and picking up more of the market share, finally making a real push to be a major player in this space.
On the final day of August, it’s clear that we’re moving into the fall and the holiday shopping season that comes with it. Major retailers like Wal-Mart are already putting out toy lists and other material to take advantage of it. Over the next month or two, early shoppers are going to start focusing on getting their purchases in, while even those who aren’t actively shopping will start making lists and considering their options.
Many business owners spend weeks or months constructing the ideal website. They may build it themselves, or they’ll hire a team to do so.
It’s no secret that people’s attention spans are shrinking. It’s unclear exactly how long this has been going on, but the last two decades have been dramatic. If you look at studies from 2000, they found that the average attention span was about 12 seconds long. If you’re already thinking that sounds shorter than you may have expected, it’s worth noting that more recent studies put it at just 8.25 seconds.
When it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), many people think only about keywords. They want to game the Google algorithm. They’re convinced that all you have to do is figure out the right keywords or the right way to use them, and that’s enough to increase traffic.
There are many different theories about how you should set up your online content to make it impactful. And the truth is that different theories are going to apply in different cases. Content creators who want to get people to read for as long as possible, for instance, will often save the most important information for last.
In the early days of social media, sites would rise and fall rather quickly. MySpace’s peak only lasted for three years, starting in 2005 and running to about 2008.
Search terms used to be based mostly on simplicity. If someone wanted to look for a repair shop in West Virginia, they might search for “car repair West Virginia” or “West Virginia car repair shop.” These short searches contain only what is absolutely necessary.
The tagline for Reddit is that it is the “front page of the internet.” It’s a place where you can find communities — known as subreddits — for just about any subject you can imagine. Want to climb mountains? Looking to learn how to knit?