How Much Should You Spend on Paid Ads? Here’s My Data-Driven Formula

By Neil Patel

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A few years back when I first started NeilPatel.com, I spent $66,372.09 on paid advertising through LinkedIn, Google AdWords, Retargeter, Perfect Audience, and StumbleUpon ads.

You might say that’s a lot of money.

It was. But I learned some valuable lessons.

I learned which platforms and networks work best for targeting which audiences with which ads.

Some of my takeaways?

LinkedIn, for example, provided an excellent return on B2B ads, while Google still reigned supreme for B2C. StumbleUpon’s conversion rate for paid products was woefully low.

The top three paid ad spots on Google’s SERPs, for example, get 41% of …read more      

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How to Get 30% Off Our Most Popular Premium WordPress Themes

By Jerod Morris

How to Get 30% Off Our Most Popular Premium WordPress Themes

Only a few days left before this offer expires …

On Tuesday, I alerted you to the massive StudioPress blowout sale going on this week.

Basically, it’s our big annual Black Monday discount delivered three months in advance.

The details couldn’t be simpler: Until the offer expires on Tuesday, August 30 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, you get 30 percent off everything we sell at StudioPress.

Everything.

Want any individual theme? Click this link, and browse all 39 StudioPress themes and all 15 third-party themes — you get 30 percent off as many individual themes as you want.

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A Beginner’s Guide to SEO that Works

By Brian Gardner & Lauren Mancke

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On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Rebecca Gill of Web Savvy Marketing. She is a WordPress developer, an SEO consultant, and a general business consultant.

She’s an active member of the WordPress community, participating as a WordCamp speaker, podcast guest, and SEO educator.

Her company, Web Savvy Marketing, was founded in 2009 and is a creative agency based in Southeastern Michigan. They work with clients across the globe who range from bloggers and small businesses to large enterprises and universities.

The Web Savvy online store offers more than 20 professionally designed Genesis themes ideal for businesses, marketers, educational institutions, and bloggers.

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Are You Busy Doing the ‘Right’ Things on LinkedIn?

By Jabez LeBret

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Alex Rynne, millennial marketer and content creator at LinkedIn, will blow your mind with her overall insight on company pages and showcase pages.

In this full episode, Alex Rynne delivers non-stop tips, tactics, statistics, advice, and experience that you can put into action right now.

You’ll learn about images, post schedules, the importance of testing, what the new headline really is, and much more …

  • That visual is the new headline
  • The importance of A/B testing
  • All about personalization
  • What to share on your Company Pages
  • How to stretch your dollar on LinkedIn
  • Showcase Pages tips and tools
  • Why telling your audience what they’re going to get …read more      
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6 Website Design Tips that Will Have Your Audience Licking Their Screens

By Pamela Wilson

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“We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them.” – Steve Jobs

You’re creating great content to attract an audience. A loyal audience that comes to know, like, and trust you.

But what if you never get the attention of that audience in the first place?

What if your website visitors take one look at your well-written words and move right along because your page looks bland, boring, and amateurish?

You lose them at hello. Your words never have a chance to take root.

That’s where design can help. Design creates a welcoming first impression. …read more      

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