Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube… It’s easy to see the downfalls of these applications, and the struggles to succeed on them when so many people are posting. This has caused many creatives to abandon ship and seek out platforms that better suit their needs. Instagram, once a haven for photographers is now often associated with reposted […]
Continue readingBest Sites for Filmmakers to Share Their Work
Being a filmmaker is hard. You put countless hours into your masterpiece and then struggle to get anyone to watch it, critique it, or even acknowledge it online. Luckily there are enough websites and online communities to share your work that with some time spent in front of your keyboard you should be able to […]
Continue readingE.gg Creativity App from Facebook Launches in the US
Today Facebook launched E.gg publicly in the US on the iOS app store. E.gg is an experimental new app from Facebook for making creative webpages, collages, and artistic creations. The app allows you to compile gifs, images, text, and other artistic flairs like stickers, all on one page. You can also reshare and repurpose other […]
Continue readingHow to Use User-Generated Content (UGC) on Social Media
Social media experts have often quoted the 80/20 rule – a rule that states that only 20% of your posts should directly promote your business. While the 80/20 rule is less of a rule and more of a guideline, it really begs the question of where the other 80% of the content is going to […]
Continue readingMost Useful Social Media KPIs to Track Infographic
As more and more users join social networks, the need to build a strong social media marketing strategy grows. But how can you best measure your success? KPIs, short for Key Performance Indicators. These are the metrics startups and large companies alike use to track their growth. Whether it is sales, revenue, traffic, clicks. All […]
Continue readingYou Should Be Using Facebook Creator Studio
Recently I got a new social media client, and there were a few things I wanted to do differently. There were a lot of videos the client wanted to post on Instagram which were longer than one minute and therefore would need to be posted to IGTV. As far as I knew, I had a […]
Continue reading10 Great Guides for Social Media Marketing in 2020
Social media is now a major part of our society for better or worse. It allows us to chat with others, view funny memes, talk about why your team is gonna win it all this year, and anything else you can imagine. It began as a novelty, but progressed into this unstoppable force that captures […]
Continue readingMixer is Shutting Down – What do its Streamers do Now?
Microsoft’s live streaming service Mixer launched to a fair bit of disinterest, with Twitch and YouTube dominating the live streaming scene, especially for gaming. That all changed when they signed a massive exclusivity contract with Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, the biggest Twitch streamer at the time. But now, Mixer is shutting down. The internet collectively decided […]
Continue reading20 Unique Social Media Templates for Bloggers
Social media may have begun as a way to connect friends and family, but over time it has evolved into so much more. Today, social media networks represent a way for brands to connect and engage with their followers. And, whether that brand be a well-established company or a blossoming blogger, there is no denying […]
Continue readingHow to Create Videos for Social Media
You only have to scroll through your newsfeeds for a few seconds for a reminder that everyone’s hungry for video on social media. If you’re looking to get in on the act – whether you’re shooting for Instagram and Snapchat stories – or looking to create cornerstone content for your brand pages on Facebook and […]
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