Want to Boost SEO in WordPress? Here’s How
Are you looking for other ways to improve your WordPress SEO outside of Yoast? I’m not a psychic. I’ve just been in the same situation before.AdvertisementContinue Reading Below I’d say it’s a pretty good bet that there are tons of us WordPress users out there trying to clean up our page speed or choose an SEO-friendly theme. I mean, WordPress is used by 64% of all websites whose CMS is known. That’s 40.6% of all websites. If you flip a coin,…
SEO Business: 6 Steps to launch one
I’ve been working for Ahrefs full-time for over three years. But before that, I ran an SEO business. My business wasn’t huge. At its peak, I was turning over between $5k-$10k per month. So if you’re here expecting to learn from the founder of a Fortune 500 company, prepare to be disappointed. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a practical guide to starting a lifestyle SEO business from someone who’s walked the walk, this is the guide for you. Here are the steps: Learn SEO…
Core Web Vitals: what they mean for B2B SEO
If I were to ask you why Core Web Vitals (CWV) are crucial for B2B SEO, what would you say? Off the top of your head, I mean. Googling doesn’t count. Although I’m well aware that, if you’re reading this article, chances are you arrived here by way of a search engine… Okay, this is becoming a little too meta. The point is, it’s okay if you’re unfamiliar with the concept. We’re here to break it down for you. What are Core Web…
Virtual onboarding amidst pandemic: The new way.
Like most new pandemic-induced working practices, remote onboarding is here to stay. How can employers make the process, from device provisioning and training to helping new hires feel welcome, as seamless as possible? Starting a new job can be stressful under normal circumstances, but starting a new job during a global pandemic, when all interactions with managers and teammates take place online, is a uniquely challenging situation. Just ask Marta Rodriguez, who started her job as a social media manager…
After the Safaricom launch in Kenya, what next for 5G in Africa?
Commercial 5G networks have been rolled out in Kenya and South Africa and are being tested elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, but wide deployment appears to be a few years away. Enterprise systems such as IoT are likely to be on the vanguard of initial applications The real-time hologram presentation with two Safaricom employees in Kisumu at the end of March was meant to be a precursor to what 5G would bring in Kenya, and throughout Africa – hyperfast mobile transmission…
How to launch successful Lean Startups
Summary. The lean startup approach has taken the entrepreneurship world by storm. Even established companies such as Dropbox, Slack, and General Electric have embraced it as a way to rapidly test and refine ideas for products or businesses. But is lean startup all it’s cracked up to be? In a recent Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal article, we published the first study to experimentally test the key components of lean startup. Using data from the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program, which uses the lean…
7 IT hiring trends for 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every industry, fundamentally altering the way most organizations conduct daily business — and that includes how they recruit, hire, and retain IT talent. Here’s a look at seven key IT hiring trends for the year ahead, according to Robert Half Technology. Increased competition for certain roles While the IT talent shortage rages on, COVID-19 has shifted the demand for certain roles, with an increased need for developers, as well as help desk and cybersecurity…
Crypto market takes a dive with Bitcoin leading the way
Cryptocurrency prices continued to tumble Friday with Bitcoin leading the charge, with prices for the internet currency dipping below $50,000 for the first time since early March. Bitcoin is down roughly 20% week-over-week, around 30% from its all-time high of nearly $65,000 early last week. The market cap of the coin has dipped below $1 trillion. The tumble has been less severe for Ethereum, which hit an all-time high just yesterday but has since dropped 13% as the broader market…
