Own Your Personal Development
“Let him who would move the world first move himself.” — Socrates When it comes to your own personal development, who’s there for you? You are. Own your personal development. Nobody else will do this for you, or care about your personal development as much as you. In the book Leading with Your Legacy in Mind: Building Lasting Value in Business and in Life, Andrew Thorn shares a story to really remind us how important it is to own our personal development. A CEO Addresses the Workforce in a Town Hall Meeting When things are going well, it’s easy to forget how suddenly and swiftly your world can change. Via Leading with Your Legacy in Mind: Building Lasting Value in Business and in Life: “He spent some time discussion the impact of the losses the bank was experiencing, then said that in order to orchestrate a return to profitability, it would be necessary to reduce the workforce. Two Minutes on People, Forty-Two Minutes on Profitability It’s easy to talk about people development.
Media Curation Is Now Consumer-Generated
6 Stunning Visuals That Will Make Your Content Memorable, Sharable, and Beautiful
With so much content competing for attention on the Internet, do you ever wonder if your content stands a chance? According to the journal Science, we have to process five times more information today than in 1986. Our readers are overwhelmed. So how can you make your next blog post stand out among the masses? You bet it is. Visitors to your website read, on average, only 28% of what’s in front of them. And one way to slow them down, increase engagement – and boost comprehension – is to use visuals. (Yes, I know you’re not an artist. The following are six types of gorgeous visuals that are easy to create and can double your blog’s traffic and engagement levels: 1. See this image? It’s just begging for shares on Pinterest, Facebook, Google+ and even Twitter because: So how do you create an image that people will love to share? Start by finding an image that reflects your post content. Then add the post headline to the graphic. 2. – John Medina, Brain Rules 3. 4. 5. 6.
In-Depth Guide to Content Curation
Getting creative is going to be the name of the game for content writers and marketers this year. Google has certainly shaken things up when it comes to links and keywords, but the need for quality content is always going to remain at the forefront of Google’s advice. Content curation is another way to provide this quality content to your readers, and it just so happens to be easier, quicker, and offer more information than traditional article. Why wouldn’t you want to get involved with this type of new technique? Exactly. Technically speaking, content curation is actually not a new technique—websites have been using this strategy for years. What Is Content Curation & How Does It Work? Content curation is all about composing a list full of links to other, related content found around the web. The Benefits & SEO Effects of Content Curation for Your Website Below are some of the reasons content curation can help benefit your website and your readers: What About SEO Considerations? Scoop.it.
Why the Five People Around You Are Crucial to Your Success
One of my company's co-founders, Jeremy Weir, recently spent a weekend surfing with Uber co-founder Ryan Graves, enjoying talks about upending markets and fundamentally changing businesses. He returned from the trip having had an epiphany and possessed a renewed sense of excitement as we prepared to launch into a new vertical. Because Jeremy typically works by himself in a remote office, Graves’ influence proved to be a huge asset. It all proves that the company that a businessperson keeps can have a profound effect on him or her and subsequently the success of a business. Related: Getting Your Dream Mentor to Talk to You Renowned businessman Jim Rohn once said, “You’re the average of the five people you spend most of your time with.” You need people -- whether it’s co-founders, mentors, family or friends -- who will challenge you and make you better, thereby raising your average or helping you maintain a high one. When assessing your five people, consider the following: Be open to change.
Startup of the Week: Rormix
Rormix is a music video platform that aims to support independent artists. The website -- and accompanying iOS and Android apps -- only publishes curated content from unsigned musicians and future profits from advertising will be split with them. The point? To help the public tune out the tumult of cute animal videos crammed in between the world's best-selling artists on YouTube, to hopefully find something new. After launching in spring of this year, Rormix has gone on to be downloaded 100,000 times in 180 countries, with 40,000 monthly active users viewing 5,000 music videos. Founders: Emma Owens, Chris Farrell, Mark Wheeler, Amman Ahmed Launched: April 2014 Headquarters: Manchester Staff: Nine Funding: AXM North West Fund (VC), Andrew Crossland and Tim Langley (Angels) and a loan from Creative England, all totalling $350,000 (£210,000). What problem do you solve? How do you plan to make money? Who do you view as your competitors? Where did you get the idea for the business?
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26 Free (or Free-to-Try) Content Curation Tools - SEW
Content is still king, but it isn't always practical or cost effective for marketers to produce brand-new, meaty, thought-leadership level content pieces on a regular basis. That's where curating content can come in handy. Content curation offers a nearly limitless method of fueling your inbound marketing efforts. Unearthing and sharing the quality content of others allows you provide your audience fresh content on a regular basis to serve any interest, industry, or market. What's more, sharing and celebrating the work of others helps get you on their radar and can forge valuable, long-term relationships with the content authors. To help you curate, here's a list of 26 tools you can use to find, aggregate and share your content with the world, be it in a blog roundup, big list of resources or to share via social. 1. A granddaddy of content curation, in practice if not in tenure, Pinterest is one of the Internet's most popular sites for culling content. 2. Price: Free 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.
