OK so another week where I haven’t had much time for writing.
I just want to make sure I don’t miss the weekly roundup so here it is:
SEO & SEM
- 15 Best SEO Plugins for WordPress (Tried & Tested) (Ahref, 23rd August 2019) – A list of some of the most popular SEO plugins for WordPress. If you are using Yoast, I would recommend giving a try to Rank Math. Let me know what you think.
- Google Ads To Drop Accelerated Delivery On September 17th (Search Engine Roundtable, 21st August 2019) – Starting Sep 17th, Standard Delivery will be the only delivery option for search and shopping campaigns in Google Ads. Take note.
Social Media
- Why back to school is one of the year’s most important retail moments (Facebook, n/a) – Some tips about the back-to-school shopping window directly from Facebook. Check also our article about back-to-school social media tips.
- Facebook Ads for Restaurants: 11 Tips to Bring More Revenue to Your Table! (Wordstream, 21st August 2019) – Some of the tips are quite generic (eg ‘Target people most likely to dine with you’) but it’s a good list if you are a restaurant manager who is just getting started with Facebook ads.
- 45 Essential Social Media Marketing Statistics for 2019 (Hubspot, 21st August 2019) – Another round of stats. Don’t be fooled by the title. The article is mostly about social media stats.
- TikTok Maintains High Download Rankings, But Questions Remain About Longer Term Viability (Social Media Today, 20th August 2019) – Interesting article about the growth of TikTok.
- Facebook Looks to Launch WhatsApp Payments in Indonesia (Social Media Today, 21st August 2019) – The plan is to launch WhatsApp Pay in India by the end of the year.
Content Marketing
- Six beloved content marketing tools recommended by the pros (SEMrush, 21st August 2019) – If you are serious about content marketing and want to up your game, check out these tools.
- The Best Free Stock Image Websites – According Social Media Pros (Social Media Today, 23rd August 2019) – A small list of some of the most popular websites you can get free stock images from.
WordPress & Web Design
- 20 Perfect Attorney Web Design Examples for Lawyers & Law Firms (Line25, 22nd August 2019) – If you are a solicitor, lawyer or law firm and are looking for some inspiration for the redesign of your website, here’s 20 great examples you can check.
- 10 WordPress Maintenance Services Providers & Forums (Colorlib, 22nd August 2019) – A list of some of the most popular WordPress maintenance services out there. Don’t forget that we also offer WordPress maintenance services starting at only €49 + VAT per month (sorry about the self-promotion).
- The Best Web Tools in 2019. We Tested 45 Solutions (Web Design Ledger, 21st August 2019) – Some of the best web tools out there, according to Web Design Ledger.
- 20 Amazing Non-Profit Website Design Examples (Line25, 21st August 2019) – Another inspiration list for the redesign of your website. Check it out if you are a non-profit org or charity.
- 20+ Best Coffee Shop / Cafe WordPress Themes in 2019 (ManageWP, 20th August 2019) – Are you a coffee shop looking to redesign your website? Here’s some inspiration for you. Also don’t forget to check out some of the coffee shop web design and cafe websites we have done.
- Must-Read Blogs by WordPress Professionals (Torque, 17th August 2019) – This article is for more advanced users of WordPress and developers. Some of the most influential and interesting people writing about your favourite CMS.
Marketing
- Don’t call me: Nearly 90% of customers won’t answer the phone anymore [Study] (Marketing Land, 20th August 2019) – Whether cold-calling is good or bad idea I’ll leave it up to you but this study shows how nearly 90% of users ignore or reject sales calls.
That’s it folks. I hope you like it.
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For now, have a great Friday and weekend!
Featured image by Austin Distel (Unsplash, n/a)