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Are social media platforms becoming the new search engines?

8 June 2023 | 2 Comments Cindy Paul

When you think about searching online, do you picture the Google search bar, or the TikTok search bar? If it’s the former, you might be behind on the trends. Because while you’re optimizing your content for Google, younger generations are turning to social media to search for information. Almost 40% in fact. But should this …

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Are social media platforms becoming the new search engines?

How to use social media to reach your audience

10 February 2023 | 4 Comments
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Sam Alderson

Your social media endeavors need to be a part of your SEO strategy. Especially now that the younger generations (Gen Z) use platforms like TikTok and Instagram instead of Google. This means your site’s popularity on social media ties into your SEO more than ever! But which social media should you focus on? With so …

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How to use social media to reach your audience

Accessibility in social media

2 June 2022 | 2 Comments
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Sam Alderson

Social media plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. It’s used by people from all walks of life. But are your social posts accessible to everyone? Would you know where to start if someone from your c-suite said that you needed to implement a more accessible approach to your social strategy? In this blog …

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Accessibility in social media


How to create eye-catching social images for your content

The web and our online habits with it are never at a standstill. One result of our fast-paced online behavior is that we scroll through our social media channels like nobody’s business. Or without our full attention. Most of the time, your social image is the first (or only) thing users see before they scroll …

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How to create eye-catching social images for your content

Instagram for your business: a guide to getting started

Last month, Instagram celebrated its 10th birthday. During this decade, it has grown from a ‘Facebook for teenagers’ to an established social media platform used all over the world. And no, these users are not just teenagers anymore. Instagram is a great platform to come into contact and strengthen your relationship with your audience. In …

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Instagram for your business: a guide to getting started

Facebook & Instagram embeds on WordPress break soon

21 October 2020 | 11 Comments Edwin Toonen

Some time ago, Facebook announced that it would change the way it handles embeds on other sites. From October 24, you can no longer simply paste your links in WordPress to make your Facebook and Instagram content appear on your site. Because of this matter, WordPress has to drop support for the Facebook oEmbed API. …

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Facebook & Instagram embeds on WordPress break soon

Social media for small businesses: 12 tips to boost your local marketing

16 September 2020 | 10 Comments
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Sam Alderson

A successful local business nurtures relationships with its clients and is one people talk about. Can you think of a better online place for that than social media? It’s where you can engage, share, and get the conversation about your business going. At the same time, social media feels like a struggle for many small business …

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Social media for small businesses: 12 tips to boost your local marketing

Measure your social media efforts with UTM tags

2 March 2020 | 3 Comments Edwin Toonen

Every company should have a social media strategy. It helps you to increase traffic to your website, it makes it easier to engage with (potential) customers and you’ll increase brand awareness. Of course, you want to see if your efforts pay off. Are you getting closer to the goals that you’ve set up in your …

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Social media strategy: Where to begin?

27 January 2020 | 4 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

Social media is not to be ignored these days; it’s everywhere! So, when you’re working on building and growing your website, you need to take social media into account. Not sure why? Check out how social media can influence your SEO. Now, where do you begin? In this post, we’ll walk you through 10 steps …

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Social media strategy: Where to begin?