#It HAS to be a joke to attract web traffic because it just doesn’t make sense

[cantoaundiosmineral]

I've never seen a more undesirable list of songs in my life, this is beyond terrible. Not that I'm an expert and I certainly won't be getting laid on Valentine's (just being honest) but if this was the playlist to fuck to, I'd be better off joining a convent. Also, the list implies that Gen Z is the only generation having sex or something and that it's terribly uninteresting. Who the hell does it with the Jonas Brothers in the background? What is wrong with people?

[thelarryficrecplace]

2019 Summer fics I’ve read and enjoyed

Hello friends! As some of you might know already, I took a small break from Tumblr and Fic reading as I had to focus on life for a few months. Honestly, I was almost sure I was going to delete this blog after coming back from travelling but now I’m home it turns out I’m more into reading fics than ever so here’s some fics I’ve read after my break that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed:

Delicate by FallingLikeThis:

Summary: They say opposites attract.

Maybe that’s why nerdy, shy Harry Styles has such a huge crush on rough, brash Louis Tomlinson.

And now, he's stuck in a lift with him.

Word count: 1,492

2,870 Miles by SadaVeniren:

Summary: Harry hated the BT Sports commentators, but considering he couldn’t fly to Baku while eight months pregnant this was all he had if he wanted to watch his husband in the Europa League final.

Word count: 1,508

Moon Dances Over by LadyLondonderry:

Summary: Louis knows that his tail is, frankly, stunning. His iridescent blue scales shimmer in even the slightest sunlight, and his fins have grown since he presented, delicate and almost transparent in their webbing.

He also knows that that means he’ll be one of the first to pick tonight, as the most beautiful omegas are blessed to pick their mates first. It’s considered a huge honour, since the guppies they’ll eventually birth will certainly be beautiful as well, bringing favour on the whole clan.

Louis has a stubborn streak, though. He’s always been rather a fan of mating for love, and there’s someone he’s had his eye on for a long time now.

Word count: 1,982

On the edge of the next nine years by forreveries:

Summary: In which Harry and Louis come out at the Met Gala.

Word count: 2,503

Public Display of Erection by dinosaursmate:

Summary: Louis has moved into his new flat and is surprised by what he witnesses out of his window.

Word count: 2,283

White Stripes by allwaswell16:

Summary: Harry’s roommate is gorgeous, kind, generous, and basically everything Harry has ever wanted in another alpha. The only problem is that he isn’t even sure that his alpha roommate is into other alphas. In an effort to finally get over him, he lets Niall set him up on a blind date.

Word count: 3,148

or are you giving it to someone else by louistomlinsons:

Summary: or, louis hears his neighbor having loud sex through the walls and it's not a problem until it is

Word count: 3,337

Understanding Silences by Jennifer_Kaid:

Summary: Staring at the black swirling ink was something everyone did, fantasizing the voice speaking those words, picturing the scenario that would lead them to find their soulmate. Harry did that too, only, he wondered why would those be his soulmate's first words. It was not a light curiosity, it was big question in his life.

Word count: 3,486

tiny exaggeration by jaerie:

Summary: Louis is frustrated that they've been dating for months and still haven't taken their relationship to the next level. Sometimes the foolishness of the past lingers in the present. Louis wants that to change.

Word count: 3,812

Roll the Dice by allwaswell16:

Summary: Louis has been in love with Harry since they were eighteen. It isn't until Harry's thirtieth birthday in Las Vegas that Louis must finally decide to either tell Harry how he feels or let him marry someone else.

Word count: 3,870

getting high in mine by bottomlinsons:

Summary: Getting home from a festival is miserable by any method, but a three-hour train ride is truly the bottom of the barrel.

This time, though, with the help of the cute guy sitting on the floor, it might not be so bad.

Word count: 3,951

Nothing Can Come Between by HamPalpert:

Summary: Louis comes over for film night, and Harry keeps his hands to himself. Literally. But what's supposed to be a secret self-love session quickly spirals out of control.

Word count: 4,121

take on me by bottomlinsons:

Summary: Louis is an assassin. Normally, he's a very good assassin. This hasn't happened to him before.

Word count: 4,155

hard for me to know i might see you around by coffeelouis (silverspoonharry):

Summary: [or, a TINDER AU where Harry swipes left on Louis' joke of a profile, then ends up stuck next to him on a trans-Atlantic flight.]

Word count: 4,204

Home Remedies by kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie):

Summary: Louis’ hiccups just won’t stop. Harry, his roommate and best friend, is willing to do anything to help.

Word count: 4,230

Finally Their Time by lightswoodmagic (sarah_writes):

Summary: (Or, Harry and Louis attend the Met Gala together, and suddenly the whole world knows)

Word count: 4,230

Stealing Flowers by lululawrence:

Summary: Or the one where Louis pines after the Sexy Stranger on the Subway and almost asks him out. That's when the strange posters start showing up around Brooklyn.

Word count: 4,287

to be a king beside you somehow by nauticalleeds (metamorphosis):

Summary: Or, Harry and Louis come out at the 2019 Met Gala. It's not supposed to be easy. Somehow, it is.

Word count; 4,723

bloom! by turnyourankle:

Summary: Harry is a florist, and Louis is the very taken repeat customer he can't get out of his head.

Word count: 4,835

My love, he makes me feel like nobody else, nobody else by SilverShadow1:

Summary: The one where Harry screams, 'Daddy!' at a party and what follows is the best night of his life.

Word count: 4,963

Whisk me off my feet by allwaswell16:

Summary: When Louis locks himself out of his apartment in just a pair of novelty underwear, he hopes his new neighbor can come to his rescue.

Word count: 5,054

Thumbing My Way Back to You by 13ways:

Summary: Louis is on his way back to London after the Hits Live Birmingham concert. Harry is flying to New York for the Met Gala. They connect.

Word count: 5,286

I’ll Show You Magic by kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie):

Summary: Louis didn’t mean to go home with a Muggle, and he didn’t mean to sneak out of his flat in the morning. He definitely didn’t mean to wind up in that same flat a month later, attempting to steal a magical object before the Muggle gets home.

Word count: 5,330

Hey, Mr. DJ by allwaswell16:

Summary: Harry really, really does NOT want to go out to a club tonight and be hassled by a bunch of alpha knotheads, but against his better judgement, he finds himself alone on the dance floor, barefoot, with an orange in his hand. This is all Niall's fault. At least the DJ is the most strikingly gorgeous alpha he's ever seen...

Word count: 5,513

wild love twisting all over for you by angelichl:

Summary: Harry and Louis meet on the set of a video.

Word count: 6,067

Easier by allwaswell16:

Summary: The last person Louis wants to see is his ex-boyfriend who also happens to be his soulmate.

Word count: 6,148

burnt & tied up by tilthesundies:

Summary: Come to the show tonight, Harry told him. Begged him. Pleaded with him.

Louis isn’t doing this for him.

Word count: 6,327

Won't You Love Me? by Halos_Boat:

Summary: Where Louis is Spider-Man, Harry is oblivious, Liam has a problem with communicating his feelings, Zayn is frustratingly handsome and Niall has a pet turtle.

Word count: 6,478

Stay forever by allwaswell16:

Summary: For the last year and a half, Harry has spent his coffee break at the same cafe every day, not because he loves their coffee, but rather because of the gorgeous omega behind the counter making the coffees. As a beta, he’s sure he doesn’t stand a chance with him, so he goes online to find as close a substitute as possible.

Word count: 6,481

Graphic design is my passion by kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie):

Summary: Graphic design student Louis Tomlinson has exams to study for and final art projects to complete, if it would stop raining long enough for him to walk across campus. Luckily Harry Styles has an umbrella, and he’s perfectly willing to share.

Louis doesn’t plan to get his heart broken and he doesn’t plan to make almost a hundred silicone dildos. One of these things definitely happens.

Word count: 6,482

'Sup by MediaWhore:

Summary: Gemma really wants her little brother to sign up for a dating app and get back in the game after a messy divorce. Harry thinks he’s way too old to swipe. They compromise to devastatingly embarrassing results.

Meanwhile, all Louis wants is to finish the play he’s been commissioned to write, but one of the regulars at his local coffee shop keeps distracting him.

ft. older larry, pushy gemma, harry being a disaster gay and silver fox louis.

Word count: 6,712

Act Out by feermartsant:

Summary: Harry and Louis try to spice it up a little for their 10th year marriage anniversary. Cliché role play ensues.

Word count: 6,721

Traffic Light by dinosaursmate:

Summary: Harry, a university student fresh out of a relationship, attends a Traffic Light Party. He knew all about the red, yellow and green cups, but the blue one confuses him. What does DTF mean, anyway?

Word count: 7,120

streetwise hercules by bottomlinsons:

Summary: Uni AU, where Louis pretends to be Harry's boyfriend to scare away his one night stands.

Word count: 7,272

A Little Bit Like Fate by Galaxie:

Summary: Louis stumbles upon a kiss-in protest for LGBTQ rights, and he meets Harry. They click. It feels a little bit like fate.

Word count: 7,744

i was getting kinda used to being someone you loved by werebothstubborn:

Summary: Louis has a brilliant idea. Harry begs to differ. Until he doesn't.

Word count: 8,376

The Charles Compass Trilogy by SadaVeniren:

Summary: Louis Tomlinson is a successful writer who rents a beach house on the Cape to try and finish the final book in his successful Charles Compass trilogy.

Word count: 8,671

The way you smile by allwaswell16:

Summary: Harry doesn’t need to go on holiday. Unfortunately, his mum and sister disagree, which is how he ends up alone on holiday in the Caribbean. Luckily, he's not alone for long.

Word count: 9,619

You Turned Up (Like a Friend of Mine) by lululawrence:

Summary: Or the one where Harry disappears on graduation day only to show up on Louis' door looking exactly the same ten years later. Through a series of strange events, maybe they can finally figure out that they're destined to be together, no matter what.

Word count: 10,070

Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy by lovelarry10:

Summary: Harry's a barman at Flaming Saddles, a country and western themed gay bar.

Louis’ a customer who’d like to see if the tall barman is as good on the ropes as everyone says he is...

Word count: 10,222

Everything I need I get from you by jaerie:

Summary: In a world where music and sound are just as vital to health as food, Harry is stuck in a town that thinks professional music is a scam and a relationship he never wanted. One chance event changes his life.

Word count: 10,456

all the strings attached by floweredhalo:

Summary: “He wasn’t good enough for you anyway, H,” Louis says and continues eating. Harry’s still reeling from the fact that Louis is jealous. Part of him wants to prove that Louis has nothing to be jealous about, that Harry is fully Louis’ and no one else’s. The other part wants to punish Louis for acting spoiled. But Harry can’t act on either urge, he tightens his hand into a fist in his lap instead.

“No, he wasn’t. He didn’t quite fit the job.”

“Harry, it wouldn’t be a job to date you. It would be lovely,” Louis says, almost in a whisper. They’re sitting closer, Harry just now notices. Louis’ body is completely angled towards Harry and Harry’s body is not far behind.

Word count: 10,517

come together by bottomlinsons:

Summary: Harry and Louis slept together three weeks ago, and haven't talked.Their coming group project is gonna change that.

Word count: 11,079

couldn't be more in love by cabinbythesea:

Summary: Louis Tomlinson is thirty-one. Harry Styles is not. (Best friends with a seven year age gap who fuck because they are both actually smitten and, let’s face it, hot as fuck together).

Featuring an engagement ring without actually being engaged, a Medicine by Harry Styles reference, and a painful playlist.

Word count: 11,502

Eyes Wide Open by lovelarry10:

Summary: The X Factor House. Louis wanks. Harry watches. Everything changes...

Word count: 12,046

Waste the Night by wickedarcher_08:

Summary: Harry is excited to finally see his favourite band in concert and his favourite person, the guitarist of the band, Louis Tomlinson. Little does he know what the night has in store for him.

Word count: 12,196

Breathe In, Breathe Out by dinosaursmate:

Summary: Louis Tomlinson begins visiting a new pub on his lunch break, mostly because he really fancies Harry, the cute, curly-haired barman. As Louis gears up to ask him out, he doesn't realise that there is a huge stumbling block in his way: Harry is taken, and by someone rather familiar.

Word count: 12,408

No Bunny But You by crinkle-eyed-boo (KimmieRocks):

Summary: A slow Monday night behind the bar turns into something else entirely thanks to a new mural and a new customer.

Word count: 13,043

In a sky full of stars, be my Northern lights by we_are_the_same:

Summary: Harry: Hello! Harry: Thank you for swiping right Harry: I have a proposition for you

Word count: 13,420

Could you love me anyway by SadaVeniren:

Summary: aka Harry and Louis begin playing ping pong during the X-Factor Tour. It quickly gets out of hand.

Word count: 13,444

The Boy With The Pearl Earring by lovelarry10:

Summary: Harry heads home after the Met Gala to get ready for the After Party, but there's a surprise waiting for him...

Word count: 14,252

just one look (and i fell so hard) by disgruntledkittenface:

Summary: Harry has wanted to go to the Shubert Theatre ever since he moved to New York and lucked into a rent-controlled apartment just outside of the Theatre District. When he finally gets his chance, he hopes the night can meet his sky-high expectations. But the last thing he could have expected was the man seated next to him.

Word count: 15,274

tonight's not over (come over and stay) by louistomlinsons:

Summary: or, harry is a famous singer and louis is a student who just wants to write his novel

Word count: 16,990

Fiction Romance by rougeandtonic:

Summary: Harry has a type.

He likes older, sophisticated, mature men. Well-educated men. Men with life experience and passion for arts and social causes. Men who are established in their careers, who've sorted their lives out.

Niall knows this.

And so Harry can't understand why he's sat here opposite Louis Tomlinson.

Word count: 17,560

I Want You S'more by 2tiedships2:

Summary: Or the one where the least alpha-y alpha and the least omega-y omega show that secondary genders aren’t set in stone and sometimes it works when you kinda share that.

Word count: 17,939

You Have to Retreat to Advance by 2tiedships2:

Summary: Or the one where Harry is expected to bring his longterm omega to the company's mountain retreat. Since he hadn't told anyone that they'd broken up months ago, he now has to find someone willing to play the part.

Word count: 18,056

Leather And Lace by DEAdea:

Summary: Or a short BDSM AU where Louis wants someone to make him forget how to speak and Harry will do everything to make him say all the words.

Word count: 19,319

say that you can see me (i'll speak up i swear) by coffeelouis (silverspoonharry):

Summary: [or, the liberal arts COLLEGE AU where Harry knows Louis as the best friend of the boy he has been hopelessly in love with for years now and Louis knows Harry as the boy he wished would look away from Zayn long enough to notice him.]

Word count: 20,053

Be Mine, Dear by louisgrindsonharry:

Summary: The one where Louis just wants to meet his mate, and all it takes is for him to get a new neighbor.

Word count: 20,104

Drunk in Love (last thing I remember) by MrsStylinson:

Summary: Or the one where Louis wakes up, naked, in a stranger's bed and has no idea how he got there. Maybe it's foul play. Maybe it's just the kindness of a handsome stranger amused by his drunken antics.

Word count: 22,102

I Drove All Night (To Get To You) by lovelarry10:

Summary: Harry’s job as a chauffeur for the rich and famous was not as flashy as he’d thought. Late nights having to listen to the ridiculous demands and whims of these high profile clients leaves him disheartened with the world he thought was all glitz and glamour.

One night his boss asks him a favour. To collect one last client before he clocks off. Only problem is when that client gets into the car it’s Louis Tomlinson. As in Harry’s all time crush. As in future husband and father of all his children Louis Tomlinson.

He can be cool and professional, right?

Word count: 23,481

The Daddiest Place on Earth by lovelarry10:

Summary: Louis. Harry. Instagram. A whole lot of confusion and a whole lot of laughs...

Word count: 23,558

Whipped Cream by writingstylinson:

Summary: [Harry is a deaf photographer in charge of taking Lottie's wedding pictures. Louis is determined for Harry to be his plus one.

Word count: 24,186

I Can Be Your Hero Baby (Just Let Me Get My Sword) by CalamityK:

Summary: Or that AU where Louis is a private investigator with London's biggest crime boss out for his head, and Harry is the Musketeer he accidentally calls through time to save him.

Word count: 24,531

you are half of me (and I am all for you) by angelichl:

Summary: One Direction, an obscure indie rock band, is about to embark on their first cross-country tour, living out of Louis' beloved van named Patricia.

Harry is in love, and Louis is oblivious. Or is he?

Featuring skinny-dipping in Texas waterfalls, getting lost in the desert, stargazing under the New Mexico sky, performing in front of crowds that grow in size each night, and falling in love on the road during the greatest summer of their lives.

Word count: 24,731

(Something's Been) Hiding In My Heart by lululawrence:

Summary: Or a Sweet Home Alabama AU where Louis comes home to finally get his divorce from Harry finalized so he can move on with his life. Alderford holds its own set of challenges when he returns, but by facing his past maybe he can find the healing he so desperately needs.

Word count: 25,569

Play Me A Memory by jacaranda_bloom:

Summary: Louis lives with his nine-year-old son Jake in a peaceful beachside community on the east coast of Australia, working as an entertainment coordinator at the local five-star resort. Harry is a recluse who lives on millionaires row and writes musical scores for blockbuster movies. When the roots of a wayward willow tree create havoc at his home, Harry is forced to stay at the resort while repairs are carried out.

Cue matchmaking storms, muffin preferences, laughter, love, and a whole lotta music.

Word count: 26,932

And That's The Tea by 2tiedships2:

Summary: Or, the one where Louis loses his soulmate before even getting the chance to meet them, and he is in no way prepared for the kind of distraction his new friend Harry proves to be.

Word count: 27,590

i can reflect the moon by bitterlee:

Summary: it's 1976. harry writes songs. they're about louis. it's none of his business.

Word count: 28,577

gorgeous (it makes me so mad) by resurrectdead:

Summary: or: Harry is a hot mess. Liam is a brilliant roommate. Niall is a wise lesbian co-worker. Clifford is a good boy. Louis is a bad boy. Circumstances are bizarre.

Word count: 29,940

the act of making noise by suspendrs:

Summary: Or, Louis's famous, Harry has no idea who he is, and they get snowed in together at a ski lodge in Vermont.

Word count: 32,084

Welcome Back From The Friend Zone by 2tiedships2:

Summary: Or the one where an idea to create a fake wedding with the sole intent to receive gifts from billionaires took a turn no one, but also everyone, saw coming.

Word count: 32,354

Latching Onto You by reminiscingintherain:

Summary: Or, the one where Louis wants to book Harry Styles to perform at his best friends' wedding.

Word count: 34,313

Found My Hallelujah by crimsontheory:

Summary: As an engagement gift from his parents, Harry and his fiance receive an all expenses paid cruise trip for two. But one week before they're set to sail, Harry walks in on his fiance cheating on him. Newly single, with the cruise tickets in hand, and his bags already packed, Harry brings along his sister instead. And maybe the cute bartender on the ship might just be the person Harry needs to help him put back together all of his broken pieces.

Word count: 34,753

Counterbalance by YesIsAWorld:

Summary: Harry Styles loves two things: teaching ballet and racing motorcycles. Those two worlds collide when his greatest rival on the track, Louis “Tommo” Tomlinson brings his tiny siblings to Harry’s class.

Word count: 44,777

That's What I'm Here For by taggiecb:

Summary: Louis Tomlinson is a dairy farmer on a tiny farm in eastern Canada. His wife of nearly thirty years has left him and his children are all grown up and out of the house. Louis needs help running his business but has no idea where to even start looking. Luckily for him his children know just the man for the job.

Word count: 46,838

Tied to Fate by littlelouishiccups:

Summary: After his estranged father’s death, Harry inherits a castle in England that has belonged to his family for generations and he knows nothing about. When he breaks up with his boyfriend, Harry decides England is the perfect place for a small vacation. He isn’t prepared to meet Louis Tomlinson, a ghost who once lived in the castle and has haunted it for over five hundred years. He’s even more unprepared to fall in love with him.

Word count: 52,313

Shine On (You Crazy Diamond) by larrymaybe22

Summary: The year is 1974 and Britain’s glam rock scene is in full swing. Enter Louis, a broke and dejected student who finds himself on a tour bus of all places, working as a roadie for the enigmatic “womanizer” Harry Styles. Along the way, Louis discovers the cruelty of fame and that maybe there is more than meets the eye beyond the curls, cocaine, and crazy suits.

Word count: 58,750

 waiting for the tides to meet by nauticalleeds (metamorphosis):

Summary: Soulmate AU. Everyone is born with heterochromia — one eye is their own eye colour, while the other is the colour of their soulmate's. It's only when they meet their soulmate for the first time that their own eyes match properly. After a hazy night at a frat party, Louis wakes up to blue eyes and the shocking realization that he had met his soulmate, without any sober recollection. Seven years pass where Louis comes to terms with the fact that he'll never know who his soulmate is. Then one fated summer, a beautiful green-eyed photographer arrives at Louis' workplace, with promises of endless laughter and a familiar feeling in Louis' heart.

Featuring a lovely cup of OT5, a road trip down the coast, and a scene where Harry eats a whole head of lettuce. Don't ask why.

Word count: 59,871

Becoming Us by sweariwouldnt:

Summary: Married at First Sight is a television show in which hopefuls looking for The One are matched by experts deeming them to be the perfect match. The twist? They meet each other for the first time at the altar. When they exchange their 'I do's'. And get married for real.

One Harry and Louis find each other at the altar. They have five weeks to make or break the set-up marriage.

Word count: 59,880

Consequences by allwaswell16:

Summary: Two years ago Harry let his powerful family come between him and the love of his life, something he deeply regrets. Louis has tried to move on from their devastating break up. Sometimes, he even thinks he has. It only takes one moment to freeze them back in time.

Word count: 78,566

Face Your Fears by SadaVeniren:

Summary: Harry is a single father, pretending to be a beta after his alpha mated him and left him. He’s getting by just fine raising the twins when Louis walks into his bakery. Too bad him and Louis will never be a thing.

Word count: 92,219

Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore:

Summary: As a B&B owner on the most remote of all the British Isles, Louis Tomlinson is used to spending the coldest half of the year in complete isolation, with his dog and the sea as sole companions. Until, one day, a mysterious stranger on a quest to rebuild himself rents a room for the winter.

Word count: 113,303

Take Me As I Am by lovelarry10:

Summary: “Suppressant? But… why would I need a suppressant? Alphas don’t take suppressants.”

“You’re right, they don’t.”

****

Secrets. Lies. Deception. Betrayal. Self-discovery.

Alpha. Omega. How far will they go to hide the truth?

Word count: 117,895

[viltrumitesuperboy]

Memes (Peter Parker x Male Reader)

The memes wanted to come out. We had STEM/nerd me, now have vines/memes me.Sorry, the gif is real cool but Iron Man doesn’t actually show up. Maybe in a future fic. Pride month post #4 haha I’m a procrastinator

Word count: 1686

Tony Stark sent a message out to a few people around the world, informing them that there was something going down in Monaco and he needed people to stop it. Of course it wasn't the Avengers' level kind of problem, but they did need people who could take down a superpowered villain.

Two of those people were Spider-Man and Shuri. Despite the fact that they made jokes over the coms constantly, they never got distracted and worked extremely well together. Peter Parker was horrible at keeping his secret identity, so if course Shuri and Peter knew that the other was a teenager. They bonded over memes and vines and typical teenage internet stuff. Their current situation was no different.

"Shuri, get that guy!" he called into the coms and kicking a traffic light flying at him to the ground.

"Be more specific."

"The bottom left window on the building to your right!"

She began to run towards the window, helping the man out of the building and getting him to safety. A boulder of bricks formed and flew towards Spider-Man. Before it moved very far, it was shot out of the air with one made of ice, effectively stopping it as it dropped to the floor.

"What's up, its ya boi, Frozone!" you yelled, sliding in on a sheet of ice.

"Oh my god! Frostbite!" Spider-Man exclaimed.

"Spider-Man, Shuri! Sorry I'm a little late."

A few more objects from around you began to group together and shoot at the three of you. Spider-Man dodged and webbed them, you froze them, and Shuri blasted them to nothing. A brick nearly hit your arm and you yelped in shock, freezing it quickly.

"Whoever threw that brick, your mom's a hoe!" you shouted into the street.

"Over there!" Shuri called.

You and Spider-Man looked where she was pointing: the roof of a (very tall) building where a bunch of objects were accumulating.

"Look at all those chickens!" Spider-Man gasped.

You and Shuri snickered as he began to climb and swing his way up. You used your ice to get yourself and Shuri up to the roof.

"Hey!" you shouted once you reached the top. "This is why mom doesn't fucking love you!"

The figure turned to you and they threw their arms forward, everything from cars to pencils flying towards all of you. Once again, you all did what you could to avoid getting hit, and Shuri emerged from the stream of objects to deliver a punch to the person's face. They blocked it with their arm, but was thrown backwards by the strength of the vibranium. They got up again and pushed her back with a lamppost. Spider-Man caught her with a web and pulled her next to him.

"I'm gonna rip your fucking face off!" Shuri yelled.

"What did they do to you?" you and Spider-Man asked simultaneously.

You gave each other a high five before turning back to the attacker recovering quickly.

"They fucking pushed me!" Shuri exclaimed, shooting a couple of blasts into the cloud of objects.

"Okay, can we come up with an actual plan or something? Cause we really gotta stop this person," you told the other two.

They just shrugged, and Shuri blasted a path towards the person. You iced everything around the sides of the path. The three of you ran in, you quickly freezing the person in place and Spider-Man webbing them up.

"Give it up. Either you continuously throw things at us that we'll avoid or you stop and come with us," you told them, and the figure looked up.

"I-I'm sorry, what? Why am I here?"

It was a young girl who looked confused and honestly scared out of her mind.

"I don't remember anything. I was with my dad in the dentist's office and then..." she trailed off, her voice breaking and her bottom lip beginning to quiver.

"Hey, you're alright," Shuri said, rushing over and motioning for you and Spider-Man to take the webs down. "What's your name?"

"I'm not supposed to give my name to strangers," she said. "Ow! My elbow! I think it's broken!"

Spider-Man had pulled off the webs and you had let down the freezing on her body to see the elbow that she used to block Shuri's blow with was definitely out of place.

"I'm about to say it," Spider-Man said instantly.

"I don't care that you broke your elbow," you replied, giving him another a high five.

The girl laughed, giving you three a bright smile.

"I know that one! But please, it's hurting."

Spider-Man used the webs he had taken off her to make a sling, and you three helped her up and into Shuri's ship.

"So I'm going to assume it was mind-control, but the powers might be hers," you observed, staring straight into her eyes with Spider-Man sitting next to her. "Okay, I want you to think really hard and bring this into your hand."

You held up a pen flat on your palm, giving her a small smile. She stared at it, squinting her eyes a little before the pen flew from your hand into hers.

"Do you remember anything about the dentist's office? Or where your dad is?" Spider-Man questioned, taking the pen and throwing it back to you.

"I remember I was standing outside, and then there was this really scary man, and he snapped his fingers and I couldn't remember anything else."

"Do you remember what he looked like?"

"Everything was covered. He was wearing a black suit like this one and he had a cape."

She poked Spider-Man's arm, who poked hers back and they began a poking war.

"Well, I guess we're looking for someone else. Someone who knows if someone has mind powers of some sort and can control people. We gotta find her father, fix the city up, and get this little one to safety," Shuri said from her spot at the wheel.

"Ooh, bonding time!" you exclaimed.

"Frostbite, no time for jokes. Only memes. And just to let you know, we'll be there soon."

It was a pretty busy day in the Avengers Tower. Agents were walking around and there was a lot of paperwork. Spider-Man was just laying on the sofa doing his homework and you were making lunch for the two of you. Your alarm sounded and you quickly threw the now finished food onto two plates. You ran straight for your room for your superhero suit.

"Honey, where is my super suit?!" you shouted.

"I put it away!" Spider-Man yelled.

"The world is in danger!"

"My afternoon is in danger! We've been planning this lunch for two months!"

"You tell me where my suit is, Spider-Man!"

He popped into your room, shoving your suit into your hands. The eyes of his suit widened.

"Oh my god. Frostbite. Oh god, you're cute. Oh no."

His alarm went off and he ran out of your room. You touched your face, realising that you had removed it in your stress of finding your suit. You groaned in frustration of Spider-Man knowing your face and quickly changing into your suit, blushing despite your attempts to calm yourself down.

You hummed as you carefully held the now microwaved pastry in one hand, grabbing a fork to take it to your room. Everyone else knew your identity, and Spider-Man was the only one who didn't until you took your mask off that one time. Lately, he was avoiding you, probably because he outright said to your face that you were cute. You didn't really see why that was a problem.

You turned and jumped at seeing someone there placing the plate down on the counter.

"I coulda dropped my croissant!" you exclaimed, putting a hand to your chest. "Who are you?"

"I'm, uh, Peter Parker," the brunet teen told you, not meeting your eyes. "I intern for Mr. Stark."

"Oh, I know someone who interns for him too. I think he might be starting a group. Don't really know why, he can hire the best from anywhere in the world to do his bidding," you joked as you picked your plate back up. "It was nice to meet you, Parker."

You walked to your room quickly, turning the corner and immediately mouthing to yourself curses at how attractive the boy was. Once you reached your room, you set everything down on your bed and went back to close the door, jumping once again when you saw the same boy standing there.

"Holy crap, you really gotta stop that. I have loose fingers, and if I have a weapon in my hand, you're gonna lose your head," you warned. "Not a threat."

"I'm a bad bitch, you can't kill me," Peter replied almost instantly.

His confidence in that one sentence made you furrow your eyebrows at him. You took a few steps towards him slowly until you were in front of him.

"Do I... know you?" you asked.

"I may have called you attractive about two weeks ago and avoided you since then," he admitted quietly. "Hi Frostbite."

"Oh my god. YOU'RE Spider-Man?!" you shouted. "I'm cute?! I'm not cute. Look at yourself!"

He blushed instantly, stuttering a few words in response before giving up and resorting to avoiding your gaze.

"If your name is Peter, and you're really handsome, come on raise your hand," you sang quietly.

He snickered and looked up into your eyes. Without looking away, he took your wrist and raised your hand in the air.

"Your name isn't Peter but I think you're very handsome," he admitted.

You both smiled at each other for a moment before you remembered your heated pastry.

"Did you want to hang out here for a bit? I'm about to go on a Gravity Falls and Adventure Time binge," you told Peter, gesturing to your bed.

"Is this our first date?" Peter joked.

"Hell yeah. I love you, bitch."

"I ain't ever gonna stop loving you, bitch."

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24, 42 and 53 from the first prompt list💛

HOO BOY. WE MADE IT Y’ALL.You’re a QUEEN for waiting this long, selen, tytyty ❤️❤️❤️This one was easily the hardest to figure out, so I hope I still managed to end pretty strong!!

Thanks again sister 😚

blurbs #24/42/53 “sorry, I have a girlfriend.” “kiss me again.” “can you please just come pick me up?”

Peter Parker is a grown ass adult, and his girlfriend is his ride. That’s fine and all, he feels no amount of shame toward the matter, because it’s so infrequent, but it’s not always the most convenient thing in the world for either you. Most of the time, he’s happy to have his web shooters be his transport everywhere.

That isn’t an option tonight.

It had been the plan, originally, when he left your shared apartment to go to the Daily Bugle office party. After all, Peter only intended to go for an hour or two. He’s only a freelance photographer and not a big enough fan of his boss to want to hang out with him over cake and punch, so it seemed like it would be silly to make you sit through all the traffic.

Only a half hour in, he’s already regretting his decision to come. Jameson is riling up half the employees with his typical loud mouthing about that absolute menace Spider-Man. Peter had already pissed him off by joking around a mouthful of buttercream frosting that, menace or not, you had to admit that Spider-Man had nice abs.

“I certainly do not have to admit such a blatant lie, Parker! What the hell are you doing looking at his abs in the first place? Maybe if you weren’t so distracted by his physique when you’re supposed to be doing your job I could use some more of your pictures!”

Peter had thought it’d been a pretty funny joke, anyway, and it had made the little vein in Jameson’s neck pop out, so as far as he was concerned he’d gotten everything he could have hoped for out of this party.

Unfortunately, one of the new journalists also thought it was pretty funny.

She stalks over to Peter while he’s perusing the cans of soda near the snack table and announces herself by giggling loudly enough for it to be startling, as if the joke hadn’t been a good ten minutes ago. He turns around to investigate and is met with a look that seems oddly predatory. While it’s unlikely that she’s any real threat, his spider sense flares up a bit.

“That was so funny!” She coos, before reaching past him to grab a bottle of sparkling water, far too much into his personal space.

“Uh, thanks,” he responds, stepping back toward the pretzels.

Oh, jesus.

Peter knows he’s decently attractive by now; a bit more confident in himself than he had been in his youth. There have been several occasions where he’s been hit on in the past few years, but most are pretty tame. This woman seems like she’ll be… insistent. He doesn’t really need it right now. He’d kind of been hoping to sneak out early, pick up some Indian food, and go home to screw around with you for the rest of the night.

“I agree with you, by the way,” she says, twisting off the cap and taking a sip like she’s trying to make sparkling water, of all things, sexy. “Spider-Man is built. The things I’d do, honestly.”

It’s a first, being hit on as Peter and Spider-Man by the same person, at the same time.

“That’s… nice,” he says, glancing around the room in hopes of finding salvation elsewhere.

He catches Jameson’s attention with his awkward look, and silently begs for help. He squints at Peter, hard, and goes back to ignoring him.

Great.

“But you,” she continues like Peter isn’t very clearly visually begging for respite, “You’re that bring home to daddy type, aren’t you? Spider-Man’s too busy to be anything more than a good night, I bet. You’d treat a girl real nice.”

She takes a step forward. He takes a step back.

“Sorry, I have a girlfriend,” Peter says, quickly, throwing his hands up in an uncomfortable attempt to put a barrier between them.

“I don’t see her,” she says, taking hold of the identification card that hangs around his neck.

He pulls her hand off the lanyard. “Pretty sure we weren’t allowed to bring guests,” he contends.

"And?"

“She’s on her way to pick me up,” he adds.

The woman tweaks her eyebrow, looking disbelieving, as she says, “Can’t wait to meet her.”

-

You find it hilarious when Peter runs to the bathroom to call you for help. Once he hears you laugh it off, he finds it kinda funny too, but that doesn’t change the fact that you need to come pick him up. Otherwise, he’ll spend the rest of his time at the Bugle watching his back like a gazelle in the savannah.

“She said I’m the bring home to daddy type, Y/N,” he stresses, “I don’t want to be brought home to daddy. Can you please just come and pick me up?”

You laugh so hard that he hears your phone fall out of your hand, and he smiles despite himself. You’re lucky he loves you.

-

The woman is very displeased when you arrive at the receptionist desk thirty minutes later. Peter watches her eyes narrow as she takes in the sight of you. You’re wearing his old marching band sweatshirt from high school, the one that has MIDTOWN TECH BRASS SECTION above the heart and PARKER printed across the back, and your hair is tied in a knot atop your head.

She looks unimpressed. Peter thinks you’re a knockout.

He knows for fact that that sweatshirt had been in storage.

The receptionist lets you into the office space, but Peter is happy to meet you halfway. Finally, he tries to say, but you stop him before you can. Peter’s never really seen you act jealous, but the kiss you cut him off with is quite a bit more than a greeting. It leaves him dumbstruck.

You pull him from the building, a sly smile coloring your expression, and burst out laughing again as soon as your butt hits the driver’s seat.

“Did you see her face, Peter?” You exclaim, slapping his thigh in your excitement, “She looked like I slapped the drink out of her hand! Who even likes sparkling water, anyway? That was great.”

Peter hadn’t seen her face to confirm this. He’d been too focused on the way that you had grasped the back of his head, the hand you had splayed across his chest, and the curve of your lips against his in a way that he’s never experienced before. Either you were truly jealous or just that committed to messing with his coworker.

Either way, he liked it.

“Kiss me again,” he requests, reaching out to for a fistful of your sweatshirt sleeve.

Oh boy, do you.

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Taking Risks

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Buzzfeed Unsolved (Web Series) Relationships: Ryan Bergara/Shane Madej Characters: Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej

Summary: Events were predictable, people are not. That’s why Shane’s fears usually center around the ever changing nature of others. The what ifs. Non-constants. He’s taken precautions in establishing a tolerance of sorts towards such kerfuffle but there will always be times he has to risk it for the biscuit. He takes a chance on one Ryan Bergara. 

They were in the middle of a long drive home when Shane decides to break the comfortable silence.

“So,” His tone is light despite the severity of his admission, hand gliding against the curve of the steering wheel to steady his stream of thoughts. He sees his companion lift his attention off the screen of his phone and stop tapping on what undoubtedly was another list of haunted locations they could get visiting permissions for. “I may or may not feel things differently than most people do.”

That understandably evokes an unimpressed sound from Ryan and a brief crinkling of his nose before he replies. “Yeah no shit, Sherlock. You were the one who laughed at public executions.”

“I didn’t laugh at the public executions, Ryan. They get breakfast at execution events! It’s like going to Disneyland and getting a little restaurant seat so they can watch a parade.” Even thinking about it draws chuckles from him. “How can people not find that hilarious?” Morbid for sure. But there’s still something funny about the whole juxtaposition of how things went back then. It’s easy to just drop the subject. To let the natural flow of their bantering continue in a way that leaves the insides of his chest light with contentment. And for a few moments, he’s tempted to do just so. Yet if he does, he’ll probably never speak of this again. “No. I mean…I don’t feel things when I should be.”

“What? Like being afraid of reasonable shit instead of someone randomly running up to you and injecting you with heroin?”

“Hey! It could happen! That’s a reasonable fear.” The tight band of anticipation eases with each chuckle that’s forced out of him. Shane turns a corner. Regroups. “No, it’s not that. I meant stuff like empathy.”

He feels, more than sees, Ryan’s eyebrows rise several notches. It’s three tense heartbeats later that his companion’s furiously racing mind finally finds enough coherence to spit a reply back at Shane.

“So…you’re saying that you’re someone who doesn’t…care about anyone or anything? Sorry I know this sounds bad and I’m not trying to be an asshole or anything but what are you getting at here?” Shane could see the grimace on Ryan’s face the moment he vocalises his words and he takes comfort in the fact that this is as equally awkward for him as it is for Shane. At the very least, Ryan’s not acting all freaked out. That would have been hurtful.

The lankier of the duo takes another deep breath to brace himself. “Well it’s not like I don’t feel anything.It’s just….harder. I don’t care about most things, especially if they don’t pertain to people in my own social circle and stuff like that. I just care about some things.” His gaze darts with purpose to rest on his companion for a few brief seconds before he turns his attention to the road again. “Some people. And I pretend to care about other things to be, you know, polite.”

That draws an ‘Oh’ out of Ryan. And if Shane looks just a little bit harder to see his expression under the dim lighting of the setting sun, he swears he could make out a ruddier colour staining the cheeks of his friend. But that’s something to read into for the future. Hopefully. It’s curious how it’s easier now once he forced his way through. Not the finding the right words part. Just the being able to continue part. Then again, that’s his problem. Finding the right words to things. “The thing I have. Makes it harder for me to find the right words to say or find the right things to do. Because I don’t process things the way other people do. I don’t feel shit the same way, I guess. Like- Like say maybe an animal died or something like that. I know that it’s probably a heartbreaking thing to people because they, you know, react in a certain way. And I try to uh. It’s like shitting for the bit. I take it as a cue and just kind of lay it out there, follow their example and carry it through. Without necessarily feeling the same emotion. Do I want the animal to die? No. I’m just not bummed out over it. But not everything’s as clear cut as that so it’s difficult for me to know how I’m supposed to react.”

Ryan’s inhale is sharp but Shane doesn’t turn to look at him. He has no way of anticipating the expression on his face and maybe that’s better that way. When Ryan speaks, it’s with a quiet wonder. As if everything somehow made sense now. “You do that. You take a while to come up with shit to say sometimes, I’ve seen your face when you try to phrase things carefully.

For the first time since the entire conversation, it’s Shane’s turn to be surprised. “I make faces for that? Is it obvious that I’m doing it?”

“No no!” He’s somewhat mollified at Ryan’s scrambling to assure him. “It’s not obvious. Only when it’s this close.” A hand bumps against his shoulder lightly when Ryan gestured to their proximity. “Only when people squint really hard and you know, I’ve had to look at your ugly face for far too often.”

A good to honest laugh slips from Shane at the good-natured ribbing. “You like my ugly face. You said faces like mine are attractive with the whole Cumberbatch story.”

“Yeah but that doesn’t change the fact that you’ve got a strange face.” They both fell silent yet again. Three bus stops were driven past before Ryan pipes up once more with another question. “So do you…do you think it’s some kind of uh.” Shane catches him gesticulating out of his peripheral vision. “Do you think it’s some kind of mental thing? Are you..god why is this is so difficult- are you, are you a sociopath or something? Does that make you one?”

His struggling has Shane snorting with amusement. Ryan’s struggling almost always does. This time round, he takes mercy on the both of them and decides to cooperate.

“That’s not the right term and too media cliche-y but I suppose it puts me somewhere on the spectrum. We’re not sure yet. My therapist and I- we’re figuring it out.”

Ryan seems to think that as a satisfactory answer because he nods and settled down once again, though Shane doesn’t have to be a mind reader to feel the cogs in his brain practically working on overtime to process the information he’d been given. “I don’t know what to say to that, man. That’s some heavy stuff. Uh…Thank you? For telling me that. You didn’t have to say it and all but I guess, thanks.”

“Wait, just like that?”

“Yeah, just like that. What else am I supposed to say? It’s strange to me, obviously. But you’ve always been strange. You made the whole stupid Hot dog thing for god’s sake. So this is odd but I’m not gonna judge you for it anymore than I judge your hot daga story. Unless you start killing people and shit. Which you’re not, are you?” The joke’s a morbid one and Ryan’s squinting his eyes at him for comical effect. It shouldn’t make him snort but it does. Shane rolled his eyes briefly at him in return.

“No, of course not. I mean I’ve thought about it. But who honestly can’t say they’ve never thought about running people over when they cut you off in traffic. Besides, you’ve threatened to kill me multiple times. Just because I’ve thought about it doesn’t mean I wanna do it. Everyone’s capable of doing stuff like that, with or without being on the spectrum.”

“Not a particularly comforting thought to mention when you’re currently the one driving but right, that’s fair.” They broke off into bouts of snickering again. Though the next question Ryan asked hits a little too close to home. “So. Have you uh…Have you hurt anyone because of this? Unintentionally or not.” The latter part is hastily added.

"Wow loaded question there.” His fingers twitched briefly. Shane releases a heavy breath. “No? At least not that I know of. Sometimes I don’t realise- wait fuck.” Frustration mars his features. It’d be easy to get away with it if he expressed that he isn’t aware he’d hurt people because he doesn’t mean to. It’d be easy to paint himself in a better light. A more acceptable one. It’d be easier if he pretended to feel some modicum of regret. But that would also defeat the entire purpose of this whole talk he started. This is Ryan. He’s not going to use that sort of information against him- he has no definite proof anyways. Ryan’s better than that. Better in ways Shane sometimes wishes he could emulate. He’s not the type of person to be an asshole like that.

“Sorry I’m….embellishing. Let me try again.” Another deep breath. He forces himself to relax his grip on the steering wheel. Since when did he tense up? “I have. Sometimes it’s unintentional. Sometimes…I have this impulse, you see? I don’t mean for it to be there but it just is. I have this impulse to do or say things just to see how people would react to them. Just to see how far I can push them before they…respond. Not because I want to hurt them, it’s just…I wanted to know what they’re like. How they think. How they feel. How they respond to things. I was curious.” His lips twisted into a grimace. “That impulse makes me inconsiderate sometimes and I’m working on it. I’ve been working on it for years.”

It’s just like what he does. Shutting Ryan in spooky places for longer on purpose. Pretending to sleep so he could watch him get gradually more and more frightened during the rare occasions they’d stay for a sleepover at whatever haunted location. Rationalise away everything when he gets too scared and persisting until he gets annoyed but never too much. He just wants to know, wants to see how far he can push the boundary without having Ryan experience a nervous breakdown. That’s just…how he is.

“I’m generally good at controlling that impulse. And doing our show…helps in a weird way.” Because he could give in to that impulse within limits instead of suppressing it. “I would be lying if I said I didn’t do things on purpose from time to time but….I don’t want to. Not with you. I’ll mess up once in a while though.”

That’s truthfully the only thing Shane could give as an answer. “I’m not saying that you’ve got to feel like you need to accept that or something. I’m just..it’s just gonna happen. Especially when I feel like I’m in trouble or someone does something exceptionally shitty.” He feels hollowed out for some reason. A kind of exhaustion that sinks into even his bones. Ryan doesn’t have to ask him but Shane knows that he’s probably wondering why. Why now? Why tell him?

“I just wanted to let you know.” That impulse. Again, that impulse. But he’s not lying when he said he wanted Ryan to know. “If there was anyone I wanted to know about this, besides my family and therapist, it’d be you.”

Now he’s done it. Thrown everything right there out in the open. Kicked the door off it’s hinges and yelled at spooky bois that are even spookier than the non-existent spooky bois they’re searching for. The ball is now in Ryan’s court.

As it turns out, he doesn’t have long to wait.“Yeah because I’m the only one who can handle your shit and dish it back to you. I’d be old and greying and I’d still kick your ass when you’re being a dick.” He feels the heat of Ryan’s palm before it descended against his shoulder in a slap. Except it stays there for a moment longer, closing in a firm squeeze.

The breathe caught in his throat eases in shaky sputters.

“Alright, so after we’ve gotten this ‘moment’ out of the way and we’ve established that I’ll still kick your ass regardless, can we at least stop by for food? I swear if I have to sit another hour longer waiting for this stupid traffic to hurry up, I’m going to lose my shit.”

Another snort of amusement escaped Shane. Typical Ryan. Quick to irritate and and straightforward, but also refreshingly capable of wading through everything in stride even if it’s out of his depth. This…this is okay. This is better than okay.

“Yeah I can do that.”

A pause.

“Sour Puss Bergara.”

“Shut up, Shane.”

Additional Note: This is a coping fic I’ve written to get some closure for myself and I’d like to thank the writers who placed in genuine effort to thoughtfully write about Shane with AS/PD. I personally am someone who’s on the spectrum and that’s not something I would ever be able to share with anyone in my own social circle. This is as close I’ll ever be able to get to acceptance. Now for the sake of accuracy and to avoid taking too much liberties, I’ll say that in this story, Shane’s on the spectrum like myself instead.

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The Beginners Guide to Using Paid Facebook Ads vs. Organic Facebook Ads

These days, Facebook is definitely one of the premier platforms for online advertising of services and products. When is the last time you’ve heard of someone who doesn’t have a Facebook account?

This social network has practically become synonymous with the broader world of social media. With that in mind, advertisers use Facebook to reach a vast number of prospective leads.

But when we talk about paid Facebook ads vs. organic Facebook ads, the question is — which should you use? We’ll explore the intricacies of Facebook advertising and answer the question right here!

Organic Facebook Advertising

When marketers talk about organic advertising on Facebook, what are they referring to?

Simply put, these are Facebook posts that don’t require a financial investment; those that aren’t sponsored by any marketing budget. If we were to make an analogy with the wider world of digital marketing in general, organic ads would be closest to search engine optimization.

The traffic and leads you gain from SEO are organic because you don’t pay for them; you get them because you’ve optimized your website to rank high on Google naturally.

On the other hand, paid advertising is similar to email marketing — a clearly organized and funded campaign. And while we won’t get into the details of email marketing and best ways to utilize it right now, just like with it and SEO, both organic and paid Facebook advertising has its uses.

Organic marketing on Facebook via non-sponsored posts is also great for marketing your products or services; today, it’s practically necessary.

Paid Facebook Advertising

On the other hand, there is also paid Facebook advertising. These posts are easy to differentiate, as paid ads have a “sponsored” tag beneath the poster's name.

You will find that there are plenty of options regarding paid ads on Facebook. There are different ad formats, such as:

Canvas (instant experience) ads

Collection ads

Carousel ads

Video ads

Let’s break down the differences between each type of these ads.

1. Canvas ads

In simple words, Canvas ads represent a full-screen unique experience for mobile users. This type of advertisement is immersive, interactive, and removes the need to click outside of the app to use any mobile content.

The reason why canvas ads are so useful is that they bring brands to life like no other ads.

A good example is Wendy’s “Let’s take it from the top” ingenious idea to take the customers on a magical ride and show them how a tasty and delicious burger is made from scratch!

As you scroll down the pages, you get to see the step-by-step process with vivid images and engaging descriptions.

In just a few seconds, the customer learns not only the process they use, but also sees the product and various options. Once you understand the shape, size, and all the layers of a perfect burger, you get an inviting Call-To-Action button.

2. Collection ads

As the name suggests, a collection ad is a group of images that produce a unique experience for the customer. It consists of a cover photo, usually animated, and various ads for products, all lined in a fine grid.

The customer can scroll down and browse the ads.

Upon clicking on an ad, the customer is then taken on a full-screen interactive journey, where they can review products, make purchases, and much more.

3. Carousel ads

Carousel ads resemble the famous carousel photo gallery you can find on many websites. With the use of photos and videos placed in a specific order, the customer can scroll left and right to see different deals.

Here is how Target makes the best use of carousel ads.

A variety of ad formats isn’t the only thing that goes in favor of paid Facebook ads compared to organic ones; you also get a wide array of options for audience targeting.

4. Video ads

Breathtaking and lifelike images, specialized scripts, special effects, and emotional and exciting music are main features of video ads. As a product, the customer receives a captivating experience that transcends the expectations of what an add should represent.

For an example, here is how Air France used a video ad when the pandemic started, to keep their customers informed of the current options.

In the same manner, here is a video ad from Squarespace that promotes fresh ways to help young people with their careers.

Why Use Organic Marketing

There are plenty of ways organic Facebook advertising can benefit your brand and company:

Brand awareness

Relevance

Engagement

Conversations

If you want someone to have access to organic posts that you make on Facebook they’ll have to follow your business page on the platform. However, once they do, they’ll have access to all of the content you post consistently.

When people keep seeing relevant content from a brand, they begin perceiving said brand as an industry authority for its niche. Companies that have organic content on Facebook have a continuous way of reminding consumers of their existence.

And such a strong presence on social media is incredibly important in this day and age. This is true regardless of whether Facebook is your only avenue for lead generation, and it shouldn’t be.

Quite simply, people expect a brand to have a Facebook page or an account on Twitter and Instagram and depending on the niche, sometimes all of the above.

If people Google your company and find that you’re not active on social media, they may view you as suspicious or untrustworthy. Not having an active Facebook page is definitely one of the biggest FB advertising mistakes you could make.

Also, organic Facebook posts are excellent at sparking persistent engagement with your target audience. This is particularly true when it comes to things that you really wouldn’t put in an advertisement, but you want your audience to know about nonetheless. After all, your business is more than just the service or product that you’re currently marketing.

For instance, EA and other game publishers create and share unsponsored content that doesn’t directly promote their games. Instead, it sparks interest in related topics, ultimately raising awareness about the product as well.

Organic posts are useful for giving users updates about your company culture, providing links to helpful niche articles, or just making them laugh with a couple of witty jokes now and again. All of that is crucial for keeping users continually engaged.

The best part about that is that users can engage with your content directly by posting comments. And when they do, you’re free to reply and start an actual conversation with them. There’s truly nothing better for building trust in prospective leads.

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Downsides of Organic Advertising

Naturally, there’s a flip side to any coin, which is why even organic Facebook advertising has its downsides:

Users must follow your page

Lack of targeting

Remember, regardless of how witty, original, and captivating your Facebook content is, if we’re talking about organic posts, users will need to follow your page to see it. Of course, if someone else who follows you shares your content, their friends will see that, but you can’t rely on that mode of user engagement.

That’s why growing a following organically is not as easy as it might seem. Also, audience targeting is practically nonexistent when it comes to organic posts. For such purposes, paid Facebook advertising is undeniably superior.

How to create an effective post to increase organic traffic?

Even though all types of advertising have upsides and downsides, it is crucial to learn how to create content that will attract viewers and increase organic traffic. Here is how to do it in just five steps!

1. Focus on asking the right questions

When was the last time you talked to a stranger? What did you talk about? Can you remember anything specific?

By asking these questions, you are now engaged into remembering something, digging for information. The more you think about it, the more you realize that the focus of that conversation was on asking questions, so you could find out more about the person you were talking to.

The most effective way to drive organic traffic is to create titles that ask important questions, and content of value that provides answers. In over 90% of cases, a user browses the Internet in need of an answer for something they want to find out. Ask yourself, what questions are bothering your clients?

2. The importance of long-tail keywords

When people browse the web, they tend to search phrases that consist of 3 to 5 words. Researching these long-tail keywords is imperative.

When a user is close to a purchase, they will use the selection of words to look for the best product. Let’s say you want to buy an iPhone, but you are on a budget. Here is what you would type in a search query:

used iPhones on sale

affordable iPhone discounts

best prices for iPhones Or, if you are hungry, you would probably look for:

best burgers in town

pizza restaurants nearby

What to eat for dinner?

Understanding and mastering these long-tail keywords is the road towards creating efficient posts that drive organic traffic.

3. Look for enticing headlines – and make yours better!

Everything is in the headline. We already talked about the importance of asking the right questions. However, that is just the first step of the process.

Since practice makes perfect, the best approach is to visit some of your favorite websites or buy magazines or catalogs you like to read. Analyze and study their top headlines and look for ways to improve them.

It is also useful to use BuzzSumo. It is a fantastic tool that lets you search any keyword you want and returns most viewed articles and ads on the subject. You can see real-life examples of headlines that attract users.

Next, you can model those headlines to create better ones for your ads.

This is a great practice that will teach you how to create headlines that drive traffic.

4. Having good content is not enough – you need the right angle!

With so many talented writers in the business, creating engaging content becomes challenging. One of the best ways to stand out from the crowd is to spend time researching a topic of interest, and then write about it from your perspective. Give it your own unique spin.

6. It’s all about the consistency

Once you grasp how to create organic posts that drive traffic, you must approach it professionally. It is crucial to be consistent and produce shareable content every day.

The entire process requires a lot of time and effort, but that’s the only way to stay in competition with the rest of the market.

Why Use Paid Advertising

As you might assume, there are plenty of advantages to paid advertising on Facebook as well:

Variety of ad formats

User targeting

Cost-effectiveness

Revenue growth

We’ve already mentioned this, but there is an ample variety of formats that you can use for paid Facebook ads. There are Instant Experience Facebook ads that can offer an immersive interaction to your target audience, or more straightforward options like video ads.

Regardless of how you wish to reach your customers, Facebook’s paid ads can help you do it professionally and effectively.

Also, paid ads help with the biggest downside of advertising via organic posts, and that’s a lack of audience targeting. When you pay for an ad on Facebook, you can precisely choose who you want to see your content.

Facebook’s insane amount of data on individuals’ interests and purchase habits means that you can instantly get your ads to people who are the hottest leads for your niche. This means a lot more sales than you’d achieve otherwise.

And while organic ads are free, you shouldn’t think that paid ads on Facebook aren’t cost-effective. As a matter of fact, Facebook is one of the most affordable pay-per-click advertising platforms out there. If you want to make sales and drive leads on a tight budget, you can set your caps on ad spending across specific timelines. You’ll never have to worry about overspending on this ad platform.

The key ideas when preparing content for paid ads

As mentioned above, producing quality content is just the tip of the iceberg. Having talent is great, but you also must learn how to pack it and sell it to the customers.

Picking a topic to write about is the most vital part. The goal is to create something not only interesting, but also useful and informative. People don’t want to waste time reading content of no interest. An average person decides whether to stay on a web page or move forward within 3 to 5 seconds.

If the content has no value, they will not read it. To understand what your customers want, you need poll campaigns to find out their interests.

It is also a good strategy to create infographics and use high quality videos. They are both informative and engaging.

1. Use the right distribution channels

It is simply amazing how the world of social media developed over the past ten years. With so many platforms that people use, you have to be smart when choosing the best one for your ads.

Research statistics on your clients and see what social media platforms they use the most. Furthermore, do a testing session and post the same add on multiple platforms. Observe it every day and see where it gets more views and comments.

Picking the right channel to post your ads may make the difference between going viral and staying invisible.

2. What are your measures of success?

Deciding on your KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) is a crucial strategic move. You cannot be successful without knowing what the goals are. Furthermore, this step is vital if you don’t want to lose money.

Understanding the KPIs will help you decide on a budget you will spend for an ad.

To give you an example, let’s say a customer has a value of $1000. If you are promoting a free guide, and about 10% of the customers who download it turn into paying customers, you can do easy math. 10% out of $1000 is $100, and that’s how much you can pay per download in promotion just to break even. If your KPI is cost-per-lead, you can conclude that the expected price per download would be somewhere between $50 to $75.

3. Think about KPIs’ when designing a landing page

The last step is to design your landing page to serve your KPIs. Once the content is prepped and packaged, it needs to be delivered clearly. All elements should be in a visible location, and the CTA button should stand out from the rest.

That’s how you sell an ad to a customer the right way!

Downsides of Paid Ads

You should know that there are a couple of downsides to paid ads as well — for one, you will need to spend time thinking through the analytics of a Facebook campaign.

Otherwise, you could be wasting money on non-deliverable Facebook ads even if you’re following the latest FB advertising trends.

Conclusion

As you may have surmised already, organic and paid Facebook ads aren’t really in opposition.

In reality, they’re both needed if you’re going to maintain an engaging online presence and build brand awareness. While either of them may be better for a specific piece of content, you will need both to remain relevant and visible on Facebook in the long run.

To underline it one more time, it is all about the goals. By understanding what you want to achieve, you will know exactly what type of ads to use, and in what quantity.

Organic ads let you prioritize your loyal fans. You can easily play to their liking and build content that will have a high percentage of success.

They will be entertained, engaged, and enjoy the interactive side of organic ads. Best of all, this strategy is affordable, and, as you slowly build your customer base, the results will be better and better over time.

However, having paid ads also play a crucial role in building your brand. The main benefit is that you can reach a massive pool of potential customers. Paid ads are shown to everyone, not just to the people who liked your page.

Furthermore, with using the wide choice of ad formats, you can be creative, diverse, and break the monotony of everyday Facebook browsing. This strategy will show people that you are ready to invest. That speaks dedication, professionalism, and customer care.

With mixing both organic and paid ads, you can create a perfect setting. While the organic ads play a melody that entices most loyal fans and strengthens your connection with them, paid ads are out there in the wild, “hunting” for any new clients who maybe missed your page somehow. The synergy of both is the best approach to advertise.

About the Author

John Tucker is an email marketing expert and a digital marketing consultant. When he’s not writing about online advertising and advising brands on maintaining a vital presence on the Internet, he enjoys Golden Age cinema and vintage bourbon.

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NSFW

Today’s my 10th anniversary of working in advertising (slow clap, please) so I’d like to honour the occasion with my top 10 memories of flirting in the office and wasting my bosses’ money:

10. Back when I was just a baby copywriter I was a pretty regular smoker, and one of my favourite moments in the world used to be going for a smoke and seeing that whomever I had a crush on at the time was already outside. People can poo poo smoking all they want (rightfully so, it’s terrible) but you have to give the habit props for creating a situation where you get to abruptly stand up from your desk and go have a nice private chat with the web designer you really want to bang.

9. One year I doubled as a traffic manager for an agency, and I can’t even tell you how great that job is if you have a crush on someone in the office. You essentially interface with everyone in the office every single day. You get to be the friendly face who makes sure everything is running smoothly for everyone. Everyone. Including that project manager who looks like he should be in the fucking movies and who looks at you in a way that I’m pretty sure has nothing to do with print-proof sign-off! 

8. Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the kitchen of an ad agency. The kitchen counter of an ad agency requires more sophisticated game than any bar. Probably the hottest flirting I’ve ever engaged in happened while I was steeping tea. Nothing feels better than looking through a pantry cupboard for your lemon zinger and hearing a familiar voice come up behind you and say, “Good morning.” UGH. Anyone who’s had a crush on someone at work knows this feeling. And my favourite thing in the world is when two people who really want to bang each other have to make small talk. It’s like there are two conversations happening at once.

7. As if ad agencies weren’t already hotbeds for horny people, it’s also industry standard for the staff to get fucking shit-hammered together on a bi-annually if not monthly if not weekly if not daily basis. Whether it’s some creatively-themed “team building” event, or holiday party, or just a few team members blowing off steam over pints, flirting with your coworkers gets stupid easy once the booze starts flowing. I was always game for every last one of these occasions. Always up for any excuse to get a few beers between me and my haaaaaawt-as-fuck creative director.

6. I often fall for the funny guys I work with, and that is some of the best flirting right there. The stuff that doesn’t really look like flirting on the surface, it just looks like coworkers joking and razzing each other. The flirting itself isn’t fascinating, but the breaking point is. The laughter has to stop sometime! Especially if you’re both quietly craving to smash each other.

5. Then there’s the actual work. There’s nothing quite like getting to work with the guy you’re fucking gaga over. Working with someone you have fresh, fun chemistry with usually yields some pretty great results for the project. But that’s mostly just in the beginning. If something starts actually happening between the two of you then there’s a good chance the work will take a nosedive. It’s just really hard to concentrate on script edits when you’ve both seen each other naked.

4. I get a separate joy from flirting with coworkers I’m not even technically attracted to. That’s what’s so fun about flirting. Anyone can be good at it, and sometimes certain pairs of people just have really fucking lovely interactions together, albeit innocent. There’s something so sweet about a flirt that can’t be ruined by fucking.

3. Watching people in their element is really fucking hot. Flirting aside, when you’ve got sexy feelings for someone you work with, sometimes the hottest thing you can experience is just watching them do their job well. I used to think it was hot to hear guys talk about sex, but these days I’m much more turned on hearing a guy talk about process efficiencies and realities of the landscape.

2. Flirting in the office can be a lifesaver for some people. For people who hate their job or family or otherwise feel trapped in an unsatisfying life, having someone to flirt with in the office can keep their fucking heart beating. I wrote a post a while back about how we have to get rid of ALL office flirting if society wants to do away with sexual harassment entirely, and I still believe that’s true, but it doesn’t mean I want to live in a world where no one flirts at work. Because for some people, clicking on the office kettle and hearing that voice say “good morning” is the only thing that’s keeping them going. Inspiring or not, you just can’t deny the power of a good office flirt.

1. Engaging in a sexual act in the office during work hours is an elite club I’m equal parts proud and ashamed to be a member of. JK just proud.

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How To Sell Online: The Definitive Guide for Selling your Products Online

Starting an online business is quite an exciting and overwhelming journey for new entrepreneurs. Most of them found that in the new terrain it can be intimidating and difficult to navigate. Either you are new to the online market or you have already tried one it, in the online market you have to face little challenges to get smooth in it. Starting an online business is quite an exciting and overwhelming journey for new entrepreneurs. Most of them found that in the new terrain it can be intimidating and difficult to navigate.

Like the same, every new business will present its unique opportunities and challenges. So it is better to be prepared before facing the challenges.

Moreover, it needs much because ecommerce business is not a one-step process.

Ecommerce business composed of several steps starting.

From choosing a product, deciding it, confirming the market, sourcing stock list for your product, building your online storefront, marketing, and fulfillment, payment processing, shipping, there is a lot to learn.

The very first step in starting the online business is of figuring out what products to actually sell online. Most of the people think that there is only one way of selling-through online and they prepare for it. However, you can reach out to your customers in numerous ways through online.

Before you start your ecommerce store go through this blog which helps you know want are the possible way of selling your product online.

In this guide, you will get to know about the difference in selling your product online. How different platforms help you reach your potential customers and increase your sales. It will also knowledge about how to set your store across the various platforms and how they will benefit your business.

Choose How To Sell Online

Here are some choices to help you sort through the most popular choices and find the best way to sell online for you.

The key points of selling on:

Your own ecommerce store

Marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy, and eBay

Social media sites like Facebook, Instagram.

You can sell online across different channels, without hiring any of the staff, giving up on sleep OR growing another pair of arms. Even you can integrate your online store with social media or marketplace like Amazon to boost your sales.

1. Selling On Your Own Ecommerce Store

Running your own store is the best way to sell online because you’re in complete control. You decide the look and feel of your store and how your products are presented.

If you have sufficient knowledge you can build your own ecommerce store. Else you can outsource the developer to build it for you or else you can get an ecommerce software builder to develop your store.

Read our blog to know how to set your ecommerce store Start Your Online Business with Ecommerce Website Building Software with Purchase Commerce

2. Selling through social media site

Social media is the easiest and most affordable way of reaching customers. Even there are numerous social media platforms there where you can sell your product. One main thing is you have to discover which social media platform will suit your business requirements.

Anyone can determine thing by keeping the following thing in your mind:

Find the social media network where your target audience will hang out online mostly.

Research on your customers to find what kind of content your customers like to consume.

Always go your advertisements that your where your target customers are more likely to engage.

It needs time for finding social media platforms which mostly converts the best for your audience. Even some simple competitor research help to guide your initial social media selling strategy.

Want to know more about how social media can benefit your business then read our blog Benefits of Social Media Marketing for Your Business.

Here are a few tips for making a success of selling on social media:

1.  Entertain – don’t just post your product and expect a response. Social media is a busy place and customers’ attention spans are short. Experiments with videos, riddles, questions and even jokes to catch and hold your customer’s attention.

2. Run promos – offering an exclusive discount in exchange for a ‘like’ on your page is a great way to accumulate an audience.

3.  Use high-quality images – don’t undersell your page by uploading shoddy or blurry pictures.

4. Post regularly – but don’t overdo generally once or twice a day is a good average. Experiment with different times of the day and see what gets the most reaction.

1. Sell On Facebook

It possesses a large 2.32 billion monthly active users which is a third of the world’s population. With this number, it makes the biggest social media network on the web.

Needless to say, all brands should launch a Facebook business page to help bolster their brand and increase sales. It doesn’t matter what niche you’re in, there’s a good chance you’ll find your target audience on Facebook.

However, you also have more options than just your business page where you can make direct sales on Facebook, there’s also:

Your Facebook store

Facebook Messenger Chatbots

Facebook Ads

Your Facebook store

To get up and running with a Facebook shop, all you need is a personal Facebook account and a Facebook business page—so far, so good.

Besides these two conditions, your Facebook page must abide by the following rules:

It is limited only to sell physical items, items like services, digital, or downloadable products are not allowed to sell on your Facebook shop

You have to agree to Facebook's Merchant Terms

You'll need to link your Facebook shop to a valid bank account

You'll need a tax ID number

Facebook Messenger Chatbots

As many as 20 billion messages are sent between people and businesses on Messenger each month. That’s a huge market to tap into.

Facebook Messenger has much more features for entrepreneurs than WhatsApp—namely, Messenger Ads and chatbots.

Some tips to improve your relationship with customers

Start the Chatbot Set Up

Use Conversational Prompts

Allow Customers to Speak to a Real Person

Facebook Ads

When it comes to the lead generation, Facebook’s paid-for advertisements tool. They make it incredibly easy to capture the names and email addresses of your target audience, plus, when you get it right, you should enjoy a good return on investment.

The cost of a Facebook Ad is based on several factors, namely the relevance of the Facebook audience your targeting and the budget you’ve set. Mostly, the more money you spend, the greater success you'll have.

Facebook's algorithm gets better at identifying the kinds of people that buy your products. It can easily target your customers with its huge data set.

Here are a few tips on how to run successful Facebook advertisements:

Run different advertisements simultaneously. This allows you to see which one does the best. Each advertisement should boast a slight change so you can see which factor influences the difference in conversions.

If you’re targeting more than one audience, tailor the advertisement’s content towards that specific viewership. One size does not fit all.

Use prospecting advertisements to boost brand awareness. Then, utilize Facebook retargeting advertisements to prompt leads to go ahead and buy.

Emojis are encouraged! More and more brands are using emojis in their advertisement copy.

2. Sell On Instagram

Instagram is yet another popular social media network! With over one billion monthly active users, it’s a fabulous platform for promoting your business.

Instagram is one that has the highest audience engagement rates. Its customer engagement rate nearly 58 times higher than Facebook. In Instagram incredibly image and video intensive. So, if you can promote your products in an aesthetically pleasing way then Instagram is an excellent social media channel for showcasing your brand!

How Can You Sell Use Instagram?

There are a few ways:

Instagram Stories

Instagram Shopping

Instagram Live

IGTV

Instagram Ads

First things first, you'll need to set up and optimize an Instagram business profile. A business account entitles you to tons of extra features that come in handy for marketing and managing your brand—most notably the Instagram Insights and Shopping tools.

How Do I Set Up An Instagram Shop?

You can integrate the product catalog with your Instagram profile in Instagram shopping. The straightforward promotion of your products through posts and stories gains more attraction than Ads.

The product pages on your Instagram shop are similar to that of a regular ecommerce store. For instance, you and your customers will benefit from all the following features:

A product title

Product photos

A product description

The price

A direct link to the corresponding product page on your website can be given in advertisement which may help to the user.

Instagram Ads

With Instagram Ads, you can make ads for a product or a landing page. Moreover, paid one if it bring the traffic to your store.

This works wonders for driving traffic to your store and boosting sales on your site.

Setting up Instagram ads campaigns is analogous to Facebook. Here are a few tips for making the most out of your campaign:

Focus your time and energy on custom audiences. There are few ways to create this specific audience: Facebook pixel tracking, your email list, a list of your social media followers etc.

Lookalike audiences are also incredibly useful, so be sure to use these as well.

Use images of real people. Try not to use stock photos as they do not tend to convert well on Instagram.

Take hashtags seriously. These are a great way to connect your account with relevant audiences and for extending your reach on the platform.

3. Sell On Pinterest

Pinterest is also the biggest social media network with more than 250 million monthly active users. So, there is a good chance you can use this platform for business purposes also.

It encourages you to curate and post all types of visual content in many different formats—images, infographics, GIFs, and videos.

In Pinterest, there will be more beautiful looking content that inspires users. It doesn’t matter whether its new recipes, fitness tips, or business hacks you’ll find it all on Pinterest.

How To Sell On Pinterest

Using Pinterest for business purposes is something that Pinterest itself has spent time, effort and energy optimizing, and they’ve made it very easy for businesses to understand how to use Pinterest for business.

Here are a few ways that You can sell your products on Pinterest:

Promoted Pins

To reach a certain audience any business accounts can pay Promoted pins advertisements.

If you need a promoted pin you can buy for your Pinterest business account can purchase. You can use like PPC ads even though it looks like standard pins on the interface.

One of the main advantages of promoted pins on Pinterest is that they actually get just as much and sometimes even more engagement than standard pins.

Rich Pins

If you want to provide a better experience for the user that goes with Rich Pins which are highly optimized standard pins. They provide more context about the pin depending on the category that the pin fits into, and they can only be created by Pinterest for business accounts.

Rich Pins is of four types:

App Pins

Product Pins

Recipe Pins and

Article

Each has different features.

You’ll want to focus on Product Rich Pins because they make shopping easier for Pinterest users by providing pricing, availability and purchasing information.  

Shop the Look Pins

Shop the Look Pins are exclusive to the fashion and home decor sections of Pinterest and they allow users to easily find and purchase items from the pin.

Users can recognize Shop the Look Pins by the small white dots that call out the items in the pin that is for sale, and users can tap the white dot to be directed to the website where they can purchase the item.

Shop the Look Pins can be used by influencers and businesses and they are a great way to make the shopping experience more efficient for the user.

As you can see, there are a variety of different ways to sell your products on Pinterest.

Pinterest has the right seamlessly flow with proper organic content which will never annoy any user. It is also a profitable way to compare other social media networks.

4. Sell On Twitter

Twitter has as many as 330 million monthly active users and it’s a fabulous platform for microblogging. As such, users often use Twitter to stay current on all the latest news, sports, politics, and entertainment updates.

Twitter isn’t just great for boosting brand awareness; it's also amazing for:

Strengthening customer relationships

Growing your online following

Advertising products and services

Conducting market research

Different Kinds Of Twitter Advertisement Campaigns Can You Set Up?

Here’s a quick breakdown of the campaigns you can launch on Twitter:

Promoted Accounts:

This helps improves your reach by promoting your account to users who aren’t following you already. Learn more about what Promoted Twitter Accounts are here.

Promoted Tweets:

These are similar to Promoted Accounts, but instead of promoting your account to users who aren’t following you, individual tweets are promoted instead. Learn more about how Promoted Tweets work here.

Promoted Trends:

You can take a spot on the Twitter Trends list using this option for 24 hours.  

Website Cards:

This campaign encourages users to click through to your website. In short, website cards offer merchants a choice of call-to-action buttons to use and they can also select an image and a headline.

When done well, this kind of ad can be really effective at driving traffic to your site.

Tweets with Images or website cards will have more user engagement than just tweeting a link

Best of all, you can also set up conversion tracking to monitor how every dollar of yours is spent. Not to mention, you can also set up remarketing campaigns to retarget website visitors.

5. Sell On LinkedIn

LinkedIn boasts 303 million monthly active users and it’s an ideal platform for entrepreneurs looking to make a name in the business-to-business market.

As many as 75% of LinkedIn users earn $50,000 a year, or more! So it's hardly surprising that, when leveraged correctly, this network can produce some high-quality leads.

How Does This Work?

LinkedIn is more systematic than other social media. You can promote your product through Ads in LinkedIn in a proper way.

Generally, you can run or use three different kinds of Ads on LinkedIn:

Sponsored Content

Sponsored InMail

Text Ads

LinkedIn’s ad targeting isn’t as sophisticated as Facebook’s, but you can still reach your ideal audience by setting filters like company, company size, job title, location, seniority, age, education, skills, etc.

Make your ad copy engaging, concise, and to the point.

Unlike other social media, it won't go well with Storytelling ad instead it prefers succinct content for Ads.

6. Sell On Snapchat

Snapchat boasts a whopping 287 million active users a month and an increasing number of brands are using Snapchat to reach out to their audience—especially millennials. When you consider that Snapchat reaches as many as 41% of all, it’s easy to see why.

How Does Snapchat’s Paid-for Advertising Work?

Snap Ads:

Snap ads use interactive video for promoting a product.

The best thing about them is that they boast a swipe-up rate that’s five times higher than other comparable social platforms.

Sponsored Lenses:

When a brand purchases a sponsored lens, they’re able to create a customized filter for Snapchat users to play around with.

Snapchat Discover:

By opting for a Snapchat Discover ad, you’ll put your brand’s story at the top of user feeds.

7. Sell on Quora

One free way of getting traffic to any of their ecommerce websites and to grow their brand awareness will be promoting in Quora.

We can't tell that as a promotion it just places to put your content or idea to inform someone in return you may get traffic to your website.

Business owners and marketers promote products and services on Quora.

Quora's purpose varies like just to spend time reading other people’s stories, to find out answers to serious questions, to promote a business, to get more traffic, to use Quora for SEO, etc.

It helps you reach your target audience for free.

How to Use Quora for Marketing?

The success in Quora depends on how precisely you reach your target audience and how many people see your answers.

Position your brand as a leader

Answer relevant question on your industry area

Create a structured answer

Add the link to your website.

Answer question with a big number of subscribers.

How to get traffic from Quora?

You can pay for traffic or you can do your best to get traffic for free

Add links to your Quora answers;

Mention your company/service/product without a link;

Suggest edits to top answers

3. Quick-Start Online Marketplaces

The marketplace is the best way to sell if you want a high profit in less investment.

It does not need a huge Budget to set your ideal online instead use the marketplace provided by others to sell your product. For which you have to pay commission pay if your product is sold.

If you look forward to setting your ecommerce marketplace, you can look at our blog How to Start Multi-Vendor Ecommerce Website with Purchase Commerce

Here are some ecommerce marketplace examples where you can sell immediately after a few set up processes.

1. Sell on Amazon

One of the biggest benefits of selling on Amazon is that you can get access to the marketplace giant’s which has more than 100 million Prime members.

How and where should you start?

First, pick a product you are going to sell online with Amazon. Just to give you a rough idea, you can sell pretty much anything except restricted items.

Once you start selling on Amazon, you'll have plenty of other factors to take into consideration, but for now your biggest decision will be which selling plan is the best fit for your business.

Amazon is the best most third-party sellers for anyone who wishes to start selling immediately worldwide.

You can sell mostly all types of physical products and some services on Amazon.

Thing Needed for Selling in Amazon

Amazon Seller Central Account is needed to create

Purchase GTIN and UPC codes for your store

Plan everything related to selling on Amazon

Select the right Amazon fulfillment option

You can Use Amazon SEO techniques to improve your product visibility on Amazon. It is a search engine just like Google, that will help you drive traffic to your products.

After they're listed, people will be able to buy them. But, if they can’t find them with Amazon's search, you'll have zero online sales.

Another effective way to slightly push your target audience into buying your items is by using Amazon Ads.

2. Selling Online With eBay

eBay says shoppers are performing more than 250 million searches every day. That’s 3,000 searches per second!

This expansive marketplace gives you access to 168 million active buyers worldwide who together generate $95 billion in annual gross market value. With 190 markets around the world, you'll have plenty of opportunities to expand and grow.

eBay also says approximately 20% of sales are cross-border, so people are shopping globally for what they want and need. eBay is an auction platform for buying and selling products online. That’s how it differs from Amazon, Etsy, and other marketplaces out there.

Stats show that around 50% of eBay auctions result in higher sale prices than the “buy it now” price.

You will have to pay to the eBay founders for being able to advertise on their marketplace and sell your products online to their audience.

There are four price tags:

Insertion fees for getting your product listed,

Final value fees,

Advanced listing upgrade fees, and

Supplemental services fees.

However, there are no set up, monthly or annual fees to worry about.

3. Selling on Walmart.

Walmart has more than 440 million customers access. They visited the website, and it also took advantage of affiliate websites including Jet.com.

It provides many benefits for selling on it like a worldwide reach, easy marketing of your product.

It only has a commission fee, but it is an invite-only marketplace.

Why Sell on Walmart Marketplace?

It is easy for Walmart to get your product in front of millions of products.

It provides a high customer engagement rate.

It boosts brand recognition that ultimately leads to additional traffic and sales.

Walmart always ensures faster page checkouts and have all their preferred payment options.

Unlike other Marketplaces, Walmart does not charge subscription or other selling fees, it only applies only category-specific referral fee if you successfully complete a sale.

How to sell on Walmart?

You need to get approval to sell products at Walmart which may take a few days.

After you need to sign the Walmart Marketplace Program Retailer Agreement.

In Walmart it's your responsibility for managing your own inventory, price, customer support, and fulfillment and shipping, so you can build brand awareness indirectly.

4. Sell on Etsy

Its the one of the easiest marketplace.

There user range nearly around 35.8 million buyers and 1.98 million active sellers, and 26.1 million active buyers.

It is after Amazon and eBay to make a high profit.

If you have special kinds of a product like handmade products, craft supplies and vintage goods the Etsy is the best choice for you to sell.

Some benefits of Etsy as follows:

The customer-based is aimed so, targeting customers is easy

The marketplace facilitates wholesale business

No unnecessary fees on selling

How to be successful on Etsy?  

You make think how selling in Etsy becomes more successful comparing another market place.

The uniqueness of your products and the craftsmanship counts on Etsy make it most loved place for fashion lovers

Have a personal touch while connecting with your customers makes them more engaged with Etsy and

High-quality images of your crafts with clear navigation and highly attractive design.

Conclusion

Here you may get to know what are the possible ways of selling your product online.

Whether it's pick the online marketplace or social media platform ensure that suits your business needs the best. It needs extra concern on what you choose because it is the main factor in your ecommerce business success.  With consistent effort, you can turn your online business into a successful one.

Click here to read more: https://www.purchasecommerce.com/blog/how-to-sell-online

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Allison (But Not Allison This Time) and D.J. Fix Your Stupid Problems About Your Best Friend

To be fair, Allison tried on this one.

She wrote me a few days ago asking to bow out of this specific edition. Allison had just taken on two new clients and was now travelling a good chunk of the time. She kept attempting to write this piece but wasn’t happy with it. (After reading her drafts, I concur) Then she did that thing that all weirdos like her and I do – we go all or nothing. In a frazzled state she said, “I can’t commit to this any longer!” She was having a moment. I told her to have her moment, and that I’d handle this one. She’ll come back in the next one. She’s just a spaz.

Here’s what I wrote announcing Allison’s temporary departure.

In visiting Allison last week in her native Ronkonkoma​, we (D.J. and Allison) ate fondue at a local juke joint. Allison’s nerves got the better of her and she drank an entire fifth of white zinfandel during the appetizer course. We were asked to leave as Allison became belligerent when she suspected the waitress of ‘giving me a look probably because she’s jealous of my legs.’ Allison, too intoxicated to drive, left her 2015 Honda Accord in the parking lot and we shared a Lyft back to her flat. Thankfully her roommates slept through Allison crashing into every piece of furniture on the way to her master bedroom. She passed out face first onto her duvet and I did the same next to her. In the morning, for a lark I told Allison that I had enjoyed our vigorous lovemaking, but that she should get tested in the coming weeks. She exploded with violent rage and accused me of sexual misconduct, but before I could explain the joke, I found myself outside her condo – door slammed in my face. She still has my iPhone charger, and I don’t dare ask her to mail it back. She’s pretty peeved about the whole thing, even though all I really did was peek through her underwear drawer for a few seconds whilst she snored. I’m going to give it a few weeks before I ask for her to write the column, and I suspect her self-esteem is low enough to consider partnering again.

None of this is true, of course. I’ve never met Allison Arnone in person. I’m not 100% certain she exists. But I’m excited to keep doing this stupid column about your stupid problems. Enjoy.

My best friend and I live four hours apart, so we don’t get to see each other in person very often. We’re also both very busy with kids and family, so phone calls are once a month and very long — on her end. I hardly get to speak. She drones on and on about people I don’t know, complains about her mother, and tries to sell me products from all four of her different independent consultant/representative businesses, from beauty to nutrition to candles to teas — all the while knowing I’m living paycheck to paycheck. Every time I get off the phone, my blood pressure has risen. I love this woman dearly. We’ve been through a lot together, but I can’t seem to even squeeze in an interesting or amusing comment or two. Help.

D.J. – Okay, time for some tough love. It’s you, not her. That’s the bad news. She’s a selfish narcissist with an agenda. Nothing unique there. Tons of people like that roaming around. But… you’re the one who chooses to be friends with a selfish narcissist with an agenda. Here’s the solution – learn how to set boundaries. Work on your own self-esteem and guess what? These people either get in line or disappear. Because a truly healthy person doesn’t attract friends like that. Since I’ve been a tad rough on you, I’m going to end with some good news. She’s unconscious of her own nuttiness. You have the chance to change. She never will. So – change, ding dong!

She watches NON STOP IDIOT (FOX) NEWS. Need I say more? Okay, I will. She quotes idiotic, untrue, totally delusional political factoids at me. I keep saying, WE CANNOT TALK POLITICS. But she continues. I want to stab her in the eye with a fork. Should I?

D.J. – I’ve been listening to Donald Trump a lot recently in speeches and stuff, and he says FOX news is the best news source. And he’s the president! And there’s no way I’m smarter than the president. I barely made it through correspondence school! Plus, he is a big shot developer and hosted a TV show. That’s kind of badass, right? WE SHOULD OBEY OUR LEADERS.

Some like to think that their lover is their best friend. I thought so, at least. We did nearly everything together. I got my best friend a job at a restaurant. I drove her to and from work everyday and night, when she didn’t drive my car herself. She introduced me to a guy “friend” from work…”you’ll really like him” she said. One day she called me and said “hey, come meet me and Vinny at the bar I want you to meet him.” Surely, I agreed. He shook my hand, bought me a beer, and then a few days later proceeded to fuck my girlfriend. I kicked her out of my house the evening that I found out. Since then she’s keyed my car, threatened me, had men threaten me, try to call me for a shoulder to cry on after other men have dumped her…needless to say I’ve blocked her on all social media (she got so bad I had to block her on PINTEREST!) as well as her phone number…she still calls me to this day. She cheated on me after a year of being “best friends” in September of 2016. The end. Thank god.

D.J. – From what I understand, you’re a lesbian who lost her best friend and lover to a greasy Italian dude. Look, this is what greasy Italians do – they turn lesbians straight. It’s in their DNA. Just ask Allison. While she was never a girl-lover, she ONLY dates guys from Long Island with IROC Camaros (aka Italians). They’re hard to resist, from what I’ve read. So while I can justify your friend’s affair, I cannot condone her keying your car. You should hit back by throwing a bucket of red paint all over Vinny’s leather sport coat

Nothing to add. The image is way funnier than anything I could ever write.

She wants to be in a relationship, but does nothing to put herself out there in the dating world

D.J. – We’ve been poisoned by romantic comedies that suggest that Mr. Right just falls into your life, like when he’s seated next to you at a baseball game and he reaches for a foul ball and trips and ends up in your lap and then you fall in love but his best friend is kind of a jerk and he grabs your ass at a happy hour and you have to decide whether to tell him and you do and it strains his relationship and his friend lies and said you grabbed HIS butt and then he dumps you and then he finds out his friend was lying and to win you back he convinces the guy who runs the scoreboard at the stadium to video him apologizing to you in front of 45k fans. I guess what I’m saying is – tell her to hang out at the ballpark!

My brother publishes stories about my dad’s penis.

D.J. – I did publish a pair of stories about my dad’s pair, and I’m assuming this question came from my sister. To which I say this to her – You are free to write anecdotes on your blog about mom’s vagina. It’s a solid formula to drive web traffic. And we’re both in marketing, so we’re used to selling our souls.

Allison – When I saw this question and realized it had to be from D.J.’s sister, I laughed and told him we’re including this submission in the post.  I then felt bad for her because I realized she had to be related to D.J., and that just sucks.

I love my BFF, but she has the BIGGEST mouth. I want to confide in her and tell her personal things about myself, my family, my love life (or lack thereof) and other friends and it ALWAYS comes out that she’s told other people what I said. We’ve known each other a long time and she’s great, but how can I get her to keep her trap shut??

D.J. – Short answer is that you can’t. She’s going to blabber forever. So, if you’re harboring a terrorist sleeper cell in your neighborhood, you may want to keep that information to yourself. No wait – I’ve got it! TELL HER YOU’RE HARBORING A TERRORIST CELL. She’s blab to Betty, who in turn will blab to Sally, and before you know it, the FBI will be knocking at your door. But, hey – you’re not a terrorist, so no big deal, right? Then, guess whose door they’re hitting next? Your best friend. She’ll likely be put away on a felony charge of something or other. Then when she gets out of jail a few years later, odds are she’ll shut up about your secrets going forward.

She uses my jokes on social media, then doesn’t credit me. Then when I use my own joke, I’m accused of stealing from her.

D.J. – Here’s what you have to realize – 99% of people aren’t funny. But everyone thinks they’re funny. If you’re running around quoting one liners from Will Ferrell movies, you’re not funny. Don’t confuse memorization with humor writing. I was dating a woman last year who was wonderful in every way – and perhaps her most endearing quality is she would say, “I’m not funny.” And she never tried to make a joke. I loved that self-awareness and acceptance. That being said, I had to dump her. I can’t be with an unfunny person. Wait, I feel like I’ve made this all about me. Oh well. You’re on your own!

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 It is really necessary to find out an allocate any sort of property renovation project, and also kitchen area makeover in miami is no exemption.

 A word of vigilance: I spent a number of hrs investigating custom home kitchen upgrading expense as well as budgeting on the internet to gather information for this post. I managed right into a couple websites that offered square video pricing for kitchen space renovation. I commiserate with their try to locate a basic procedure to think out cabinetries remodeling rates, this style of tips is actually not located in truth. https://remodelingkitchenmiami.com/

 Like everything else in this particular world a home kitchen remodel is actually visiting cost more than you assumed it will and the heavens is actually excess about what it can set you back relying on your tastes. There are several variables that go in to finding out a redesigning spending plan.

 There are a number of areas on the web you can easily visit help you develop a standard budget amount to begin with. My individual suggestion is Remodeling Magazine's Cost vs. Value Report which is actually launched by area and also primary city every year. The actually great point about this document is actually that it offers a description of the "normal" project to ensure that you may evaluate if your kitchen space remodel is actually going to fall over or even below the standard. I likewise locate their typical pricing to be actually a precise representation of the prices for our company, so through advising to clients before I even consult with them that they explore this document they are more probable to set up a reasonable budget our team can function within to provide an awesome kitchen.

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 While Remodeling Magazine's report is actually extremely useful, it is actually still an incredibly one measurements suits all strategy to setting up a spending plan. Maintain reading through if you 'd just like to try to refine your numbers a little bit.

 Receive out a pad and also paper as well as take down a few keep in minds about each element as you look at this list:

 Aspect 1 Home Value- Consider not just what you believe your house costs, yet additionally the worth of comparable homes in your neighborhood that actually have updates. My favorite site to check out house values is actually zillow.com, just enter your address and you receive an active map along with residence market values and various other relevant information noted straight on the chart. Bear in mind of which homes are actually of identical dimension to yours, have been actually purchased more recently, however possess a higher worth, after that peek in their windows to find what your house appears like. Ok, truly, I was simply joking. If you don't know them perhaps it is actually time to comply with the next-door neighbors and also request a simple excursion.

 Compose down each motivational aspect which is essential to you in a kitchen space remodel. Listed below are actually some possible examples: Kitchen is falling apart. You really love to amuse and really want to open up the kitchen as a place to collect.

 Factor 5 Size Matters- Determine what portion of your house your home kitchen includes. A tasting of over 100 modern house floorplans of 1000 to 3000 square foot houses disclosed the typical home kitchen square video to be actually 7% of the residence's square video footage. , if your kitchen space is actually larger or even smaller than this standard you may require to improve or even lower your spending plan correctly.

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 Factor 6 Layout- if you actually recognize you're going to desire the sink relocated, an isle sink included, an internal wall structure moved and also an outside door added, at that point you require to incorporate loan to your spending plan well past what a standard face lift would set you back.

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 Factor 7 Funding- Determine the max volume of amount of money you could afford to invest. , if you are financing your venture you can compute what a lender will likely lend you.. Lenders desire to observe a financial debt to revenue proportion( DTI) of.36 or even a lot less. Your DTI is actually established through taking all your month to month financial obligation commitments (credit rating card remittances, automotive car loans, home loan, etc.) and breaking down through your month-to-month earnings. To determine your max risk-free monthly personal debt increase.36 times your monthly earnings. Right now subtract your existing regular monthly financial obligation coming from this amount as well as you possess a regular monthly budget plan max. Below's a web link to a personal digital assistant that will certainly do the mathematics for you: home mortgage personal digital assistant

 Placing all of it Together

 The secret to establishing your finances is discovering the percentage of your house's worth you need to make use of as a budget plan rule. While researching this write-up I bumped into suggestions to use amounts ranging from 10% to 25% of house market value. For a home kitchen remodel of any drug that features brand new flooring, home appliances, cupboards, sink/faucet, illumination and taking electrical unobjectionable I discover anything lower than 15% to become a quite suspicious number. I intend on a thousand buck property 10% would certainly be a workable finances, yet on a 200k house a 20k budget plan is actually marginal at best for a full blown kitchen space remodel.

 If resell value is necessary to you it is actually important to keept the price of your home kitchen redesign venture within 20% of the current worth of your property. Remaining within this variety guarantees that a majority of the brand-new home kitchen's cost is recouped in raised house value right away, and also the continuing to be expense needs to be actually recovered within 5 years as your property cherishes.

 Ok, allowed's run through an instance. Remember, there is actually no exact formula here. Our experts are actually just doing our finest to become as educated as possible as well as make a smart decision regarding the amount of to spend on our kitchen area remodel.

 For our example permit's use my residence. It's a fifty's cape cod along with a small square video of 1500.

 Element 1 market value: Zillow provides me an estimated value of $167,500, nevertheless, I discover zillow hasn't but updated and also represented the solitary household residences which were actually just recently developed in the industry behind our team with a beginning cost of $270k. Zillow also has our straight video noted at under 1200. Resembles the previous owner performed a little redesign without an authorization. I'm heading to locate my budget on a price of 180k which is actually identical to various other homes locally that are the exact same measurements.

 Aspect 2 Goals: My wife and also I love to entertain visitors. To make a kitchen area remodel beneficial for our company we require to lose an internal wall structure to open the home kitchen and also eating nook to the living-room. I'm heading to include 1% to allocate this.

 Variable 3 Must Haves: As a previous cook two has to haves for me are a new stove and a really good lp variety( no all-natural gas solution listed here), ideally a commercial range changed for house make use of (actual commercial varieties do not have insulation around the oven, essential for house safety). I'm mosting likely to add another 1% to my spending plan to be sure there suffices amount of money to receive me my assortment and also gas installment.

 Factor 4 Longevity: Our company consider to keep in our home a minimum of 4 years. Generally of thumb it takes 5 years for most renovating to appreciate and also redeem each one of its price. Since our team are going to likely be actually here a minimum of 5 years I am actually certainly not going to penalize the spending plan, however considering that there is actually a great chance our company'll move straight around 5 years I am actually not going to enhance it like I would if we were actually remaining a lot a lot longer.

 Factor 5 Size of Kitchen: Our home kitchen is actually concerning 140SquareFeet( SF). Clearly this kitchen area is actually going to require some added component and also closets.

 Element 6 Layout: We are actually going to change the layout of our home kitchen rather extensively. Our team currently possess a cooktop headland. The selection is actually heading to take place a differnet wall structure as well as the dishwashing machine will transfer to the headland, though our team might channel the headland, move the fridge and also incorporate an isle rather. Regarding the only thing that will not move is actually the sink. I am actually visiting add an additional 1% to my spending plan, once again hoping $1800 (1% of our 180k worth) is sufficient to cover the power and also pipes modifications.

 As I pointed out in the past, there are going to be individuals that will claim along with me on that, however going lower frequently doesn't leave you with practical budget numbers for full wasted kitchen area remodels. This provides me a working spending plan of 24% x 180k= $43,200 When I contrast this to the Cost Vs. Value record I see that in the Middle Atlantic Region a Major Kitchen Renovation is $59, 098. On the other palm my kitchen is actually considerably smaller sized than their 200SF criteria, so I believe I'll go with my finances number and observe what my specialist can easily carry out for me in that finances.

 Because the cooking area is a high visitor traffic location often, developing an operational layout is actually vital when preparing your cooking area renovating tips. When making your cooking area remodeling ideas you ought to deal with the accessible area you possess and afterwards obtain creative.

 Making Use Of Kitchen Remodeling Software

 Many of the kitchen remodeling software application is extremely straightforward; the actions are as quick and easy as 1-2-3 or even A-B-C. A traditional or standard kitchen area improvement, if designed over the last decades need to have the "cuneate" basics, where the sink, stove, and also refrigerator perform triangular angles with a large room in the kitchen area facility, to ensure that it would be simpler for the mother or even the female of the house to relocate all around.

 Bring in an excellent little kitchen space remodeling layout factors you to the lots of unique cupboard styles as well as surface styles providing your tiny kitchen space a superb feeling of room. Whether you create the home kitchen yourself, partner with a kitchen area renovating professional or house facility, formulating a plan will definitely be actually the 1st step. An additional professional to upgrading your kitchen space is actually the simple fact that you will, generally, be receiving a brand new home kitchen.

 Any kind of renovating concept for a tiny home kitchen have to attend to the complying with issues: counter top space, storing, built-ins, as well as kitchen. When considering on a home kitchen upgrading venture, the spending plan is the primary thing to take into consideration. Whether you've acquired a huge spending plan or a tiny one for your cooking area remodeling job, it is actually a good idea to try to be sure your costs does not spin unmanageable as the procedure continues.

 Do not panic if it is going to require time for you to develop as well as strategize your strategy or version, excellent and excellent kitchen space remodeling ideas need to be created, due to the fact that it needs to be actually best as well as valuable to you and your household. Make sure that your kitchen space redesigning ideas are not that far-out or even improbable, straighten it in your family members's way of life as well as everyday activities; this would certainly give you a brighter plan on your kitchen area style as well as type. The involved kitchen design renovating design plans specifically are actually real-life award victors, and also along with its own cutting-edge process, the entire program is specific to feel free to along with its own client-driven system.

 The details is actually collected you can begin to put all the pieces all together, and also figure out just how you may adjust your cooking area upgrading venture wishes along with you budget restrictions. At that point locate the ideal however affordable kitchen space upgrading companies in your area when you've ultimately chosen on the overall picture of your renovated cooking area.

 Though upgrading a kitchen area may be a significant interruption to the homeowner, the ended up product will promptly wipe out the short aggravation. If you possess a big kitchen area redesigning task you are going to require to put together a brief kitchen a different portion of the residence. Some of the several other pros to cooking area makeover is actually one that you may not automatically have actually considered in the past.

 Kitchen space makeover is actually among the best prominent of upgrading projects every year, as home kitchens have actually ended up being the center of activity in the residence. Kitchen space improvement is actually the property improvement job that adds the best market value to your home. Kitchen redesigning is actually among the very most prominent of upgrading jobs each year due to the fact that kitchen areas have actually ended up being the center of activity in the home.

 A kitchen remake is just one of the most preferable house improvement ventures for numerous Houston area individuals. A Kitchen improvement is just one of the very best expenditures you can create when it concerns home renovation and also often includes much more than the cost of the job to the market value of the property. Particularly, a kitchen space remodel gives the greatest rebound on value of any kind of kind of improvement. Home kitchen remodeling is a considerable amount of job, however the outcomes may be exceptional.

 Makeover Projects

 Remodeling your kitchen area could be a large work, and also there are several vital facets to think about when remodeling. By upgrading your kitchen space you may include value to your residence, and also all at once spare funds with power reliable home kitchen home appliances, or through changing your drafty home kitchen home windows. Upgrading your kitchen space may be costly, particularly if you hire a service provider to the work, yet a brand-new home kitchen may substantially improve residence market value. Remodeling expenses are going to vary relying on the lot of new devices (and their price index), and also price premium of cabinetries, kind of counter leadings, and also work to accomplish the task. Upgrading any type of room of your residence takes a great deal of ingenuity and commitment.

 Redesigning your home kitchen can not merely contribute to your property's market value, it can easily provide you extra storing as well as work space. Renovating your home kitchen is no small job and there are actually a lot of significant factors, however completion result deserves the dedication specifically if you make a good idea options in the process. Renovating your kitchen space is a fantastic method to offer your residence a facelift.

 Property Value Enhancements

 A real property agent may be a great source when considering exactly how substantial a kitchen space redesigning job to embark on. Also if you are not considering moving, however somewhat intend to renovate for your own contentment, Real Estate Agents are typically pretty familiar with just how much previous customers have devoted on redesign and the amount of the value of the house raised therefore, and just how much will be a lot of. Over the last, "home improvement" just suggested repair work jobs, however present day patterns and also enhanced property remodeling choices have fueled a requirement for properties that are actually tailored to private requirements.

 Service providers

 Service providers typically charge due to the hr for their effort plus the expense of products. Professionals that comprehend your business recognize that satisfying the requirements of the customer is what receives the deal. Contractors can easily eat up a huge part of your finances. Professionals that concentrate on kitchen renovation are actually even more knowledgeable in collaborating with the sort of plumbing system, fuel, and also the electrical problems that can easily emerge in the course of a cooking area remodel.

 Devices

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Hey - Pat from StarterStory.com here with another interview.Today's interview is with Sam Evans (u/haulincubes) of You Call We Haul Junk Removal, a brand that makes junk removal servicesSome stats:Product: Junk Removal ServicesRevenue/mo: $18,000Started: May 2016Location: Central PennsylvaniaFounders: 1Employees: 3Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?My name is Sam Evans. I am 23 years old and a recent graduate from Penn State Altoona. I am the founder of You Call We Haul Junk Removal, a junk removal company that removes anything from single items to hoarder home cleanouts. We’re located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and have been in business (part-time) since May of 2016.We service any and everyone who may have unneeded items they are looking to get rid of. People often ask what items we consider junk, to us junk is anything you no longer need or want.Our main customers are middle-aged and up adults, typically with a higher income that do not want to or are unable to do the work themselves. We complete over 75 jobs per month, bring in about $20,000 in revenue per month profiting about 65% per job.imageWhat's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?When I was ending my freshman year of college, I was sitting in my dorm room one day when I got a call from my cousin. Both of us had been flipping items on eBay since we were 14 and always loved to find ways to make some extra money. He told me about a book called Effortless Entrepreneur, written by the founders of College Hunks Hauling Junk which is currently the world’s second-largest junk removal franchise.I ordered the book on eBay for $4 and as soon as it came to my dorm, I immediately started reading. About 20 pages into it, I called my Dad who is a used car salesman. I told him that I was going to start a junk removal company and that I needed his help finding a truck. After nearly a week of calling him telling him every reason I could come up with as to why I needed to start this company, he was finally in. He helped me find a $1,000 truck on Craigslist, a 1991 Ford F-150. imageI bought the truck, printed out some flyers at my school’s library, ordered a few hundred horrible business cards, and was officially in business.I had zero validation for the idea other than that big companies were making a killing doing it and I figured I could as well, after all, who doesn’t have some extra items lying around that they’re dying to get rid of? I minimized the risk as much as I possibly could because the truck that I bought was worth a lot more than the thousand dollars I paid for it. I knew that even if I failed, I would be able to resell the truck and make some money. Starting with a beater truck was my way of putting out a minimum viable product.I had zero expertise and am still learning every single day that I work on my business. The only business experience I had before this was flipping items on eBay and running Facebook pages while I was in middle and high school. When I was 14 I built, grew, and sold a network of Facebook pages with over 5 million daily active users that were based on different teenage jokes and issues at the time. The biggest page had over 3 million likes and was called I HATE WHEN MY PARENTS ASK WHO I’M TEXTING, if you were active on Facebook in 2010 and were in high school at the time, I bet you like the page - go check and let me know. My financial situation at this time was a few thousand dollars that I had in my bank account from these previous businesses. Knowing absolutely nothing ended up being an advantage. I failed a ton in the first few summers of running the business but learned more than I ever did in the classroom. Everything takes time and effort, if you put in the effort you will be successful in the long run in whatever business you decide to start.Take us through the process of designing, prototyping, and manufacturing your first product.There was no design process when I started out. I put out the most minimal viable product I could. The truck was cheap but luckily it did not have any rust so it had a tiny bit of curb appeal if you appreciate old Ford trucks. My flyers and free craigslist posts were really the reason I started to get business.In my area, saying you are a Penn State student or graduate holds a lot of weight and people love to support a fellow Penn Stater. On these flyers and posts, I really honed in on the fact that I was a current PSU student home for summer vacation, looking for a way to make some extra money. The original flyer had a picture of a roommate of mine holding up a random couch that we found sitting in a field by campus.I did not do anything legally for almost two years after starting this business, as I ran it only in the summer while home from school and on breaks when I could actually find some work. My first summer in business in 2016, we did barely $3,000 in sales. Once I took the business legal 2 years later before my senior year of college, I had about $1,200 in total legal and insurance costs to turn into a legitimate business. Upon graduation and taking the business full-time, the costs of insurance ramped up having employees and a much larger truck.Describe the process of launching the business.When we first started we did not have a website, Facebook page, or Instagram account. We spread the word by taping flyers to mailboxes, free Craigslist posts, and sharing screenshots of our flyers in local Facebook groups which were our biggest source of customers.It took us about a week to get our first customers and we were profitable by the end of month one in which we did about $2,000 in sales. Starting with very humble beginnings in a beat-up old Ford truck and no advertising budget taught me that just getting started and taking action is the most important step. When it comes to service businesses that are already a proven model, I always think about the line from Field of Dreams, “If you build it they will come.” Whether it is junk removal, landscaping, garage door repair, or any other home service business, proven models like that work.I also learned that even having a small web presence like a Wix website or a Facebook page can do wonders. Showing people what you do rather than telling them is key to any business becoming successful.Since launch, what has worked to attract and retain customers?Since launch, the only paid advertising we have done is Facebook ads. We are starting to roll out Google ads this month but Facebook has done wonders for our business thus far. If I were to restart, I wouldn’t put as much faith in Facebook ads as I did though because the costs have nearly doubled in the past year.We typically spend less than $600 a month on ads but really need to up the ad spend to reach our current goals. We do a ton of grassroots marketing. Bandit signs, stickers, signs in customer’s yards, door hangers, giving out t-shirts, etc.image imageOur biggest successes from organic marketing have come from midnight bandit sign drops. Going out in the middle of the night allows us to put out 50-60 signs in high traffic areas in under three hours. We map out where to put them based on incomes in various local zip codes. Zip code incomes can be found through USPS Every Door Direct Mail tool. We’ve also been utilizing the Nextdoor app which is tremendous for home services. If you are recommended on that app, customers treat it like the bible. They will hire you blindly and agree to any price you say.We also post on social 2-4x per day, every single day. It is a great way to gain customers organically and get a lot of exposure for the company. Videos work great for home services because as I’ve said before, people want to see who they’re hiring to come into their homes, especially women hiring men. They want to be able to trust a brand and social media is a great way to build that trust for free.https://www.instagram.com/p/B4prmVJHDvC/How are you doing today and what does the future look like?Today, we are growing every single month. We are doing about a 75% profit margin on each job but expect that to go down over time as we hire more employees and acquire more trucks. We are going to start investing a lot more heavily in PPC ads and SEO to gain more exposure in our area. Right now we have about 1,200 facebook likes and a little over 700 Instagram followers. We typically have about 400 people visiting our site each month. Short term we want to reach 100 jobs completed in one month and hit $30,000 in monthly revenue. We believe we can do that with the one dump truck we currently have as long as we up our ad spend.Long term, we want to franchise the business. Junk removal is growing at an extremely fast pace as we live in a society that thrives on convenience and wants to show off to their peers, so people are buying more items than ever before. Studies have shown that less than 2% of people know how to get rid of unneeded items so the industry is really just getting started.We’re confident that through the culture we are building we can get our employees on board to start their own locations. We will give them the choice of where they want to start because we believe the model we’re perfecting will work in any location. Junk removal is an extremely fun business because no two days are the same, you meet very interesting people, and you never ever know what you are going to find.Employees love it because they can keep some of the stuff they find too which makes it all that much more enjoyable. It really is the perfect, simple business model that anyone who is willing to hustle can start and succeed in.Through starting the business, have you learned anything particularly helpful or advantageous?Since I’ve started this business I have really learned to appreciate services. The home services industry in particular is only going to grow in the next 5-10 years. We’re moving away from the times of people wanting to do everything on their own. Our society is starting to value time over money and that means paying people to do the things they do not want to do, like removing the broken freezer from their basement.I was very lucky to start my business during college when I really could not fail. Being able to work on it for three summers and research it not stop during the school year set me up to succeed post-graduation. I didn’t have to jump in blindly and hope it would work, I had already proven the model and created a solid base of customers that were constantly referring me business.One of the best decisions I made was joining a junk removal mastermind group. It taught me more in 3 months than I learned in 4 years of college studying business. I highly recommend that people try to find Facebook groups or subreddits where they can share ideas with other owners in their industries and if there aren’t any, start one.What platform/tools do you use for your business?Platforms I use are: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube for learning, Housecall Pro, Quickbooks Online, Nicejob.What have been the most influential books, podcasts, or other resources?Books:The Power of BrokeEverything by Malcolm Gladwell to challenge how I thinkEverything by Dale Carnegieto challenge how I interact with otherLiving With a SealThe Last LecturePodcasts:How I built this with Guy RazThe Home Service ExpertHumans 2.0Business WarsApps:Alarmy- I used to hit the snooze button multiple times, every single morning. This app allows you to find a barcode in your home or elsewhere and scan it, you then have to scan the barcode to shut off your alarm. There’s no other way to get it to stop other than to scan that barcode. It’s a blessing and a curse, trust me.Advice for other entrepreneurs who want to get started or are just starting out?Start. Just start. If everyone waited for the right time to start, we wouldn’t have any entrepreneurs. Don’t think you need to know everything, no one knows everything. Take a ton of risks, every successful person ever credits their risk-taking ability with them becoming successful. Don’t try to build the next Facebook or Instagram, you do not need to reinvent the wheel. I bought a thousand-dollar pick-up truck and got started.If you over-think things it just makes it harder for you. Put out a minimum viable product and hustle, the results will come if you do not stop.Most people think they’ll make a ton of money and their business will boom from the beginning. Rarely is that ever the case. Give it time, lots of it, and do everything in your power to grow your business. Everything takes time and effort, if you put in the effort you will be successful in the long run in whatever business you decide to start.Where can we go to learn more?WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedinIf you have any questions or comments, drop a comment below!Liked this text interview? Check out the full interview with photos, tools, books, and other data.For more interviews, check out r/starter_story - I post new stories there daily.Interested in sharing your own story? Send me a PM

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The 19 Instagram Accounts With the Most Followers (& What Marketers Can Learn From Them)

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The 19 Instagram Accounts With the Most Followers (& What Marketers Can Learn From Them)

When Instagram was first released, it was thought of only as a fun, visual social media network. Nowadays, it’s also used as a major content promotion tool for brands and influencers.

In fact, according to Sprout Social, 80% of Instagram users follow a brand, and one of the three most-viewed Stories of all time was posted by a business account.

Along with business accounts, influencer marketing is also on the rise. For example, 93% of influencer marketing campaignstook place on Instagram in 2018.

By introducing key product updates like video, tales, and IGTV, Instagram now boasts over 1 billion monthly active users who expend close to an hour scrolling through the app each day they log in.

Instagram’s popularity lets most brands forge an emotional connection with a massive audience. Some brands are so good at visually engaging and resonating with Instagram users that they’ve attracted tens of millions of followers.

To help you learn from the platform’s best of the best, we’ve compiled a list of 19 accounts with the highest number of users — as well as a few key takeaways from each.

Because the accounts with the most adherents belong to influencers and celebrities, we’ve split this rundown into two sublists that are brand and influencer specific.

1. Instagram

Followers: 303 Million

Instagram defines a great example for brands who truly want to engage an audience on their app. By curating and reposting their users’ most captivating content on their own profile, Instagram shows their followers that everyday people can meet their creative and artistic potential on the platform.

This inspires brands and normal Instagram users to expend the time and effort required to craft visually gripping content that will instantaneously hold an audience’s attention.

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Instagram also does a good job of promoting their narratives and IGTV show about celebrities, wildlife, and other culturally relevant topics. They post original content that highlights upcoming episodes, but the posts read more like a feature story than an advertisement, which sparks more interest in the show.

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2. National Geographic

Followers: 111 Million

National Geographic hires the most talented photographers in the world, so their Instagram posts of sceneries, cityscapes, and the surround life always seem to be awe-inspiring. But their stunning visuals aren’t the only reason why they’ve attracted over 100 million followers.

National Geographic is a historic publication that’s famous for their credible journalism and compelling storytelling. In each post’s caption, they are able to craft fascinating narratives about the photo or video, usually in a way that spreads awareness for a relevant environmental issue.

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National Geographic also utilizes Instagram Stories, Stories Archive, and IGTV to drive traffic to featured articles and videos on their website. But they also know their followers prefer not to leave the app.

Instead of using gimmicky visuals and clickbait transcript to coax people into visiting their website, they actually summarize the feature article or video in their stories and IGTV shows.

For marketers, National Geographic’s Instagram strategy clarifies that it’s crucial to meet your audience where they are, and not force them to go somewhere simply because you want them to go there.

If people end up clicking through to your website, that’s great. But you should be more than willing to educate your audience where they want to be educated, even if it results in a lower amount of traffic.

3. Nike

Followers: 88.5 Million

In the advertising industry, Nike is known for their motivational ads that inspire athletes to believe in themselves when aiming to reach their full potential.

On Instagram, the iconic brand’s content follows this theme, with posts in the form of short movies, documentaries, and inspirational videos and photos. Nike also use Instagram to update their adherents with quick news about the sports world, is confirmed that they deep understand their audience’s interests and desires.

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Followers: 72.6 Million

Real Madrid is arguably the most popular soccer team in the world, so most of the team’s Instagram posts update their massive fan base on scores, highlightings, and transactions.

But the style they attract and engage twice as many Instagram followers as teams with similar fan basis isn’t through standard updates. They’ve built their enormous following by dedicating their fans an inside seem of the team’s everyday activities through player takeovers and practise highlights on IGTV.

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Breaking down these hurdles between fan and player builds Real Madrid’s fan base feel like they actually know their favorite players on a personal level, which develops a more intimate and loyal relationship between the two.

5. FC Barcelona

Followers: 71.1 Million

Like Real Madrid, FC Barcelona updates Barcelona fans with sports photography, season-related stats, information about Barcelona players, and other fun tidbits related to the team and season.

They use a mix of content styles with videos, action shots, and posed photos, but they always use many tags, hashtags, and eye-popping emojis in their captions.

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During games and other events, you can find FC Barcelona launching one or multiple Tale with their own video content as well as curated content sourced from fans.

With curated Stories by fans, they’re able to post more fresh, interesting content. FC Barcelona’s curated Stories also enable fans to contribute to the Instagram channel. While we aren’t able to post stories immediately, you can find some on the account’s page.

6. 9GAG

Followers: 50.2 Million

With plenty of dog, cat, and newborn videos, meme references, and jokes that are almost too relatable, 9GAG has one of the funniest accounts on Instagram.

The account’s Instagram stories and Stories Archives engage their audience well too — they post a ton of polls about topics that everyone has an answer for like, “Is soup a food or a beverage? ” and “Would you travel to the past or future? ”

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They also use Instagram narratives to drive traffic to their website by asking their followers to swipe up and see if they correctly guessed the name of a Tv prove or movie with merely emojis as clues. On IGTV, they make even more brand engagement by let their followers ask questions during live Q& As with celebrities.

As the only online content platform on this list, 9GAG proves to marketers that interacting with your audience is one of the best ways to engage them, develop a relationship, and attract more followers like them. 7. NASA

Followers: 43.7 Million

Scrolling through NASA’s Instagram feed makes you feel a little like an astronaut floating through the depths of space. You’ll experience intimate views of different planets, constellations, and supernovas in the Milky Way galaxy, all of which are taken by NASA’s spacecrafts and Hubble Space Telescope.

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NASA’s Instagram Stories and IGTV channel also educate their followers about interesting space insights, like the views of the sunlight and Earth, the search for life in space, and NASA’s new technology launches

NASA’s popularity on Instagram proves that you can actually create educational content that doesn’t sacrifice any amusement value.

8. UEFA Champions League

Followers: 41.3 Million

In the last year, the Champions League outstripped the NBA’s account in Instagram followers. Like the other soccer brand accounts we’ve noted, the Champions League regularly posts action and squad shoots, as well as updates related to upcoming and past games.

Along with regular updates and action shootings, some of the account’s regular posts include stats like “Top Scorers, ” behind-the-scenes videos, and team roster images.

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9. Marvel

Followers: 37.5 Million

Marvel posts regularly about its movies, Tv demonstrates, and Marvel.com content. It also mixes things up with the use of photo and video posts. Additionally, the account occasionally employs fun videos to cross-promote with other Marvel-affiliated accounts and influencers.

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While many other accounts, like HBO, promote their content by posting trailers as Instagram Stories, Marvel uses Stories to cover red carpet premiere events. These stories include photos and clips of the stars, as well as other interesting things that happen at the events. Most recently, Marvel featured the premieres of Dark Phoenix and Avengers: Endgame.

10. Chanel

Followers: 34.9 Million

Throwback Thursday will always be a huge deal on social media — who doesn’t love a heavy dose of nostalgia every week? Recently, though, Chanel decided to take #tbt to the next level. They’ve been eliciting nostalgia in fashionistas all over the world by posting old ads that spotlight previous manner tendencies for their Chanel Holidays campaign every day.

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The legendary way brand also posts a lot of content about Coco Chanel’s early fashion influences to promote Inside Chanel, a web series that recounts Coco’s life and how she constructed her style empire.

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Harnessing the power of the past is one of the most effective ways to evoke an emotional replies from your audience and forge a connection with them. With that in mind , nostalgia should always be in your marketing arsenal.

1. Cristiano Rinaldo

Followers: 170 Million

So, who has the most followers on Instagram? That would be Cristiano Ronaldo, who’s been called the world’s best soccer player( or futbol player ).

Along with the expected soccer action shots, his Instagram strategy largely involves paid partnerships and cross promotions. Here’s just one example:

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The account’s content is a mix of sports-related updates, photos capturing his life outside of the arena, and occasional motivational posts about topics like fitness and clearing your mind.

One thing this account sets great effort into is the imagery. All of its images and videos are crisp, clear, colorful, and high-production quality. We’ve found that editing images before uploading to Instagram can really make a difference in how professional a brand or individual account appears. Ronaldo’s account is one great instance of this.

2. Ariana Grande

Followers: 156 Million

Ariana Grande has recently gained an incredibly large following on the platform. Her brand is especially relevant to the younger demographic of Instagram.

Throughout the last four years, it seems that Ariana has not needed to use partnerships or promotions to strengthen her following. Here’s an example of one of the few promotional posts she has had on her account, which dates back to 2015 :P TAGEND

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Currently, it seems her strategy involves a high posting frequency, with around six or more updates per week. She principally uses the platform to update users on her daily life and her music career. These posts often include photos of her puppy, behind-the-scenes videos, and concert highlights.

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Ariana has also experimented with IGTV. Recently, she used it to announce the drop of her new anthem “Sweetener”by including the song in the post itself, as well as a link to it in the caption.

This type of strategy might induce her adherents and fans feel like they’re being rewarded for their loyalty on the platform. At the same time, the possibility of hearing Ariana’s new music might tempt new audiences to follow her.

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Many of her posts usually include short captions which may only include one or two emojis. This does not seem to be uncommon for major celebrities on the platform, as they are not able to have a large need to optimize captions.

While Ariana and other listed influencers were not able to have, or need, a caption strategy, those starting out on Instagram or aiming to grow their following should follow optimization best practices. These include crafting interesting captions that may use hashtags, and account tagging.

3. Selena Gomez

Followers: 151 Million

Selena Gomez’s content is a fun mix of paid partnerships, selfies, and quotes. As the former most-followed person on Instagram, she has mastered optimized photo captions, Stories, paid partnerships and cross-promotions with other influencers.

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While her posts strategically embrace paid promotions and influencer cross promotions, she also employs Instagram to share inspirational quotes or her guess on certain political topics, which adds more of a human side to her page.

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Followers: 145 Million

On any dedicated day, Dwayne Johnson might use the platform to update fans on his family life, what he’s feeing on his “cheat days”, his fitness products, or the movies he’s working on. He’s also started utilizing IGTV to promote his projects and personal brand. He often films himself devoting fitness tips-off, discussing his new products, or updating fans on other interesting events in his life.

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Followers: 141 Million

The Keeping Up With The Kardashiansstar has now been posted much more about her family and her KKW Beauty Line. She also is no stranger to cross promotions and partnerships. While most of her posts are artsy or strategic, she is not afraid to post something jaw-dropping or humorous from time to time.

Here’s one funny post where she promotes The Secret Life of Pets.

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She uses IGTV to promote her projects, like trailers for Keeping Up with the Kardashians. She will also occasionally team up with other influencers for tutorial-styled posts.

In this video, her hair stylist Mario Dedivanovic strolls fans through how they can recreate Kim’s recent Met Gala look :P TAGEND

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Followers: 137 Million

While Kylie Jenner’s individual account follows her day-to-day life, she has also use it as a tool to promote her companies: Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin. Although Kylie regularly tags and engages in cross promotion with her companies’ accounts, her personal Instagram still has over 100 million more adherents than the other two, combined.

Most recently, Kylie has used IGTV to give fans Kylie Cosmetics tutorials. This strategy allows her audiences to see how the products look and learn how to use them before they make a purchase.

This type of content may engage prospective buyers that are both experienced and less experienced in shopping for makeup.

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Followers: 128 Million

Like Ariana Grande, Beyonce focuses more on her artistic side than in cross promotion or paid promotion. She also violates from the usual mold by rarely posting captions and letting her high-quality imagery or video speak for itself.

On her Instagram, you can usually find slideshows of high-quality photos of her, high-fashion shootings where she’s seen in different styles and attires, and occasional promotions of her own personal projects — such as her Netflix concert documentary, Homecoming.

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8. Leo Messi

Followers: 121 Million

The soccer player regularly posts photos of himself on the field, as well as his daily life. His posts are a mix of photos and well-edited videos. When videos are included, they are often part of paid promotions. Messi has also dabbled in the Stories feature, where he depicts off photos of himself, images from game events, and some images of his family.

While he doesn’t post large captions on his personal posts, he usually optimizes paid promotional posts with tags and hashtags. He also posts thoughtful captions in both English and Spanish. This might open up his following opportunities internationally.

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9. Taylor Swift

Followers: 118 Million

The musician’s Instagram is filled with photos from concerts as well as a few photos from her everyday life. Unlike Beyonce and Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift espouses captions with emojis and hashtags. She also does an excellent job of tagging other accounts. This account is a good example of how strong captions and account tagging strategies can really optimize your Instagram.

Her posts are often colorful and in slideshow format, which allows users to swipe through multiple images.

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Taylor has also employed her Instagram as a tool to promote demonstrates and albums. Like Ariana Grande, she recently posted stories to promote and give users a taste of her single, “ME! “

As they viewed the short story, users could swipe up to a connection which listed sites where you could listen to, download, or save the song. This strategy devotes users a savour of content and then a quick payoff when they swipe up.

Key Takeaways From the Most Followed Accounts

By looking at the most-followed brands and influencers, we can see some key strategies that many of them have in common.

Here are a few that you can start using, even without a giant following or a large social-media budget.

Optimize captions witty or thoughtful captions with hashtags, account tags, and eye-popping emojis.

Use cross promotion or paid strategies to join forces with other accounts or influencers.

Experiment with new features including Stories or IGTV to give users new ways to engage and consume your branded content.

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Is zoosk a legit dating site

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7 Social Media Tips for Small Business Success

The biggest failures small businesses encounter in social media come from not knowing who their customers are, who they’re competing against, which channels to target, and how to engage their audience. Most are unaware of native analytics available in all major social networks and don’t know how to integrate their online and offline marketing activities or how to automate their social scheduling.

In this blog, I will show you seven important social media marketing tips that every small business should know before embarking on its social media journey.

Tip #1: Know Your Competition

Remember that having competitors who target the same people is great because you can always check what worked for them and what didn’t, and use this knowledge to adjust your own strategy.

My advice is to start with the big fish. These guys are doing something right to get the kind of follower count and engagement they have, so why not learn from them? There are a few ways of doing this.

Use Facebook’s Pages to identify your best-performing competitors and compare their activity, engagement, and audience growth to your own. You can see exactly what content they’re posting, how often, and at what time of day they’re posting. Remember to not only look at follower count but total engagement: it will tell you how their followers are interacting with the content. Brands with high engagement rates are typically the ones to watch.

Not entirely sure who your competitors are? That’s ok. There are tools out there that can help you find the competitors you might not have been aware of. For example, with SEMrush’s Competitive Positioning Map all you need to do is to enter your URL, and the tool will automatically compile data showing you your top competitors, how much traffic they’re getting and the keywords they’re ranking for:

Pay special attention to the bubbles located above you and to your right. They represent the competitors whose total traffic exceeds yours and who are ranking for more keywords than you are.

This report will give you a good idea of who has a strong online presence, and who is investing heavily in marketing. Brands investing in marketing and getting plenty of traffic typically have strong social presences, so they’ll be good ones to check out.

If you need more advanced social media competitive analytics, tools like Rival IQ, SproutSocial, Klear, or SEMrush can provide them. They will help you track your competitors’ social pages to see how their posts perform, how much engagement they receive, which hashtags they use, and what special offers and competitions they’re running on social.

Note: Never skip the competitive analysis part if you’re just starting out.  Your competition has tried-and-tested recipes of what works and what doesn’t. Use them to your advantage.

Tip #2: Pick the Right Channel to Target

There are a lot of social media channels out there, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be on all of them.

If you are starting your social media journey from scratch, it’s advisable that you pull together a survey and ask your customers which social media channels they prefer or use the most.

If you’re already active on social media channels, check their efficiency. Compare the size of your audience across different channels, your engagement, and engagement rate metrics. For example, the overview report in Social Media Tracker shown below will give you an idea of which channels are worth putting effort into:

Another way to pick the right target channel is to analyze your competitors’ activity. Check which channels they put their energies into, and start targeting them too: your chances of getting noticed by the relevant audience will double.

Bonus Tip: Be ruthless in getting rid of some of your accounts and prioritize your social media marketing capabilities. Not ready to make videos? Skip YouTube. Don’t have time for blog writing? Leave it for now and concentrate on one or two channels. 

Tip #3: Simplify Content Creation

Creating social media content does take time, but not as much when you have the right tools at hand.

For example, Inoreader will help you find relevant content and keep up with your favorite information sources. The tool allows you to save web pages for viewing later, and subscribe to social feeds (even with the free version you can subscribe to as many sources as you like).

Photos and videos you take on your phone can be easily processed with tools like Canvas and VSCO right from your mobile device. Tools like Buffer, Sprout Social, or SEMrush Poster will help you with scheduling and posting your content across different social networks.

Social media managers are always at risk of making small errors, and social media can be merciless if you make a mistake. Use tools like Grammarly to keep your brand’s reputation intact.

To find hashtags, use RiteTag—it is an absolute must-have for any social media manager. The tool gives you tag suggestions for images or text on any site or social network. All it takes is a right click on the image or text.

Key Takeaway: have you ever heard about the 80/20 rule or Pareto principle? Apply this rule to the time you invest in social media. Plan 80% of content in advance, and spend the other 20% on live conversations with an audience.

Tip #4: Automate Your Posting

If you don’t make an effort to automate your posting routine, you will never have the time to focus on the essential things that can truly help your business.

If you manage several social networks at once, consider tools like Hootsuite and Social Media Poster. Instead of switching between multiple tabs to post your content in each individual network, you will be able to schedule content for all your social profiles from one tab and create a personalized posting schedule. You’ll have multiple scheduling options as well, whether you want your post to go live immediately, schedule it for later or create a draft and revisit it later:

Tip #5: Interact with Your Audience on Social 

There are two sides to this.

The first one is about monitoring your online mentions across the web and responding to them. The other is about not forgetting to respond to your followers’ messages on social. Both are crucial if you want your business to succeed. So how do you manage both?

People will talk about your brand across the web. And they will either be happy with your brand and want to say thank you, or they’ll be disappointed. You have to respond to both types of mentions, be it a positive review or a total diss.

Social media monitoring tools such as Mention.com, SEMrush Brand Monitoring, or Brand24.com allow you to track and categorize your online mentions, find influencers, and identify new promotional opportunities.

If you have more than one social account, I’d definitely recommend trying Buffer Reply. It helps you keep all your social conversations in one team inbox and respond to them right from the tool’s interface. Another great thing about Buffer Reply is that it provides you with sufficient data about the person you’re talking to, allowing you and your team to create personalized responses.

Keep in Mind: Your customers may contact you directly, or they may leave a review online. Either way, they want and need to be heard. Make communication with your audience, whether online or offline, your key priority.

Tip #6:  Engage your Audience Constantly

Test different content formats. Try videos, live streaming, and quizzes. Take pictures of your product, customers with your product, competitors with your product, and cats with your product. Try jokes, memes, and funny statements—experiment with the potential of humor. Don’t forget to set an engagement metric for all the content you post. Otherwise, how will you know what works and what doesn’t?

You can easily entertain your audience with thematic and occasion-based campaigns. These could be campaigns built around holidays and events such as an upcoming game release or a TV series premiere. They usually require minimum investment and effort on your part. Because the interest in the event is already there, all you need to do is use it to attract people’s attention to your product.

Remember:  Test, experiment with, and measure different types of content. See how your audience reacts and then test it all over again. Social media marketing is all about experimenting and innovating.

Tip #7: Integrate the Online and the Offline

Surely you must have thought about running special offers and competitions for your customers! Make an effort to promote your special offers and sales through social media channels. All it takes to integrate online and offline marketing is the right hashtag. Tools like Hashtagify and Ritetag will not only help you brainstorm new hashtags to use but also show you the popularity and potential reach and impact of specific terms and phrases:

Remember to create a branded hashtag for your product and an additional hashtag for your marketing activities.

The same goes for offline events. Organizing a charity ball or an email marketing panel? Be sure to create a location hashtag to help you connect with local audiences. Examples: #wintergardenfarmersmarket, #dallasfood, #phillysports. Keep in mind that hashtags are everchanging.

Remember: Promoting offline events online is an essential step to a successful marketing strategy. Integrate your online and offline marketing with the right hashtags.

Do you have more tips for small businesses wishing to improve their presence and reputation on social media channels? Let me know in the comments below!

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The Beginners Guide to Using Paid Facebook Ads vs. Organic Facebook Ads

These days, Facebook is definitely one of the premier platforms for online advertising of services and products. When is the last time you’ve heard of someone who doesn’t have a Facebook account?

This social network has practically become synonymous with the broader world of social media. With that in mind, advertisers use Facebook to reach a vast number of prospective leads.

But when we talk about paid Facebook ads vs. organic Facebook ads, the question is — which should you use? We’ll explore the intricacies of Facebook advertising and answer the question right here!

Organic Facebook Advertising

When marketers talk about organic advertising on Facebook, what are they referring to?

Simply put, these are Facebook posts that don’t require a financial investment; those that aren’t sponsored by any marketing budget. If we were to make an analogy with the wider world of digital marketing in general, organic ads would be closest to search engine optimization.

The traffic and leads you gain from SEO are organic because you don’t pay for them; you get them because you’ve optimized your website to rank high on Google naturally.

On the other hand, paid advertising is similar to email marketing — a clearly organized and funded campaign. And while we won’t get into the details of email marketing and best ways to utilize it right now, just like with it and SEO, both organic and paid Facebook advertising has its uses.

Organic marketing on Facebook via non-sponsored posts is also great for marketing your products or services; today, it’s practically necessary.

Paid Facebook Advertising

On the other hand, there is also paid Facebook advertising. These posts are easy to differentiate, as paid ads have a “sponsored” tag beneath the poster's name.

You will find that there are plenty of options regarding paid ads on Facebook. There are different ad formats, such as:

Canvas (instant experience) ads

Collection ads

Carousel ads

Video ads

Let’s break down the differences between each type of these ads.

1. Canvas ads

In simple words, Canvas ads represent a full-screen unique experience for mobile users. This type of advertisement is immersive, interactive, and removes the need to click outside of the app to use any mobile content.

The reason why canvas ads are so useful is that they bring brands to life like no other ads.

A good example is Wendy’s “Let’s take it from the top” ingenious idea to take the customers on a magical ride and show them how a tasty and delicious burger is made from scratch!

As you scroll down the pages, you get to see the step-by-step process with vivid images and engaging descriptions.

In just a few seconds, the customer learns not only the process they use, but also sees the product and various options. Once you understand the shape, size, and all the layers of a perfect burger, you get an inviting Call-To-Action button.

2. Collection ads

As the name suggests, a collection ad is a group of images that produce a unique experience for the customer. It consists of a cover photo, usually animated, and various ads for products, all lined in a fine grid.

The customer can scroll down and browse the ads.

Upon clicking on an ad, the customer is then taken on a full-screen interactive journey, where they can review products, make purchases, and much more.

3. Carousel ads

Carousel ads resemble the famous carousel photo gallery you can find on many websites. With the use of photos and videos placed in a specific order, the customer can scroll left and right to see different deals.

Here is how Target makes the best use of carousel ads.

A variety of ad formats isn’t the only thing that goes in favor of paid Facebook ads compared to organic ones; you also get a wide array of options for audience targeting.

4. Video ads

Breathtaking and lifelike images, specialized scripts, special effects, and emotional and exciting music are main features of video ads. As a product, the customer receives a captivating experience that transcends the expectations of what an add should represent.

For an example, here is how Air France used a video ad when the pandemic started, to keep their customers informed of the current options.

In the same manner, here is a video ad from Squarespace that promotes fresh ways to help young people with their careers.

Why Use Organic Marketing

There are plenty of ways organic Facebook advertising can benefit your brand and company:

Brand awareness

Relevance

Engagement

Conversations

If you want someone to have access to organic posts that you make on Facebook they’ll have to follow your business page on the platform. However, once they do, they’ll have access to all of the content you post consistently.

When people keep seeing relevant content from a brand, they begin perceiving said brand as an industry authority for its niche. Companies that have organic content on Facebook have a continuous way of reminding consumers of their existence.

And such a strong presence on social media is incredibly important in this day and age. This is true regardless of whether Facebook is your only avenue for lead generation, and it shouldn’t be.

Quite simply, people expect a brand to have a Facebook page or an account on Twitter and Instagram and depending on the niche, sometimes all of the above.

If people Google your company and find that you’re not active on social media, they may view you as suspicious or untrustworthy. Not having an active Facebook page is definitely one of the biggest FB advertising mistakes you could make.

Also, organic Facebook posts are excellent at sparking persistent engagement with your target audience. This is particularly true when it comes to things that you really wouldn’t put in an advertisement, but you want your audience to know about nonetheless. After all, your business is more than just the service or product that you’re currently marketing.

For instance, EA and other game publishers create and share unsponsored content that doesn’t directly promote their games. Instead, it sparks interest in related topics, ultimately raising awareness about the product as well.

Organic posts are useful for giving users updates about your company culture, providing links to helpful niche articles, or just making them laugh with a couple of witty jokes now and again. All of that is crucial for keeping users continually engaged.

The best part about that is that users can engage with your content directly by posting comments. And when they do, you’re free to reply and start an actual conversation with them. There’s truly nothing better for building trust in prospective leads.

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Downsides of Organic Advertising

Naturally, there’s a flip side to any coin, which is why even organic Facebook advertising has its downsides:

Users must follow your page

Lack of targeting

Remember, regardless of how witty, original, and captivating your Facebook content is, if we’re talking about organic posts, users will need to follow your page to see it. Of course, if someone else who follows you shares your content, their friends will see that, but you can’t rely on that mode of user engagement.

That’s why growing a following organically is not as easy as it might seem. Also, audience targeting is practically nonexistent when it comes to organic posts. For such purposes, paid Facebook advertising is undeniably superior.

How to create an effective post to increase organic traffic?

Even though all types of advertising have upsides and downsides, it is crucial to learn how to create content that will attract viewers and increase organic traffic. Here is how to do it in just five steps!

1. Focus on asking the right questions

When was the last time you talked to a stranger? What did you talk about? Can you remember anything specific?

By asking these questions, you are now engaged into remembering something, digging for information. The more you think about it, the more you realize that the focus of that conversation was on asking questions, so you could find out more about the person you were talking to.

The most effective way to drive organic traffic is to create titles that ask important questions, and content of value that provides answers. In over 90% of cases, a user browses the Internet in need of an answer for something they want to find out. Ask yourself, what questions are bothering your clients?

2. The importance of long-tail keywords

When people browse the web, they tend to search phrases that consist of 3 to 5 words. Researching these long-tail keywords is imperative.

When a user is close to a purchase, they will use the selection of words to look for the best product. Let’s say you want to buy an iPhone, but you are on a budget. Here is what you would type in a search query:

used iPhones on sale

affordable iPhone discounts

best prices for iPhones Or, if you are hungry, you would probably look for:

best burgers in town

pizza restaurants nearby

What to eat for dinner?

Understanding and mastering these long-tail keywords is the road towards creating efficient posts that drive organic traffic.

3. Look for enticing headlines – and make yours better!

Everything is in the headline. We already talked about the importance of asking the right questions. However, that is just the first step of the process.

Since practice makes perfect, the best approach is to visit some of your favorite websites or buy magazines or catalogs you like to read. Analyze and study their top headlines and look for ways to improve them.

It is also useful to use BuzzSumo. It is a fantastic tool that lets you search any keyword you want and returns most viewed articles and ads on the subject. You can see real-life examples of headlines that attract users.

Next, you can model those headlines to create better ones for your ads.

This is a great practice that will teach you how to create headlines that drive traffic.

4. Having good content is not enough – you need the right angle!

With so many talented writers in the business, creating engaging content becomes challenging. One of the best ways to stand out from the crowd is to spend time researching a topic of interest, and then write about it from your perspective. Give it your own unique spin.

6. It’s all about the consistency

Once you grasp how to create organic posts that drive traffic, you must approach it professionally. It is crucial to be consistent and produce shareable content every day.

The entire process requires a lot of time and effort, but that’s the only way to stay in competition with the rest of the market.

Why Use Paid Advertising

As you might assume, there are plenty of advantages to paid advertising on Facebook as well:

Variety of ad formats

User targeting

Cost-effectiveness

Revenue growth

We’ve already mentioned this, but there is an ample variety of formats that you can use for paid Facebook ads. There are Instant Experience Facebook ads that can offer an immersive interaction to your target audience, or more straightforward options like video ads.

Regardless of how you wish to reach your customers, Facebook’s paid ads can help you do it professionally and effectively.

Also, paid ads help with the biggest downside of advertising via organic posts, and that’s a lack of audience targeting. When you pay for an ad on Facebook, you can precisely choose who you want to see your content.

Facebook’s insane amount of data on individuals’ interests and purchase habits means that you can instantly get your ads to people who are the hottest leads for your niche. This means a lot more sales than you’d achieve otherwise.

And while organic ads are free, you shouldn’t think that paid ads on Facebook aren’t cost-effective. As a matter of fact, Facebook is one of the most affordable pay-per-click advertising platforms out there. If you want to make sales and drive leads on a tight budget, you can set your caps on ad spending across specific timelines. You’ll never have to worry about overspending on this ad platform.

The key ideas when preparing content for paid ads

As mentioned above, producing quality content is just the tip of the iceberg. Having talent is great, but you also must learn how to pack it and sell it to the customers.

Picking a topic to write about is the most vital part. The goal is to create something not only interesting, but also useful and informative. People don’t want to waste time reading content of no interest. An average person decides whether to stay on a web page or move forward within 3 to 5 seconds.

If the content has no value, they will not read it. To understand what your customers want, you need poll campaigns to find out their interests.

It is also a good strategy to create infographics and use high quality videos. They are both informative and engaging.

1. Use the right distribution channels

It is simply amazing how the world of social media developed over the past ten years. With so many platforms that people use, you have to be smart when choosing the best one for your ads.

Research statistics on your clients and see what social media platforms they use the most. Furthermore, do a testing session and post the same add on multiple platforms. Observe it every day and see where it gets more views and comments.

Picking the right channel to post your ads may make the difference between going viral and staying invisible.

2. What are your measures of success?

Deciding on your KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) is a crucial strategic move. You cannot be successful without knowing what the goals are. Furthermore, this step is vital if you don’t want to lose money.

Understanding the KPIs will help you decide on a budget you will spend for an ad.

To give you an example, let’s say a customer has a value of $1000. If you are promoting a free guide, and about 10% of the customers who download it turn into paying customers, you can do easy math. 10% out of $1000 is $100, and that’s how much you can pay per download in promotion just to break even. If your KPI is cost-per-lead, you can conclude that the expected price per download would be somewhere between $50 to $75.

3. Think about KPIs’ when designing a landing page

The last step is to design your landing page to serve your KPIs. Once the content is prepped and packaged, it needs to be delivered clearly. All elements should be in a visible location, and the CTA button should stand out from the rest.

That’s how you sell an ad to a customer the right way!

Downsides of Paid Ads

You should know that there are a couple of downsides to paid ads as well — for one, you will need to spend time thinking through the analytics of a Facebook campaign.

Otherwise, you could be wasting money on non-deliverable Facebook ads even if you’re following the latest FB advertising trends.

Conclusion

As you may have surmised already, organic and paid Facebook ads aren’t really in opposition.

In reality, they’re both needed if you’re going to maintain an engaging online presence and build brand awareness. While either of them may be better for a specific piece of content, you will need both to remain relevant and visible on Facebook in the long run.

To underline it one more time, it is all about the goals. By understanding what you want to achieve, you will know exactly what type of ads to use, and in what quantity.

Organic ads let you prioritize your loyal fans. You can easily play to their liking and build content that will have a high percentage of success.

They will be entertained, engaged, and enjoy the interactive side of organic ads. Best of all, this strategy is affordable, and, as you slowly build your customer base, the results will be better and better over time.

However, having paid ads also play a crucial role in building your brand. The main benefit is that you can reach a massive pool of potential customers. Paid ads are shown to everyone, not just to the people who liked your page.

Furthermore, with using the wide choice of ad formats, you can be creative, diverse, and break the monotony of everyday Facebook browsing. This strategy will show people that you are ready to invest. That speaks dedication, professionalism, and customer care.

With mixing both organic and paid ads, you can create a perfect setting. While the organic ads play a melody that entices most loyal fans and strengthens your connection with them, paid ads are out there in the wild, “hunting” for any new clients who maybe missed your page somehow. The synergy of both is the best approach to advertise.

About the Author

John Tucker is an email marketing expert and a digital marketing consultant. When he’s not writing about online advertising and advising brands on maintaining a vital presence on the Internet, he enjoys Golden Age cinema and vintage bourbon.

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