#for marketing everytime new characters are released... and it works.

[torgawl]

unpopular opinion but a ship being queer coded doesn't make it compelling

[seanofbeankeep]

The Acolyte wasn’t perfect show but I enjoyed it more than most other SW stuff and watched til the end which (other than Andor and Mando) I haven’t done for the other star wars shows.

It had great potential to build on into season 2. Shame we won’t get that. Stuff like

- more action (the stunts and fights were soooo good. They should’ve released full clips online everywhere)

- less flashbacks

- it was about to explore the lore deeper

- no characters were safe tension

- continue to surprise me on character stories and plot points that I wouldn’t expect Disney to have

- I wanted to see how those character relationships changed

- giving the writers more episodes to work with because s1 was too tight imo

Few faults I felt in s1 was:

- I feel like the set design was great and beautiful, but didn’t fit with theme of the show if they wanted it to feel more dangerous and gritty (few scenes they nailed this but could’ve pushed it more or tried new look). As show was advertised as bloody. It looked like the Disney parks.

- Disney need to be less tame with gritty shows or fit it’s marketing. You can’t advertise a lightsaber with a blood streak and have a gore less show. Characters died but it was very clean vs how it was promoted to be otherwise. Audience expectations were all over the place. Tbf I am very biased horror fan with high expectations on what gritty and death is in media

- Flashbacks relied too heavily on the child actors (stop doing this to child actors SW).

- I think it tried to be too mysterious in the script early on when it didn’t need to be. Be obvious and let fans info dump lore your alluding to

- I enjoyed the characters and got their basic traits and motivations. But with cast this big it needed more episodes to give them breathing space for more depth and for audiences to connect with them more. Despite criticism the script was tight but they needed to trust the writers with more episodes. It was too tight

- this show should’ve been a binge watch by how it was written imo. Or the weekly episodes helped the lying grifters make weekly content dunking on it

Rant about SW fandom and corp stuff that let the show down

Everyone wanting it to copy Andor was insane (and feel like this show scrapped by getting s2 from Disney expectations despite fans loving it). You can’t have this everytime. It’s fun that SW can have range of genres and tones.

As someone who loves to pick apart what I like to watch, this show I held it in until now because this show was picked an apart to death. To the point where I saw stuff said that wasn’t in the show or was in past films etc. people purposely misquoting actors to stir up hate that resulted in racist harassment was awful. Dunking on Disney even when they get things good is too much of a grift now and had its own toxic fan thing.

I feel like the other shows flopping didn’t help get people watching this and the misinformation about the show online because conservatives declared war on Disney didn’t help either.

Disney pouring in too much money into productions, I’m guessing too many exec notes too and expecting them to be mega hits on season 1. Or to have baby yoda merch sales everytime. Not giving new writers or a writers room space to develop. I hope they get enough outcry they uncancel it to finish the story.

Man that blood streak poster really messed with expectations. Disney did this to some marvel shows like moon knight. Promised a darker, bloodier, grittier show. But when it’s out it feels very safe and toned down, then being rejected by this key adult audience. Since Disney still aware of their family image or wants to make it less r-rated because they think it gets less returns. They should have a ‘adult swim’ style branded app or channel if they want to get truly gritty and bloody with shows but not damage their family brand

I wouldn’t blame showrunners or actors avoiding SW since the sequels the fandom has gotten so toxic. Even if I didn’t like last two films the harassment and hate is insane. As Drizzt fan I recall hearing Salvatore got death threats for the books he wrote (that fans now say they enjoy) this has been a sour point for star wars for years the sludge venomous fans no one has really dealt with. People don’t seem to be well protected or there’s no way to push back against this toxicity and how much more racist, homophobic and misogynistic it is

[0aurelion-sol0]

I'm gonna be frankly honest. I'm probably going to get slandered for it anyway whether it's here, Twitter, Reddit or else where. Go for it, I don't care, I am not a bringer of truths and I never said I was, I am just some weird theorists online who can be wrong just as anybody can. We have been called every names and even toxic when we are literally the one being attacked, non-stop because we don't believe and didn't agree with the main views and thoughts of the fandom. Hypocrite much but I digress.

I am happy for those who liked all of this and happy, in a certain way, for those who reported the leaks and or believed in it. I am an empathetic person, far too much sometimes, so I enjoy seeing other people happy from anything, in this case entertainment they love. The thing is, I enjoy things in this show that other people don't or that a few people do. The elements I like are almost being ridiculed everytime and everywhere in the majority of this fandom. I personally am tired of that. What do I see in this teaser, the elements I love are pushed to the side once again to cater and market to the masses once again. It was fine in 1, 2 and especially 3, because that was point in that season.

I am happy for those whose elements they love got brought back, some that I like and some that I don't like.

I am not hyped for Season 4 anymore, might be overkill but I don't care. I am slowly losing interest for it personally. This ST Day was dissapointing for me. I barely enjoyed any of it.

I am sick of having to swallow tropes and ideas that I just do not enjoy and are inherently bad in their very concepts. I don't care about them.

Subtext is interesting, I love subtext. But it's still subtext. Something that a lot of people do not see and can be dropped when the authors don't want, need or can't use it or do anything with it. There are very few instances where it becomes more essential than the main text. The 004 teaser was messy, confusing and boring in many parts. I wanted to see main text from the characters and the story that I love and I care.

I am not asking for a plot twist or anything major but something different more clear. Even if it turns out to be not true.

I love El but making it all about her and her relationship with Mike does not interest me. What about the other Byers and their stories ? Jonathan, Will and Joyce, some small bits here and there but that's it. We started this story with this family and now it feels and are advertised as just a background for El's plot who we already new about and was much more interesting in 002.

I dear god, HOPE, it's not the case and that the Byers are not just standing around experiencing El's plot. It ruins the potential these characters have. At least Joyce may have something to do but Jonathan and Will, I worry a lot about their story.

I see pretty much everything everyone is talking about here. I see the subtext but if the plan is still Season 5. I need things to come to light already.

Instead we got Season 3-esque type of stuff.

Season 3 worked for what it's supposed to do and I can appreciate it's genius but it was season 3, it was supposed to be that way. I can defend this season but there was legitimate criticism with the ways certain things were handled.

I think it's normal to have certain expectations and wants from a show especially three seasons into it. Like everyone, there's thing I want and I don't want. But apparently, there not as valid for some people but I don't care, I genuinely did not like many things I saw, read and heard.

If you did good for you. I didn't and I don't want to pretend like I did.

I am not pissed by the release date. I expected it. COVID and the recent demands by the workers would have delayed it anyway.

I am more mad at the fact that after telling everyone that their set was very safe for leaks, a fucking leaker decided to leak stuff as much as he could and the things I've heard, I do not like them. (And apparently, there's more to those.) I don't, I truly don't. It's my humble opinion, if you do, great for you. It will be boring and cliché if it happens for me.

Now what is mixed with real leak and theories by these same people remains to be seen. They might have also not all the information of these particular plots so they might just know the superficial part of it all and might be missing some parts. But so far, I am not excited for Stranger Things 4. It is probably overkill but I honestly I am not excited.

There are some things that I did enjoy and found interesting but my thoughts and feelings are mostly negative at the moment. I have reasons that I found legitimate and I am now even more cautious than I was before. I have experienced too much similar stuffs in other stories, I don't want to reexperience it again.

My head needs to rest and clear itself to get to the analysis part of it all. But right now, I am not motivated, I am sorry.

If you did enjoy it, good for you, I am happy for you. I didn't sadly and it's pissing me off. I feel bad and guilty for not doing so. Slander me all you want, at this point, I don't care.

I'm off for now. Happy Stranger Things Day.

[hollywwav]

Climbing the Corporate Ladder (DiaDop fanfic)

I'm working on the next chapter right now! I hope you like it and don't forget to comment!

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Summary: The new president and his young assitant come to change things for good on Passione Inc., a company dedicated to make up and female beauty.

The young boy is secretely in love with his boss, but thanks to an embarassing accident he will have the chance to get more closer to him! Or not...?

An AU where Doppio, the Bucci gang and other characters work for Diavolo, with the special participation of La Squadra!

Warnings: none.

Chapter 1:

ＰＡＳＳＩＯＮＥ™ Empress Liquid Matte Lipstick

After some months of back and forths, this was the change that Passione Inc. Needed since a long battle with sale drops, unproductivity and a really uncomfortable laboral ambient. The employees of Passione weren’t really amused to welcome a new president, mostly because of the fear of another group of severe managers and supervisors, the complete re-structuration of the company or, worse of all, the posible chance of massive layoffs. The business destiny was uncertain, and this was possibly the last opportunity to avoid going bankrupt. But maybe, just maybe, changes don’t have to be necessarily bad, right? Why not being optimistic just for once? Maybe it couldn’t be that bad to have a new male president for a makeup company...

 Diavolo was the perfect man for the position. A clever, determined, and experienced man with a short but sucessful career in the world of female beauty. Too impressive, but also too “misterious” and portable of a “dark menacing aura” that most of the employees could not stand and tried to avoid as much as possible. A total opposite of him was his assistant, Vinegar Doppio, a cheerful young man that sometimes was too clumsy and distracted, and sometimes too shy at interacting with other people. But everyone in the company liked him anyways, he was really pleasant and interesting to talk too, everytime he had a break after serving his boss the lunch or a cup of coffee.

 “He is too harsh with everyone around him!” told Mista to the young boy while helping him with some fallen documents.

 “I think I heard him yelling at you this morning, did he?”

 “What? Of course not! He must have been talking to his daughter on the phone!” said Doppio with a little blush in his cheeks and looking down a bit nervous.

 “Also... he always treats me respectfully...”

 Oh yes, Doppio was working for Diavolo since some months ago and now he was deeply in love with him. He couldn’t resist his imponent presence, elegance, his deep voice, his misterious green eyes and, god, that lovely long pink hair... Everything about Diavolo was enciting. It was really difficult to concentrate on the daily work when he had such a desirable man around him most of the time, then things got worse when the boss started to smile and talk to him more confidently, and even he started to call him “my Doppio” after being used to his joyful presence and great efficiency in the organization and personal tasks.

 “Ah... why do you have to torture me saying that!! it's not fair...” said Doppio to himself while daydreaming with those dark lips caressing his.

 “My Doppio ... you do such an excellent job ... I need to reward you in some way ...” said the boss in the boy's imagination, letting him sit on his lap and lifting his chin up reaching for his little soft lips. Doppio just closed his eyes and corresponded the kiss.

 "Oh, boss ... you're so nice with me ... I love working for you ..."

 Unfortunately, those daydreams were just that. Daydreams. Doppio heard the boss was married to a beatiful ex model called Donatella Una, and they had a teenage girl called Trish. The same girl that sometimes called the boss begging for money for new shoes or to negotiate her remain days of grounding. Doppio didn’t know about Donatella because he wasn’t really interested in the fashion world, and Diavolo didn’t like to talk about his family or private life. But of course, it was totally logical to have a model or celebrity as wife when you're a rich and sucessful bussiness man.  Anyways, if Diavolo wasn’t married or if even he liked men, there would be no chances at all to conquer his heart. Why would him fall for a childish and simple boy like him? He wasn’t tall, strong or intelligent like his boss. And after some recent rejections, why would Diavolo -of all the people- would accept him so easily?

 With a deep sigh and a slight sense of pain in his chest, he accepted the reality.

 “It’s ok... at least I can work with him and enjoy his company...” said Doppio to himself with a sad smile.

But Doppio was wrong. So wrong. Diavolo desired him secretly as much or even more than he thought since the day he saw him in the HR department for the job interview. There were few candidates, but after personally checking his CV he decided Doppio would be the ideal person for the position, so after talking with Bucciarati from human resources, the boy got the call of approval.

 The first days were a bit uncomfortable and the boy felt weird for being with such an important person, but he gradually got used to Diavolo’s personality and did his best to meet his needs. Most of the time the boss was busy and participating from meeting to meeting, but when he had a spare time he liked to talk to Doppio about his day and other trivial things. Diavolo was pleased with the boy’s job performance and mostly with his lack of bad intentions, something he was used to expect about most of the people of the bussiness world.

 “God... he’s so cute and works ten times better than the last assistant I had...” said the boss to himself daydreaming with that cute butt and adorable freckles. Diavolo loved the sight of those round buttocks and nice thighs every time his assistant bent down looking for a fallen pen or searching for an specific document in the lower drawer. He loved those amber eyes, tiny nose and pink lips but most of all, his cheerful and caring personality. Diavolo desired him with so much yearning. He wanted to declare himself but didn’t exactly know how to. On the other hand, a cute and lovely boy like him must have a couple.

 “I just want to grab him right here... I want to touch him... mark him... oh, I want to fuck him so badly... But I can’t do something like that, at least not that way...I’m sure that he would be terrified and he wouldn’t know how to react. But... such a nice boy like him sure has a girlfriend. Can he possibly like men? If so, he would like men like me?... Maybe he just sees me as his boss and nothing else?...”

 Diavolo was getting nervous asking himself those questions but he had a company to lead, and tons of problems to solve, so he tried to forget those thoughts at least for some days.

 That was a terrible week and it was just Wednesday. An issue with the internet network delayed the work, Diavolo had an argument with the marketing director, the sample pigments for the new palettes came with a color mistake, and several employees were sick because of the winter weather. Doppio was healthy but lately more stressed due problems with his department, and now he was running late to Diavolo’s office with mineral water, a pair of folders and receipts. The boy entered the office to discover his boss on the phone, scribbling on a piece of tissue since he couldn’t find anywhere to write between the mountains of paper above his desk.

 “I’m sorry, boss. The elevator is on maintenance and mr. Bruno told me to give you this” -said the boy placing the folders in the chair- “Let me help you with those... papers” Doppio had to take a pause while talking to admire his boss’ outfit. He was wearing a dark burgundy suit, black shirt with a red tie matching his dark lips, a pair of dark gloves and reading glasses.

 “Oh my god... he looks so hot!!” thought the boy with a flushing face, trying to look elsewhere.

 “Doppio! I need to talk to you about the next week schedule, do you have a minute right now?”

 “Of course, boss” the boy tried to just look at Diavolo’s hands, instead of his hot figure.

 “I know I already asked for various re-schedules but please, could you book me an hotel for next monday? I need to reunite with these people in Venezia,  unfortunately there is the chance of closing some subsidiaries and...”

 Diavolo just kept talking while moving his hands but Doppio couldn’t resist to his boss presence, he was totally ignoring what he was saying at this point.

 “His voice is so enchanting... oh... I wish he could say he loves me with that deep voice... I want those arms holding me tightly... I need him... I need him so much...”

 “What's wrong with him? He looks feverish ... ”thought Diavolo watching his assistant's face growing hotter and sighing heavily, with half lidded eyes and semi-opened red lips.

 “Umm... my Doppio... are you ok?” Diavolo just tilted his head down a bit and he found the cause of the boy’s condition. He stopped talking, changed his serious expression to a smirk and got his hand closer to his lips, teasingly.

 “My Doppio... am I distracting you, right? I don’t blame you, it’s inevitable...”

 “Uhh... what! Oh-of course not, boss!! I’m listening!” said the boy snapping from the daydream, and obviously lying to avoid getting scolded.

 “Excuse me, but then... why are you so hard right now?”

 “...”

 “whaaaaaaaa...?” the boy looked down, and efectively, his dick was completely hard and asking for some release. Doppio looked at his boss, then at his erection and then covered it with both hands. His cheeks were completely flushed, and now tried to hide his face, incapable of pronouncing any word.

 “How cute... I should not make him think I’m laughing at him...”

 Diavolo chuckled a bit and smiled, he really was enjoying looking at the boy in this peculiar situation, but then...

 “I-I am... I am sorry...!! I’m so sorry, boss!” said the young boy trembling and crying huge amounts of tears. He started weeping uncontrolably.

 -“I can’t believe this is happening!! I’m getting fired! I ruined everything!! Now he thinks I’m gross... he won’t forgive me... I’m so fucking stupid!!”-

 Doppio just covered his face, trying to not look at his boss, and kept crying. He looked like a filthly brat in front of his boss. Why this had to happen now? Why exactly in this moment? Why can’t he stop being so horny all the time? He never was so ashamed like in this moment. Diavolo changed his smile to a serious look again and got up from the chair instantly when he heard Doppio sobbing.

 “It’s ok, Doppio. Don’t worry.” “Shhhh... don’t cry. It just happens, sometimes for no reason...” Diavolo hold him tighly and cleaned his tears away. He didn’t really wanted to make him cry.

 “I-I... I’m so embarassed... I didn’t want to offend you, boss! Please!... forgive me...”

 “I said it’s fine, my Doppio. I won’t punish you for this, don’t worry...”

 “B-but... I...” The boy was really confused. Why his boss was comforting him so nicely? why didn’t he yell or slapped him? why he looked like this situation was ok?

 “A-aren’t you mad at me?”

 “Of course not, my sweet Doppio”

 “...sweet???...” thought Doppio, most confused than ever.

 “But why?”

 “Well... basically, it’s not your fault... that’s something we can’t control over, right? And that gets worse when you... are in front of somebody... that you really like... right?” Doppio looked at Diavolo directly at his eyes, completely speechless.

 “Am I correct, my Doppio? This reaction was because of me?”

 Doppio’s eyes were big like plates, he was trembling and unable to articulate any words.

 “My Doppio. I am your boss, and you should obey all my orders, ok? Now I’m ordering you to tell me the truth... Do you like me, Doppio?”

 The boy hesitated for a moment and then gave up. He just looked down, waiting for the real punishment.

 “Yes, boss... I do like you... I want you...” he pronounced the last words like a whisper, almost bursting into tears again.

 “Good”

 Diavolo quickly tilted his chin up and smashed his dark and plump lips to the boy’s trembling ones. Doppio instantly opened his eyes and the boss hugged him more tighly. The boy was unable to react. He couldn’t move. He couldn’t even breathe, and then, after some seconds that seemed like eternity, the boss broke the kiss with a fine thread of saliva connecting their mouths.

 “Ah...” said Doppio with the face red as a tomato, too shocked to say anything else.

 “I am so glad to hear that” said his boss looking at him with lustful eyes, licking his lips for a second round of making out.

[amplesalty]

Day 12 - Chillerama (2011)

The last drive in...

As is tradition around these parts, we like to toss in the odd anthology film just for some variety. Now, it has been a while since we properly covered one since the last few I watched were in that blind period where I’d be watching stuff but not blogging due to laziness, namely Trick ‘r Treat, V/H/S and Tales from the Darkside. Between those and early entries like Creepshow I/II/III and the Twilight Zone movie, I feel like I’ve hit upon the bigger names of this sub-genre. I think the other big one would be Tales from the Crypt, which occupies this space in time between the comic and the TV show. I will freely admit, I’m watching this for one reason alone which we will get to.

Things start with a guy digging up a corpse and getting his dick bitten off before exclaiming that he’s ‘late for work’. I suppose that’s one way to avoid answering any awkward questions in the office. ‘Good weekend?’ ‘What did you get up to last night?’. No one ever asks you what you did before you came to work, clearly the best time to get your necrophilia ways in.

I don’t get the significance of the blue blood though, other than maybe it standing out because it’s so unique? It’s not like they’re trying to tone down the movie or anything, doing a Mortal Kombat turning the blood grey and calling it sweat. We will see later that this movie gets very graphic.

Turns out he works at a drive in movie theatre that is shutting down, tonight being the last night. This serves as the framing device to tie all the other stories together, cutting back to the drive in between segments to catch up with some of the main characters.

Up first is ‘Wadzilla’ the story of Miles, whose swimmers aren’t so strong if you know what I’m saying. His doctor, played by Ray Wise, prescribes him some new medicine that hasn’t been approved for market yet but he would make a good test case for. It wont help him make any more sperm but it will give what he does have a little more pep.

Or in actuality, cause him to grab his dick everytime he so much as feels the slightest arousal and have a look of the guy from the ‘Jizz in my Pants’ video.

Turns out that new medicine is causing his sperm to grow massively. Look at the size of that thing, must be like passing a kidney stone. The good doc advises he cease taking the pills and, should this happen again, he needs to jerk off as soon as possible to get the little bleeder out.

Unfortunately, Miles heads out on a blind date and catches sight of his date’s cleavage so has to rush to her bathroom to rub one out. What ensues is a chaotic scene in which the released sperm starts scurrying around the room like a lost gerbil and Miles trying to stop it. He even wrenches the shower curtain off the wall and tries to harpoon the gooey troublemaker like he’s Captain Ahab. Well at least we avoided that horrible trope of the date blocking the toilet.

Or so I thought, as Miles tries flushing his wasted offspring, only for it to cause the toilet to backup and spew water everywhere. Miles’ date wonders just what the hell is going on in there, only to get attacked by the beast which has even spawned teeth by this point. It even tries to fulfil it’s destiny of getting inside her, only for Miles to intervene and launch it out of a window.

This sperm doesn’t stop growing though as it starts to go on a rampage through the city like it’s the T-Rex is Jurassic Park 2, starting by eating this Worzel Gummidge looking hobo.

Pretty soon it’s destroying buildings and the army have been called in. But even they can’t stop it from what it wants to do...

Hump the Statue of Liberty.

It even has fantasies of the statue doing a sexy dance. LADY LIBERTY’S TWERKING, MAGGLE!

This calls for General Bukkake, played by Eric Roberts, to call in an airstrike which destroys the creature and the statue, even if that means he ends up living up to his name in the resulting explosion.

Our two love birds even get to finally share a kiss, though it’s a lot closer to snowballing under these circumstances.

Blocked toilet tropes aside, my most hated of tropes, this one was pretty fun. Definitely has that 50’s b-movie quality down with some fake film grain, green screen and practical monster effects.

Meanwhile, back at the drive in, dickless the clown is in the store room and the implication is that he’s jerking off. But I don’t know what he’d exactly be jerking off at that point except a small stump. The only other thought is that he’s trying to clean the wound or something but there’s a definite jerking motion going on. Either way, he sticks his hand in the popcorn butter so he can rub it where his junk used to be. Unfortunately for everyone intending to eat that night, one of the staff comes in to restock and chooses that can. This doesn’t end well.

Segment two is ‘I was a Teenage Werebear’, Werebear being a sub-genre I feel Hollywood has not explored sufficiently. The best way I can describe this one is Grease if it was written by Chuck Tingle, with some supernatural elements thrown in. Pounded In The Butt By My Closeted Lust For The Local Greaser Thugs Who Happen To Be Werebears. Just a strange mix of musical, horror, LGBT and beach movie.

Cosplay James Dean and his girlfriend here are in the middle of song when she promptly gets run over and surprisingly not killed. She’s just left in this sort of half brain dead state for the rest of the segment where she’s spouting random nonsense. This isn’t all bad as it lets him focus on his real love, Cosplay Albert Wesker. 

What he doesn’t know is that leather daddy here is a werebear and, during a wrestling match, he gets bitten on the ass and infected with the werebear curse. There’s worse things you can be infected with through the ass. This does lead though to a homo-erotic argument cum slowdance set to the remarkably catchy ‘Love Bit Me on the Ass’ sung in a 1950/60’s rock and roll style.

But it’s a love that cannot last and Ricky knows he has to save the good people the only way you can stop a werebear, by sodomising them with a silver pole.

This one is certainly...different, I’ll give it that. I certainly wasn’t expecting a coming of age story dealing with the confusing world of the developing sexuality of the hormonal teenager so kudos to it for pushing some boundries.

Now, onto the reason I picked this one out, ‘The Diary of Anne Frankenstein’. My gosh, what a glorious pun. I should have known just from that that I shouldn’t take this movie seriously so I’m not sure why I was so surprised when it turned out to be a goofball horror comedy but oh well.

I don’t know quite what I was expecting from this but I still feel letdown slightly. It just feels like an excuse to poke fun at Hitler by making him a bit stupid but I feel we already explored this idea quite thoroughly in the Producers. Still, I guess they had to make things up a bit considering this involves creating a Frankenstein monster from the limbs of concentration camp victims. Christ.

It does end with the Monster beating Hitler to death with his own arm before dancing over his decapitated corpse so it does have it’s upsides.

We then get faked out with the next segment ‘Deathication’, a movie so scary it will make you shit. Only, the projector starts playing up and the movie cuts out. I for one am glad because the 30 seconds we see of this was bad enough, I don’t think I could have taken a whole segment of it. Te come to find that the drive in owner is being attacked by dickless who has turned full zombie. Turns out his special brand of butter has contaminated all the popcorn and turned the patrons into zombies as well.

That is to say, randy zombies that engage in a blood orgy that would make the people in Event Horizon blush. People are giving blow jobs to intestines, stump fucking, spit roasting people before tearing them in half and engaging in even more stump fucking.

It feels like someone else wrote this section specifically because it turns into the drive in owner going out in a blaze of glory, bandoliers and weapons strapped to his body as he tries to save the last few kids left alive. All the while he’s just speaking almost exclusively in movie quotes, most notably when he sodomises one of the zombies with his shotgun and invites it to say hello to his little friend. Lot of sodomy in this flick.

I’d say this matches what I’ve come to expect from anthology movies, strong book ends with an indifferent middle. Wadzilla is a cheesy take on the old giant monsters and the zombie outbreak at the end is a bizarre spectacle. If you’re into those Troma type movies, this one is worth looking at.

[ncisfox]

Bethesda and Fallout 76 Opinion. Its long... sorry!

I will premise this as someone who has been a fan since Oblivion and will continue to be a fan of their games for ever because even at their worst the games are still quite enjoyable.

However.

I've been playing Fallout 76 since the BETA. While I actually do find the game enjoyable and some of mechanics work quite while. Specifically dropping nukes because not only is it fun but super rewarding to fight in a super irradiated zone against massive and difficult enemies.

The game as it hangs on a thread feels wrong and I can empathize with many of the other players who are unhappy. (I dont however condone review bombing if you dont play it or havent played it.) Its an incredible looking wasteland that is massive and feels amazing to explore but graphically it feel most of the time like it was designed in 2013. Which I can let slide because graphics arent the end all be all. But, often times I'll be doing nothing particularly interesting and my frame rate drops to like 5 or 0. Which isn't great for a AAA game. Especially in times when there are huge amounts of enemies spawning and you just sit on the same frame for what feels like 5min because it just can't keep up.

I will also emphasize the massive bugs. Most of which I've been able to avoid but some have been so game breaking I've just had to leave the game and try and return. For reference if you died while over-encumbered sometimes all the spawn locations would disappear. I also encountered a bug where a friend and I couldn't join each others team no matter how many times we tried and quit the game just wasnt having which as a multiplayer game isn't stellar. Then they released a patch most recently to solve issues and all it did was make more problems. It somehow caused a bug that if you had carrying capacity modifiers it would just delete 60-70lbs of carrying capacity for no reason, there is a fix but it's super annoying and super inconvenient when it happens and you dont know why.

Not to mention that on such a massive map that would be incredible any other time the lack of NPCs is truly bothersome. See the best part of Fallout games are the people and specifically your followers and friends. In FO4 Nick Valentine was my favorite companion to have and I found him truly fun to play with. And dont get me wrong having a real friend to play with is fun and enjoyable but missing the characters in the game takes away from the experience. I know everytime I read something or listen to a tape I know the person is dead and every quest requires me to "find someone" which is often boring is either dead and a robot which gets so old and really takes away from the experience. Also most other players suck. The PvP system is a good idea but in actual application it sucks.

I will end this part of my opinion by saying the stash system is garbage. I don't agree with people's opinion that 400lbs is enough, that "its a survival game" and it's how its supposed to be or "you just dont know how to manage your inventory properly". I will say these are stupid reasons 1) because if this is how survival was supposed to be I would want to keep everything i find not have to drop it because it's necessary, 2) I manage my inventory all the time I have limited guns, limited supplies and most everything bulked and it still is extremely difficult to manage. The fact that Bethesda is addressing the issue is good but it still made the game ridiculous and I hated it.

I will probably keep playing Fallout until something better for multiplayer comes out or I'll keeping playing because I enjoy the punishment of a bad game. I do hope that it gets better and I look forward to see what happens with game but until that time. If you dont like it after playing it thats totally fair, if you're intrigued and want to try I would say wait let the bugs settle, and finally if you really want to play it and enjoy a bad game with good elements that could be a great base then by all means pick it up.

I wont discuss Bethesda's strange approach to handling this game and it's terrible release 1.) Because I dont understand it, 2.) What they are doing makes no sense, 3.) I don't actually know if they are being malicious or even intentional in their actions. People speculate a lot about it but they know what they see or what they can assume, but dont work there or actually know what's happening inside, and when gamers are unhappy (i.e. no man's sky) they will say whatever they want. I will try and stay away from giving my opinion on Bethesda's business model because I dont know anything more than anyone else.

However, what I will talk about is my concern for future titles. Elder Scrolls 6, future Fallouts, and the new space game (who's name I forgot). If Bethesda remains on the exhausted creation engine I dont know if the future of their titles will ever live up to the massive success of Skyrim. Mainly because the graphics cant keep up with today's gaming market. In comparison to Fallout 76, Red Dead 2 and God of War are stunning and absolutely gorgeous. The creation engine cant keep up with what is expected today graphics wise. That will be a major concern as we move to next gen consoles in a few years. 2011 graphics will not look good in 4k on advanced gaming systems in 2021. Its time for Bethesda to let the creation engine go because all the bugs, frame rate drops, graphics, and basic fundamentals of their games will be severely diminished by the lack of power the engine has. I know its probably not going to happen but my hope is the backlash that comes from just how FO76 runs and looks will be enough for Bethesda to start over fresh and bring back the expectations they created way back in 2011.

Tl;dr- Fallout 76 has a massive and amazing map that is lost among the bugs and struggles of an old engine. The lack of NPCs takes away from the experience, however there is still fun to be had its possible. But, in the future Bethesda really needs to get a new engine for future titles, the creation engine is too old and exhausted.

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This idea of surrrealism that we see in the murder scene also challenges the conventional thrillers where an obsessive and toxic relationship is the center of the plot, like for example Fatal Attraction or The Housemaid

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I wanted to represent a story about love between two young adults, and how people that age seem to rush or force a relationship because of society’s expectations of being settled once you reach an age. However, this new society also seems to normalize toxic relationships and abuse, and with this exaggerated plot I wanted to make a critic of just that.

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The web also contains a page with information about the director (me). I believe this is essential to engage with your audience and hopefully end up constructing a cult following that will keep up with my works as I release more films. Furthermore, by mentioning that I’ve worked in shows like Euphoria, Money Heist and K12, I’m further relating to my target audience, since those shows also target the same demographic of people as my film does. They’ll believe my work will fit their taste immediately, and they won’t hesitate to start watching the film.

I have an instagram account for Loreley (before she was convicted), which can serve as further character development, as well as engage the audience with the main character. By choosing Instagram as her main platform I’m also effectively reaching my target audience in terms of promotion, since social media marketing has become so famous over the years. An example of similar instagram accounts may be the fictional characters from the show Skam or from the film After.

There’s a contact page in my website which allows the audience to connect with the company personally, allowing them to express any queries they have directly to the team. This way respect and credibility is given to the company.

How did your research inform your products and the way they use or challenge conventions?

During the research for my logo I came to the conclusion of what I wanted my target audience to be like. I studied the current trends in TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest mainly. There, I found out that animal videos were many of the viral posts in all of the social media platforms.

I realised that my target audience of teenagers and young adults tended to enjoy more niche, or in other words, less manufactured, more honest products. For example, the new trend of buying thrifted clothes; listening to a much wider variety of artists (that tend to be more alternative or underground, such as Cage the Elephant, Declan McKenna); or consuming more eco-friendly products (vegan or ethical hygiene products, reusable straws, phone cases or other products made from recycled materials). Therefore, I wanted to make sure that my brand had influence from the new trends and activist goals of today. This convention challenges traditional media, since I wanted my short film to contain a hidden message against toxic relationships and the expectations that have been dawned on women to be submissive and dependent on their boyfriend. Of course my short film challenges this view in a way, since I exaggerate it so that the main character kills the man, but it’s meant to show how much a woman’s mental health can decay from putting up with their partner’s problems. The clearest examples where we can see old views of women and submission being the popular theme in old films would be all of the old Disney Princess movies.

After analysing various short films I believe I acquired knowledge about continuity shots and angles that would fit better with the action to movement my character is making. Thus, the audience would feel as if they’re following Loreley around, and thus, understanding her side of the story better. This way, the audience feels surprised that she’d act the way she does in the ending scene, since they've built a deeper relation of trust with her instead of with the male character.

How do the elements of your production work together to create a sense of branding?

I make sure that my brand connects with the audience, so most of my work apart from my short film tends to include interactions with them, such as the many features in my webpage, or Loreley’s instagram, where the public can interact with her as if her character were real.

My website and my logo both follow the same color palette, therefore creating a sense of continuity and style. This way, everytime my audience sees elements like these outside of the company, such as in social media, they’ll be reminded of us.

There are many elements from niche companies, like the closeness to the audience which isn’t only seen in the webpage, but also on the instagram account and on the postcard, which features a simple mise-en-scene and not too extravagant editing.

The postcard doesn’t show Loreley’s face, meaning that she’s hiding or undercover. This creates a sense of branding since it follows the story, and the audience will be left with the enigma of why Loreley is back in the supermarket, hinting that there would maybe be a second part.

Word count (not including titles): 1029

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Life (2017) Review

For all of you thinking that this is a ‘Venom’ prequel, you can bugger off! For everyone else, enjoy my review! *wink wink*

Plot: A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form, that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth.

A mixture of ‘Alien’ and ‘Gravity’, ‘Life’ is about the survival against the unknown, which can be connected to our modern world, with Brexit and Trump’s America going on, we are currently at the stage of the unknown; we don’t know what happens next. So time wise this movie have been released at the right stage, however at the same time you can say that it was released at the wrong time, since this being an ‘Alien’-rip-off (that’s what it is, no point arguing), it’s strange that it comes out 2 months away from an actual ‘Alien’ film (’Alien: Covenant’). From a box office profit perspective, not the best marketing ploy. They should have either released this last year or in 2018. But hey, that doesn’t matter now, let’s talk about the movie itself.

Not going to lie, I kind of dug this film. It did a great job at developing characters and making you care for them before gruesomely killing them off. In other words it was a massive ‘f*** you’ from the writers to the audience everytime someone died. The visuals in this film were actually very decent, and the alien itself was done in a very cool way. Usually in films like this, the alien creature goes on a massive murderous massacre for the sport of it, however in this film the alien fights the human character more out of survival purposes, as it’s woken up in this new place, and it’s natural instinct is to defend itself. However by the end of the film, yes, the alien becomes a massive prick, killing people left and right like it just doesn’t care!

Performances are all great here, however I can’t say that it was thanks to the actors that these characters were so good, but more like the characters were really well written and the actors happened to perfectly fit their roles. Jake Gyllenhaal, an actor who always brings his A-game as evidenced by ‘Nightcrawler’, ‘Prisoners’, ‘Donnie Darko’, ‘Enemy’, ‘Nocturnal Animals’...you catch my drift, brings yet again a good performance here, however I have to admit, he was probably the weaker character compared to his fellow crew members, and that might be due to the fact that he doesn’t really do much at the beginning of the film, so you don’t end up caring for his character that much. I mean, you’re only rooting for the guy because he is Jake Gyllenhaal, and not that he is this space astronaut. Rebecca Ferguson continues her strong act from ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’ by giving one of the stand out performances of the film as this person who’s soul duty is to to not let anything dangerous get down to Earth, and she really did a good job at showing her determination and motivation in this. Ryan Reynolds also happens to be in this, possibly having one of the most strongest and powerful scenes in the entire film, and, mind I say, possibly steals the whole show. Ariyon Bakare, who you might know from the ‘Life’ trailers as the guy who’s hand gets screwed over by the alien, has a very prominent role in this film, and I have to say that you should look out for him more in future films, as this guy definitely has talent. And his character was generally very interesting, as he plays someone who has a disability with his legs, and the way the film deals with this by always having all the characters float with no gravity, it was a nice and interesting contrast to his character. Hiroyuki Sanada plays a Japanese astronaut, and I just happened to feel sorry for him when it got to the end of the film, as he sort of gets himself into a slight pickle at the end of the movie and kind of messes up the entire thing causing some innocent deaths, even though all he was trying to do was escape from that bastard of an alien. Olga Dihovichnaya plays the space station captain, and yes, she happens to be Russian (I feel really patriotic right now!), and I really liked her character, as she always acted very professional and intelligent during the film, even during the most critical hours, and the way her character progresses in the end, you can’t help but have respect for her.

As I was saying earlier, the visuals are very strong in this film, and so is the cinematography. There is an entire 7 minute long one-shot tracking sequence at the beginning of the film that shows the crew at work as they try to capture the space capsule that’s travelling to Earth from Mars, that’s very impressive to look at. Daniel Espinosa, the director of the film, is definitely the star here, as even though this isn’t the most original concept, he tries to make something fresh and new out of it. And the way the film ended I found to be more than satisfying, and I feel like ‘Alien: Covenant’ has to do something amazing to make me prefer it to ‘Life’ as I really liked this film. Probably my favourite thing about the film as a whole is the use of sound, with the eery score always giving subtle hints and suggestions by the drastic tone changes, and in terms of building suspense and tension, it was perfect. Talk about a horror film done well!

Overall score: 8/10

TOP MOVIE QUOTE: “I miss my f****** dog. Goodnight!”

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DD2000 - Route to Industry - Research pt.2 - industry experts that inspire me

In the last post, I talked about what role I wanted but more importantly why I wanted that. Not to mention certain role descriptions were found and I talked about how they applied to me. In this post I will be look at some key designers that have inspired me to work in this industry.

Cory Balrog

Cory is best known for his work on one of the most iconic games of all time, the God of War series which has just recently seen its latest and perhaps the most critically acclaimed entry released. Cory’s time in the industry was perhaps best summarized during his time with Santa Monica, the parent studio of God of War.

Cory originally started as the lead animator for the first God of War at Santa Monica. After which he was promoted to the creative/game director for God of War II. It was also the game that won him a BAFTA for his writing on the game. God of War is not the only title he is known for, but Mad Max as well which he worked on during his absence from the studio, not to mention he also directed the cutscenes for Tomb Raider Reboot. Both these games were subject to critical acclaim and were applauded for their sense of storytelling and direction.

What I really like about him

The best quality about Cory in my opinion is not only the fact that he is exceptionally creative but the fact that he doesn’t give up and fights for his ideas which people think will never work.

Take his work on the latest God of War and in contrast Tomb Raider for example. Originally, Cory pitched the idea of a one-shot gameplay to the team which would not cut or fade out, except when the players died.

The idea was promptly rejected, but Cory didn’t abandon it, as when he came back to work for Sony, he implemented that idea in God of War and it was universally applauded. Not to mention he fought for the changes that has made the latest God of War the best rated Meta-Critic game so far. It’s this willingness to not give up on his ideas that really makes me look up to him.

Rami Ismail

More commonly known as half of Vlambeer, the developer responsible for acclaimed games such as Luftrausers and Nuclear Throne, Rami Ismail has worked on various indie games that have been unique and different.

He was originally a games design student who dropped out from a games design course (more on that later) who went away with Jn Willem Nijman to go and create Super Crate Box.

What I really like about him

Firstly, he stands up for what he believes in. The main reason he left the course at his university was because they were demanding the rights to the game he was working on, which understandably rubbed Rami the wrong way, and he took a stand to leave and start his own group with his friend.

He also usually stays away from giving out offers on their game as he believes that the value they set for it is what they deserve, showcasing the belief in their product. This is different compared to most other indie developers who jump on the chance to discount their game in order to get a temporary boost in sales.

He really does a lot for the indie developers, and has even created tools like the dopresskit which has been set up to help indie developers lighten the responsibilities of marketing and creating press releases, allowing them to better focus on their games. In fact he has even received the GDC Ambassador Award for his outstanding contribution to indie developers.

Lastly, Rami’s a Muslim which is such a different thing compared to most other developers on this list. It resonates with me, as I have had an upbringing in a Muslim culture, where anything related to the entertainment media is frowned upon and it gives me inspiration.

Neil Druckman

I think not much of an introduction is needed when you recount the fact that Neil Druckman wrote the story to what is arguably called the best game The Last of Us completely by himself. Oh and he co wrote Uncharted 4 with Josh Scherr. In fact, any of the instant classic you can think of from Naughty Dog, such as Jak and Daxter, Uncharted, lost legacy, you can be sure Neil was one of the people behind the steering wheel.

His history is just as diverse as his portfolio having started as a programming intern, before being promoted to a full time position as a gameplay programmer a few months later.

What I really like about him

Above: Ewan Wells (President of Naughty Dog)

People were insistent on him not becoming a designer. As mentioned above, Druckmann started as a programmer, and the co-president of Naughty Dog, Evan Wells at that time rejected his demands to become a designer everytime Druckmann asked. He finally caved in but only if he completed his design work after his working hours. Of course, Druckmann more than proved himself after Jak X, being put into the role of a game designer for Uncharted: Drake’s fortune.

This just showed the commitment from Neil, and how much he fought for what he wanted to do. Just like the other developers on this list he showcases that hardwork and perseverance can get you results, so not to give up.

Furthermore, it’s the way he focuses on complex characters but simple story that brings home a driving point as to why people love his characters and ultimately games a lot.

Jade Raymond

Jade Raymond has had a diverse portfolio, where she started working as a programmer but quickly due to her talent, hardwork and skill became a producer. In fact she was the creative charge for one of the biggest franchise Assassin’s Creed, helping it’s inception.

After this she worked on games like Assassin’s creed II, Splinter Cell Blacklist and most importantly Watch Dogs. Now, I completely understand that Watch Dogs wasn’t a huge critical success, but it still stands as one of the most intricate games in recent history with some of the best tech behind it.

What I really like about her

Not only is she known for some of the biggest IP, but they were all at one point brand new ones, that Jade Raymond managed to get shipped and finished. As you know, a lot of companies find it risky to create new IPs, preferring to work on sequels to games that have been a proven hit.

Also with every interview I have seen of her, she is always confident about what she does. You can see from this why she has been so successful, not only due to her proactiveness but also her confidence. She is a good inspiration for how to present yourself as well as come off.

 She also always speaks about how much the game industry needs to take care of its creative individuals, and at the BAFTA Games Lecture 2015, where she was the first woman to give a lecture she talked about this in depth and how the industry was letting down its strongest asset. This was another one of her fantastic producer qualities shining through in my opinion, again bolstering why she is where she is.

I can go days and days talking about different creative directors, designers and producers, however for now I will pick these three, as they all resonate with me.

Cory’s experience tells me not to give up, and believe in my best ideas in order to make them work. 

 Rami comes from a similar culture, where he has had to fight again adversity and stand up for himself and other developers

Druckmann focuses on characters just as much as me, since I too like pitching characters first story later.

Lastly Raymond is a stellar example onto how you should be thinking about the industry in order for you to not only thrive but the creative talent you come across as well.

For me it was important that I looked at a diverse selection of people, as my characters and games are really different and break the standard western tropes. My characters are different, they are human and not your regular american heroes. They struggle and they will show you things that a lot of people struggle with. In order to do justice with that, I will have to learn from Cory’s experience and not give up. I have to look at how Rami helps not only himself but fellow developers. I need to study the work of Druckmann as he like me focuses on characters and lastly I have to be as confident and driven as Raymond if I am to succeed in this industry.

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HOW TO INCREASE RECOMMENDATION TRAFFIC AND GET MORE LEADS

Many entrepreneurs have one objective in-common: raising the total amount of traffic to their website. There are many strategies for achieving this goal including internet search engine optimization (SEO), pay per click advertising (PPC), blogging, socialmedia advertising, etc. The problem is that SEO requires situations, PPC is costly, Google has become oversaturated with website content, and social-media has always had a problem proving ROI. One often overlooked strategy that could potentially possess the greatest impact is referral traffic. Therefore, what is referral traffic and how can you employ it to build more leads? What Is Referral Traffic? Readers that can come to your internet site from sites aside from the major searchengines are believed referral traffic. When someone clicks a link over a website or social network and is subsequently taken up to another website, tracking software, including Googleanalytics or HubSpot, matters that guest as referral traffic. The originating site is known as the “referrer” since it relates traffic in one website to the other. Why Is Referral Traffic Critical?

Referral traffic is important to inbound marketers as it delivers potentially qualified people to your website from trusted sites. This in turn gets your content in front of new people, providing your site the ability to transform that visitor in to a guide as well as your salesforce the opportunity to convert that lead in to a new customer. But that’s not all! Referral traffic also offers SEO benefits. When someone visits your website from another site they're often clicking on a link or completing some form of social activity. Google and other search engines consider these links and cultural signals as positive rank factors so long as they are via trusted sites. Seems decent, right? 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What better time to acquire your product or service facing them for thought? Getting listed over a review site may differ according to whether you're a B2B or B2C business. If you perform seek out “st louis roofing company reviews” you can find 3 websites that you could desire to be listed on in case you were a roofer: HomeAdvisor, BBB & AngiesList. By putting your website to these 3 directories you're increasing the likelihood of your site being found throughout the conclusion period of the buyer’s trip. If you're working a decent roofing company that treats clients fairly you should have not a problem standing out from other roofers that have not too good reviews. B2B companies will see that it's more challenging to get featured on review websites. A great deal of times you have to “pay to play,” meaning you will generally have to pay to become included towards the the top of review results. For instance, if you do a Google look for “top mobile app developers” the first search result is Clutch.co. They display a listing of mobile app development firms with reviews but if you look closely you’ll realize that they're “sorted by sponsor.” Basically these businesses are spending to possess their site and reviews featured first. It’s a clever way for Clutch to create money but also retain it’s status as a decent source for opinions. 3) Release Guest Blogs You know what? You’re currently looking at phase 3 of the 7 measures to get more suggestion traffic to your website. That’s right. You’re reading a guest post by Step Clixx, a HubSpot Partner Agency. Guest blog posts create numerous options to obtain referral traffic to your site. External links (just like the two within this section), author bios, and call-to-steps (just like the one at the end of this article) are generally present of all sites. If you can obtain a post included on a well-learn market website you’ll take advantage of the referral traffic and links arriving at your site. It’s better to focus your efforts on sites that are considered thought leaders within your business. Since we’re an Inbound Marketing Firm, HubSpot is the ideal location for us to post a guest article. Can you consider a far more respected website as it pertains towards the topic of inbound marketing? After all, HubSpot actually coined the term inbound marketing. Here are a couple tips to remember when guest blogging: Concentrate on sites associated with your industry - No one wants to read about Drop fashion trends over a blog about firearms & ammo, until you’re speaking about camo. Keep the prospective market in your mind while writing - Most websites have strict guidelines set up for guest bloggers. Publish information under your own personal label - all things considered, you don’t wish someone else getting credit to your work. Connect to influencers - They'll notice and might possibly help promote your guest article, which inturn increases the recommendation traffic it makes. 4) Control Social Media In accordance with Social Media Marketing Examiner, a whopping 89% of marketers suggested that social media produced more coverage due to their business. Furthermore, 75% identified their web site traffic increased as a result of these social networking initiatives. Fb, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Instagram, and Pinterest were the most effective 7 social networking systems utilized by entrepreneurs. Being active on social networking isn’t merely trendy anymore; it’s a tactic most entrepreneurs are utilizing to obtain additional traffic, brings, and sales. Everytime you tweet, share, like, or pin an item of information you are creating a chance to generate referral traffic to your site. Plus, you’re improving the likelihood of your content showing up at the very top of Google. 58% of entrepreneurs using social-media reported improved search rankings. Like I said before, referral traffic not just gives more prospective customers to your website, it also helps with SEO. 5) Discuss Blogs A question that comes up a great deal is “Does blog commenting aid SEO?” it-not only might help with SEO however it can also generate more suggestion traffic for the website. According to Neil Patel, his 240+ comments on websites have created near 4,000 people to his website. Commenting on sites will definitely boost your referral traffic; only ensure you’re not completing the interwebs with more spam. Here are a couple tips for the newbie blog commenters available: Make sure that your comments are useful - no-one likes a complainer or bragger. If your comments are negative or promotional in character just keep them to yourself. Concentrate on blogs that allow links in the responses - Remember, you’re hoping to get more traffic. So that you can do that you have to put in a link to your site If you aren’t first, you’re last. - much like search engines, if your link reaches the top of the comments list you’re prone to produce more clicks and traffic. 6) Be Active On Industry Forums Online forums are a terrific source of possible prospects and clients but tend to be overlooked like a marketing strategy for generating traffic. Similar to blog comments, you need to focus your efforts on forums inside your market and always be attempting to add value without sounding too promotional. I’ve outlined a few steps and methods below for getting the most from forum advertising: Ensure the forum is active - Don’t spend your time on the community that hasn’t had a new post to get a month. Register utilizing your company name - you need to make sure people connect your comments with a wonderful manufacturer. 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7) Submit Infographics When asked to pick the one most significant form of material because of their organization, 37% of marketers picked pictures. This is because quite simple. Individuals have attention spans shorter than fish and it’s easier for your mind to eat a picture than a couple of text. Plus you’ve probably noticed that an image of a cute pet gets preferred and distributed greater than a 100+ site business report. The best thing about infographics is they can help people understand complex data with simple visuals. The goal is to obtain your infographic shared, liked, and pinned on social support systems and also have others introduce it in their posts (like I’ve performed above), thus making links to your site. Along with your personal site, there are numerous websites where you could submit an infographic. Among my favorites is Pinterest. After all, Pinterest is in charge of around 5% of all referral traffic to sites, second and then Facebook. Pinterest gives you the possibility to link your infographic to your site and makes it simple because of it be provided on other’s boards. Get to know more about Ready

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HOW TO IMPROVE SUGGESTION TRAFFIC AND GET MORE LEADS

Many entrepreneurs have one purpose in keeping: improving the quantity of traffic for their website. There are many tactics for accomplishing this goal including internet search engine optimization (SEO), payperclick advertising (PPC), blogging, social networking marketing, etc. the thing is that SEO requires times, PPC is costly, Google is now oversaturated with blog information, and social networking has always had an issue proving ROI. One often overlooked technique that can possibly possess the greatest influence is referral traffic. Therefore, what is referral traffic and the way could you utilize it to create more leads? What's Referral Traffic? Guests which come to your internet site from sites besides the main searchengines are believed referral traffic. When someone clicks a link on a website or social community and it is then taken up to another website, tracking software, such as Googleanalytics or HubSpot, counts that customer as referral traffic. The originating website is called the “referrer” because it refers traffic from one website for the other. How Come Referral Traffic Important?

Recommendation traffic is very important to inbound entrepreneurs as it sends probably qualified visitors to your website from trusted websites. Therefore gets your content facing new people, giving your site the chance to transform that visitor into a cause and your sales team the opportunity to transform that lead into a new customer. But that’s not all! Referral traffic even offers SEO benefits. When someone visits your site from another website they're often simply clicking a link or doing some sort of social activity. Google and other search engines consider these links and cultural indicators as positive ranking factors provided that they're via trusted websites. Looks very good, right? Well, let’s begin on finding you some juicy referral traffic so you can talk about all the warm leads you've going in. 7 Steps To Build More Referral Traffic 1) Publish Your Website To Online Sites Posting your site to online sites is one of the simplest ways to get referral traffic however you don’t want to submit your website to every index out there. Instead, concentrate on those that are many highly relevant to your industry or create the most traffic. Whether you’re a veterinarian in St. Louis or an assisted living facility in Daytona Beach, Moz has you covered. They provide a free resource for locating the top directories by category and area. Once you’ve submitted your site towards the top sites for your town and industry, I’d focus on finding websites that may produce some serious traffic. How would you know which directories can make this happen? It’s as simple as performing a Google search. The sites that look at the top of the search results should, theoretically, generate the most traffic. For instance, should you a search for “personal trainer in los angeles” there are 4 sites that appear on the first page of the search results: Yelp, YourTrainer, IdeaFit & Thumbtack. You can’t use SEO to shun these sites inside the search results overnight. Everything you can perform, however, is number your website on these sites to be able to make quality traffic and get some free SEO juice. In the end, if somebody is buying trainer in Los Angeles and so they discover your website via Yelp, that known customer is equally as important to you as them landing on your site. 2) Get Published On Review Websites Review websites are an excellent source to get more referral traffic. These guests have already gone through the awareness and consideration periods of the buyer’s journey. They’ve now reached the selection period and are comparing companies or products. What better time to acquire your products or services before them for thought? Getting listed on a review website can vary according to whether you're a B2B or B2C business. If you execute a seek out “st louis roofing company reviews” you will find 3 sites which you could desire to be listed on if you were a roofing: HomeAdvisor, BBB & AngiesList. By adding your website to these 3 websites you are raising the likelihood of your site being identified throughout the choice cycle of the buyer’s journey. If you should be operating a decent roofing company that treats clients fairly you ought to have no problem standing out from different roofers that have not so positive reviews. B2B firms will see it is harder to get featured on review websites. Lots of times you have to “pay to perform,” meaning you'll generally must pay to be presented towards the top of the review entries. For example, should you a Google look for “top mobile app developers” the first search result is Clutch.co. They showcase a summary of mobile application development corporations with reviews but if you look directly you’ll observe that they are “sorted by sponsor.” Primarily these businesses are paying to possess their site and reviews featured first. It’s a slick way for Clutch to create money but also maintain it’s name like a respectable source for opinions. 3) Release Guest Blogs Guess what? You’re currently considering step 3 of the 7 steps for getting more referral traffic to your site. That’s right. You’re reading a guest article by Start Clixx, a HubSpot Partner Agency. Guest blogs generate numerous opportunities to have referral traffic to your website. External links (just like the two in this paragraph), author bios, and call-to-activities (just like the one at the bottom of this article) are generally present on most sites. If you're able to get a post presented over a well-recognize business website you’ll take advantage of the recommendation traffic and links visiting your site. It’s better to focus your efforts on sites which are considered thought leaders in your business. Since we’re an Inbound Marketing Firm, HubSpot will be the perfect location for us to post a guest blog post. Can you think about a more respectable site when it comes for the matter of inbound advertising? I mean, HubSpot literally coined the definition of inbound marketing. Here are a pair suggestions to remember when guest blogging: Concentrate on sites related to your business - no body desires to learn about Drop fashion trends on the blog about weapons & ammo, until you’re speaking about camouflage. Maintain the target market in your mind while writing - Most sites have strict instructions set up for guest bloggers. Produce content under your own personal label - in the end, you don’t wish somebody else getting credit for your work. Connect to influencers - They will discover and might also help promote your guest blogpost, which in return increase the referral traffic it creates. 4) Leverage Social Media According to Social Media Examiner, a whopping 89% of entrepreneurs indicated that social-media generated more publicity for their business. Additionally, 75% found their website traffic increased as a result of the social media initiatives. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Instagram, and Pinterest were the most effective 7 social-media platforms used by entrepreneurs. Being active on social media isn’t merely trendy anymore; it’s a strategy many entrepreneurs are utilizing to get more traffic, leads, and sales. Everytime you tweet, share, like, or pin a bit of content you are producing a way to drive recommendation traffic to your site. Plus, you’re increasing the likelihood of your articles showing up at the very top of Google. 58% of marketers using social-media reported improved search engine rankings. Like I mentioned before, referral traffic not just gives more prospective customers to your site, it also helps with SEO. 5) Comment On Blogs A question that pops up a great deal is “Does blog commenting help SEO?” It not only can help with SEO however it may also create more referral traffic for the website. According to Neil Patel, his 240+ comments on sites have developed close to 4,000 people to his website. Commenting on blogs will definitely improve your suggestion traffic; just be sure you’re not filling the interwebs with more spam. Here are a pair methods for the newcomer blog commenters on the market: Ensure that your comments are valuable - no body wants a complainer or bragger. If your comments are damaging or promotional in character only keep them to yourself. Concentrate on websites that allow links in the responses - Remember, you’re looking to get more traffic. So that you can try this you have to put in a link to your site If you aren’t first, you’re last. - exactly like search engines, if your link are at the the top of comments list you’re more likely to make more clicks and traffic. 6) Be Active On Industry Forums Online forums are an excellent source of potential prospects and customers but are often overlooked as a marketing strategy for generating traffic. Similar to blog comments, you need to focus your efforts on boards in your market and continually be trying to add value without sounding too promotional. I’ve outlined a couple ways and guidelines below to get the most out of forum advertising: Be sure the community is effective - Don’t waste your own time over a community that hasn’t had a fresh article for a month. Register using your company name - you intend to make sure people connect your comments using a unique brand name. Produce a trademark with a phone-to-action link - this is one way you’re going to drive traffic to your site. It’s time to participate - You’ll want to be involved in the areas of the forum where you've the most expertise. Use real life examples - Don’t simply provide your advice. No body likes a learn-it-all. Attempt to provide value using your personal experiences. Share your methods - Start a new thread with a link to source you think may benefit the group. If you’re pleased with a specific bit of content it’s likely others will love it too.

7) Publish Infographics When asked to pick the only most important type of material because of their company, 37% of entrepreneurs picked pictures. This is because quite simple. Humans have attention spans shorter than goldfish and it’s easier for that mind to take a graphic when compared to a bunch of text. Plus you’ve probably realized that a picture of a lovely puppy gets appreciated and contributed greater than a 100+ site market report. The best thing about infographics is they could help people understand complex data with simple images. The goal is to acquire your infographic contributed, enjoyed, and pinned on social support systems and have others add it within their posts (like I’ve done above), thus making links to your website. As well as your personal site, there are many sites where you could submit an infographic. One of my favorites is Pinterest. In the end, Pinterest is responsible for around 5% of all referral traffic to websites, second only to Facebook. Pinterest provides you with the choice to link your infographic to your internet site and makes it easy for this be provided on other’s boards. Get acquainted with more about Native

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HOW TO INCREASE SUGGESTION TRAFFIC AND GET MORE LEADS

Many marketers have one goal in keeping: raising the amount of traffic to their website. There are many tactics for completing this goal including internet search engine optimization (SEO), payperclick advertising (PPC), blogging, social networking marketing, etc. The problem is that SEO requires instances, PPC is expensive, Google is becoming oversaturated with website information, and social-media has always had a challenge proving ROI. One often overlooked tactic that will possibly have the greatest effect is referral traffic. Therefore, what's referral traffic and just how can you use it to build more leads? What Is Referral Traffic? Readers that come to your website from sites aside from the main searchengines are thought referral traffic. When someone clicks a link on a website or social circle and it is subsequently taken to another site, tracking software, including Google Analytics or HubSpot, counts that customer as referral traffic. The originating site is known as the “referrer” because it refers traffic from one website to the other. How Come Referral Traffic Important?

Recommendation traffic is essential to inbound entrepreneurs since it delivers possibly qualified visitors to your website from trusted websites. As a result gets your content in front of new people, providing your website the chance to change that visitor into a cause as well as your salesforce the chance to convert that lead in to a new customer. But that’s not all! Referral traffic also has SEO benefits. When someone visits your website from another site they are usually hitting a link or performing some form of social action. Google and other search engines consider these links and social indicators as good rank factors as long as they're coming from trusted sites. Seems pretty good, right? Well, let’s begin on finding you some moist referral traffic to help you talk about all the hot leads you've going in. 7 Steps To Build More Referral Traffic 1) Publish Your Site To Online Directories Posting your website to online sites is one of the simplest methods for getting referral traffic but you don’t want to submit your site to every directory out there. Instead, concentrate on those that are most highly relevant to your business or create the most traffic. Whether you’re a veterinarian in St. Louis or an assisted living facility in Daytona Beach, Moz has you covered. They offer a free source for locating the top websites by category and city. Once you’ve published your website for the leading websites on your city and business, I’d focus on finding sites that may produce some serious traffic. How would you know which directories will accomplish this? It’s as simple as performing a Google search. The websites that appear at the very top of the search results must, in theory, create the most traffic. Like, if you do a look for “personal instructor in los angeles” there are 4 directories that appear to the first page of the search engine results: Yelp, YourTrainer, IdeaFit & Thumbtack. You can’t use SEO to avoid these sites inside the search results overnight. What you can perform, however, is list your site on these sites so that you can generate quality traffic and get some free SEO juice. In the end, if someone is looking for a personal trainer in La and so they discover your website via Yelp, that known customer is simply as valuable for you as them landing entirely on your website. 2) Get Published On Review Websites Review websites are a terrific resource for getting more referral traffic. These guests have already been through the consciousness and concern phases of the buyer’s trip. They’ve now reached the selection level and so are evaluating vendors or products. What better time to have your products or services in front of them for thought? Getting listed over a review website can vary based on whether you're a B2B or B2C business. If you execute a search for “st louis roofing business reviews” you'll find 3 websites which you could want to be shown on should you were a roofer: HomeAdvisor, BBB & AngiesList. By putting your site to these 3 directories you are increasing the chances of your site being observed during the conclusion cycle of the buyer’s journey. If you are working a respectable roofing company that treats customers pretty you ought to have no issue standing from other roofers that have not so positive reviews. B2B organizations will find it is more challenging to get featured on review websites. A great deal of times you've to “pay to play,” meaning you'll basically must pay to become featured towards the the top of review entries. For instance, if you do a Google look for “top mobile app developers” the primary search result is Clutch.co. They showcase a listing of mobile app development organizations with opinions but if you look directly you’ll notice that they are “sorted by sponsor.” Basically these businesses are paying to have their site and reviews included first. It’s a slick way for Clutch to generate money but also keep it’s reputation as being a respectable source for opinions. 3) Release Guest Blog Posts Guess what? You’re currently looking at stage 3 of the 7 methods for getting more suggestion traffic to your website. That’s right. You’re reading a guest article by Start Clixx, a HubSpot Partner Agency. Guest blog posts produce numerous opportunities to get referral traffic to your site. External links (just like the two in this passage), author bios, and call-to-measures (such as the one in the bottom with this article) are usually present on most websites. If you can get a article included on the well-recognize business website you’ll take advantage of the referral traffic and links visiting your website. It’s far better focus your efforts on websites which can be considered thought leaders in your industry. Since we’re an Inbound Marketing Firm, HubSpot is the perfect location for people to post a guest blog post. Can you consider a more respectable site when it comes towards the topic of inbound marketing? I mean, HubSpot actually termed the definition of inbound marketing. Here are a few suggestions to take into account when guest blogging: Focus on websites related to your industry - No one wants to learn about Fall fashion trends over a website about guns & ammo, except you’re referring to camouflage. Maintain the target audience in your mind while producing - Most websites have strict guidelines in position for guest bloggers. Write information under your own name - all things considered, you don’t need somebody else getting credit to your work. Connect to influencers - They will recognize and might even help promote your guest blog post, which in exchange increase the recommendation traffic it makes. 4) Control Social Media Based on Socialmedia Examiner, a whopping 89% of entrepreneurs suggested that social media created more coverage due to their business. Furthermore, 75% found their website traffic increased because of this of the social media initiatives. Fb, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Instagram, and Pinterest were the top 7 social networking tools used by marketers. Being active on social media isn’t merely fashionable anymore; it’s a tactic many entrepreneurs are utilizing to obtain more traffic, leads, and sales. Everytime you tweet, share, like, or pin a piece of content you're developing an opportunity to generate recommendation traffic to your website. Plus, you’re improving the probability of your content turning up at the top of Google. 58% of entrepreneurs using social networking reported improved search rankings. Like I mentioned before, referral traffic not simply brings more potential customers to your website, it also helps with SEO. 5) Comment On Blogs A problem that arises a lot is “Does blog commenting aid SEO?” it-not only can help with SEO nevertheless it may also create more suggestion traffic for your website. Based on Neil Patel, his 240+ comments on sites have generated close to 4,000 visitors to his website. Commenting on websites will certainly improve your referral traffic; just make certain you’re not completing the interwebs with increased spam. Here are a few tips for the novice blog commenters available: Ensure your comments are beneficial - nobody enjoys a complainer or bragger. If your comments are bad or promotional in character only keep them to yourself. Concentrate on blogs that allow links inside the comments - Remember, you’re looking to get more traffic. In order to try this you should add a link to your website If you aren’t first, you’re last. - exactly like search engines, if your link are at the top of the comments list you’re prone to make more clicks and traffic. 6) Be Active On Industry Forums Online forums are an excellent source of possible prospects and clients but tend to be overlooked as a marketing technique for generating traffic. Much like blog comments, you ought to focus your efforts on forums inside your market and always be attempting to add value without sounding too promotional. I’ve outlined a pair steps and methods below for getting the most from community marketing: Ensure the forum is active - Don’t spend your time on a community that hasn’t had a new post to get a month. Register utilizing your company name - you need to ensure people relate your comments with a unique manufacturer. Produce a trademark having a phone-to-action link - This is how you’re going to drive traffic to your site. It’s time to participate - You’ll need to take part in the areas of the forum where you have the most knowledge. Use reallife examples - Don’t merely provide your advice. No body loves a learn-it-all. Attempt to provide value utilizing your personal experiences. Share your resources - Take Up A new bond using a link to source you imagine may benefit the group. If you’re proud of a specific bit of information it’s likely others will enjoy it too.

7) Release Infographics When asked to select the only most important form of material due to their organization, 37% of entrepreneurs picked visuals. This is because quite easy. People have attention spans shorter than goldfish and it’s easier for your mind to consume a picture than a couple of text. Plus you’ve probably noticed that an image of the lovely dog gets liked and discussed higher than a 100+ page market report. The best thing about infographics is they are able to help people understand complex data with simple images. The target is to get your infographic shared, loved, and pinned on social support systems and have others add it within their articles (like I’ve performed above), thus creating links to your website. Along with your personal site, there are lots of websites where you could submit an infographic. One of my favorites is Pinterest. In the end, Pinterest is responsible for around 5% of all referral traffic to websites, second and then Facebook. Pinterest gives you the choice to link your infographic to your site and makes it simple because of it be provided on other’s boards. Get acquainted with more about Video

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HOW TO IMPROVE REFERRAL TRAFFIC AND GET MORE LEADS

Most marketers have one goal incommon: improving the amount of traffic to their website. There are various techniques for achieving this objective including internet search engine optimization (SEO), payperclick advertising (PPC), blogging, socialmedia advertising, etc. the issue is that SEO takes instances, PPC is expensive, Google is becoming oversaturated with blog information, and social-media has always had a problem proving ROI. One often overlooked tactic that could potentially possess the biggest impact is referral traffic. So, what is referral traffic and how can you use it to generate more prospects? What Is Referral Traffic? Visitors that can come to your internet site from sites besides the major searchengines are thought referral traffic. When someone clicks a link on a website or social system and it is subsequently taken up to another site, following software, including Googleanalytics or HubSpot, counts that guest as referral traffic. The originating site is named the “referrer” as it relates traffic from website to the other. Why Is Referral Traffic Essential?

Recommendation traffic is vital to inbound entrepreneurs since it delivers probably qualified visitors to your site from trusted websites. As a result gets your content in front of new people, offering your site the ability to change that guest into a cause as well as your salesforce the chance to convert that lead into a new customer. But that’s not all! Referral traffic also offers SEO benefits. When someone visits your website from another site they are often hitting a link or performing some sort of social activity. Google and other search engines consider these links and cultural signals as positive rating factors provided that they're via trusted sites. Sounds decent, right? Well, let’s begin on finding you some moist referral traffic so you can boast about most of the warm leads you've rolling in. 7 Steps To Create More Referral Traffic 1) Publish Your Website To Online Directories Posting your website to online sites is one of the simplest methods for getting referral traffic but you don’t wish to publish your site to every index out there. Instead, focus on those that are most relevant to your market or produce the most traffic. Whether you’re a veterinarian in St. Louis or an assisted living facility in Daytona Beach, Moz has you covered. They provide a free source for choosing the leading websites by category and area. Once you’ve published your site to the leading directories for your location and business, I’d focus on finding sites that may create some serious traffic. How can you know which websites will accomplish this? It’s as simple as doing a Google search. The sites that look at the top of the search engine results must, theoretically, generate the most traffic. For example, if you do a search for “personal instructor in los angeles” you'll find 4 websites that appear around the first page of the search engine results: Yelp, YourTrainer, IdeaFit & Thumbtack. You can’t use SEO to avoid these directories inside the search results overnight. Everything you can do, however, is list your site on these sites so that you can produce quality traffic and get some free SEO juice. After all, if somebody is looking for a personal trainer in Los Angeles and so they discover your website via Yelp, that known customer is just as beneficial for your requirements as them landing directly on your site. 2) Get Published On Review Websites Evaluation websites are an excellent resource to get more referral traffic. These readers have previously experienced the attention and factor periods of the buyer’s vacation. They’ve now reached the determination phase and are comparing suppliers or products. What better time to have your product or service facing them for concern? Getting listed on the review site can vary according to whether you are a B2B or B2C company. If you execute a seek out “st louis roofing business reviews” you'll find 3 websites which you would want to be listed on if you were a roofing: HomeAdvisor, BBB & AngiesList. By adding your site to these 3 sites you are raising the chances of your site being observed through the conclusion stage of the buyer’s journey. If you're operating a good roofing company that treats customers pretty you need to have no issue standing out of other roofers which have not good reviews. B2B businesses will discover that it is more difficult to have featured on review sites. A great deal of times you've to “pay to perform,” meaning you'll essentially have to pay to be presented towards the top of the review entries. Like, if you do a Google search for “top mobile app developers” the primary search result is Clutch.co. They display a summary of mobile software development firms with reviews but when you look directly you’ll notice that they're “sorted by sponsor.” Primarily these businesses are spending to have their website and reviews included first. It’s a slick way for Clutch to generate money but also keep it’s reputation like a good source for opinions. 3) Release Guest Websites Do you know what? You’re currently considering phase 3 of the 7 steps to get more suggestion traffic to your site. That’s right. You’re reading a guest post by Step Clixx, a HubSpot Partner Agency. Guest websites produce numerous opportunities to have referral traffic to your website. External links (just like the two within this paragraph), author bios, and contact-to-activities (like the one in the bottom with this post) are generally present of all sites. If you can get a article included on a well-learn market website you’ll benefit from the referral traffic and links coming to your website. It’s better to focus your efforts on sites which can be considered thought leaders in your industry. Since we’re an Inbound Marketing Firm, HubSpot is the great spot for people to post a guest post. Can you think about a far more respected website as it pertains towards the theme of inbound marketing? After all, HubSpot literally created the definition of inbound marketing. Here are a couple of suggestions to remember when guest blogging: Concentrate on sites associated with your market - no body really wants to read about Drop fashion trends over a blog about firearms & ammo, except you’re talking about camouflage. Maintain the prospective audience in your mind while producing - Many blogs have strict instructions in place for guest bloggers. Produce material under your personal brand - After all, you don’t want another person getting credit to your work. Link to influencers - They will discover and may also help increase your guest blogpost, which in exchange increase the referral traffic it creates. 4) Control Social Media According to Social Networking Examiner, a whopping 89% of entrepreneurs suggested that socialmedia made more publicity due to their business. Furthermore, 75% found their site traffic increased consequently of their social networking initiatives. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Instagram, and Pinterest were the most effective 7 social media systems used by entrepreneurs. Being active on social media isn’t only fashionable anymore; it’s a tactic most marketers are using to obtain additional traffic, brings, and sales. Everytime you tweet, share, like, or pin a piece of content you are producing a way to drive recommendation traffic to your site. Plus, you’re improving the chances of your articles turning up at the very top of Google. 58% of marketers using social-media reported improved search engine rankings. Like I said before, referral traffic not only brings more potential customers to your internet site, it also helps with SEO. 5) Comment On Blogs A problem that comes up a great deal is “Does blog commenting help SEO?” It not just can help with SEO but it can also generate more referral traffic to your website. Based on Neil Patel, his 240+ comments on sites have created close to 4,000 visitors to his website. Commenting on websites will surely improve your referral traffic; only ensure you’re not filling the interwebs with increased spam. Listed below are a couple tips for the novice blog commenters available: Make sure your comments are important - no-one enjoys a complainer or bragger. If your comments are negative or promotional in character just keep them to yourself. Focus on websites that allow links within the comments - Remember, you’re trying to get more traffic. So that you can try this you should put in a link to your website If you aren’t first, you’re last. - much like search engines, if your link is at the top of the comments list you’re prone to generate more clicks and traffic. 6) Be Active On Industry Forums Online forums are a fantastic source of potential prospects and clients but are often overlooked as being a marketing strategy for generating traffic. Just like blog comments, you ought to concentrate your efforts on boards in your niche and always be looking to add value without sounding too promotional. I’ve outlined a couple of methods and tips below so you can get the most from forum advertising: Make sure the forum is effective - Don’t waste your own time over a community that hasn’t had a new post to get a month. Register using your brand name - you need to make sure people link your comments using a wonderful brand. Produce a trademark having a phone-to-action link - this is one way you’re going to drive traffic to your website. It’s time to participate - You’ll need to be involved in the areas of the community where you have the most experience. Use real life examples - Don’t just provide your advice. No one likes a learn-it-all. Try to provide value utilizing your personal experiences. Share your methods - Begin A new thread having a link to source you think could benefit the group. If you’re proud of a certain piece of material it’s likely others will love it too.

7) Release Infographics When asked to pick the one most significant kind of material due to their company, 37% of entrepreneurs picked images. The reason is pretty easy. People have attention spans shorter than goldfish and it’s easier for the brain to consume a picture than a couple of text. Plus you’ve probably realized that an image of the cute puppy gets appreciated and shared higher than a 100+ page industry report. The best thing about infographics is they could help people understand complex information with simple visuals. The target is to acquire your infographic contributed, preferred, and pinned on social support systems and have others add it inside their articles (like I’ve performed above), thus creating links to your website. In addition to your personal site, there are many websites where you are able to post an infographic. One of my favorites is Pinterest. In the end, Pinterest is in charge of around 5% of all referral traffic to websites, second and then Facebook. Pinterest provides you with the choice to link your infographic to your internet site and allows you for this be provided on other’s boards. Become familiar with more about search traffik

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Beyond the Void Releases Closed Video Beta

Beyond the Void is the first blockchain-based real time strategy game

Beyond the Void is the first blockchain-based real time strategy game, also known as RTS. It was designed for competitive play between players and it features MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) elements. A video of the closed beta version of the game was just released and can be seen here. The closed beta is still being tested but looks highly functional. The final version is scheduled to be released in June of this year on a free-to-play model, like most other MOBAs. This contrasts with the traditional pay-to-play model, in which you have to buy the game or pay a subscription before you can play it.

The developers have integrated blockchain technology into the game by creating a token-based system called the Nexium (NXC). These tokens are issued on the Ethereum Blockchain and transferred through smart contracts. This will result in an economic system that allows players to buy, sell, trade or offer theirs in game items.

These items are assets on the Ethereum blockchain that do not reside exclusively on the game server. As such, they can be transferred, bought and sold outside of the game. This also adds a decentralized element to these items which continue to exist even if the game server is hacked or loses information.

Now let’s look at the gameplay! Beyond the void will be an easy to learn but hard to master the game. It’s meant for competitive play and if well made has the possibility of making a success in the esports scene. Akin to it’s long lost brothers, League of Legends and Starcraft, Beyond the Void will be a highly strategic game that will feature an elo ranking system. The matches will be one-versus-one battles and, like all MOBAs, the game will be constantly evolving and always in need of balancing everytime a new element, mothership or card for example, is introduced into the game.

The game features a futuristic setting where you control a ship, called the Mothership, which basically will be your character or champion. The map contains 6 planets that you can conquer, working as turrets once conquered and asteroid fields where you can find Cubes, which will be the game`s farm or loot. The map is also customizable by players and very dynamic, meaning that everything is constantly changing position while orbiting the sun. You also have Event cards that help shape the scenario or gameplay to your advantage.

The small team behind the game is made up of four people, each one adding something different to the game. Maxence is the original developer who came up with the idea for the game. The fact is that both MOBA and esports are fast growing markets and projects like Beyond the Void are poised to bring cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology into those spaces.

The system employed by Beyond the Void creates a new generation of gaming platforms where the players, and not the game developers, own the ecosystem and where in-game purchases are not restricted to the game itself. We may come to see collaborations of multiple projects of this kind, where a piece of armor, weapon, spaceship, playing card(whatever the game features) may be available for transfer between multiple games, thus creating a new age of compatibility in the gaming industry, a gamer’s paradise!

from Blockchain News http://www.coremedia.info/blockchain-news/item/414-beyond-the-void-releases-closed-video-beta from Crypto Core Media https://cryptocoremedia1.tumblr.com/post/157620437451