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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, automation has become integral to various industries, including Human Resources (HR). Have you ever thought about what automation cannot… Read More

5 Simple Strategies To Supercharge Your E-Commerce Product Pages With billions of listings posted on the site every day, the bot is designed to simplify the shopping experience. First rolled… Read More

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Being a freelance writer seems like a dream job. You can travel the world and work from anywhere. You can write about the things you like and make money. Sounds great, right? In reality, bui… Read More

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Elon Musk is the talk of the town ever since he bought Twitter but the person once called “The Savior” (for sure he loves that title) is not what he wants people to think. In rea… Read More

Let’s talk keyword research. It is almost impossible to mention search engine optimization without also discussing keyword research. Close to all SEO campaigns have to start with good… Read More

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Today’s state of the world economy is somewhat of a crisis, and now more than ever, everyone is feeling the burden of dramatically increasing prices for even the most basic commodities… Read More

Financial literacy has always been an important skill to have, that is, for anyone who hopes to run a successful business or manage money even in their personal lives. When faced with a prop… Read More

This was hilarious for me to read. Apparently, Donald Trump Jr. admitted he does not understand basic accounting. But, he did sign off on the finances of his dad since he was the only truste… Read More

Regardless of whether you want to write a novel, a book, or you work as a freelance content writer, you quickly learn that writing is not that easy. Several factors affect it and the process… Read More

I cannot believe that we are in 2022 and a huge company like Netflix fails to understand the BASICS of marketing. What is happening right now is basic and you learn it in college. Hell&helli… Read More

Let me start this by saying I have been doing SEO and online marketing work ever since I was around 17. I am 37 now. Basically, I did anything you can imagine, from writing content to choosi… Read More

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While the COVID pandemic has certainly caused many businesses to falter and fail under the weight of imposed lockdowns, consumer contagion concerns, population decreases, supply chain concer… Read More

Small companies often form partnerships with larger consulting firms or well-known suppliers to get the technological solutions they want. However, as the firm expands, it will become necess… Read More

Open Google and do the classic search “digital marketing agencies near me”. There is a pretty good possibility you will see dozens, or even hundreds if you live in a large city… Read More

Brand awareness is the key to establishing and building a successful business in the market. With so many new businesses and innovative companies entering the market after the pandemic, havi… Read More

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Ecommerce is the driving wheel behind the success of many businesses. B2B companies have so much to handle at their disposal. Therefore investing in quality strategies will see them go a lon… Read More

3D animation may seem like a difficult process to bring to your marketing plan; however, it will provide plenty of benefits and a variety of uses that impacts how your audience views your pr… Read More

Investing in real estate isn’t rocket science. However, there is a definite learning curve that you will need to adjust to. The rules of the game are simple enough. The tricky part is… Read More

For small businesses and startups, the goal is continuously investing in getting customers through advertisements. Affiliate marketing is the strategy most people use to advertise their busi… Read More

This is a very strange time for many employers. Due to the pandemic and other factors, how people complete their work has changed dramatically. The biggest change has certainly been the fact… Read More

Running a business is difficult, especially when funds are limited. Unfortunately, competence and determination aren’t sufficient to run a firm. If you lack in the financial department… Read More

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I know many freelancers and although this does not mean it is a rule, they are all annoyed when they hear these questions: How much money do you make? – You should never ask anyone how… Read More

The audio version of this post, created with text-to-speech is available here: My ramblings are below: Today I would like to share my opinions about the so called fighting event of the year… Read More

There are countless debates in SEO. Professionals debate everything. Which is as it should be since we will never know the coding behind the Google ranking algorithm. Out of all debates, one… Read More

Now, this is an exciting topic. I randomly came across the discussion on Reddit (I think), and as a smoker myself, I started wondering. It is a well-known fact that cigarette smokers are ver… Read More

Keyword cannibalization. A rather colorful (a little sick too) SEO term that confuses even SEO specialists. And it is normal for this topic to be confusing because how you view SEO influence… Read More

All around the world, remote work grows in popularity. More and more companies let their workers stay home and encourage it whenever possible. This is a very good opportunity to stay safe wh… Read More

Every single time I am asked to do an SEO audit of a website, the FIRST thing I check is the bounce rate. Not keyword rankings. Not traffic. Not anything else. Why? Because when bounce rate… Read More

This will be controversial but I believe all the talk surrounding writer’s block does more harm than good. Everything sounds like a set of excuses. I couldn’t write the last chap… Read More

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After you choose a niche to focus on and you create your portfolio as a freelance writer (2 vital things that should never be neglected and you surely already know), it is time to market you… Read More

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Local SEO is vital for numerous businesses that rely on brick and mortar shoppers but most owners have no idea this is the case. They still use the outdated advertising and marketing practic… Read More

After finishing the documentary about basically the final years of the career of Mark William Calaway (The Undertaker), I just had to write a few words. The Undertaker is practically synonym… Read More

Digital marketing seems to be so evolved but the truth is that it is at a very bad state. In fact, the exact same thing can be said about marketing as a whole. And, it is very sad to see… Read More

I instantly had to re-watch the entire original anime because I was so incredibly disappointed. Death Note is a work of art and that American movie was so unfair and so shallow that I was li… Read More

In the aftermath of the George Floyd murder, here is a collection of videos shared by people that participated in the protests. I believe it is very important to be informed, to share, and t… Read More

I open my Twitter feed, which is always filled with Kpop memes, League of Legends, and generally entertaining things. As always, I also check out the trends and I see many hashtags related t… Read More

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9 seasons of American Horror Story appeared and I just watched all of them for the second time in a huge marathon. I loved this series from the very first one. Unfortunately, not many of my… Read More

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League of Legends features 148 characters that you can play. The vast majority of them are good for climbing solo queue, at least to a high-enough level for most gamers. I am mostly talking… Read More

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I was thinking about what to watch one day and noticed that a new season of Black Mirror appeared. I just had to look at it and I was definitely not sorry for it. Season 5 episode 1 was defi… Read More

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Like, are you f-ing kidding me? The NRA (National Rifle Association) sued Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor as a private citizen and as a governor, because he decided to close gun stores. This… Read More

Unfortunately, internet marketing is not properly understood. There are countless terms used for it and numerous sub-types that are mentioned, and they are all misunderstood. Most of what yo… Read More

If you love fitness and want to start a fitness blog, the first thing you need to know is that you will enjoy the experience. Fitness blogging can bring in great moments and you can get the… Read More

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As I was watching some LPL vods yesterday, I learned from one of the casters that RNG’s UZI (Jian Zi-Hao) was voted as the person of the year by Weibo for 2019. This is incredible to s… Read More

In this video I talk about how to get rid of TILT and the real reason why you tilt when you play League Of Legends. Below you can find the transcription of the video I did above. It is also… Read More

Video game reboots are huge right now. Most studios that have the rights to old franchises think about reboots because of the success of series like “Fallout” or “Doom&rdqu… Read More

So many marketing articles tell you that people buy something because of two reasons, a need or a want. This is correct but it is also incredibly simple. If you want to figure out why someon… Read More

When I was around 19 years old, a friend of mine asked me to go to him to a presentation about a business opportunity. He did not know much and since I did have some experience then with bus… Read More

When talking to marketers, one of the most common things mentioned is that you need to keep your content short since the attention span of people is really low. Facts cannot really deny this… Read More

When it comes to blogging, one of the most important rules is: Write about something that you love! Unfortunately, when I started adriancruce.com, I forgot about this really important rule… Read More

This will be a shorter article than I want to write on this blog but it is a pretty important thing that should be mentioned: you cannot learn digital marketing in a few hours. Lately, I saw… Read More

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Is Your Marketing Campaign Built With Social Media Myths? When it comes to using social media for business of any kind, there are more myths mentioned than real facts. This is, unfortunately… Read More

Since 2003 I wrote thousands of articles for websites and much more. Along the years, many problems appeared. One of them was the fact that too much research was done. Generally, when you st… Read More

Everyone talks about how it is vital to use visual elements on a website to make content more attractive and increase user engagement. You are told that images are very good for SEO and that… Read More

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