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In November 2021, Facebook invited me into a paid creator program built around Reels. I took it seriously. I went far enough into the process to…
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Most brands run their first TikTok influencer campaign the way they run Instagram. They sort creators by follower count, write a tight brief, ask for a…
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I have a Facebook Group with 1,700 members. It is set to private and visible, and it has three thoughtful questions waiting at the door for…
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Two advertisers can run the same offer to the same audience in the same week and pay wildly different prices. One pays $4 to reach a…
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You need a video for your business. You know that much. What you probably do not know is which one. “Brand video” covers a company story…
Organic SEO in 2026: Why I Still Bet on Earned Search Over Paid
This month, ChatGPT sent more traffic to this blog than LinkedIn did. That should not have happened. I have more than 300,000 followers across my social…
Instagram Stories Ads Examples: What Actually Works in 2026
I opened Instagram on a Saturday night and started tapping through Stories. Friends at dinner. Somebody’s dog. A conference photo dump. Three separate people at the…
