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First and foremost, Huge Thank you to Maria Gomez for the inspiration behind the Candy Cane Ribbon.The moment I saw them go viral, I Already knew I needed to make it as soon as possible. She is clearly very talented and made the process seem effortless. It was quite a struggle for her, so she would like to share some tips that have helped her. If you're looking for another DIY, Jack and I had a great time making salt dough Santa handprint ornaments. The idea is simple and straightforward. Assemble two mini candy canes one on top of…
For two days in a row, we'll be hosting sensational DIY projects centered around hockey-themed tree ornaments. Yesterday's project came from the great Wafflebored and today's project comes from our reader Tim Merkley. A quick background: In 2016, Tim wrote a post about how he made mitten-shaped Christmas tree ornaments with a design based on hockey jerseys and got autographs on the back of each from the players who wore the jerseys. I guest wrote this. (Be sure to read Tim's post from 2016, which is very nice and explains the background of the project. It gives you a better…
Headless content management systems (CMS) are on the rise and are quickly being adopted by huge brands like IKEA, Nike, and National Geographic. There are a lot of options out there, and as an SEO professional, there's a good chance you'll need to use one of them in the future. This has several benefits, including easier integration with third-party technologies and the ability to reuse content across channels to match new user search behaviors. However, SEO professionals are used to using traditional CMSs, and it may take some work to adapt to this new way of thinking about content. What…
[Editor’s Note: A year ago, the great DIYer Wafflebored created some spectacular DIY tree ornaments shaped like hockey goalie catching gloves, which he sent out as holiday gifts. This year he’s back with ornaments based on his namesake — old-fashioned waffleboard goalie blockers. As always, his work is super-fun and super-inspiring. Enjoy! — PL] Author: Waffleboad When I made a decorative set of leather goalie gloves last year, I designed them to be flat, two-dimensional items so they would be easier to mail in a regular envelope. It was a lot of fun, especially since I had just learned how…
1 christmas tree cross stitchBecky Luigert StaynerSew these simple patterns together to make gift toppers, or turn them over with festive fabric and tie with ribbon to create Christmas ornaments. Either way, the recipient will love that you took the time to create something just for them.Get your free pattern.2 sheet music treeThis simple yet impressive tree will be on display every year. Make your gift even more meaningful by choosing your favorite song.How to make a music score tree.3 gift bags for teachersI know teachers appreciate gift cards, but sometimes they feel a little impersonal. Have your kids help…
downward angle icon An icon in the shape of a downward facing corner. iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI Over the past year, website Exceljet has been the victim of an AI-powered “SEO heist.”Online marketers used artificial intelligence to clone thousands of Exceljet's articles for competitors.This plot shows how generative AI is transforming the web and posing thorny questions for Google. Traffic was backed up, but David Brands didn't know why.His website for working with Microsoft Excel, Exceljet, has been popular since 2012 and quickly became a well-paying full-time job for the Utah resident.However, in late 2022, the number of visitors to Exceljet…
Researchers tested multiple ways to optimize websites for AI search and discovered exactly what to do to increase visibility. They were able to increase the visibility of small, low-ranking websites by 115%, allowing them to outperform the large corporate sites that typically dominated the top of search results. Researchers from Princeton University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Allen AI Institute, and Delhi Technological University observed that a generative engine optimization technique called GEO can generally improve visibility by up to 40%. Nine optimization techniques were tested across multiple knowledge domains (law, history, science, etc.) to find out which ones work, which…
SEO can be complex, and often overly complex. It's easy to get lost in the SEO rabbit hole and end up spending a lot of time with minimal results. This article will help you cut through the distractions and focus on the four main pillars of SEO that will help you improve your visibility in 2024 and beyond. Four pillars of SEO The four main areas of SEO that site owners should consider are: Technical SEO: How well your content is crawled and indexed. content: Provide the most relevant and best answers to your prospects' questions. On-site SEO: Content and…
The excitement of hooking up for the first time is hard to compare to anything else. This is the author with the first albee to eat one of the homemade albee jigs. Add an extra thrill to albee fishing by hooking a speedster to your creations. I am a self-confessed Albee fan. After I achieved my first albee in 2014, I was screwed. The hissing sound of the line cutting through the water as the fish run screaming around the bow is seared into my memory. Albie season is very short, only eight weeks in my home state of Connecticut,…
As the workforce becomes more diverse and employees seek flexibility and choice throughout their work experience, employers are increasingly turning to personalized benefits. In particular, employers are increasingly leveraging lifestyle spending accounts to meet employees' diverse benefit needs and empowerment aspirations. The Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) program is an employer-funded account that allows employees to pay for gas to drive to the office, sports shoes to work out in, and meal deliveries to facilitate work-life balance. It can be used for all sorts of purposes, including payments. According to a blog post from Mercer Insights, a whopping 70% of employers…