#the dishes are just an entry point for various other strategies but like i think its def part of it

[noisytenant]

i think it would be good to just write a zine about doing the dishes and negotiating around dish issues because it seems like the #1 roommate problem

#indexed post #the dishes are just an entry point for various other strategies but like i think its def part of it #I think the idea needs to cook for a little though

[midnightorange]

4 Ways To Help Burn Stubborn Belly Fat

phenq review -  One can locate a great deal of factors for placing on fat throughout an individual's stomach location. Yet the greater problem is recognizing the best methods to melt stubborn belly fat to lower weight. The most significant point that must be done is to make a commitment to changing your lifestyle about eating meals that shed stomach fat and weight training. The best area to start is with figuring out the approaches to shed that stubborn belly fat.

This is a challenging issue but listed below you'll see a couple of methods for very easy methods to "drop weight with burning stomach fat."

1. Do problems and also stay up daily. This is among the best means to shed calories and also melt fat. You might start to see success is a short time period. The fat in your stomach area is nothing greater than accumulated power which will certainly be made use of in carrying out those sit ups or other ab exercises. So if you expend the power you will certainly be shedding stubborn belly fat. These sorts of workouts are useful for all types of bodies.

2. Yet one more strategy to drop weight is to stop eating deep-fried foods such as French fries and fried chicken. If you prefer those torn abdominals, you need to eliminate these foods out of you diet. Fried foods includes body fat to the body much quicker contrasted to various other foods you eat. Research shows that deep-fried foods has empty calories and also are not nutritional.

3. Eliminate snack foods in between dishes. To reduce weight you desire your body to burn the calories you ingested at dish time. The problem with snacking is that you just add even more calories in between meals that your body is required to burn off. As well as if the calories are not burned off they will develop into belly fat. Some of the foods that may add fat consist of potato chips, corn chips, and also gelato. The one snack you need to remove is that late night snack because the calories will stick with you while you snooze which is bad. The body is unable to shed those calories as you relax like your body can do throughout the day when you stroll as well as work out. I suggest that if you require a snack think about consuming almonds or berries.

4. Usage Aerobic exercise to burn off stomach fat. Bear in mind unused body power is saved as stubborn belly fat and also is commonly stored in the midsection location for usage only when it's needed. To decrease this kept stomach fat you should shed it off by shedding more calories than you take in throughout the day. All types of cardio exercises are excellent ways of shedding belly fat. These workouts contain cycling, strolling, running, and making use of cardio devices either in your home or the health club. One more excellent way is to park you auto a good distance from the entry way of the shop and also taking the staircases instead of the lift.

If you actually require to lose stomach fat I recommend you dedicate to carrying out the suggestions introduced in this short article starting tomorrow and you'll soon obtain that flat belly your have actually always wanted. Make sure to chat with you doctor before starting the exercise program.

[krismillering]

keeping on top of it all

As I write this, it’s President’s Day weekend. I’d originally planned to be out and about today, but when I came out of seeing Black Panther (fantastic movie, by the bye!) the temperature had dropped six degrees, the wind was kicking up, and it was snowing pretty good, so I just had lunch and came on home.  

I’ve been meaning to talk about organization. Things I should probably state up front:

I am not a naturally organized person by any means.

I’m dyscalculic, which among other things means that for me, time is an enduring mystery that calendars and clocks attempt to contain but never quite manage to tame.

My executive function is the first thing to go when I get stressed.

I have the working memory of a fairly intelligent gnat.

Anxiety is my superpower.

(By the way, anxiety is a pretty awful superpower. I mean, I am very good at managing projects because of my ability to imagine everything that might go wrong and come up with strategies to mitigate every single risk. That’s pretty cool. What is less cool is everything else about having anxiety. Zero stars, would not recommend.)

The thing I realized about organization a while back is that the artifacts of organization, the to-do lists and the Trello boards and the bullet journals and everything else, are basically the seismometer of organization.  They’re the signal that tells you your systems are working, but they’re not actually getting shit done. They’re just there to tell you if the shit is, in fact, getting done. Seismographs are not earthquakes, they just give you lots of information about the earthquake that just happened.

This, by the way, gives you 100% freedom to abandon an organization system that isn’t working for you, or give yourself a completely fresh start, with zero guilt. The system is just your signal, and if the system isn’t giving you the right signals at the right time, you haven’t failed the system, it’s failed you. (A tip of the hat to Kevin Sonney who does the podcast Productivity Alchemy, who put that into words for me.)

The basic way I think about organization comes in four parts:

Store as little as possible in your head. Anxiety makes this part utterly crucial, but I think even people without anxiety benefit from it. Self-control, good judgment, and decision-making are pretty costly in terms of brain resources. If you offload the stuff that doesn’t need you to think about it into a system of some sort, and then remember to use your system, those resources can get freed up to make better decisions.

Keep your tools in good order. This can mean all kinds of things, depending on your needs and your life. For me, it means a daily calendar check, doing regular pruning on my to-do list, consciously building habits, and setting aside time monthly to research what the newest thing in organization systems is.

Remove friction. Don’t let your tools add cognitive load. If you find something burdensome to use after the initial learning curve is done, feel free to drop it without guilt.

Let the version of yourself with extra capacity make your decisions for you when possible. I get up at 5:15 in the morning. 5:15 AM Kris is completely incapable of making decisions. She’s still mostly asleep, she hasn’t had breakfast yet, and if you give her even the slightest decision to make she’ll either dither for ages and then be late for the bus or she’ll grab the nearest thing to hand and then whoops, it’s 30 degrees out and I’m in short sleeves and the wrong coat.

By contrast, 7 PM Kris has her shit together. She’s checking the weather and her calendar for tomorrow, she is 100% awake and has had dinner so she’s not hungry, and she’s having her smartest hour of the day. 7 PM Kris has the capacity to lay out her clothes and locate her bag and keys so that 5:15 AM Kris just has to take a shower, throw on the clothes that are in the basket designated for today’s outfit, and run out the door.

Even better? Sunday Night Kris, who has had most of a weekend to recharge her executive function batteries and has an app with all her clothing in it. She can sit down, look at her calendar and the predicted weather, and put together a calendar with all her outfits for the week.  Then, all Evening Kris has to do is lay out the clothes and make any adjustments necessary.

This doesn’t work in all circumstances, and there are points when all of this gets blown out of the water–for instance, traveling will knock me all wonky for weeks after I get back.  I’m still working on the skill of getting back into routines once I’ve been knocked out of them

  My tools

For my day to day to-do lists, I use Todoist. (I used to use Habitica, but Todoist integrates with the Amazon Echo and IFTTT, so I switched. Habitica is also pretty amazing.)  I have several projects that I use to gather similar actions together (like Dailies, Weekly Chores, and Errands) but otherwise almost everything gets dumped into one big project. Todoist is pretty much ideal for what I need–I can use a bunch of different things to get items into the system, and I don’t feel like I need to mess with percentages complete and such.

I also have an ugly bullet journal.  (It is beautiful in my eyes! But I have terrible handwriting. I am not going to be showing off my bullet journal on Instagram.) The bullet journal is less for to-do lists, and more for recording my days and having space to doodle, make notes, and do brain dumps. I have purple pens, washi tape, and stickers for my bullet journal, because these things make me happy.  The bullet journal is where I keep all of my writing notes–lists of things I’m working on, story ideas, the status of various projects.

For grocery lists, meal planning, packing lists, etc, I have OneNote. The strength of OneNote is that I can do all of my data entry on a keyboard, and then everything syncs to my phone.

I track submissions using The Grinder. As far as I’m concerned, The Grinder is pretty much perfect at what it’s good at, and I don’t find it burdensome to keep it updated.

For budgeting, I have YNAB.  It’s taken me a few months and a few fresh starts to really get my head around it, but now that I’m really into it, it’s pretty amazing. I was never able to follow any of the budgets I put together in Mint, but once I understood the foundations that YNAB stands on, I find it mostly comprehensible.

For wardrobe planning, I use Stylebook. Stylebook is an incredible pain in the butt to get set up–it’s taken me nearly a month to get 80% of my clothing into the app (I was doing a slow-motion closet purge at the same time, which complicated things). But I was tired of wearing the same five outfits all the time, and it makes my little femme heart happy to do outfit planning.

And last but certainly not least…one of the most unexpected organization tools I’ve ever purchased is an Amazon Echo. The Echo’s integration with Todoist is the killer app for me. If I’m home, I can add stuff to my to-do list or to my shopping list without having to stop washing the dishes to grab my phone or a pen.

For me, one of the keys to staying on top of things is to record the stuff I need to do as I think of it–and to be honest, the thirty seconds it takes for me to dry off my hands and find my phone is thirty seconds where I have to keep repeating what I’m trying to capture in my head while also attempting to remember that I need to dry off my hands first and pick up my phone next. This is a cognitive tightrope that often ends with me completely forgetting what I’m trying to get onto my to-do list, without a guarantee that I will ever remember said thing ever again.

Being able to just yell “Hey Alexa, put ‘find that recipe for chocolate cherry bars’ on my to-do list” or “Alexa, put fancy cheese on my shopping list” to my Echo reduces the friction between me and my to-do list immensely. (Alexa also does not ever get tired of telling me what day it is and what time it is, which is good because I ask both questions several times a day.)

I also use it to provide me with transition cues.  For instance, every evening the Echo reminds me to turn down the heat. This is also a cue for me that it is almost time for bed, and I need to start that transition–start saying goodnight to people online, wash my face if I haven’t yet, check that the doors are locked, turn on the bed warmer. For days when I’m having special trouble with transitions or executive function in general, I’ll set reminders through the day for various things.

All of this works for me because, at heart, I crave routine and structure. I find both of them freeing. Having spent 1500 words talking about what I do and how, it looks overwhelming, but I find that it really helps keep my anxiety mostly in check and my life in general moving forward.

Originally posted at http://www.krismillering.com/2018/02/keeping-on-top-of-it-all/

[super-onlinemarketing]

Best Things to Consider Before You Outsource SEO

SEO is significant. In any case, it's mind boggling, tedious, and expects persistence to get results. Concluding how to approach SEO is similarly as perplexing.

Indeed, SEO is like contributing. Your alternatives are:

Sit idle

Do it without anyone's help

Outsource SEO—employ a specialist to deal with it for you

In case you're a brilliant advertiser, you've just limited it down to alternative #2 and #3.

Doing SEO yourself can appear to be an overwhelming errand, such a significant number of individuals consider outsourcing.

There are a few convincing reasons why you may outsource SEO:

Master information

Outside point of view

No employing and onboarding costs

Continuous SEO the executives

Yet, before you conclude whether to remain in-house or outsource SEO, there are a couple of significant things you ought to consider.

4 Things to Consider Before You Outsource SEO

#1. Cost

What amount of will outsourcing SEO cost?

SEO is definitely not a modest endeavor when done effectively. That implies concentrating on white cap SEO strategies as it were. No nasty dark cap stuff.

For certain organizations that can bear the cost of dishing out $3,000/month for quality SEO administrations, it's anything but difficult to address the inquiry, "Should I outsource my SEO?" For other people, it's an increasingly entangled speculation choice.

On the other side, what might it cost to do SEO in-house?

That is, what sort of worker hours would it take for existing colleagues to take on SEO-related assignments? Would there be a major expectation to learn and adapt?

In the event that you have a generally sagacious group of advertisers, at that point it might be progressively achievable to keep SEO in-house. Especially if your score of SEO needs is little. In any case, you ought to consider how expensive that would be over the long haul. SEO is definitely not a one-and-done sort of thing. It requires support, steady substance creation, and persistence to see long haul results. Will your group bear to siphon time away from different objectives and duties?

You could likewise employ another person to run your SEO program.

As per Glassdoor, employing a SEO Manager with a couple of years experience is some place around $62,000 every year in the U.S. In any case, in a tech hotbed like San Francisco, that number bounces to $83.5k. Also, that does exclude the time and cash it requires to enlist and installed that new worker.

Perhaps cost alone chooses whether or not you outsource SEO. Be that as it may, if not, there are 3 different things you ought to consider before strolling your SEO out the entryway.

#2. Vital Impact

How does SEO sway your promoting system and objectives?

When choosing if you ought to outsource SEO, you ought to consider the amount of your showcasing procedure depends on SEO. What's more, you ought to likewise consider how adult your current SEO program is.

As it were:

Will you need to begin SEO without any preparation?

Have you begun SEO, and seen enough outcomes that you're certain you need to contribute more?

Have you had extraordinary SEO achievement, however simply don't have the labor to scale up your program?

In case you're new to SEO, there are several things you ought to do before settling on a choice about in-house or outsourced SEO administrations.

1. Find out about SEO best practices

In case you're simply beginning with SEO, look at these assets:

[Free eBook] How to do SEO: The Ultimate Guide

White Hat SEO Techniques: It's Not About Gaming Google

Step by step instructions to Rank on Google: 3 Ingredients for Reaching #1 in Search

2. Comprehend what your SEO needs may be

Maybe in the wake of learning everything you can about SEO, you know precisely what should be finished. All things considered, you're presumably prepared to conclude how to execute your SEO plan (for example In-house or outsource).

In case you're as yet not certain, or have inquiries regarding more top to bottom issues like specialized SEO wellbeing, at that point you should look for exhortation from a SEO investigator or advisor. They will have the option to give you a total once-over on the condition of your SEO.

Or then again, you could utilize Alexa's SEO Audit device to get a modified report with suggestions on how you can improve. The far reaching report subtleties why each thing to do is significant and how it influences your SEO.

On the off chance that you've begun SEO, have seen positive outcomes, and need to contribute progressively, at that point consider the 3 different focuses in this blog entry to choose whether in-house or outsourced SEO is directly for you.

In the event that SEO is as of now contributing a lot to your showcasing technique, yet you simply don't have the labor to develop and advance your endeavors then it might be an ideal opportunity to outsource your SEO.

Contingent upon what pail you fall into, the following thought is the means by which outsourcing SEO may influence your image character.

#3. Brand Identity

In the event that you outsource your SEO, will the activities be executed in light of your image character and objectives?

At the point when you outsource SEO, an individual who is new to your business and your objectives will be answerable for watchword methodology. What's more, on the off chance that you outsource progressively exhaustive SEO administrations, that individual will likewise be entrusted with making client centered, search well disposed SEO content that fittingly speaks to your image.

At the point when you outsource SEO, you must be certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that the individual or administration you utilize is personally acquainted with your image. What's more, they should absolutely comprehend your key objectives.

Regularly, this requires a few hours of onboarding by means of messages and telephone calls. You'll need to send them the entirety of your inventive material, walk them through your image rules, transfer your vision, objectives, achievement measurements…

Furthermore, by the day's end, nobody will ever realize your business superior to you.

So when you ask, "Should I outsource my SEO?" you ought to likewise consider:

How much time it will take to get an outsider SEO expert to comprehend your business

Regardless of whether they will contribute the time expected to assimilate and execute on that information

Extra inquiries to pose:

Is my industry specialty or expansive?

Expansive ventures like banking or human services might be all the more effortlessly comprehended by outsider SEOs.

Then again, littler enterprises that need to contact crowds like the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers may have a progressively troublesome time discovering SEOs with enough experience to unquestionably make proposals about their business' SEO system.

Does the organization or consultancy you're thinking about have a various portfolio that exhibits expansiveness of experience? Do they have a group of essayists that could give tests of their work so you can locate the correct fit with your image and brand voice?

#4. Needs

What parts of SEO do you need assistance with?

At last, when choosing whether or not to outsource SEO it merits thinking about what regions of SEO your requirements fall into.

Is it true that you are looking to thoroughly outsource SEO, or only one piece of it?

In the event that you just need assistance with one piece of SEO, finding a DIY arrangement might be more financially savvy and a superior utilization of time. Then again, outsourcing that solitary part to a freelancer might be all you need.

In the event that you need assistance with numerous pieces of SEO, guarantee the supplier you're thinking about will give you sublime and all encompassing SEO the board—from content creation and catchphrase examine, to on-page and specialized SEO.

SEO is mind boggling, and it's critical to do it right. So when concluding how to do SEO, consider your necessities, your objectives, and your spending plan. This will assist you with deciding if you ought to put resources into outsourcing or keep SEO in house.

Furthermore, in the event that you choose in house SEO is the correct way for you…

Keep SEO In House with Alexa SEO Tools

Alexa adopts a 360° strategy to the Marketing Stack, with instruments for each phase of the SEO workflow.

#outsourcing #seo #outsource

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5 Ways to Use Psychology to Increase Social Engagement

By Bill Widmer

Ahh, psychology. It’s all the rage these days.

For good reason. Understanding how your customer’s (and your own) brain works can help you provide better content and increase social engagement.

Because of all that, we now have fancy-pants fields like neuromarketing. But, what about neurosocial? (Is that even a word? If not, I’m coining it.)

In this post, I’ll reveal fascinating concepts in psychology and explain how you can use them to increase your social engagement and website sales.

Ready to pick apart the brain? Let’s dive in.

1. Grow traffic by 50% with social proof

You’re probably not surprised to see social proof on this list. It’s a powerful psychological tool that helps build trust between brand and customers.

Think about it—when you see great reviews of a brand, are you more likely to buy from them, or at least follow them on social media and engage with their content?

Don’t take my word for it.

YotPo conducted a study on the consumer decision making process of 500 different sites. They found that when those sites added social reviews to their website, their traffic increased 50 percent on average, over the next three months.

Image via Yotpo.

But the question is… why? What makes reviews work?

What psychology has to say

In the field of psychology, social proof is the concept that people will conform to the actions of others under the assumption that those actions are reflective of the correct behavior.

In other words, people assume other people’s actions and opinions are normal and should be followed. Therefore, seeing a positive review instills in us a desire to copy that person’s action of sharing that content, following that page, or buying from that site.

We tend to listen to those reviews, especially when we’re on the verge of committing to buy a product or take social action, like commenting or sharing something.

According to Social Psych Today, when people agree with us, our opinions grow stronger; when people disagree with us, our opinions grow weaker.

So, if we’re ready to commit to a purchase (or, in our case, commenting on or sharing a social media post), we’re more likely to take the plunge if other people have confirmed our decision as a good idea by taking that action themselves.

To make things even more interesting, it seems many people ignore five-star reviews and are actually more likely to purchase products (or stick with brands) with a few negative reviews. I guess people don’t believe a product can be perfect!

How to implement these findings

Putting this knowledge into action isn’t particularly difficult. All it requires is two small changes:

Encourage users to provide reviews of your products or business

Display those reviews for all to see (especially via social media)

YotPo also found some interesting stats around displaying reviews on social media as a customer engagement strategy: adding reviews to Facebook boosts customer’s time on your site by 9.9 percent and adding reviews to Twitter boosts time on site by 35 percent.

2. Gain millions followers using personality

Being social means showing your true colors. But, just how far should you take that?

Well, I’m sure you’re familiar with Flo, insurance company Progressive’s fun-loving mascot. But, did you know that Flo has her own Facebook page? Furthermore, did you know she has nearly 5 million followers?

Image via Flo, the Progressive Girl on Facebook.

Compare that with Progressive’s 380,000 followers and you see just how powerful personality can be.

Image via Progressive on Facebook.

What psychology has to say

According to one study, it becomes easier for people to identify with brands as they become more human-like. Meaning, there’s a personality and a face to the brand.

That’s not all. One of Robert Cialdini’s famous six principles of persuasion states that people are more likely to buy from people they like. So, if they like your brand, they’re likely to buy from, or engage with, you on social media.

How to implement these findings

So, how do you add personality to your brand? Try these tips:

Use pictures of your team in your posts and in your social media header images

Sign Tweets behind a brand with a team member’s initials or name

Give your brand a mascot

Let your support team connect with customers one-on-one with their real names and identities

One of the biggest benefits of letting real people connect with your customers is the joy and laughter that often happens as a result.

3. Bond with followers using laughter

Laughter acts as a social glue that bonds people (and brands) together. You see, when you make someone laugh, it releases endorphins in that person’s brain, which makes them happier and literally changes their perspective of the world.

Think about the last time you were in a crabby mood. Maybe you were hungry, maybe your boss just gave you a huge deadline, or maybe your spouse forgot to clean the dishes.

Now, think to a time you felt that way and someone (or something) made you laugh. Changed your mood entirely, didn’t it?

At the very least, laughing made you slightly happier and more tolerant of the situation. Now imagine it was a business’s Tweet that made you laugh. Chances are, you shared the Tweet—or at least hit that like button.

That seems like a small act. However, you now have a stronger bond with that brand.

What psychology has to say

According to Cialdini, when you hit that like button, you’ve just started a chain in your brain’s consistency bias. Meaning, because you’ve taken an action—associating yourself with a particular brand—you’re now more likely to continue to take positive actions with that brand in the future.

Otterbox does this brilliantly with their April Fool’s joke video.

How to implement these findings

Alright, I can’t teach you how to be funny. What I can do, however, is give you a few pointers:

1. Be honest. Talk about real-life things that actually happened. Be like Charmin.

That awkward moment when you use the work bathroom and the seat is warm. #shudder #tweetfromtheseat

— Charmin (@Charmin) October 7, 2015

2. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Have a little fun.

3. Involve your customers. Or at least, random strangers on the street.

#relationshipgoalsin3words Stay to gohttp://bit.ly/2li0dlO

— Charmin (@Charmin) August 25, 2015

4. Boost sales by 300% with reciprocity

Reciprocity is one of the most powerful psychological principles you can leverage.

People love getting free stuff, and they’ll often return the favor by engaging with you and even making a purchase. That’s what makes social media contests and giveaways so effective—people want cool swag.

For example, Catan Boards—the creator of amazing board games like Settlers of Catan—ran a contest. The company gave away some awesome prizes, like a Reversible Custom Beech five to six Player Catan Board (which wasn’t available publicly), free Settlers of Catan Games, and even a Catan Baking Set.

In order to promote their contest, they used a point system where users could take various actions to acquire more entries to win.

By offering people free entries and free swag, Catan Boards made them want to reciprocate by liking, sharing, and commenting on the company’s social media posts.

The results of this contest? A 132 percent increase in engaged Facebook fans, a 313 percent increase in Twitter followers, and a 300 percent increase in sales.

But why does reciprocity work so damn well?

What psychology has to say

Reciprocity is a social rule that says people should repay, in kind, what another person has provided for them. But, why?

Basically, reciprocity was ingrained in us as an evolutionary principle to keep us alive. It goes back to our time as hunter-gatherer tribes, when we relied on a small group of people to help us survive.

We learned to share with our tribe members with the assumption that an act of kindness would be returned at some point. Maybe this week I brought back a deer… my family can’t eat the whole thing before it spoils, so we share it with the tribe. Next week, you have a successful hunt and return the favor. It makes sense to reciprocate.

If you didn’t return favors, especially back in tribal times, you could be ostracized from the group, and likely die. Reciprocity is rooted in life and death from the time of our ancestors.

How to implement these findings

Alright, enough of this history lesson. What does hunting and sharing have to do with social media engagement?

I’m not suggesting you go hunt some deer and send it to your customers (although, that would certainly make you stand out). What I am suggesting is that you try the following:

Give away exclusive free trials to your social media followers

Send handwritten thank-you letters to your top engagers (bonus points if you send stickers)

Share your followers’ blog posts and tag them

Comment on, like, and share your fan’s social media posts (this is a two-way street, after all)

Surprise your customers with cool gifts like shirts, hats, or even beef jerky

You can use a tool like ThankBot to send handwritten letters to all of your customers.

5. Partner with influencers for thousands of shares

I can’t mention psychology without talking about the importance of influencers.

For example, DrumUp managed to get Guy Kawasaki to Tweet about one of their posts. The result? Over 1,000 shares within 24 hours, and several hundred more over the next few days.

One Tweet.

100 Top Books on Social Media Marketing http://bit.ly/2mPN1AR

— Guy Kawasaki (@GuyKawasaki) June 11, 2015

The right influencers can make your blog traffic explode and make your social engagement go through the roof.

What psychology has to say

Influencer marketing works for many reasons. One of those reasons is the halo effect, a cognitive bias in which we judge someone’s opinion based on our overall impression of him or her.

In other words, if we look up to a person, we’re more likely to care about what they have to say. Thus, the “Guy Kawasaki effect” we observed in the case study above.

Another reason influencers have such a strong effect on us is the concept of implicit egotism, which states that most people subconsciously like things that “resemble” them in some way.

Studies show that we value the opinions of people we perceive as most like us, and we tend to liken ourselves to the influencers we follow (and take action based on their actions).

How to implement these findings

To get influencers to help you promote your brand, you first have to find the right influencers. Ideally, they should:

Be relevant to your industry or niche

Have a highly engaged social following (engagement is often more important than sheer numbers)

Not be a competitor (duh)

Ideally, have a big email list

Have a blog (or at least a website) with a high domain authority

There are many influencer marketing tools you can use to find the right influencers, including influence.co, BuzzSumo, and NinjaOutreach.

Also, don’t be afraid to branch out your search. While Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the most popular sites, there are actually over 60 social networking sites you can use to reach more audiences and influencers.

Understanding psychology can give us an upper hand over our competition, help us turn customers into raving fans, and increase our social engagement.

These concepts aren’t hard to understand, nor are they very time consuming to implement. You don’t have to be a genius, you just have to follow a few simple steps.

I hope you now have a better understanding of the psychology of social media and how to use it for growth. If you enjoyed this article, please give it a share.

If you’re interested in learning more about psychology and how you can use it to make your life better, check out these TED talks.

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These kinds of Easy Points Can certainly Key You Straight into Feeding on Healthier

These types of Easy Ideas May Tip Anyone In to Feeding on More healthy

Trying to eat healthier? Having a few delicate alterations as part of your kitchen area, anyone could just be in a position to strategy oneself into which makes it occur.

We all spoke having dietitians in addition to health professionals concerning easy techniques organize your freezer, ready your meal in addition to retail store the snack foods to enhance a new healthy way of living. Here i will discuss their particular suggestions.

Some fruits (and various other balanced items) towards the front

Obtaining nutritious snack foods ― many fruits, greens, grains ― noticeable along with at your fingertips can change ones snacking habits, in line with the meal along with health professionals all of us interviewed.

″Put healthy food and see it [in this fridge] in addition to keep meals you wish to reduce from the refrigerator storage, ” mentioned Katie Serbinski, the particular documented dietitian powering Mum to Mother Healthy eating plan. “You may also get the step more and retail store a good diet inside apparent canisters as well as hand bags, so you can very easily discover and seize these individuals while not having to rinse off or even bathe, assuming that phase has been carried out early in advance Cara Menurunkan Berat Badan.”

For you to promote the staff you can eat healthful, The search engines relies on a comparable technique. Scott Giambastiani, this company’s world wide foods software cook along with operations boss, instructed HuffPost how the workplaces present much less healthful selections, although they’re saved in support of much healthier food.

“We concentrate on turning it into since quick as it can be to produce excellent alternatives through creating essentially the most wholesome meals extremely obvious, though indulgent options usually are slightly more challenging to get, ” they said. “Because could hydration is important, drinking water is usually one thing the truth is in your freezers. Seasons some fruits are placed inside containers upon open displays although tied in appetizers along with sugars are usually relegated to be able to drawers as well as opaque jars. ”

Causeing this to be word of advice able at household and also keeping individuals greater possibilities towards entry means you’re very likely to get sensible food to chew about to get a munch or maybe create which meals with a food you’re currently cooking. Furthermore, given that you could have your current eye into it, the meal is less likely to look poor therefore you won’t possibly be deterred coming from buying vegatables and fruits in the foreseeable future (this is often a frequent aggravation for those wanting to eat balanced, in accordance with many of the experts). It’s the win-win.

Accomplish the actual dirty function first

Marisa Moore, a new listed dietitian nutritionist inside The atlanta area, motivates the woman's clientele to wash the actual fruits and vegetables that they obtain after they go back home through trips to market after which process these people upwards in bite-sized items.

“If there is a complete pineapple, you’re not as likely to consume this when compared with in case you do not delay - slice the item up into smaller sized pieces, ” your woman claimed.

Extra factors when you can total this task using a Weekend and have the meat completely ready for that few days. An additional meals preparation compromise from Moore: When you ready soup with the 7 days, store in the fridge in a very apparent handbag, being confident that it’s smooth so it’ll help you room pertaining to additional different goodies.

Should your routine doesn’t leave many extra time to organize people food, several merchants offer you fruits and veggies which might be suited to on-the-go folks.

“There’s no pity inside purchasing pre-packed, pre-cut produce ― riced cauliflower, cut-up broccoli florets, pre-made zucchini noodles, pre-chopped and pre-washed kale, ” explained Andrea Moss, of utilizing holistic eating routine guru in addition to founder involving Moss Wellness. “Same along with icy fruit and vegetables. Anything that obtains you to take in fruit and vegetables and also causes it to be easier money thus is usually a acquire. ”

Divide this refrigerator into pieces (and THOROUGHLY CLEAN IT. )

Some people hold vegatables and fruits within the sharper compartment of these family fridge and also complete their particular pantries together with encased and scripted merchandise, however how most of us actually exceed that?

Molly Shelter, holistic well being instructor in addition to creator in addition to movie director of Energizing Nourishment, explained that will even more coordinating ones fridge and the sleep of the cooking area causes it to be simpler any time you’re preparing.

“Have diverse sections for distinct families of foods, ” your lover claimed. “It prevents mix toxins, it is sorted so that you can create a well-balanced mealtime. ”

If you have young children who are able to group their own lunch or even pick up their own after-school snack, look at having a kitchen within the family fridge and/or a part of this pantry just by all of them, suggests Serbinski. You’re building both equally liberty as well as very good ways of eating.

 In addition don’t forget about ― critically, don’t overlook ― to decontaminate your own fridge.

 “A uncluttered freezer can be an appealing family fridge! Get rid of these leftovers regular, ” Moss mentioned.

 Look at revamping your own meals (and don’t just forget about mason jars)

 Shelter instructed HuffPost that will “organization would be the key” in relation to some sort of kitchen that will help you try to eat much healthier, although obtaining a unique kitchen's could also support.

 “If you have damaged dishes or you don’t develop the appropriate gear, it’s not about to possibly be gratifying for making meals, ” the lady explained. “A lovely jar, denture and also cup of that you simply love can definitely get a long way for producing form of the ritual. ”

 Don’t sleep about builder jars, either.

 “You simply just stack your best ingredients, ” Lee explained. “You can certainly stack vegetables, crazy along with seed, chickpeas, tuna or even outstanding hen as well as feta dairy products, and also it’s simple. In addition, it seems to be wonderful and also you won’t ignore it simply because it’s crystal clear. ”

 For the people that has a sweet the teeth, Lee advised adding organic and natural Traditional or even basic yogurt to be able to refreshing fruits in addition to low-sugar granola (make positive it’s effortlessly lovely, not created using a lot of additional sugar).

 Don’t possibly be too much in your self in relation to indulgences

 No matter whether you’ve got any special dental as well as usually are constantly desire a thing salty, freeing by yourself coming from all your current cravings doesn’t usually perform. For just a much more practical equilibrium, Moore indicates having just “one indulgent thing” in your living area each time and departing others in the keep (that midnight munch desire won’t end up being because tough to triumph over if you’ve simply bought a single option).

 Lee stays for you to encouraging the girl buyers to eat “the best quality of your favorite a treat. ” Think normal chocolates or perhaps fresh honies, perhaps blended with one more nutritious break.

 “It’s more pricey and that means you truly get pleasure from the item, plus it seems great because it’s applying really good substances, ” the lady claimed.

 However, you handle these hankerings, a great principle is usually to fairly idiot your self in addition to tuck these absent some time.

 “Maybe you might have motherboards or you could have snacks behind the bottom rack, ” Moore said.

 Beyond picture, out of thoughts, in addition to with luck , through your healthier life style.

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Best Games of the Midyear 2018

We are already half of the way through 2018, and there have been some amazing games already released. The Shacknews staff has joined forces to put together a list of the best games to be released so far in 2018. This list is not presented in any particular order, but these are games that Shackers should pay attention to going into our Shacknews Game of the Year deliberations at the end of 2018. Please take a look at the best games of the midyear 2018.

God of War

There was something cynical about the idea of "Let's take Kratos and give him a kid." It's something that easily could have been a shallow gimmick.

Instead, God of War ushering Kratos into single fatherhood allowed Sony Santa Monica to completely reinvent the character without forsaking his past. If anything, Kratos owned up to his past and confronted some of his most problematic elements. He never ran away from what he did, but he imparted the lesson to his son that everyone should strive to be better people. "Don't be sorry, be better."

This is all in addition to one of the most satisfying open worlds of 2018 and amazingly crisp 3D combat. And while the violence wasn't quite as visceral and gory as past God of War games, it's still as impactful as its ever been. God of War is a triumph in every way. -Ozzie Mejia

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire

Obsidian upped the ante with the sequel to their epic fantasy RPG Pillars of Eternity with its sequel, Deadfire, and I can’t get enough of it. The base experience has been improved on various levels, one example being the more streamlined party. The expansion into a new space also opened the game up to sea combat that reflects the games pen-and-paper RPG roots. Just like the first game, you’ll often find yourself knee deep in interesting side quests and task, some arguably more interesting than the main quest. Nevertheless, you’ll constantly be inspired to see what's around the next corner. -Charles Singletary

Dragon Ball FighterZ

I feel like everyone knew Dragon Ball FighterZ was going to be good, but it must’ve been hiding its true power level for when it launched. DBFZ is one of the most approachable fighting games to be made in years. Yet, underneath that inviting surface is an intricate and nuanced combat system that has enchanted the hardcore fighting scene as well. It doesn’t hurt that Dragon Ball is such a recognizable franchise with a cast of characters perfect for a brawler like this. Arc System Works did a fantastic job of making all of the game’s art and animated sequences look as good as the current Dragon Ball Super anime. Dragon Ball FighterZ is definitely the birth of a brand-new fighting game dynasty and I doubt we’ll see its final form any time soon. -Blake Morse

Runner3

The latest rhythmic platformer from Choice Provisions hits a lot of high points: it's lightweight and lighthearted enough to provide a potent distraction from more heavy-handed titles, and yet it presents delightfully addictive action that's perfectly suited to both short and marathon gaming sessions. Runner3 is the ultimate evolution of one of the most absurd rhythm games on the market, topping off its tight gameplay and outrageous humor with loads of unlockables, special features, hidden characters, and more. -Kevin Tucker

Conan Exiles

Thank you so very much @shacknews for 9/10 "A battle to the death with 6 naked cannibals and a giant tiger is hands down the best gaming experience I’ve had in 2018. This game is the current high water mark in open-world survival and the biggest surprise of 2018 for me so far. "

— CONAN EXILES (@ConanExiles) June 7, 2018

While it is rough around the edges and prone to the bugs and frustrations common to the survival genre, Conan Exiles manages to stand above the pack with its satisfying combat, an expansive crafting recipe progression, and lively open-world. For people who liked Minecraft, but found the adventuring aspect to be woefully under cooked, Conan Exiles provides a land full of cannibals, crocodiles, spider caves, ice temples, and creepy dungeons that offer excitement beyond building out your base. Group play and a willingness to go along with silly business is strongly encouraged. Additionally, if game quality was judged by the amount of reproductive organs on display, Conan Exiles would have a Metacritic score of two billion. -Chris Jarrard

Hunt: Showdown

Hunt: Showdown is still in early access, but the development team will likely have a full release done by the end of the year. If things continue to improve on the current pace, gamers could end up with one of the best blends of various genres to date. Hunt mixes PvE and PvP into one experience, taking elements from horror, battle royale, and survival and layering wonderful art design on top. It’s a very challenging game and the developers need to find a way to strike the perfect balance for player progression. If they do, watch this one climb the popularity charts swiftly. -Charles Singletary

Monster Hunter: World

It is a rare creature indeed that gets me to come back to it again and again in the wild world of gaming. But, I just can’t quit Monster Hunter World. I’ve put close to 200 hours into the game and I’m showing no signs of stopping. It takes everything that has always been intriguing about the Monster Hunter series and gives it all a tune-up for current-gen gamers. There’s so many nuances to the world that’s been built and I find myself discovering new details about its biology and the way the creatures interact with it. The fact that Monster Hunter World is consistently putting out new and completely free content for its millions of players doesn’t hurt either.  -Blake Morse

Pit People

The Behemoth continues to show just how versatile it can be by leaping into the real-time strategy genre. Pit People is an exquisite strategy game that pushes the genre, while also retaining The Behemoth's unique humor. Outside of the core cast, it's a test of putting together the best roster of wacky characters with their own unique functions on the battlefield. While the gameplay is solid on its own, it's the writing that makes Pit People a real treat, making it one of the funniest games of the year, as well as one of the best strategy games of 2018 so far. -Ozzie Mejia

Mario Tennis Aces

I've been waiting quite a while for a new entry in the Mario Tennis series, so a new adventure on Nintendo Switch with a story mode tickled me pink. I was thrilled to find that it took everything I love about playing tennis with Mario and his friends and expanded on it even further with new special moves, strategic plays, and an exciting roster of characters to choose from. It's some of the most fun I've had on my Switch, and even when it frustrates me, I still find myself going back to it every time I pick the system up off of its dock. This is tennis done right, and a sincere love letter from Nintendo to fans of its arcade sports titles. I'm actually thinking about playing a few matches now, after having written this. -Brittany Vincent

Subnautica

Subnautica is game about exploring uncharted waters, both literally and metaphorically. Coming to understand the events of the game, from the player's catastrophic arrival at Planet 4546B to the mysteries behind the the Alterra Corporation's exploration efforts, primarily involves surviving in increasingly dangerous scenarios. It's a fantastic experience that manages to be both entrancing and terrifying: the notion of being underwater and having a limited supply of oxygen stays at the front of the player's mind, and diving deeper involves making special considerations with regard to food, water, power, and even personal defense. In return for their efforts, the player will be able to slowly piece together the events of the Aurora's crash and learn the surprising history behind the planet's previous outposts. -Kevin Tucker

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Warhorse Studios focused on historical accuracy and minute detail in its pursuit of creating a medieval sim with Kingdom Come: Deliverance. A second hand tug-of-war between a historian and one of the game’s developers poked holes in that accuracy, but the gameplay experience is undeniable. Kingdom Come, like a few others that will be a part of the GOTY discussion, had some significant technical issues at launch. When it worked, though, it delivered big. I’ve rarely been as immersed in an RPG’s world as I was with KCD and I’m excited to explore it more.

P.S. I do not count the save system as technical issue. It was a design choice that just didn’t go over well. -Charles Singletary

Sushi Stirker: The Way of Sushido

Finally, a game that combines my passion for combat puzzlers with my obsession with raw fish. If I had one major gripe with Nintendo’s Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido it would be that it makes me hunger for the delectable, yet costly, dish. Beyond that though, Sushi Striker really impressed me with its clever twist on Pokemon collecting and puzzle fighting. Throw in some quality anime sequences and you’ve got a tasty combination. It may have ended up being more of a sleeper hit, but it’s still a hit nonetheless and definitely worth checking out if you missed out on it during its initial launch, which was somewhat lost in the E3 mire. -Blake Morse

Detroit: Become Human

Quantic Dream's best and most riveting adventure hooked me with its brief demo ahead of its official release, and I haven't been able to get enough of it since. Connor, Kara, and Markus switch off throughout a sprawling narrative that explores various themes, and by the end I couldn't choose a favorite, as each character had grown so significantly throughout the course of the story. I laughed, I cried, and I longed for more time with the entire case (especially Connor) when the end credits rolled. Despite watching alternate paths play out on YouTube, I've gone back to see what my decisions could have wrought if I had chosen differently from time to time. It's an excellent and unique tale, with nothing else out there like it on PlayStation 4, and well worth playing, even if you're one of those sad individuals who still thinks it's "cool" to talk about David Cage's "bad writing." -Britany Vincent

Laser League

Some of the best games are the ones that don't opt for any crazy gimmickry and focus more on basic ideas. Laser League is such a simple idea on paper. It's two teams in an arena battling it out by avoiding killer lasers. It's a simplistic premise, but one that's wildly fun and builds on top of its foundation with individual classes and power-ups. Its futuristic aesthetic is the icing on the cake. -Ozzie Mejia

Sea of Thieves

Rare’s brand new IP, Sea of Thieves, has deeply divided the gaming world with one side being unenthused by the content on offer and the other falling deeply in love with the experience – and we here at Shacknews are of the latter group. There’s something so pure about the world of Sea of Thieves, from the aesthetic and color palette to the way it feels sailing across the waters, all of it evokes a sense of journey and adventure.

Outside of the launch window, Rare has continued to support the game through regular, weekly patches, bi-weekly events, and free major content drops for all players. After speaking with the developers at E3 and after seeing how they continue to interact with the playerbase, there’s a real sense of dedication to the community. If you’re yet to dive into this world, now might be the best time, especially as we approach the release of Cursed Sails and Forsaken Shores, the next two major content updates for Sea of Thieves coming in July and September. -Sam Chandler

Vampyr

“Vampyr only got a 7 out of 10. How is it in the conversation for GOTY?” I see the gears turning, reader. I wrote the review myself and even suggested in the conclusion that it would be in the conversation despite the score, so let’s get right to it. Despite its technical shortcomings, Vampyr is a very entertaining game. The combat, ambiance, music, community management, and more all lend to a vampiric power-fantasy that has been sorely missing in gaming for a while. The duality of the main character is a well crafted platform for the experience too, giving players power as healer and killer while tying that into the development of the game’s playable areas. It likely won’t win the big award, but Vampyr is a very solid game that you don’t want to miss. -Charles Singletary

Fortnite

Epic Games has struck video game gold with this game. Fortnite may be the greatest pivot in the history of video games as the Early Access Save the World mode didn' take the world by storm. After clearly taking inspiration from the wildly successful PUBG, Epic brought the Battle Royale mode to their game and gave it the old Unreal polish. The game is available on pretty much every platform and is making truck tons of money for Epic Games in the process. Fortnite's developers have done a great job of keeping the game fresh with new emotes, limited-time-modes, and special events like meteors and rocket launches. Fortnite is here to stay and it certainly deserves recognition as one of the best games of the midyear. -Asif Khan

Celeste

Celeste feels like a journey of growth in more ways than one. It's about persistance, progression, and the pursuit of one's goals, even in the face of their own demons. It's a punishing platformer and one that revels in players' death counts, which skyrocket into the hundreds and thousands, but it's one that encourages players to keep trying, both with its narrative and its forgiving checkpoint system. Speaking of its narrative, it's one that's impactful to anyone who's ever doubted themselves or found themselves dealing with bouts of depression or panic attacks. It's a very human story, set atop a mountain that dabbles in the supernatural.

And beyond Madeline's quest to personal fulfillment, players can also see the progression of creator Matt Thorson's own journey, as he starts to hit his own peak of level designing potential. He's come a long way from TowerFall and it's a satisfying journey to witness. -Ozzie Mejia

Overload

From the creators of the classic PC game Descent, comes a worthy spiritual successor to the space shooter. Overload gives players six degrees of freedom along with great level design and a fine polish that this genre has been missing for decades. I loved Descent back in the day, and Overload has recaptured the excitement from the new series. Improvements to level and weapon design is immediately noticeable and the game is so dang pretty, there are times when I get killed just looking around. Overload is one of the biggest surprise games of 2018 so far and anyone on the fence about this game should give it a try. -Asif Khan

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit 

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, though only a short prequel and introduction to what we'll eventually see in Life is Strange 2, is an exemplary piece of storytelling. The tale of young Chris, who's fully into pretending he's a superhero, is as heartwarming as it is deeply emotional. The seemingly lighthearted story peppers in a cautionary tale of child abuse as well as the struggles people face after losing their partners and jobs one right after another. It's a fantastic foundation to build Life is Strange 2 on, and it kept me glued to my seat the entire time I explored Chris's home and got to know him as well as my own little brother. I wanted to protect him from all harm and give him something to look forward to, so I hope he plays a massive role in the next game from Dontnod Entertainment, as he's too precious of a character to give up on. -Brittany Vincent

There you have it, folks. Our list of the best games to be released in the first half of 2018. What games did you think should be on our list? Let us know in the comments section.

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I know right? A big title like that hitting your face? I hope you read this guys, the game was not 100% easy to review as there is so much to note, criticize and praise. First things first, I do recommend Splatoon 2, and I do believe it is the reason to go out and buy a switch. Do I think the game has issues? Yes! but not any that diminish the game in any heavy areas. If you want to see my opinion in summary, skip to the bottom however I do recommend that you read the review if you are unsure on any parts of the game.

So, MTO is hitting back at you with his first of many in an actual organized schedule style launch! P-Wing Gaming will start to generate content on a regular basis, every Tuesday and Thursday so stay tuned for that! In the meantime, I am sitting here, watching Waterboy as I review this. Adam Sandler… Not always a great choice, but I enjoy Waterboy none the less. Without further ado, I welcome you to the amazing, the spectacular, and the frankly surprising, Splatoon 2!

WHAT IS SPLATOON 2?

  Splatoon 2 is a Multiplayer focused team based game with a few modes thrown in to give the game a more rounded appeal. The mains modes of Splatoon 2 have you trying to colour the battlefield with more of your colour than the enemy team. Teams are comprised of 4 players with 1 set ink colour. Games last not much longer than 3 minutes allowing this game to be played in short bursts, perfect for the gamer in a rush! There are some more multiplayer modes that have you capturing objectives by spraying ink on the battlefield or capturing an object by spraying ink on the battlefield. As you can tell, this game is fully of Ink! 2 hour slots are listed in a schedule giving you access to 2 new maps per mode rather than having all maps instantly available to choose from. Completing matches allows you to obtain money and experience allowing you to level up to access new modes and equipment and to also help you buy new equipment already available. Your equipment can also level up giving you access to new skills and abilities. Leveling yourself all the way up to level 10 unlocks the ranked mode for you also. Multiplayer is the key focus of Splatoon 2 here so don’t be surprised If I don’t divert too much into the other modes. Every 2 hours, the map cycle changes giving you access to new maps allowing the gameplay to stay Fresh.

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Splatoon 2 tries to flesh out its existence as a game with a few added modes and for the most part, succeeds. Splatoon 2 comes with a campaign styled mode where you have to take on the forces of the evil Octarians, splatting ink all over the place and collecting a few hidden items along the way. This gives you a bit of a background to all the going ons in Splatoon 2 and is fairly entertaining if not a little bit bland. All of the modes and features in the game are fully accessible via the games main hub, set in a town/city center. This even includes one of our companions from the last game, Marie from the Squid sisters. As with the last entry, memes are back and heavily featured in the hub, this time more detailed and more creative too. It’s also worth noting that the Squid Sisters have been replaced this time by Pearl and Marina, the new group on show. Both Pearl and Marina act as the hosts for splatfests and dish out all the news for the current map rotations in all the multiplayer modes.

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The other mode available is a horde based mode known as Salmon run, Brand new to Splatoon 2. Salmon run has you fighting waves of mutated fish with one of 4 weapons randomly allocated to you each round. The weapons are shared between you and your team mates and you are not given a choice in which weapon you are supplied with. Your task is to fill the quota of rare eggs in a race to capture as many as possible. You gain eggs by defeating bosses that appear throughout the waves, however i use the term boss very Loosely. The bosses are closer to different forms of enemies than bosses as most of them can be defeated by a few shots to a key point and have very easy strategies to tear apart. The game mode ups the difficulty by increasing the amount of eggs you need to have by the end of the wave as well as changing the battlefield size, hazards and even weather effects. If you sustain too much damage, you are reduced down to nothing but a life saving ring. When in this state, only your team can bring you back using their ink, however it is important to make sure at least one person stays alive otherwise the game is over. As per above, the maps available are offered on a cycle which changes roughly once a day. Completing games unlocks bonuses for your character allowing them to gain a lot of money, some rare equipment or even just a few tickets for the food van that I’ll talk about below.

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Splatoon 2 also has a shopping feature that allows you to buy goods from a selection of 6 different shops, selling you 6 Different types of goods. The goods are divided into Shoes, Tops, Hats, Weapons, Imported goods (from the mobile app) and food that provide you with boosts for multiplayer (such as XP boost or Money increase). Crust sean, the shrimp in charge of the food van just mentioned does not take money however! He will only accept food tokens that you have collected through the different modes.

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A mobile app also assists the game allowing users to check their previous matches, order new goods and check the current map rotation.

    WHAT I THINK….

So… the big answer you’ve been waiting for… Should you play Splatoon 2. The answer here is up to what type of gamer you are. For people that enjoy a good multiplayer that can be played in short bursts with the option of more competitive modes? Yes. For those looking for a more strategy based shooting game with a light hearted theme? Yes. For those looking for a deep story, epic action based multiplayer based on kill streaks and simulation style gameplay, I’d look elsewhere.

The truth is, I love Splatoon 2 and I believe it to be a massive improvement over the last entry however there are some points that steal it away from being the perfect game for everyone. As noted above, Splatoon 2 is not for people looking for deep combat, an involved story and heavy action sequences. Splatoon 2 targets a more cartoon theme with light tactic based gameplay with the extra modes feeling more tact on rather than fully fleshed out.

Single Player mode this time round gives you a new leader in the form of Marie of the squid sisters, involves Sheldon into the story and gives you deeper combat options in the form of more weapons and upgrades. The problem is that the gameplay is a direct repeat of what was done in the last game. Splatoon wasn’t ground breaking in the single player area and Splatoon 2 does little to change that. I found this mode to be more of a slog rather than something I optionally wanted to play. Every single time I jumped into the Single player, I was just getting hungry to jump straight back into the Multiplayer. I applaud the developers for trying to give the single player a stronger feel by adding more weapons and giving you the option to play all levels with all the weapons you unlock but it doesn’t change what the main single player campaign is; Boring, repetitive and dry. I’m glad that the mode is here however. There are certain members of the gaming community that may love this mode and It certainly gave me something to do when I was away from any accessible network but for me, I’m just glad the multiplayer is the real star here.

Going straight into the Multiplayer, you are greeted with a small task that really requires you to work well with your team. The idea is for the main mode is to cover the battlefield with more of your team’s colour than the opponents. A simple task but a great challenge depending on the team you have been given. The strengths, weaknesses and fun you can have with this mode depend on your ability to lose with honour, work with your team and accept your responsibility with each match. Splatoon 2 does not reward you for kills in this game and you will always receive more points for painting the battlefield. My advice for any newcomers is to avoid combat when not needed as it create an opportunity for the opposing team to distract and take you out of battle leaving your team down in numbers, unable to cover the ground work left behind. Splatoon 2 does one thing very right though, and that is rewarding you well even when you lose. Winning a round gives you a larger amount of Experience points and money however losing will still give you enough to progress and save. This is a great way to eliminate excluding new players of the game and allows them to gain enough money and levels to find the weapon that will allow them to play to their best levels. I cannot talk too much about the competitive modes of Splatoon 2 as I have yet to reach them however the objective based gameplay on offer ups the challenge of the standard modes by adding in capture the objective style modes.

Salmon Run is a real surprise guest in this game. Splatoon 2 is really only held up by this mode as I feel that if this was excluded, Splatoon 2 would feel nothing more than an update for the new console Nintendo has released. As described above, this is a horde type mode with various different rewards that are cycled depending on the online schedule available. I have been informed that this mode is not always available but to be honest, I have not felt excluded from the mode and its actually quite refreshing to have the different maps locked behind a time schedule. That’s one other thing I have to applaud Splatoon 2 for again, The rotation of maps and modes keeps the game tempting and interesting and always keeps me coming back for more. The same works for the rotation of weapons that are presented to you in this mode. The different weapons you are forced to use change the tactics that you can offer to your team and also offer you a chance to try out weapons you may not be too familiar with. Salmon Run does struggle from one common online problem and that is team mates. Team mates can hold you back from winning even if you are playing your best, but then again, Salmon run is not designed for you to be a lone wolf and requires you to work with one another to tackle all enemies that you are faced with. On the flip side, the game is quite short and lasts only 3 rounds allowing you to jump in and out quite quickly without wasting 10 – 15 minutes just to lose at the last stage. I also feel that Salmon Run gives you a deeper look into the lore of the Splatoon 2 World. Salmon Run is technically a Job that your character is paid for to participate in. All the maps are themed around toxic waste and dumps and really adds to the sometimes hinted at dystopian world that was set up in the first game. I honestly feel that if the Single Player focused more on this rather than the rehashed campaign of the first game, we really could have had a hit it out of the park game.

Character Customization is both limited and varied in Splatoon 2 giving you little difference with your character style (Being limited to a small selection of hair styles, a slightly larger selection of eye colour but no selection of ink preference, something I would love!) but allowing you to change all the clothing that you want to use. Clothing gives your character different skills and abilities allowing you to survive against more attacks, carry more ink or even move faster within enemy ink. To be honest with you, the abilities don’t make too much of a difference and you get into more of a “Fashion Souls” dilemma. I mean did you see my character above? I don’t even know the abilities but I know I love the look of him!

Weapon choice is a key part also, giving you different methods to take down enemies and mark up turf. Weapons range from short range but fast firing machine style guns to more extreme formats such as snipers, buckets and paint rollers. Each weapon also gives you a type of grenade to use (Of which there are many) and also give you a special ability to use when you get enough points in battle. Special abilities are not as much of a game changer as they were in the original and are directed to give the team more of a slight pull back rather than a complete game turn around.

  So after all this, How much do I recommend Splatoon 2… The answer is very highly, in fact enough to call it the first reason someone should go out and Buy a Nintendo Switch. I’ve enjoyed the other games I have such as Arms, BOTW and Mario Kart 8 DX, however this is the first game that I cannot stop playing, offers as great of an experience in both portable and on the big screen and honest offers the most for the average switch gamer. Nintendo have also announced that like the last entry, they will be providing the game with “At least a year of free updates” to keep players entertained and engaged.

    Well with that aside, I have been MTO and stay tuned for Thursday where we will be having our next piece of content listed on the site. PEACE!

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Splatoon 2 : The reason to buy a Switch I know right? A big title like that hitting your face? I hope you read this guys, the game was not 100% easy to review as there is so much to note, criticize and praise.

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FMCG and ecommerce: what next?

FMCG or fast moving consumer goods are all the products that shoppers buy for their daily needs. think toothpaste, dish-washing liquid, detergent, soap etc. 

These are invariably the reason one goes monthly (or weekly) shopping. 

Today, many consumers are exploring e-commerce to shop for these essentials. Convenience, better deals and subscription models make online so much more easier for shoppers to stop thinking about these recurring purchases. 

So, how does this changing user behaviour affect FMCG manufacturers? The P&G, Unilever, Reckitt-Benckiser, Nestle and many more? Is online just another sales and distribution channel? Consumers are shifting online, so should the brand owners join in as well? Are there any downsides? What should they do about it?

Let us start with the very basics:

At its core, a popular branded FMCG product exists because of three factors:

1. The brand - cultivated over multiple years of mass media advertising

2. Manufacturing - The ability to source raw materials and produce at scale. 

3. Distribution or availability - Ensuring that the retailer closest to you has the product. 

These three points at closely tied to one another. The popularity of the brand generates volumes of sale which in turn helps bring down the manufacturing costs, leaving brands with more money to further market their products and ensure distribution of the product. The popularity of brand also force the retailer to allocate space on their limited shelves. 

Apart from the three points above, brands invest in R&D to produce a better version of the existing products. New. All New. Better. Cleaner, Sharper. Faster. 

So what has changed in the recent years? 

Manufacturing no longer needs to be done in-house. Most brands outsource the production to facilities that ensure quality and cost-efficiencies. This takes away a big advantage that larger brands had (versus newcomers) in the not-so-distant past. Further, most FMCG manufacturing processes and product constituents are not really a secret within the industry.

Distribution reach helps the incumbent in more ways than one. If you have a strong brand, your primary product can ensure placement and distribution of a range of other products in your portfolio. This in the case of physical stores, also block competition from occupying the limited shelf space. Online stores have an infinite shelf, so this again is no longer going to be a differentiator or a barrier. 

Store brands that look and feel the same and cost significantly lower than the branded products. Most retailers across the globe have a strong portfolio of own brands. So, while it is difficult for smaller players to compete for the shelf-space, own brands have no such problem. 

I know all this. What’s the point? What was all the fuss about e-commerce at the start of the post? 

Unlike in the physical stores, online stores can personalise the user experience. So, every user sees their very own store. What this means is that a user may not even notice the existence of a product if the retailer so desires. 

Subscription models and “Dash” buttons give shoppers another reason to not “Shop”. Consumers’ essential requirements come home without any significant action on their part. So, how do the consumers discover new launches and new products? 

Impulse products are no longer seen and even if seen, all the factors that trigger impulse - product packaging, price, fragrance, general attractiveness, kid magnets - aren’t the same online. So, what happens to impulse category of products? 

Most large FMCG brands have 100′s of unique SKUs available for sale. In a physical store, for reasons stated above, the brands are able to get the shelf space for their range. Once on the shelf, shoppers see the product as the walk around the store aisles, touch the product and maybe even try it. In the eCommerce led world, most of these long tail items aren’t even seen. This affects sales volumes. and in turn, the FMCG manufacturers’ margins. So, there is an Increased reliance on a few big products and the range shrinks over a period of time. 

FMCG brands’ spend a lot of time in designing their product packaging and point-of-sale marketing activities. eCommerce makes that less relevant. The touch-feel-smell lemme-try options don’t translate very well online. 

The world is changing. Or at the very least, the online world is different. 

Increase in consumers using the online channels affect FMCG industry in a big way. 

In a relatively undifferentiated world of products, and the shifting balance of power to the retailer, FMCG manufacturers can only see a slow decline. Store brands will take over incrementally. First the peripheral products and then the highly profitable ones. An eventual downward spiral for FMCG brands. 

Bow down to your retailer overlords. 

Now seriously, what should FMCG brands do?

The one thing that makes the infinite-shelf online-retailer afraid is the non-availability of products that users demand. In cruder terms, search terms on the website leading to out-of-stock products or worse no results. Online retailers run the risk of losing the shopper to a rival if they don’t offer the specific products users’ want. This means that the Brands need to ensure that they are generating the pull for their lesser products. Get the shoppers to ask for their product (SKU) by name. 

For this to happen, brands need to demand greater openness on user browsing and searching behaviour data from the retailers. 

Brands should also demand greater transparency or visibility into product recommendation logic employed by the retailers. How can brands use that data to make their own products more likely to be clicked and purchased? 

Advertising strategy for brands needs to evolve. Apart from the larger brand campaign, advertising for smaller products and sub-brands become critical. This incidentally can only be enabled digitally. The choice of format - text, image, video, audio, long-form content, email, notification etc - are channels that need to be judiciously employed to ensure that the users are aware of each specific brand, sub-brand and variants. 

Bundles and cross promotions within an FMCG manufacturers’ product portfolio should increase. This not only helps ensure that the product range gets visibility but can also subtlely bypass retailers’ own recommendation. 

Create own stores where (potentially) the orders are delivered by retailers. Attract consumers to the brand store using various marketing strategies. Explain the product. Educate the user. Sell the item. Handhold the users to complete the transaction on the brand store itself. Get the delivery made through partnerships with retailers. This would work best for FMCG players with a large product portfolio. Treat this own store as a marketing investment and not as a sales channel. 

Work with the retailers to enhance the content on the product pages. Offer all the professionally shot photographs,  marketing collateral, ad copy, brand’s own understanding of product uses and why someone should buy your product. EVEN IF the seller or retailer is unknown. I, in fact, have written a longer post about this. Let me link it here. It is your brand that the users interact with, and just like how you influence the way retailer stocks the shelf, displays point-of-sale marketing message, the product packaging itself, do what is required to enhance the way users see your product. BTW, do you the brand manager have the necessary processes in place to track how your products are being sold online? 

Extending the above point, do you the brand manager know how the product is delivered to the user? Is there a process in place to track how every retailer ships the product? Can you do something about the shipping packaging to enhance the users’ experience everytime they receive your product at their doorstep? One can, maybe, use the packaging to educate the user about the variants available. If you “own” the shipping packaging, you can possibly send samples of the other products in your range. 

I mentioned the use of data quite a few times above. Do you have the system in place for collating, analysing and understanding user and consumption data for all your products and variants?  Do you the manufacturer or brand manager know about what proportion of users return your product and why? Do you know how often they add your product to a shopping cart and remove it prior to transacting? Do you know which zip code/ pin code places orders for your product? Some of this information is only available online - provided your retailers’ share it with you. Some of the information like zipcode / PIN code based purchase was so much more easier to collate in the pre-eCommerce era. 

The world is changing, so should you.  

All ye FMCG manufacturers and brand owners, eCommerce fundamentally changes many aspects of your business. 

eCommerce gives smaller players an easy entry onto the shelf and for the larger players it gives an even more wider canvas to grow. However, the growing eCommerce share and the resultant changes in consumer behaviour require a relook at the end-to-end processes within the FMCG ecosystem. 

Good luck!!

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