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NADRAProvidesDeckSafetyMarketingResourcestoHelptheIndustryBoostBusinessthisSpringInhonorofDeckSafetyMonth®,theNorthAmericanDeckingandRailingAssociationremindsprofessionalstotakeadvantageofexclusivesafetyresourcesalongwithpressreleasetemplates,graphics,ads,socialmediacontent,flyers,andmore.Quakertown,PA(April28th,2017)-TheUnitedStatesishometoroughly40millionresidentialdecks,andofthoseit'sestimatedthathalfaremore25yearsold.Thismeansbigbusinessopportunitiesfordeckbuilders,remodelers,inspectorsandcontractorstopromotedeckinspections,ensuring
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DishwasherAirGapsbyReubenSaltzman
It'sbeenjustoverayearsinceMinnesotaadoptedanewstateplumbingcode.Oneofthemostconspicuousandannoyingchangesthatwasmadetotheplumbingcodewastherequirementforhideousdishwasherairgaps.Adishwasherairgapisanegg-sizeddevicethatgetsmounted
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abovethesinktohelppreventcontaminatedwaterfromdrainingbackintothedishwasher.
Thesedeviceshavebeenaroundforalongtime,buttheywereneverrequiredinsinglefamilyhomesinMinnesota.Ouroldplumbingcodeusedtosay"Domesticusedishwashersmaydischargeintoasink,ordischargetoasinktailpieceorfood-wastegrinderifthedischargedrainlineisfastenedashighaspossibleunderthecountertop."That'snolongergoodenough,however.ThenewcodethatwasadoptedonJanuary23rd,2016saysthefollowingundersection807.4:
Nodomesticdishwashingmachineshallbedirectlyconnectedtoadrainagesystemorfoodwastedisposerwithouttheuseofanapproveddishwasherairgapfittingonthedischargesideofthedishwashingmachine.Listedairgapsshallbeinstalledwiththeflood-level(FL)markingatorabovethefloodlevelofthesinkordrainboard,whicheverishigher.
Thenitty-grittydetailsofexactlyhowthisisbeingenforcedthroughoutMinnesotaisuptotheprofessionaljudgmentoftheplumbinginspectorsforeachmunicipality.FromwhatI'veheard,airgapsaretypicallybeingrequiredatthetimethatsinksordishwashersareinstalledorreplaced.
InstallationProblemsBecausetheseairgapsareafairlynewrequirement,we'vecomeacrossalotofairgapdevicesthataren'tinstalledproperly.Tounderstandthesedefects,it'shelpfultounderstandhowthesedevicesfunction.Thecrudelymarked-upphotobelowshowshowtheywork.
Airgapshavean'in'andan'out'.Thewatercominginontherightsideofmydrawingaboveisbeingforcedbythedishwasherpump,butthewatergoingoutissimplydrainingthroughgravity.Becauseofthis,it'simportantforthe'out'hosetobelargerthanthe'in'...READMORE
TheCharacterCountGuideforBlogPosts,Videos,Tweets&More
What'sgoingonwithyourchapter?Gotaneventcomingup?Something
Whenitcomestowritingtextforyourblogandsocialmediaposts,manymarketerswonder,"Butwhat'sthecharacterlimit?"It'sneverasimplequestion--sometimes,it'sansweredbyparametersestablishedbycertainchannels.Andonotheroccasions,it'smoreaquestionofwhat'sideal.
Forexample,youprobablyknowthecharacterlimitforatweetis140,butdidyouknowthattheideallengthisactuallylessthanthat?(Holdtight--we'llexplainwhy.)Whilewe'vewrittenbeforeaboutoptimizingyouractualcontent,wethoughtitwouldbehelpfultogatherthenumbersofcharacterlimits--bothenforcedandideal--fordifferentonlinechannels,allinoneplace.
Below,you'llfindamoredetailedguidetocharacterlimitsandidealcharactercountsforpostsonyourblog,Facebook,Twitter,LinkedIn,Instagram,SnapChat,andYouTube.
TheLength&CharacterCountforEverythingontheInternet
1)BlogPosts
Quickreference:
Postlength:2100wordsTitle:Under60charactersMetaDescription:Under155characters
PostBody
Whenitcomestothelengthofblogposts,thereareafewdifferentitemstoconsider.Forexample:
AccordingtoMedium,postswithanaveragereadtimeofsevenminutescapturedthemostattention.TheaveragereadingspeedofnativeEnglish-speakingadultsremainscommonlycitedas300wordsperminute,accordingtoresearchconductedin1990.Atthatreadingrate,theidealpostlengthis2100words.
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ThatalignswithresearchpreviouslyconductedbyserpIQ,whichindicatedthat,onaverage,thetop10resultsformostGooglesearchesarebetween2,032and2,416words.
ThatmeansthatthisidealwordcountcanaddressgoalsaroundbothreadabilityandSEO.Butthat'sjusttheactualbodyofthepost.Plus,whenwelookedatourownblogonorganictraffic,wefoundthatthesweetspotwas2,250–2,500words.
Butthat'sjustthepostbody--let'shavealookattheotherareasoftextthatcompriseafullblogpost.
Title
Thelengthofyourtitledependsonyourgoals,andwhereitwillappear.
Let'sstartwithSEO.Doyouwantthisposttorankreallywellinsearch?Itturnsout,thatoftenhastodowiththedimensionsofeachentryonasearchengineresultspage(SERP).ForGoogle,titlesofsearchresultsareusuallycontainedatalengthof600pixels--whichMozmeasuresasbeingabletodisplaythefirst50-60charactersofatitletag.So,ifyoudon'twantyourtitletogetcutoffinthesearchresults,itmightbebesttokeepitunder60characters.Butwhenindoubt,youcandouble-checkthelengthofyourmetadescriptionandtitletagswiththishandytoolfromSEOmofo,oryoucanuseMoz'stitletagpreviewtool...READMORE
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QuickTip#17:Caulking
theWideOpenSpacesSoyoufilledthatwidegapintheexteriortrimwiththebestcaulkyoucouldbuy,andthenextyearithadpulledaway
fromonesurface,leavingalargegap.Oryoutriedtofillawidergap,andthecaulkjustfellinthehole.Whatwentwrong?Nobackerrod.
Beforeprofessionalsfillalargegapwithcaulk,theybridgethewideopeningwithastifffoambackerrod.Thebackerrodiswideenoughsofrictionholdsitjustbelowthegap’ssurface.Therodsupportsthecaulkappliedinanhourglassshapewithaheight-to-widthratioofabout1:2.Why?Caulkneedstoexpandandcontractassurfacesmove.Thehourglassshapeallowsthecaulktobondtoonlytwosurfaces;thenarrowersectioneasilyexpandsandcontractswithmovement.Caulkshouldnevercompletelyfillaspace.Itshouldneverbeappliedtothreesidesoranunbridgeablywidegap,or
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itwillquicklyfail.Caulkcan’texpandandcontractwhenitispulledinthreedirectionsorwhenthecross-sectionistoothick.
Youwillfindbackerrodsinlargerpaintandhardwarestores.Itissoldinlengthslikerope,anditcomesinvariousdiameters.Chooseadiameterthatiswiderthanthegaptobefilled,andforcetherodintoplacewithablunttoolorputtyknife.
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HowtoCreateaSocialMediaMarketingContentPlanin7Steps
ByWarrenKnight
Wanttoconnectmorewithyourtargetaudience?
Wonderinghowtodeliverrelevantsocialmediacontentconsistently?
Planningyoursocialmediacontentdeliverykeepsyourmarketingon-message,makingitmorelikelythatyou’llreachyourbusinessgoals.
Inthisarticle,you’lldiscoverhowtocreateasocialmediamarketingcontentplanforyourbusiness.
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#1:UnderstandHowYourIdealCustomerMovesFromAwarenesstoConversion
Whetheryou’vebeeninbusinessfor24hoursor10years,definingyourtargetcustomerisacrucialpartofyourjourney.Youmaybethinkingit’seasytodefineyourtargetcustomerbasedontheusualdemographics,age,gender,etc.
However,youneedtogobeyondsimplyidentifyingyourtargetcustomer’smaritalstatus,wheretheylive,orwhattheirhobbiesare.Intheeraofthe“experience,”youhavetogiveyourcustomersanexperiencethey’llfallinlovewith.Forexample,UberandAirbnbhavegrowntobesuccessfulcompaniesbecausetheyprovideagreatcustomerexperiencewhilefulfillinganeed.
Putyourselfinyourtargetcustomers’shoes.Whatistheirfirstthoughtwhenresearchingaproduct?Howdotheyprogressfromthere?Mostimportantly,what’sthefinalquestiontheyaskbeforemakingapurchase?Tobetterunderstandthisexercise,let’sanalyzetwohypotheticaltargetcustomers:RitaandJohn.
Ritaisacreativeentrepreneurandvisualinherapproachtobusinessandlifestyle.She’spassionateandinquisitive,alwaysaskingquestionsbeforemakingadecisiontobuyaproductorservice.Shecallsherfriendsonthephone,andsearcheswithGoogleandthroughsocialmedia.Rita’swayoffindinganswersisthroughaPinterestinfographicoranInstagrampost.Here’showyoumightidentifyRita’sthoughtprocesswhenpurchasingaproductorservice...READMORE
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