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LinkedIn Hack: How to Easily Add Closed Captions to Videos
Captioning is inclusive. True, you’re boosting SEO or grabbing the attention of the serial scroller, but what you’re really doing is including over 5% of the world’s population. You’re including viewers that may not be able to hear the video. You’re helping non-native English speakers understand your message. Access is (and should be) a universal…
Read MoreHow to Support Your Calendar – A Calendly Tutorial
Let’s say you’re someone who typically schedules a lot of meetings. Your weekdays are jam-packed with team and client meetings, the list goes on and on. Whether you’re using a scheduling tool to book meetings and keep track of your schedule or not, we recommend using Calendly. Here’s why: Calendly isn’t just another way to…
Read MoreWhy I Learned American Sign Language & You Should Too [Updated!]
I truly feel it’s important for others (especially communicators and marketers) to understand how learning and using other languages such as American Sign Language (ASL) can benefit how you communicate, with others and better your life overall. At age four, I began learning ASL as my second language because my brother is Deaf / hard-of-hearing.…
Read MoreHow to Make Working from Home Work for You
Tips for Working From Home When You’re Not Used to Working From Home Many people across the world suddenly find themselves having to figure out how to work from home as Covid-19 forces us into isolation. Well, the team at Smack Happy has been working from home for a long-ass time now, so we got…
Read MoreThe Importance of SEO in Pittsburghese: Red Flags N’at
An original post shared in 2017 and updated 9/16/2019. It was about friggin’ time. HI! If you’re into complete transparency, sarcasm, and the occasional cuss word…shit’s about to go DAHN (down). If you land on this post, and you’re from the ‘Burgh—go Stillers (Steelers)! Two facts – I am from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and SEO keeps…
Read MoreYour WordPress Post Editor May Look Different: Here’s Why
If your WordPress Post Editor looks different, you probably just need to install the Classic Editor plugin for WP. The fairly recent WordPress 5.0+ ([simple_tooltip content=’The latest WordPress editor is named Gutenberg, like Johannes Gutenberg, who helped usher the democratization of knowledge! It was built with the intention to provide users of all levels of…
Read MoreHow Long Does Website Design Actually Take? [BONUS: Project Guide]
You decided you want a brand new website, or you have a website and you’d like a website redesign or refresh. You have a vision of what you want and when you are going to have it, but then you run into minor bumps along the road. Your teammate does not like the color scheme.…
Read MoreWhy a Poorly Designed Website is Hurting Your Business
Updating a Poorly Designed Website Updating a bad web design doesn’t have to be overwhelming and doesn’t need to be done all at once. We can’t emphasize enough how important it is to have a well-designed website for EVERY business no matter what year it is right now. This is the face of your…
Read MoreUsing Public Logos from Major News Publications on Your Website [Downloadable List]
If you ever need to access ready-to-use public logos of major news publications for your website, look no further! Why do we provide you with these resources? Many websites add the ‘as seen on (media logo)’ to potentially increase traffic and visibility to the site and often boost conversion rate. We want to help to…
Read MoreDeveloper Tools for Your Creative Genius in 2019
It is almost 2019, and we know that your new year’s resolutions list is growing, right? Whether you have one, zero, or 125 resolutions in mind, the end, as well as the beginning of the year, is a time that is often brimming with creativity as we usher in the new year! Here are a…
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