“I quite like cramming as much detail as I can into it,” says Sam Wagstaff, a Manchester School of Art graduate who works in a distinctive graphic novel style of illustration. It’s an approach that particularly suits city scenes, or imagery of boats, trains or clusters of buildings – all of which allow Wagstaff to […]

If you want your blog posts to perform well, one simple way is to achieve this is by writing magnetic headlines.  By playing around with your title after publishing a post, you may significantly increase the post’s conversion rate. In this article, I’m going to share a step-by-step process to get you producing consistently great […]

A man waxes lyrical about how much he’s looking forward to meeting his friend for a McDonald’s, even if he always nicks his fries It’s surprising what we might have missed during the pandemic. There’s the obvious stuff – hugs with friends and family, the chance to talk over travails and triumphs face to face […]

Who says you have to spend money to get more traffic? There are tons of free SEO tools that can help you drive more traffic. Sure, you may know of some, like Ubersuggest, but there are many more options than just my own tool. Before I dive into the tools, I’ve broken them down into […]

Molly Jones’ illustrations have the cheeky energy of a retro cartoon strip. Her loose lines, goofy yet expressive characters and trippy scenes make for an irreverent illustration style, often topped with playfully grotesque or childlike touches. Look a little closer though and there are references aplenty that bring her work right up to date, namely […]

Originally from Virginia and of Indigenous Mexican and Filipino descent, Rich-Joseph Facun travelled all over the world during a 15-year career as a photojournalist, before moving to the Appalachian Foothills of southeast Ohio in 2015, when the industry he was in was “looking bleak”. Although he’d been commissioned by titles including the Atlantic, the New […]

You’ve finally carved out a spare moment to write. You open up a blank page, and set your fingers on the keys. But then nothing comes. You need a strategy for how to get ideas for writing—now! You check Facebook thinking you might find something to inspire you there. No luck. You wonder if your […]

We marketers would like to believe we dominate the web, but we secretly admit to ourselves that cats and memes are the true rulers. It can be frustrating to pour hours of work and money into content, only to watch the next Evil Kermit or Sponge Bob meme pull more traffic. Is there a way […]

The author of seminal photography book The New Black Vanguard talks through his plans as director of Gagosian Gallery with Gem Fletcher, which includes asking the question ‘what more can art do?’ The art world is at a crossroads. Cultural institutions are stumbling as they grapple with a long-overdue reckoning to decolonise and diversify. The […]

If you are looking to build up your professional brand as an authority in your niche or industry, one great way to do so is to answer people’s questions. Even if you’re not the top expert on a particular topic, chances are you still know more than others. Quora is a great place to start. […]