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Essential Privacy Settings to Change on Your Devices Right Now

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With so much of our lives happening online, protecting our privacy has never been more important. Every time you browse the web, use social media, or download an app, you’re leaving behind digital footprints that companies and hackers can exploit. Whether it’s targeted ads that seem to know too much about you or data breaches exposing sensitive information, the risks are real. Fortunately, making a few simple adjustments to your device settings can go a long way in keeping your personal information safe. Here are the essential privacy settings you should change immediately.

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10 Mindfulness Apps and Gadgets to Help Improve Your Mental Health

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In recent years, mental health awareness has taken center stage. Although the stigma surrounding mental wellness (including mental illnesses and mental health conditions) has not been erased, it surely has been significantly reduced in the past decades. 

And because of it, highly beneficial practices — such as mindfulness, journaling, and meditation — have fortunately emerged as a result of this action. Now, people don’t have to go far to learn how to put their mental health first.

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3 Ways To Encourage Kids Interested In App Development

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With the amount of technology that modern kids have access to on a daily basis, it’s no wonder why many of them are getting interested in developing their own apps and other software that they can use and give to others. But for many parents, knowing exactly what to do to help cultivate these interests can be a challenge.  [Read more…] about 3 Ways To Encourage Kids Interested In App Development

Make Your Next Event a Lead-Generating Powerhouse

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One of the best ways to generate sales qualified leads (SQL) is to host a conference. One of the worst ways to sell that idea to your non-marketing focused boss is to use terms like SQL. When speaking to non-marketers, avoid marketing jargon.

Eliminating specialized jargon is also good practice for marketing your products, services, and brand. People don’t want to feel like they are being marketed to (targeted). They don’t want to be treated like leads and prospects. [Read more…] about Make Your Next Event a Lead-Generating Powerhouse

5 Costs Associated With Creating and Producing an App

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How easy do you imagine it will be to have an idea for an app to sell, and then make it happen so that you’ll make some money? In theory, it sounds like maybe you’ll just have to spend a little bit of time doing some programming, and then you’ll submit your app to the Android and iOS stores, and then money starts pouring in.

There’s a little bit more to it than that, and those extra parts will often cost you some money to make happen. These stages include app development, promotions, troubleshooting, maintenance, and possibly even infrastructure. Take a minute to think about each of those categories. [Read more…] about 5 Costs Associated With Creating and Producing an App