Invite users who reacted to your Facebook posts
A few months ago I discovered a very efficient way to increase the amount of followers (“likers”) of the Facebook pages of my clients. It requires systematic manual work but it’s worth the effort. It can be summed up in a few words: always invite users who reacted to your Facebook posts. When people like (love & other […]
How to distribute a podcast on Mixcloud + Spotify + Google + Apple Podcasts
When I started a web radio using Radio.co I immediately decided to post the replay of all our live shows on MixCloud. I’m not using the recording / transfer native integration between Radio.co and MixCloud since I want to be able to edit the recorded show before publishing it as a podcast (adding jingles at the beginning and at […]
Live streaming setup to broadcast from home, full gear list
Here’s the full list of the live streaming equipment featured in my video tutorial. Live streaming software Live streaming hardware
What is myip.ms ? How can you use it in your research?
Myips.ms is a popular web service which can be used for multiple purposes. By default if you enter the myip.ms website you’ll see your own IP address along with some information: the name of your ISP, your status in the global blacklist of IP addresses (no reason why you should be blacklisted), your location, your browser […]
How to be notified when someone clicks on a link in your email campaigns?
I regularly send email campaigns on behalf of my clients. If you’ve read my recent piece about email marketing, you probably know that I switched from Mailchimp to SendinBlue (except for this blog’s mailing list which is leveraging the RSS feature of Mailchimp, coming soon on SendinBlue). Recently, five minutes before sending out a newsletter, a client asked […]
WordPress images on S3. How to host your WordPress images on Amazon S3 + Cloudfront CDN
If you run a WordPress site which uses a lot of (HD) images, you will probably be interested in this piece to reduce the load on your WordPress server. Recently I saw that my WordPress Simple Hosting space at Gandi was nearing full capacity (22 GB out of 30 GB!). This wasn’t due to my own site’s […]
The easiest way to add emojis to your Facebook posts.
You’ve probably landed on this short article searching for a way to satisfy your irresistible craving for emojis! Here’s a quick solution. I’ve just found a pretty cool resource I wanted to share with you: it’s by far the easiest way to add emojis to your Facebook posts, for instance a smiley face in your status […]
Want to play a movie from a USB key? Here’s how to play large video files on a projector without a computer.
I was recently asked to DJ at a private 80s Disco Night and I decided to create a long background movie consisting of video clips and special FX from the 80s, incl. the iconic VHS logo. I downloaded movie trailers, music videos and other visual FX and produced a 3h45′ long video, a 24Go file. I […]
How to quickly translate copy with the integration of Google Translate in Google Sheets.
I’ve just come across a post in my Linkedin feed showcasing the possibility to quickly translate text inside of Google Sheets using its native Google Translate integration. It’s a very useful tip. Here’s how to use Google Translate in Google Sheets, in a snap. Let’s say that you have a first column containing text written in French […]
How to create a newsletter with the RSS feed of your latest posts
If you run a blog like this one, you should start a newsletter to keep your readers updated with your latest content. But how do you create a newsletter with your latest posts? First of all, let’s find your RSS feed. If you’re using WordPress or another CMS which generates a XML feed, it’s very simple. Simply add feed […]
