In record year for title insurers, ‘big four’ maintain market share

Title insurance premiums surged 36 percent in 2021 to a record $26.2 billion as low mortgage rates spurred refinancings, according to an analysis released Friday by the American Land Title Association.

Unexpected Things You Can Buy With ‘Food Stamps’

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal initiative designed to help low-income Americans access more food. Formerly (and still casually) known as the “food stamps” program, there is often confusion around what SNAP can be used to purchase. There are the things you’d expect, like fruits,… Read more…

The 7 Deadly Sins of Online Dating

More than 50 million Americans are expected to try online dating at some point this year, and most of them will be bad at it. It’s hard for many people to reduce themselves to a few pictures and lines of text, but the urge to connect with other people is strong enough that they’ll try […]

How Young Is Too Young to Run a Marathon?

Recently a family in Kentucky has found itself in the center of controversy for allowing their 6-year-old son to participate in the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati last Saturday. Many were put off by the idea of a child that young running a distance that long, questioning if it was safe for his health. Before […]

There’s No Such Thing As a ‘Clean’ Toothbrush

There are two types of people in the world. The type who thoughtlessly store their toothbrushes out in the open, in the same bathroom that harbors a fecal-matter-spewing toilet (gross, right?), and the type who takes pains to cover their toothbrushes when not in use, and even periodically disinfect them in the… Read more…

You Should Make and Freeze a Whole Bunch of Caramelized Onions

Properly caramelized onions—deep, sweet, and soft—cannot be rushed. You can cheat with a little sugar and baking soda, but if you’re a purist, you’re going to be hanging out at that pan for at least 45 minutes, probably more. While you’re there, you might as well make a lot, and freeze the leftovers. No one […]

How to Preserve Your Digital Legacy (and Why You Should)

Over the last few decades an increasing amount of our lives has been moved online. With the advent of social media and cloud storage, things that were once analog or physical have become digital. In most ways, this is terrific: we can share and communicate effortlessly, creation has become simpler and more powerful,… Read more…

Stop Using Dish Soap on Your Wine Glasses

The wine world is famously mystifying. Legs? Tannins? Why is everyone slurping? So it makes sense that when it comes to caring for your wine glasses, a lot of people have a lot of different opinions. In fact, when you look up the best methods to clean wine glasses, you might find more questions than […]

Google Coffee Training

Google Allows FAQ Schema Markup That Are In Different Sections Of A Page (Not Lists)

Google’s John Mueller was asked if Google allows for FAQ schema markup and structured data that appears in different sections of a blog post and that are not formatted as a traditional FAQ list. The answer, John gave was yes, assuming the FAQs are visible on the page.

Google On Product Reviews Update: Content Should Add New Information To Body Of Knowledge

There has been a lot of talk about the Google product reviews update and what content ranks well and what content does not rank as well since these updates. Alan Kent from Google offered a nice line on what content stands out for the product reviews update.

Mark Cuban Upset With Google Ranking Fake Shark Tank Endorsements

A few weeks ago, Mark Cuban (who needs no introduction), went to Twitter to complain about how Google is ranking fake Shark Tank endorsements. Mark was not too happy with Facebook either about it. But Danny Sullivan from Google responded saying he will escalate the complaints.

Google Adds Troubleshooting For Title Links & Valid Page Metadata Help Docs

Google has added a new help document for the use valid page metadata and also added a new section to the title link help document with troubleshooting. These additions were made this morning, May 10, 2022.

Google’s Digital Marketing Certification Course SEO Advice Includes Word Count & Keyword Density

Google offered its official Google taught and backed digital marketing certification and courses, as we reported about a couple weeks ago. Guess what SEO advice and recommendations Google offers in this course? Yep, having more than 300 words on a page and making sure you have a keyword density of about 2%.

Multifamily Q&A: How to Start, Scale, and Succeed in Apartment Investing

Is multifamily real estate investing as complicated as investors make it out to be? If you’re Andrew Cushman of Vantage Point Acquisitions, you’d probably argue that although multifamily has a […]