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The 8 Practical Blogging Trends You Really Need to Follow in 2020

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  Blogs can be extremely powerful lead generators. So powerful that B2B companies that have a blog report   67% more leads   that those who do not. That’s because of the social media and Google phenomenon as people might not be talking about brands daily but they do at least a dozen searches per day, share viable articles with their friends, and discuss the trending topics. Many brands have become market leaders because they’ve managed to establish their blogs as industry-leading knowledge sources.  HubSpot  and  Moz  are great examples of this, as the companies’ blogs have become a place where marketers go to check on the latest trends or research a particular topic. Blogging has become such an essential part of  every marketing strategy . Did you know that websites with a blog  tend to have 434% more  indexed pages? Another helpful data is that blogs have been rated as the  5th most trustworthy source for gathering online information . A survey by OrbitMedia researched the biggest ch

2 Secrets You Should Know Before You Take the PTE Exam

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  It has now been a couple of months since I took the   PTE exam   for the second time, but I still find myself thinking about it quite a lot. It’s not so much a test as an experience— one I am not likely to forget anytime soon! My PTE adventure was a bit of an emotional roller-coaster (read about how  I failed the PTE   and then got a   PTE 90 ), and in the end, I took away two very important lessons. I would like to share them with you here because I think they’re important to consider before you go in. I sure wish I had known them before I wrote the PTE exam for the first time! Would you like to receive a  free  PTE study timetable and an online course recommendation from E2Language? Fill out the form below and we’ll email you with a free study timetable to suit your needs AND our recommendation for the right E2Language PTE preparation course for you! PTE Exam Secret #1: You can’t just “wing it” The first time I took the PTE exam, I assumed that as a  native speaker  I could just “s

Time Management In PTE Listening Module

  Managing time is crucial in cracking the PTE Examination especially when it comes to the PTE Listening Module. It is entirely upon you to decide the amount of time you spend on each task before clicking ‘NEXT’. Hence, it is a vital skill to have for performing with both accuracy & efficiency to maximize your listening score which shall ultimately contribute towards a stellar overall PTE score. Unlike the ‘reading’ or ‘writing’ tasks, you cannot go back & modify your answers because listening happens in real-time! Moreover, the PTE Listening section comes right at the end of the PTE Test. By the time a candidate reaches that point, he/she is already exhausted.  It is important to note that the listening section begins to play audio clips automatically which you can listen to only once. Needless to say that it demands you to be highly attentive – which is why how you utilize your time can make or break your performance! What Are The Tasks? Before we delve into actually managing

PTE-A Grammar: Learn The Concept of Gerunds in Less Than 3 Minutes

  No one seems to like a Grammar Nerd. But if you are preparing to take the  PTE Writing Test , you’d appreciate the importance of grammar. Pearson lists "using correct grammar” as one of the PTE-Academic sub-skills. Pearson also lists the use of Gerunds as one of the focus areas for test-takers. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the concept of gerunds and its various uses. Using gerunds effectively will help you in the following question types: Summarize Written Text & essay (Writing) Fill in the blanks (Reading) Summarize Spoken Text & Fill in the blanks (Listening, Reading: Reading & Writing) Describe Image & Re-tell lecture (Speaking) So, let’s dive right into it. What are Gerunds? A Gerund is that form of a verb, which ends in an '-ing' & has the force of a verb & a noun. Consider this sentence: Writing is his favourite pastime. The word 'writing' is formed by adding '-ing' to the verb 'write'. In this sentence, 'Writ

PTE Answer Short Questions: Follow These Tips to Improve Your PTE-A Speaking Score

  Along with other tasks that test your speaking skills, the Answer Short Question task requires your complete concentration and as PTE Speaking is the first section, and you have answered four tasks before this and by this time you get used to the format of the PTE-A Exam. PTE answer short question task has 10-12 short questions, and you get 10 secs to answer each question after listening to the recording for 3-9 seconds. But still, some students have missed on minute details while preparing face issues in answering this task. Answer short questions require preparation at the microscopic level. Let us discuss the areas where the aspirant's focus can be pin-pointed. Tips & Tricks for PTE-A Answer Short Question task Listen Carefully- Keep your ears open Be Prompt and Precise Do not go blank Do not Overthink Work on Your Vocabulary Make your Grammar stronger Make a picture of your question Listen Carefully- Keep your ears open As the  PTE Answer short question  recording will be