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Lola “Gangsta Boo” Mitchell was found dead Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee, her hometown. The cause of death has not been released.
“The Mitchell family would like to thank everyone for their condolences regarding the untimely death of Lola ‘Gangsta Boo’ Mitchell,” said the rapper’s mother, Veronica Mitchell, and family in a statement issued Monday. “The family is asking for your continued prayers and privacy as we process the loss of our loved one.”
The rapper launched her career at age of 14 when she was noticed by DJ Paul, a founding member of Three 6 Mafia. By 15, she joined the rap collective, which included notable members DJ Paul, Juicy J, Crunchy Black and Lord Infamous.
Gangsta Boo gained instant notoriety with her shoot-from-the-hip, rapid-fire rap flow on Three 6 Mafia’s 1995 debut album “Mystic Stylez,” which became a cult classic. She appeared on five more of the group’s albums, including “Chapter 2: World Domination” and the platinum-selling “When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1.”
In 1998, she branched out with her debut solo album, “Enquiring Minds.” The album was highlighted by “Where Dem Dollas At,” featuring Juicy J and DJ Paul.
After Three 6 Mafia released “Choices: The Album” in 2001, she left the group to focus on her solo career. She dropped her sophomore album, “Both Worlds (asterisk)69,” which reached No. 29 on the Billboard 200 chart. Her third album, “Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera,” was released in 2003.
During her career, Gangsta Boo collaborated with popular artists, including OutKast, Eminem, Gucci Mane, Lil Jon, E-40 and T.I. This year, she appeared on Latto’s “FTCU” that also included GloRilla.
Last month, Gangsta Boo said she was on the verge of releasing her fourth studio album, “The BooPrint,” this year. Last week, she filmed an unreleased video, “Imma Mack,” with producer Drumma Boy.
“Gangsta Boo was like a sister to me and told the world about me the way my blood brother did,” Drumma Boy said in a statement. “We both are Leos and share the same energy towards unity and seeing people happy! This is just such a devastating loss cuz she always wanted to see others win! RIP to the Queen Of Memphis, forever my sister.”
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When you get a credit card tied directly to a store, it’s called a retail credit card. Common examples include retail credit cards from Lowe’s and Office Depot. Generally, you can only use these accounts at the specific store that issues the card. Some stores offer credit accounts with net terms rather than retail credit cards.
Retail Credit Cards and Accounts Can Push Business Credit Beyond the Beginning
There are a lot of steps to building a business credit profile that many business owners just don’t know. We do our best to help out in that area, but once you get started, you have to keep going. Building a fundable foundation is important, of course. You cannot have business credit without that.
Then, you have to get initial accounts reporting. That’s where starter vendors come in. Yet, you can’t stop there. That is just the effort it takes to build the snowball and get it to the edge. You have to push it down the hill if it is ever going to grow.
That is where you get to the next step after starter vendors. In the Business Credit Builder we call it Tier 2. This is where second step credit providers live.
Retail Credit Cards and Accounts: AKA Tier 2 Credit Providers
There are various types of credit providers in the Tier 2 category. These are credit providers that will approve you with limited business credit history or a personal guarantee. What really sets them apart is that they will report your on-time payments to the business credit reporting agencies.
Not all business credit providers do that. Many will only report late or missed payments, if they report anything at all. However, if you find those that report positive payment history, your business credit profile continues to grow. Your business credit score continues to grow as well.
This is how your business credit score can really take off.
Finding Tier 2 Retail Credit Providers
It can be a bit tricky to find these types of accounts. Despite the fact that most large retailers offer retail credit cards or net accounts, many do not make it easy to find out whether or not they will report. If you are working on building business credit, reporting on-time payments is vital.
That’s part of the value of the Business Credit Builder.There is a whole database full of Tier 2 vendors that report. We list them for you along with what it takes to get approval and which business credit agencies they report to.
Some will still extend credit, and still report to the business credit reporting agencies, even if you do not meet the requirements or do not have enough business credit history. The catch is, they will require a personal guarantee.
Retail Credit Cards or Net Accounts and a Personal Guarantee
Others will not require a PG, but it will make it much easier to get approved with minimal business credit history. This is why the first steps of the Business Credit Builder are so important. Without a strong business credit profile, you may be able to get approval with a PG. In contrast, if you build a solid foundation and business credit score with starter vendors first, you can get approval without a PG.
That right there is the secret that no one wants to talk about when it comes to retail credit. You do not have to give a personal guarantee to get it. There is another way. You can build a strong business credit profile before you apply.
It’s not that a personal guarantee is bad, per se. Sometimes you may need it to get started. Still, it does add more liability to you personally. So, if you can get away without it, why not?
Examples of Tier 2 Retail Credit
Here are just a few options from the Business Credit Builder.
They also like to see a minimum of 2 accounts reporting. But, they will look at the merit of the overall application, so minimum accounts reporting isn’t necessarily a deal breaker.
They also require a business phone number listed in the 411 directory and at least 3 years in business. The minimum PAYDEX required is 80, and you must also have a good Experian business score. You can request Net 60 terms after the account is established.
If there is not enough business credit history or you have been in business for less than 3 years, a Personal Guarantee(PG) is required.
Quill.com
Quill.com sells supplies any business can use in day-to-day operations, including office and cleaning supplies. For approval, they want to see:
Business address- matching everywhere
D & B number
Business License- if applicable
Business Bank account
At least 3 trade/credit references
A good D&B paydex score of 80 or higher
That the business has been established for at least 6 months
New businesses or businesses with no credit history with D&B may need to pre pay purchases for 3 consecutive months until Net 30 is approved.
Office Depot
To get approval for Net 30 withOffice Depotyou must have:
An EIN
A business address- matching everywhere.
Your business License- if applicable
A business bank account
At least 3 years in business
A good D&B paydex score of 80 or higher and good Experian business credit score
If any above criteria is not met, a Personal Guarantee (PG) is recommended but not required.
Once you’ve got your 5 (or more) starter vendors reporting, you should be eligible for credit from these retailers. That is, assuming you have handled your credit from starter vendors wisely. As you can see, exact requirements for approval vary by lender.
Retail Credit Cards or Net Accounts and Building Business Credit
Many of these credit providers have more than one option for business credit. For example, they may offer net terms as well as a revolving account. If you do not qualify for the revolving account, you may qualify for net terms.
You can use the net account to help you build your business credit profile until you qualify for the revolving account. These examples can help you see what’s out there and what it takes to get approval. They make it crystal clear why building a fundable foundation and getting initial accounts reporting using starter vendors is vital.
Once you do so, you can get retail credit accounts from tier 2 reporting as well. This keeps the snowball rolling and growing allowing you to pick up bigger accounts with better terms. If done properly, the need for a personal guarantee can be kept to a minimum.
If they’re clicking to your site from the search engines, chances are they’re finding you through longtail keywords. This free traffic is a huge bonus for your business, and understanding how to integrate longtail keywords better can help you do this.
Here’s how you can integrate longtail keywords in 2021.
What Are Longtail Keywords?
Longtail keywords are long, specific queries letting search engines know not just what words searchers want to know about but why they want to know them.
For example, “longtail keywords” is a keyword; “what are longtail keywords?” is a longtail keyword.
When you run your keyword research, it’s easy to be attracted to the short tail or head keywords. These are the keywords like “SEO” or “keywords,” and they’re likely to have a high search volume, attracting the attention of many marketers.
Where there’s search volume, there’s lots of competition. Longtail keywords with slightly less volume tend to be a little easier to rank for.
Why Should You Integrate Longtail Keywords in Your Blog Posts?
What do you want from your content marketing?
The first thing is probably traffic, and after that, you want conversions. Longtail keywords can make a massive difference to your business in both of these areas.
Paid advertising is a great way to get your brand in front of your target audience, but there’s a catch. You’re paying for every click. If you can gradually replace those paid clicks with organic traffic, not only do you save money, you could see better results. In fact, Google’s Economic Impact Report states organic search is five times more valuable than paid search.
Searches of more than four words make up 95.88 percent of Google searches, meaning there are lots of clicks to be had. Because these searches are more specific, the people making them tend to have greater buyer intent.
Compare the two searches:
“Real Estate” vs. “4-bed real estate in Naperville.”
Which search indicates a buyer who is more ready to purchase?
Longtail keywords often indicate a searcher is well on the road to conversion, and that alone is a pretty strong reason to use them in your content.
How to Integrate Longtail Keywords in Your Posts
Longtail keywords are essential for any business. It doesn’t matter how authoritative your site is; the sheer volume of longtail keywords means they’re something you can’t ignore.
You can’t just take longtail keywords and try to stuff them into your content, though. Modern SEO is about providing the user with the best experience. To do this, you need to integrate longtail keywords into high-quality, relevant content.
1. Set Your Content Marketing Objectives
What do you want to achieve with your blog post?
Your honest answer can help you create user-friendly blog posts to rank more highly in keyword search results.
attract potential customers to your marketing system
explore prospect pain
illustrate benefits
overcome objections
build your reputation with search engines
With hard work and patience, great content marketing can achieve any of these goals. The best approach is to choose one or two core goals that you want every piece of content to achieve.
Whatever your goals, if you want to attract new prospects, you have to find out what longtail keywords they use. This allows you to create valuable, evergreen content based on those longtail keywords.
Plus, longtail keywords likely play a big part in Google’s algorithm, so you need to understand how to align them with your goals.
Generally, when potential customers find their long-tail keyword search terms in your post, it will increase engagement. It’s about matching user intent.
Longtail keywords can help you achieve different goals, so you should define what you want to achieve before starting writing.
2. Create Buyer Personas to Help You Understand User Intent
If you’re going to match user intent, you’ve got to understand the people searching for your products/services (your buyer personas).
Without a clear picture of what your buyer personas look like, you’re just guessing at what people search for and how they search for it. Instead, you want to have a clear image of how your target audience searches for information, why they look for it, and how you can respond to their queries.
Creating buyer personas is a simple way to help you respond effectively. It’s a representation of a specific ideal reader you’d like to attract to your blog or site.
Put yourself in the shoes of your buyer persona and ask yourself what questions they have, what information they’re looking for, and how they search for it?
You need to understand how your audience searches and use this information to match user intent by integrating longtail keywords.
3. Research and Select Your Longtail Keywords
You have to be picky about your longtail keywords.
Step 1: Go to Ubersuggest, type your main keyword (e.g., car insurance), and click the “Search” button:
Step 2: Click “Keyword Ideas” in the left sidebar:
Step 3: Choose your long-tail keywords from the results list, by identifying keywords with four or more words.
Step 4: Filter the results in search of high volume, low SD long-tail keywords:
For this industry, which is highly competitive, I set the SEO difficulty to no greater than 40 while keeping the search volume in the 2,000 to 7,000 range. Here’s what you get:
Not only are there 80 keywords meeting the criteria, but many of them are prime candidates. For example, “cheapest car insurance in Michigan” is desirable. Here’s why:
5,400 monthly searches are more than enough to move the needle (more on this below).
A relatively low SD of 34 shows ranking on the first page is attainable.
A CPC of $37.89 proves it’s a high converting keyword (typically, the higher the CPC, the better it converts).
So, if you decide to target “cheapest car insurance in Michigan,” the next step is clicking on that keyword. Doing so displays the following:
This is a list of the top search results for the keyword, complete with:
URL
estimated visits
links
domain score
social shares
A few things stand out to me:
Estimated visits per month for the top three spots are strong.
The average number of backlinks of page one results is 16.
None of the websites in the top five have done an outstanding job with social media.
In other words, this is a long-tail keyword you can win.
It’s important to remember that Google and the other search engines aren’t just about numbers, though. At its heart, Google is about the experience: giving people the information they need in a way they enjoy. Longtail keywords won’t get you where you want to go unless you understand user intent and can provide them with the experience they’re looking for.
This means your goal can’t just be to rank. It’s got to be to provide the user with the highest quality content that matches user intent.
SEO requires caring about your users and solving their problems. This is why smart long-tail keyword use helps you with search engine results, not hurts you.
Your content is there to help your visitors answer questions and solve problems, and keywords firmly take a back seat to this.
Having done significant research, make sure you’re using your longtail keywords to demonstrate your content matches user intent.
If you’re creating content matching user intent, you should be able to incorporate longtail keywords naturally. “Naturally” is the crucial element here.
Some marketers look at one keyword per 200 words as a good benchmark, but quality is far more important than quantity. For a 2,000-word article, I generally aim to use my keyword 10-20 times—but it’s not a hard and fast rule. With some articles, frequent use of both standard and longtail keywords flows naturally; for others, you won’t use them as much.
As long as your content is good and your context is clear, you usually don’t need to panic if your keyword only shows up less often.
Remember that titles and headings are essential parts of your content, so again, try to integrate your longtail keywords. This will also make it clear to the user that you match their intent, encouraging them to read on.
Again though, I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to be natural. In the early days of SEO, Google’s algorithms weren’t as sophisticated, and people did benefit from putting their keywords in at every opportunity. Today though, Google is super smart, and it’s focused on the value your content offers the user. If you’re keyword stuffing, you won’t get far.
Longtail Keyword Integration FAQs
What is considered a longtail keyword?
Longtail keywords are keyword queries of generally four words or longer and can demonstrate high buyer intent.
What are examples of longtail keywords?
Take the word “dogs” as your regular keyword. Longtail keywords might include “Labrador dogs for sale,” “How to look after a dog,” or “Why should I get a dog.”
How do you target longtail keywords?
You can target longtail keywords by creating valuable content answering people’s questions and helping them solve their problems.
Do longtail keyword phrases need to be exact?
Google is good at understanding semantics, which means it knows how words link together to create meaning. As a result, your longtail keywords don’t always have to be exact.
Longtail Keyword Integration Conclusion
Search engines want to see you provide your users with the best possible experience. To do this, you’ve got to understand your target audience and how they search.
Longtail keyword research should be a big part of your content marketing strategy. Successfully incorporating these keywords into your content will enable you to match user intent and give your visitors a great experience.
When you boost your traffic and engage users better by using the language they use to search, it can bring significant results for your website.
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