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How to do Good in College

So you want to do good in college? 

I’m sharing this information with you because it’s the information I wish I had gotten when I first started college. If you’re a freshman or sophomore, you haven’t really had to deal the hard parts of college. The upper-level classes are the make-or-break it factors for your GPA. So do yourself a favor and follow this advice.

Don’t take multiple hard classes in one semester

I learned this one the hard way. During my sophomore year I got bold and took Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, Financial Markets, and Game Theory all in one semester. This absolutely destroyed my GPA because there just wasn’t enough time in the day. Plus I burnt myself out and spent the next two years absolutely hating college. The worst part was that by taking all the interesting courses at once, I only had boring classes which snowballed in to skipping class. The solution. Don’t take your hard classes too soon, and don’t take them all at once.

Eat well

This one is easily overlooked because you think that as long as you eat, you’re doing well. But this is not the case, the truth is that you are what you eat. If you eat pizza for every meal, you will feel it. On top of that, your grades, energy level, and motivation will feel it as well. Don’t let yourself fall in to bad habits like eating unhealthy food all the time. Try to stay balanced and follow the golden rule. One for them, one for you. So for every unhealthy meal you eat, eat a healthy meal at your next feeding time.

Don’t rely on alcohol to have fun

Going to parties is a necessity for a true college experience. And these parties usually have alcohol….and lots of it. If you always rely on alcohol to have fun at these parties then you will feel uncomfortable when you’re sober at these parties. Always try to pace yourself and focus on having fun instead of getting drunk. Feel free to get wasted at your friends’ party, as long as you have a couch to sleep on and friends to take care of you.

Keep your friends close

When you go through the many transformations you will go through during your college career, it is easy to lose yourself. Sometimes this is good but sometimes it isn’t. Your friends are our ground, they will always be your safe place when things get bad. Keep them close because there will come a time when you need them. Always try to be there for them in their time of need as well. This is one of the most important rules in this list.

Try not to stress about the future

No one warns you about this one, but it can be a serious problem for many people. I know that I definitely forgot to do this. Being surrounded by people that ‘had it all figured out’ was frustrating. I started beating myself up for not having a clue what I wanted out of life. This becomes a vicious cycle quickly. Throw in the pressure of a growing amount of debt, relationship problems, and school work and you have a recipe for disaster. Always remember to take it easy on yourself and don’t stress. If something is causing stress, remember that it will work itself out.

How To Improve Your SERP's | Using Diverse Content

We’ve talked quite a bit about having diverse content, as you can see in our 'The Importance of Diversity in your Content‘ article. Have you ever wondered why it’s so important to do this? It all comes down to one thing. Search Engine Ranking Positions, or SERPS. Your goal as a website owner is to be number one in the search engine rankings for your service or product. How do you do that, you may ask? It’s simple…you need to have diverse content. And a lot of it.

Step 1: Assess Your Goals

The first step in a SEO campaign is to assess your goals. What do you want to improve your ranking for? The reason this is important is that you need to focus your goals on to one to three queries. If you own a taco restaurant then you may want to increase your rankings for ‘taco restaurants’. Or maybe you want to go after ‘restaurants’. But you can’t forget about ‘Mexican food’! See, it is easy to get too hungry (no pun intended) and go after too many queries. When you do this, you are spreading yourself thin and you won’t see improvements.

Step 2: Decide What Type Of Content People Will Want

Now that you’ve decided to go after ‘taco restaurant’, you have to do some game theory. What kind of people will be searching for this, and how can you capture their attention? You’re going to have to create content that will catch their eye. If you know that they’re taco fans and they’re hungry, perhaps you can write an article on facts about tacos. Or share some great taco recipes. This is where diversity comes in, because you can’t just write about tacos over and over again. You have to try many things to see what works.

Step 3: Jump Right In

This is a tough step for many, but it has to be done. You have to jump right in to the game and start releasing content as quickly as possible. For this reason, many people hire SEO experts to handle all of this for them. The ideal amount of content is arguable, but at least two content posts a week should be your goal. It’s important for you to focus on releasing only great content though. There’s nothing the internet hates more than spammy posters, so avoid that. Instead try to organically gain followers, you’d be surprised how well it works.

A Last Note on Diverse Content

This technique should be the basic layout of your SEO campaign, but it will not put you above the rest. To compete with the top ranking websites you’re going to need to do some serious work and reading. Follow our blog and we’ll help you get to the top of the search rankings in no time.

11 Types of People You Meet at College

The Straight-A Students

That one guy (usually Asian) that is always studying after class, before class, heck…even during class. But it pays off because he gets all A’s and lands a full-ride scholarship to MIT. He’s the guy you wish you could be but lack the self-discipline to be.

The Rager

We all know that one guy who somehow manages to go to every single club event, house party, frat party, etc. Yet somehow he manages to not fail out of school. Whats even worse is that he ends up getting a great job right out of school.

The Band Nerd

You know….that one person that’s always headed to band practice. They’re usually busy during football season and you hardly hear from them. But if you get the chance to go to a band party, it’s highly suggested. That crew is wild!

The Burn Out

The guy that’s 29 and graduated seven years ago, but somehow manages to wind up at every college party. Sound familiar? They usually can’t let go of their ‘college years’ and find a way to survive in a college town for as long as possible.

The Gym Rat

You can’t tell if they go to the gym because they realllly like working out or if they just like hitting on other gym-goers. All you know is that they always talk about ‘gains’ and they eat a lot of chicken. It’s always good to have this friend because they will most likely be very successful.

The Entrepreneur

We all know that one guy that spends his entire college career trying to avoid joining the workforce after graduation. He does this by starting his own business (not to be confused with the person that always TALKS about starting a weed farm). He’s the guy you talk to when you want to make some money.

The ‘Sorostitute’

We all know that one girl that’s down for the team (if you know what I’m saying). Another name for this individual is a ‘cleat chaser’, and you can find them near the rich guys. Not all sorority girls are sorostitutes, but all sorostitutes are sorority girls.

The Pre-med Student

I’m willing to bet that 25% of the people you meet in college fall in to this category. They’re always complaining about bio or chem. And they always seem to be studying but really they’re online shopping or talking on the phone.

The Law Student

These people are the real champs. If you get to meet one of these rare folk, you’re lucky. They can give you great legal advice and clarify any questions you have about the law. So if you’re wondering whether or not it’s legal to flip off a cop, ask a law student.

The Weekend Warrior

Many people fall into this category. Working during the week and partying on the weekend, these people live a balanced life. They’re great friends because you can study with them during the week. And then you get to do keg stands with them during the weekend.

The Computer Nerd

This type of person can be found lecturing people on why you need to swap to Linux. Whats worse, they’re probably right. While it can be annoying when you don’t understand half of what they’re saying, they are generally great people. They party harder than you can imagine.

9 Facts About Martin Luther King Jr.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most inspirational leaders in our nation, we would personally like to honor his memory by sharing some facts about his legacy. Before getting in to the facts, we would also like to say that very few men in this nation have done as much for civil rights as Mr. King did. Set some time aside today to learn more about this great man and what he did for Civil Rights across the world.

Facts About Martin Luther King Jr. 

• Martin Luther King Jr. is the youngest person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize back in 1964.

• His name was not originally Martin, it was Michael King Jr. But after vising Germany he decided to change his name to Martin Luther King Jr. in respect to the famous German theologian.

• There are over 730 streets in the USA named after him.

• Martin Luther King Jr. was a smoker, but it is rare that you will find a picture of him smoking. This is because he didn’t want to be seen as a smoker and he didn’t want his kids to find out.

• He gave all of his prize money for winning the Nobel Peace Prize away to the Civil Rights Movement.

• Martin Luther King Jr. day wasn’t celebrated in all 50 states until 2000. Utah was the last state to observe this holiday.

• MLK is one of three people to have a national holiday in their honor. Since Washington was born in Virginia before the United States was formed and Christopher Columbus was born in Italy, MLK is the only native-born person of the three.

• Martin Luther King Jr. was placed in jail 29 times.

• As mentioned in our previous article on facts about famous authors, Martin Luther King Jr.’s movement was largely inspired by Henry David Thoreau’s ‘Civil Disobedience’. 

College Tip #23

Never underestimate the benefit of a good study guide.

College Tip #85

Want to get all A’s? Many professor’s or T.A’s will give you extra points on exams if you speak with them when you get your grade back. You have to be bold though. When they tell you why you missed a question, you must be able to prove that you at least somewhat knew the answer. If you can do this, then ask for additional points and you will be surprised. A ‘D’ can quickly become a ‘B’ with a few extra points.