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Landing pages are pages that are designed specifically to accomplish conversion goals. Occasionally, a home page functions as a landing page (though some would argue that a home page can never truly be a landing page), but in many other cases, special pages are created for specific marketing campaigns.

It turns out social media is crammed with dead people. Senior Planet reported in 2012 that three Facebook users die every minute. The number is probably bigger now.

What’s the difference between someone who “makes it” — that is, someone who gets what they want out of life and is what we would call successful — and someone who doesn’t?

Books come as life savers in every situation. A long journey, a sleepless night or a lazy day, a book can be your companion in every mood. Cicero said, “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”  And we couldn’t agree more. There is nothing stronger than the power of words. It always takes a lot of time to decide which book to pick as there are thousands of options available. So save your time as we present to you the list of 20 gems of Indian English literature that you must read...

Dan Peña probably isn’t a man you’ve heard of before, but there are literally a gazillion reasons why anyone seeking success should pay attention to him. For one, he grew up in a small “barrio” in Los Angeles and was thrown in jail five times for crimes that were “alcohol-related,” but he managed to turn his life around by taking $820 and building it into a $450 million fortune in eight years’ time after taking his oil company public.

Focus and consistency are the bread-and-butter of being truly productive. Right now, we’ll take a look at the science behind how the brain works in the synthesis state, and what changes you can make for the better.

The poster for The Force Awakens dropped earlier today, and it looks fantastic. Star Wars has always had fantastic posters over the years, and we’re going to see tons more in the future. Here’s a look at the posters that have been advertising the movies since 1976.

Katsushika Hokusai’s ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’ is one of 500 of the painter’s works currently on display at the Grand Palais, Paris.

Those messes, in fact, may be seedbeds of creativity, confirming a cliché as persistent as the one about doctors’ handwriting, and perhaps as accurate. It seems a messy desk, room, or studio may genuinely be a mark of genius at work.

A reader sent me six phrases and asked how I would hyphenate them:

Whether you are leaving your job because you are experiencing a layoff, leaving for a new job, or something else, the tips below should help you leave on better terms. You never know when you may need a positive reference, a recommendation letter, if you may ever work with anyone at the company again, or whether you may even want your old job back.

The following video shows excerpts of a company retreat that Jobs orchestrated during the first three months of the company. And it's fascinating. The lessons for entrepreneurs are plentiful. I've picked out eight that I feel are noteworthy. (I've also included the time frame from the video in parentheses.)

A study by a team of researchers at Stanford came out a couple of months ago. The investigators wanted to figure out how today’s college students were able to multitask so much more effectively than adults. How do they manage to do it, the researchers asked? The answer, they discovered—and this is by no means what they expected—is that they don’t.

Lucid dreams are perhaps the most bizarre perceptual experience one can have. You are asleep and dreaming, but suddenly you realize that it’s all just a dream. At that point, you can choose to wake up (I usually do… I don’t think I’ve ever had a lucid dream that wasn’t a nightmare) or you can continue to dream on, with one important advantage. You’re now aware that the world around you is completely made up by your brain.

When you begin to understand quantum physics, and become more in line with your own spirituality you start to really understand that your thoughts are what create your own reality. And when I first had this revelation I started to put this into practice and I can honestly say that it works, you have to truly believe in yourself, you have to stay positive and keep visualizing what you want in life and as long as your intentions are genuine and your work ethic is there then you will be able to achieve or ”attract” anything that you want.

Bourbon is America's only native spirit (Congress decreed as much). It's got tons of character, thanks to its aging process: charred oak barrels imparting vanilla and caramel. No wonder it's the basis for some all-time favorite cocktails. The whiskey sour you know already. What follow are 10 other classic bourbon cocktails every man should know.

Tell them it's your honeymoon, join a loyalty scheme and NEVER wear your pyjamas on the plane...

For introverts, attending a conference can feel exhausting. But if you avoid conferences — or just avoid talking to anyone while attending them — it can hurt your career and your business. The good news is that you don’t have to go against the grain of your own personality to get value from conferences and other networking events. For some practical advice on the best ways to handle conferences as an introvert, we turned to Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking and co-founder of Quiet Revolution.

Literature has given us many – well, many given names. Popular first names have been created specially for novels or plays, and have become established as names for thousands if not millions of people born ever since. Here are ten Christian names which we owe to literature, either because they were invented or popularised by writers. Writers from Shakespeare to Oscar Wilde have been responsible for creating new first names, and although not all of them are hugely popular (there aren’t as many Dorians in the world, for instance, as there are Richards), they have nevertheless had an afterlife beyond the literary character who was the first to bear them.

The three questionnaires below come from Ashley Montagu's 1958 book, The Cultured Man. Montagu—a well-respected anthropologist and former student of Franz Boas, who was influential in his profession's midcentury rejection of the idea of innate racial hierarchy—wrote many popular books, of which The Cultured Man is one.

A growing number of people have sworn off bread and for good reason. If you’re not able to access healthy ingredients and or unable to bake it yourself your options can be very limited let alone excessively expensive. Well the good news is that there are ways to enjoy and even enhance some of your favorite dishes without having to worry about finding a bread that doesn’t make you feel awful or pollute your body.

In 1928, Van Dine put forth a set of 20 rules, saying, "for the writing of detective stories there are very definite laws — unwritten, perhaps, but none the less binding; and every respectable and self-respecting concocter of literary mysteries lives up to them."

Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates have all attributed their success to one factor. In fact, this one trait is behind the success of all people that have performed massively better than the average person. Read on to find out what the trait is and how you can put it into practice in your own life and investing.

With all the controversy surrounding the new Steve Jobs movie and its portrayal of him as a difficult person, it's sort of interesting to see videos of the real Steve Jobs from his early days.

Most processed foods contain a long list of additives — but have you ever wondered what they would really look like if you broke down a food into its component ingredients? How blue is Blue No 1? What form does pure riboflavin take?

“One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.” ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

There’s that obvious list that Paris first timers must checked off — Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Seine cruise, Arc de Triomphe, Moulin Rouge, etc. — but there’s much more to do in the City of Light before you kick the bucket.

Are you hearing a nasty screech when you press the brake pedal in your car? Does it sound like rock monsters are playing the world's loudest frame of bowling every time you need to slow down? Well, it may be time to change your brakes. Here's how.

We all buy things from time to time that we don't really need. It's okay to appeal to your wants every once in a while, as long as you're in control. If you struggle with clutter, impulse buys, and buyer's remorse, here's how to put your mind in the right place before you even set foot in a store.

Economist Sam Wilkin explains why it takes more than a billion-dollar idea to become a billionaire.

​​Is there a right way to get ahead?! Welcome to Raise Your Game—our week of examining success at work, whether you’​re Patrick Bateman, an on-the-job stoner, or just ​a guy who wants to see a shit-ton of zeros on ​his​ paycheck.​​

Beethoven’s missives to this “immortal beloved,” which include the only known love letter of his to use the informal German du for “you” rather than the formal Sie, were found among his personal effects; they were never mailed — a beautiful and tragic testament to the fact that their affair, like all affairs, was both bedeviled and vitalized by the awareness that the two lovers could never fully have each other.

Dr. Maiysha Clairborne is an American Board Certified Family Physician, Holistic Wellness Consultant, Life Balance & Fulfillment Coach. The founder of Mind Body Spirit Wellness Inc., she has facilitated her clients in achieving and maintaining physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being for nearly a decade. Dr. Clairborne began her journey at Emory University completing her Bachelors in Psychology, and then went on to complete her medical degree at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Local Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 2015 provides tips and strategies for small, local businesses to rank better on Google. Content looks at leading Local SEO ranking factors, display changes, importance of business reviews to win customers, and more. Presentation by Kristopher B. Jones at PubCon Las Vegas, October 2015.

Here, we teach you how to get what you want — whether that’s in your career, or in your life in general — by using examples from Jobs’ life. Most of these stories were taken from Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs.

How a needle, a shower curtain, and a New England clam explain the possibility of parallel universes.

How much more could you get done if you completed all of your required reading in 1/3 or 1/5 the time?

Forget clumps of hair in your sink. Male pattern baldness comes slowly, as hair follicles close in reaction to hormones produced by your body, says Dr Bessam Farjo, hair loss expert and founder of the Farjo Medical Centre.

If you’re ready for some more of Robbins’ magic, here are some powerful quotes for you. These quotes will make you think about life, success and, hopefully, provide you with the inspiration you need to take action and become extraordinary. Enjoy!

Longtime toy industry expert Mike Marra shares his insights.

Discover how Hans Wilhelm Wilsdorf built and perpetuated the Rolex watches empire by taking a chance with the wristwatch, changing watchmaking history.

You probably already know the story behind the famous FedEx logo and its clever use of negative space. (If you don't, read this.) But of course, it's hardly the only logo with a "hidden message." British plastic card maker Oomph has collected 40 such logos—check them out below. Amazon, Unilever and the Tour de France are particularly cool. How many of these sneaky messages would you have spotted without the help?

Dealing with clutter is a constant battle for many of us. Clutter can creep up on us, it drains us mentally even if we’re not directly thinking about the clutter, and it wastes our time and money. A binge decluttering session won’t be enough to keep clutter at bay forever; we’ve got to change our mental habits. Here are ten new ways of looking at clutter.

We all do it sometimes. We undermine ourselves by using less-effective language, verbal tics, and other oral miscues. That means there's always room for improvement to help your messages get through effectively. We can all also use a little reminder now and then, so here are 17 of the worst offenses. (Got a few I forgot? Let us know in the comments or contact me directly. )

With 18 gears, what you really need is a lot of time.

Pretending to be able to choose a handful of pictures to fully represent a country this expansive is certainly impossible, if not also insulting. Instead, the 23 images below are intended to give a sense of this great diversity, and offer a taste of what you might find on a visit, whether you’re headed to the beach or to the world’s highest mountain peaks. Enjoy.

H.P. Lovecraft claimed in a letter to Conan author Robert E. Howard that the Cthulhu Mythos was his own creation. Even diehard Lovecraft fans don't buy that anymore. Lovecraft was a voracious reader (meaning he was poor and not exactly prolific) and was a hardcore fanboy before fanboys were a thing. He famously wore his influences on his sleeve (Dunsany, Poe, etc), but maybe there were some he kept a bit closer to his vest.

In a 1964 letter to Taky Kumura, his first student and one of his dearest friends, 24-year-old Lee outlines the learning process of gung fu. Under the heading “Self-cultivation,” he considers the essential purpose of leisure in spiritual development and writes: