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hargrove-mayfields · 3 years

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A Stake of Holly In Her Heart Pt. 7

Pt. 1 Pt. 2 Pt. 3 Pt. 4 Pt. 5 Pt. 6

The first morning of the New Year, Max is spending her day in the cemetery.

She doesn’t really know what she believes about death, doesn’t have a clue where in the universe her brother might be now, be it of divinity or the supernatural, or maybe nowhere at all. All she knows is that she thinks the graveyard is creepy.

Right now, she’s sat cross-legged on the plot where her brother is buried, a space which is by now mostly grown over, her back against his headstone, wearing his jacket and using his Walkman.

There’s melting snow on the ground, the splotchy patches of ice soaking through her jeans and sending a nasty chill through her bones.

Her fingertips are numb, her nose and her cheeks are bright red from the whipping wind, her teeth chatter and her body shakes.

She hates the weather here, the dreariness and the bitter cold she never had to deal with back home, but she’s getting better at appreciating it for what it is.

Hawkins was supposed to be a new start, a way for her to sort of step away from how things used to be, when she still trusted her step-dad and when her and her brother fought all the time, so she could grow as a person.

She never expected it to be a permanent stop. Before Susan remarried, her and her mother used to move from city to city constantly, and she thought this would be like that in a way, where they’d move right on to the next place once they were done in the dinky little town.

But then they lost Billy, had to bury him in middle-of-nowhere Indiana, thousands of miles away from his home where he belonged, and Hawkins became a symbol of everything Max hated.

From optimism for where they could go from here, to the depressing reminder of confinement, of not being in control of her own life, her circumstances had done a complete 180.

She thinks that, for the most part, she’s getting better though. For one thing, it’s a pretty good sign that she’s not crying from just being here in the gloomy graveyard, but she’s still got a long ways to go.

Not that the hurt from her brothers death is ever going away, that’s a lifetime deal, but she’s at a place where she’s beginning to realize that the world is bigger than what she's lost.

Because, while Susan might not have been coming from the right place when she told her daughter that she needed to appreciate what she did have, Max thinks she can get behind it.

So what if her friends couldn’t feel her pain exactly, they were willing to help, and their help was exactly what she needed. That alone meant the world to her, no matter how pushy they could be, or how unhelpful their advice was.

And why did Hawkins have to lose its significance just because of the bad things that happened there? What was keeping her from remaining optimistic in the face of her suffering?

There was no good reason at all for why she couldn’t still be happy surrounded by her friends, or look forward to her future just because her brother couldn’t. If anything, she should do all of those things for him.

He never did much like anyone making a fuss over him, so Max likes to think that’s what Billy would’ve wanted her to believe too.

That’s why she’s out there now, mostly unprotected from weather cold enough to freeze her Winnebago, because she had made a promise to herself that she was going to be better at appreciating life for what it was, and that’s exactly what she would do.

In the moment, that meant becoming a human popsicle in the cemetery.

Any day now Maria Hargrove would be arriving in Hawkins to visit Billy, and Max wanted to be there when she did.

There was no telling exactly when she’d actually get in town, given the day and a half drive from Modesto to Hawkins, so for the past few days, Max had been camping out in the cemetery during the day as she awaited her arrival.

She’s starting to get bored waiting. Thrice she’s listened through the one mixtape of her brother’s that was still in the Walkman when she found it, and she’s considering just going home for the day.

Breaking curfew too many times meant the creation of new a rule that she be home before dark anyways, and considering she’s probably minutes away from becoming hypothermic, she decides she’s going to start heading back now.

As she stands and tries to brush off some of the ice clinging to her pants, though, she notices a woman a little ways away walking on the path, nervously checking every name on every headstone.

There’s not a glimmer of doubt in Max’s mind that this woman is Maria Hargrove.

The resemblance between mother and son is unmistakable, from the way their curls, dirty blonde and loose, laid flat in the winter, the curve of their button noses and the spatter of freckles across it, the deep blue of their eyes. Just seeing her and how much she looked like Billy, Max feels a twinge of sadness in her heart.

It’s when those eyes, in all of their dark intensity, meet hers that Max offers up a sympathetic smile, and slips her headphones off of her ears.

Maria’s gaze meets hers, and her face goes pale as she stops dead in her tracks. There’s a moment where it looks like she might bail, but she takes a deep breath, and steps forward.

“Are you Billy’s step-sister?”

“Yes ma'am”

Nervously, Maria goes for the formalities, deliberately standing so she can keep the headstone behind Max out of her line of sight.

Wrapping her arms around herself against the cold, or maybe for comfort, the nervous woman says “Thank you for reaching out, dear.”

Max shrugs her shoulders, keeping her freezing hands deep in her pockets. It’s an awful nonchalant gesture for how overwhelmed she’s feeling in the presence of Billy’s mom. “Thought you needed to know.”

Neither of them knows what to do for a moment, Maria still clearly not ready to actually address the reason she’s here, so Max tries to break the ice again.

“I have a picture here. You can have it.” She thought it would be a nice thing to do, bringing Maria a picture of Billy, since she probably hadn’t seen any of him that weren’t almost a decade old.

She chose one of the defects from last summer when they were trying to get his headshot for the lifeguard board. It’s a little blurry and washed out from the sun, but it’s one of the last few pictures ever to be taken of him, and the most Billy picture she had of him by far.

Probably because he’d been in his element, far away from the fake smiles and the even faker family bonding that most pictures of him included, just goofing off with his sister in the backyard and trying to get a good shot, it was definitely one of her favorites.

Taking the little Polaroid from Max’s hand, Maria gasps softly as she studies her estranged son's face. Tears bubble up in her throat as she remarks, mostly to herself, “My handsome boy…”

With what looked to be a tremendous effort, Maria looked up and took another few steps forward, now at the foot of her son's grave.

There’s a quiver in her voice as she asks Max softly, “Could you tell me what happened?”

“There was a fire at the mall. He tried to help some people out but the ceiling, it collapsed because it was glass and, he-he didn’t make it.” It’s a practiced story, she wonders if she’s a little too dull in her delivery, because it’s not really the whole truth.

The impaled by falling debris story just happened to be government approved, and tended to work a lot better than telling people he’d been killed by an inter dimensional monster from a parallel universe.

“My baby.” Her thumb caresses absentmindedly over the glossy photo. “Went out a hero.”

She smiles for nobody but herself. “He was always like that. Even when he was just a little thing, he thought he could protect me from Neil.”

“I- Neil, did he ever…?” Max can tell what she’s implying, if he ever abused Billy like he had his mother, and, not knowing how to be any less blunt about it, Max simply tells her, “Yeah. A lot, actually.”

With a shaky hand, Maria covers her mouth in something like shock, disappointment, regret. There’s a tightness in her voice when she speaks again, an unreadable mix between anger and heartbreak, “He swore to me he wouldn’t ever lay a hand on our boy.”

“God, I don’t know why I believed him.” Pushing her hair back, a nervous tick Max had seen her son do a thousand times as well, she barely manages to choke out, “He said he would change. I can’t-.”

She stews in that for a moment, teary eyes locked on the stone in front of her, and when she speaks again, her voice is full of something very different from the sadness she’d been letting through before. “I need to see him.”

There’s a dangerous look in her eye as she turns to look to Max, “Where can I find Neil Hargrove?”

Maria drives her back home in her ‘74 Karmann Ghia, and, while Max appreciates being spared the long walk home in the cold, she’s got to admit she’s nervous.

There’s no telling how exactly Neil is going to react to finding out that Maria’s in town thanks to Max, and she’s equally unsure about what Maria is going to do seeing her abuser for the first time in eight years. It’s more than stressful.

The truck is pulled up out front, confirming much to Max’s dismay that there’s no avoiding this confrontation. She just hopes things don’t get too far out of control.

Her parents must have been waiting up for her, because, as soon as they park, Neil is on the porch, arms crossed and looking stern, ready to chew out whichever of Max’s friends is behind the wheel this time, but that attitude is dropped completely when he sees Maria.

Mostly because, as soon as she steps out of the car, she makes him drop it, marching right across their lawn just to smack him as hard as she could.

Max quickly sneaks past them, running up to the porch and allowing her own mother to place a concerned hand on her shoulder and steer her inside away from the fighting. She continues watching from the living room window.

“How could you?” Even from inside, Max can hear her shrieking voice clearly. “I am his mother!”

Neil, a man typically known for the disturbingly calm way he fought, actually shows his anger, flushing red as a beet and telling her in a voice that’s shaking with hatred. “You lost your right to that boy the moment you walked out the door.”

“You know that’s not fair! You left me with no choice!” She puts both hands on his chest and shoves him hard, tears on her cheeks. “You lied to me!”

“I parented him as I saw fit!” He raises his voice, and Max swears see can physically see the restraint it’s taking him not to hit Maria back. She’s glad they hadn’t brought this inside.

“What right do you have to question me, when you,” he points a finger into her face, “you left us behind.” he says, turning it around on himself, “I was there for that boy, while you were what, trying to live out your fantasy? Run away so you could show me how independent you were?”

Maria screams back at him, “It doesn’t matter what you think of me! I still deserved to know that my baby was dead!”

Just watching the two of them go at it really explains a lot about Billy.

The temper, the terrible coping mechanisms, the anger issues, all of it can be boiled down to the display currently happening in her front yard.

Max finds herself wishing he had more time to work on it, the behavior that was so deeply ingrained in him, but seeing firsthand the way his parents conducted themselves, she felt proud of him that he could even do as much as he had before his life was cut short.

Though it only makes the sting of his last words, a broken apology past the blood bubbling up in his throat, all the worse, knowing that he’d been trying so hard to be different, but all she could do for him now was make sure she didn’t veer down the same path. To try to use all that her friends had taught her to keep from following in his footsteps, and repeating his same mistakes.

Billy’s parents, however, seem to have shut out any thoughts like that, letting their hostility and their aggression out right in the front yard, no doubt by now drawing a crowd of nose neighbors peeking through their blinds.

Maria slaps Neil again, for what exactly Max didn’t quite catch that time, and storms back to her car.

Neil follows her, standing at her drivers side door and continuing his tirade of profanities even as Maria’s drives away.

Watching Neil fuming in the street now that Maria is gone, Max thinks it’d be in her best interest to be as far away from the aftershock of the fight as possible.

She cautiously hides out in her room, listening to Neil stomping his way back into the house, to him slamming doors and saying nasty things to Susan until that’s all replaced with the sound of keys being dug out of a pocket, and the truck roaring to life out front.

Sometimes Neil would do that, just up and leave to go out drinking at the bar if he didn’t want to face something that made him particularly angry. Max’d take that any day over a beating.

The whole thing still leaves Max shaken to her core, so, using what she’s been trying to teach herself since deciding she didn’t have to do everything on her own, she decides she’s going to reach out.

It takes her forever to finally turn the dial on her walkie, and even longer to actually say anything into it. “Guys?”

There are no initial responses, so she tries again. “Anybody read me?”

The first to respond is Lucas with a “Loud and clear, MadMax.” and the rest follow suit with various confirmations of their own.

Eleven asks her, “Everything is alright?”

“Yeah, totally, I just,“ She sighs, trying to find the right words. Opening up was definitely something she needed more practice with. “Billy’s mom came into town today and it made my step dad really mad and-“

“Hold the phone.” It’s Steve interrupting her despite having been expressly told by Dustin that he was only allowed to snoop if he never bothered them. “ You’re telling me that the Maria Hargrove is here? In Hawkins?”

“Yeah, I- she’ll be in town for the next few days,” Max says, a little thrown off guard, “but that’s not my point, I was saying that-“

“This is major. I mean, where is she? What’s she doing here?” Steve’s talking fast, his tone sounding like a cross between frantic and pissed off. “I need some more to work with here, Max.”

“Well she’s here for Billy, obviously, and I think she mentioned the Motel 6.” Max explains quickly, trying to get back to the point at hand, “But really I-“

“How long is she here for?”

“Steve!” At least three of the kids yell at him at once, not only for breaking literally the only rule he was given when they let him have a walkie, but also for cutting Max off.

“Sorry, sorry. I’ll butt out.” He says, seemingly chastened, but then he tries to add, “First can you tell me if-“

“Goodbye, Steve.” Dustin cuts in before the older boy can add a condition.

They wait until they’re sure he’s done before Will asks, “What was his problem?”

Now, Max knows why it concerns Steve, but she keeps her mouth shut. She’d just sit back and let the rest of the kids come up with whatever explanation they saw fit, and maybe talk to Steve about Maria later.

Mike snickers into his end, “Maybe he likes older women?”

Lucas scoffs, “That’s gross, man.”

After that, the conversation doesn’t linger for too long on Max’s problems beyond them making sure she’s okay and moving along to their usual topics of discussion, but just that little bit of concern is enough for her. Her friends were by no means professional therapists, but, thinking over the newest gossip and campaign ideas leaves her mind occupied with something other than dwelling on the negative, and that’s enough.

One of the hardest things she’d been dealing, was fear that if she allowed herself to be happy, to focus or to think about anything other than her sadness over her brother, she was going to forget him.

But spending the night talking with her friends about games and teenager drama, she can’t help but feel that it’s just overall better to focus on the good things in life rather than to keep reopening the wound by dwelling on everything miserable.

Two days, a reportedly passive aggressive introduction to Steve Harrington, and many hours spent at her son's graveside later, Maria calls from her room at the Motel 6 to tell Max she’s leaving for California.

She says she feels she’s overstayed her welcome, and that she’s had enough time to made her peace. There’s nothing left for her in Hawkins, so it’s time to go back home.

Max asks her, “Will you be back soon?”

The question basically answers itself; if Maria could leave her behind ten year old when he was begging her to stay, it only made sense that she could leave him behind with ease, now that he’s eighteen and six feet under. The only reason Max really feels the need to ask is in case it might change her mind.

“If I can make it.” It’s an ambiguous enough answer that she knows it means no, but she supposes she can live with that. Just knowing that she got Maria to come back to Billy at all is what mattered.

What a shame though, that it took her son dying young, killed at the cusp of his adulthood, to bring her back around. What a shame that she couldn’t face the consequences of her actions before it was too late.

But it was never really about Maria anyways, Max couldn’t have cared less if she got her closure, or made her peace, as she had put it. It was all for Billy.

It would seem anyways, that these days, most things Max did were.

Because no matter where it was that his soul had ended up, she knows she can do better, can keep growing knowing that she did right by him, and continues to do so every day.

It is for this reason, in honor of her big brother Billy, as well as for her own sake, that Max made it her goal to do her best to honour Christmas in her heart, and try to keep it all the year.

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#max mayfield #billy hargrove #steve harrington #the party (st)#stranger things #ej writer #story by EJ!#and that's a wrap folks!#whewie am I glad to have this finished!#thank you thank you thank you to everyone who read this!#I am speechless at how many hits and comments this got on ao3!#you're all so darned sweet!#this took a lot outta me so it'll probably be a while until I post more writing #but I will say I do have plans to post some traditional art here soon!

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The 6 Best Social Media Platforms For Your Business in 2021

Some of the best social media platforms for business, like Facebook and Instagram, have become essential tools in the modern marketer’s toolbox.

More and more consumers are using these channels to find new companies and engage with their favourite brands. However, most companies can’t be everywhere at once, especially small businesses with tight marketing budgets. That’s why it’s vital for businesses to be strategic about which social media platforms they work to build a presence on.

The key to successful social media marketing will be choosing the best social media platform for your business. This is based on a number of factors, including the type of business you have, what audience you are trying to reach, your specific goals, and much more.

Below, we’ve put together a quick and simple guide to choosing the best social media for business in the new year.

1. Facebook

2. Instagram

3. LinkedIn

4. Twitter

5. Pinterest

6. YouTube

How to Choose the Best Social Media Platforms for Your Business

Before we start listing the best social media platforms, it is important that you know we curate such content often connect with us for more!

Here are the 3 biggest things you need to keep in mind.

#1 Choose Social Media Platforms Where Your Audience is Located

In order to choose the best social media platforms for your business, you need to understand your customers. Specifically, you need to understand who they are and how they spend their time online.

Ask yourself:

• What social media platforms are they using?

• Why are they using those social media platforms?

• How do they prefer to receive information about your type of products and services?

If you do not already know this, then we recommend mapping out a customer avatar first.

A customer avatar is simply an outline of your customer demographics, goals, preferences, challenges, and other psychographics.

The more you understand your customer, the better you can select the best social media platforms to reach and engage them.

#2 Choose Social Media Platforms That are Specific to Your Content Type

There are two types of content – macro content and micro content.

Macro-content is BIG-picture, long-form content. The 3 different types of macro content consists of Video, Audio, and Written content.

Therefore, if you have macro content, the best social media platforms to publish that content would be YouTube for video content, Apple Podcasts for Audio, and WordPress for long-form blog content.

Micro-content, on the other hand, is short-form, easy to digest content. Think of micro-content like the pictures you find on your Instagram feeds while you’re scrolling, or short witty tweets on Twitter.

Now, there are several different types of micro-content social media channels, like Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and so on.

So, in order to choose the best social media platforms for your business, you need to pick the ones where your audience is located.

Also, when it comes to Macro vs Micro content, you should keep in mind that Macro content has a much longer shelf-life than Micro content.

For example, a single blog post that we published has been generating 300-400 views per day at LYFE Marketing.

If people continued to search for that all year, that single blog post would drive over 100,000 views in 1-year’s time.

Whereas a single Instagram post would be here today and gone and forgotten tomorrow. But at the same time, this content is much easier to create and push-out on a consistent basis.

So keep this in mind as your choose which social media platforms you want to specialize in.

#3 Limit the Number of Social Media Platforms You Choose to be On

Don’t spread yourself too thin by trying to be on every single social media platform that exists.

Each social media platform is like an art. You should master the art of 1-2 social media platforms before you consider adding more to your strategy.

It’s not necessary to be on every platform in the world. Facebook has 2 billion users. Instagram has 1 billion users. If you can do just one of these platforms very well, then you can have astronomical business results.

It takes a lot of work and money to develop a successful presence on these social media platforms. It’s not as simple as setting up a profile and pressing “publish” on a post.

No, in most cases, you will need to set aside some money to promote your content. In addition, you’ll need to review the analytics to determine if your content is effective or not.

So in short, as a small business with a limited budget, put all of your eggs in 1 or 2 baskets max to start. Then, consider expanding into other channels.

Alright, so that’s the criteria you need to keep in mind as you select the best social media platforms for your business.

Now, let’s go over some specific platforms to help you choose the best platforms for your business.

Here are the Best Social Media Platforms for Business

Platform #1: Facebook

Facebook is not the newest and coolest social media platform.

But the fact is that it is still the largest social media platform by far in terms of users.

It has over 2 billion monthly active users!

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3/4 of Facebook users visit the site on a daily basis. Half of Facebook users visit the site several times per day.

Oh and if you thought teenagers aren’t using Facebook, think again. Over half of teenagers use Facebook. And nearly half of people above the age 46 use Facebook!

A better question would be, who doesn’t use Facebook?

Here’s a counterargument we hear a lot from our clients.

“I am targeting a high-income, highly educated, professional affluent audience. I don’t want to advertise on Facebook. How about LinkedIn?”

Well here’s the truth – According to Pew Research, 74% of people who have college degrees and are making above $75,000 per year have Facebook accounts. Only 49% of people making over $75,000 per year have LinkedIn accounts.

It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, .

Best Features for Your Business

In addition to providing you the ability to connect with a great number of people from diverse backgrounds, there are a few unique features that Facebook can offer your business. What makes Facebook one of the best social media platforms for business is its digital advertising program . With Facebook ads, you are able to target those who are most likely willing and ready to purchase your products or services. This ensures that your business gets your ad content in front of the right users at the right time.

Another reason why Facebook is one of the best social media platforms for business is their e-commerce integration. Facebook makes it easy for users to purchase from your company through the social media platform. Making a purchase is as easy as clicking one button. Now that Facebook has allowed brands to interact with customers through Facebook, you can also provide shipping updates and other order notifications through the Facebook platform as well!

Here you can see just how easy it is for users to shop on Facebook, save items they are interested in, and head straight to the company’s website to make a final purchase.

Platform #2: Instagram

Instagram is another platform that feels like it’s non-negotiable.

Maybe it’s because it’s owned by Facebook, or maybe it’s because it also has another 1 billion users.

To determine if Instagram will be one of the best social media platforms for your business, let’s look at the demographics.

If you’re targeting a younger demographic, Instagram will be great for you.

72% of all teenagers use Instagram and 67% of all young adults under the age of 30 use Instagram.

You will also find about half of the people under the age of 50 years old on Instagram, and even a quarter of people between the ages of 50-65 on Instagram.

Because of the younger demographic of Instagram users, there are fewer users with college education and high income compared to Facebook.

Only 43% of people with college degrees use Instagram, and only 42% of high-income earners use Instagram on a daily basis.

Because of the younger demographic of Instagram users, there are fewer users with college education and high income compared to Facebook.

Only 43% of people with college degrees use Instagram, and only 42% of high-income earners use Instagram on a daily basis.

Because of this, some professionals believe that while Instagram is an exciting platform, you will often find yourself competing for “cheap attention”.

Basically, people are mindlessly scrolling on Instagram and in order to be successful, you’re going to have to be very engaging to capture people’s attention.

Ultimately, Instagram is a great platform to reach consumers at large, but it may not contain the most sophisticated audience for specific industries, like engineering or information technology, for example.

Best Features for Your Business

Instagram’s unique social media platform can provide some powerful benefits for your business. One of the best benefits of Instagram is that it allows you to tell your brand’s story with unique and engaging visual content. Unlike other social media platforms, Instagram is heavily focused on visuals, both images and video. No matter what industry your company is in, you can use Instagram to showcase your products and tell your brand story in a way that’s visually appealing.

One interesting feature that can be useful is Instagram stories. With Instagram stories, you can take live video and share it with all of your followers. With this feature, you can easily provide behind-the-scenes footage of your business and share important news and updates with your followers.

Like Facebook, Instagram also allows you to message users directly. This can be a great tool for customer service. For instance, if a consumer finds you on Instagram and has a question about your products or services, they no longer have to navigate to your website or pick up the phone to ask. Instead, they can direct message you through Instagram, which allows you to answer questions and address concerns instantly. If this excites you, Instagram may be your best social media platform for business.

Platform #3: LinkedIn

LinkedIn got its start as a business and employment-based social media platform.

It’s full of professionals across a wide-spectrum of industries, especially B2B companies.

LinkedIn currently boasts just over 300 million users are active on a monthly basis.

So, in terms of audience size, it’s 4x smaller than Facebook, and 2x smaller than Instagram.

However, this fact is actually correlated with a major strength behind LinkedIn – it’s news feed.

Because LinkedIn’s newsfeed is not as competitive as other giants like Facebook and Instagram, businesses are able to reach more of their connections and followers without paying for advertisements.

For context here, because Facebook and Instagram news feeds are so crowded, they rely on specific algorithms and rules to determine if they will actually show your content to your followers.

I know, crazy right? I mean, you’d think that people who chose to follow you would automatically see your content. But no, it simply increases their chances of seeing your content on those platforms.

Anyway, the cool thing about LinkedIn is that it is not as stingy with its news feed. Not yet anyway. Which provides businesses and professionals an opportunity to build massive awareness and engagement on their platform.

Now regarding LinkedIn’s demographics, here are some noteworthy things.

LinkedIn is mostly used by professionals between the ages of 30-49 years of age. However, about a quarter of professionals above the age of 18-29, which I’d really say 22-29 use LinkedIn. As well as another quarter of people between the ages of 50-64 that use LinkedIn on a daily basis.

As mentioned earlier, LinkedIn does have a high-income audience. About half of people making over $75,000/year use LinkedIn on a regular basis.

In addition, about half of people with college degrees use LinkedIn on a regular basis, probably searching for their next job opportunity or seeking to consume professional content.

Best Features for Your Business

One of the best qualities of LinkedIn is that audiences on this social media platform are business-minded. This means that they are often open to networking opportunities and hearing about ways to improve the way they work or make their job easier. This provides an excellent opportunity for B2B brands that would like to connect with business decision-makers across different industries.

Another feature that makes LinkedIn one of the best social media platforms are the digital advertising opportunities. Though digital ads on LinkedIn may be more expensive than ads on Facebook, this ad opportunity allows B2B brands to reach individuals from the specific industries that they are targeting. Similarly, LinkedIn allows you to deliver ad content to those with the job roles that are involved with making purchasing decisions related to a company’s B2B offering.

LinkedIn also has groups that users can join and participate in based on their industry, job function, or career interests. This provides an excellent opportunity for brands to drive real engagement with influencers and decision makers across different industries.

Ultimately, if you serve businesses or professionals, then Linkedin Marketing should definitely be in the running as a top-contender for social media platforms to choose for your business.

Platform #4: Twitter

With an average of about 330 million active Twitter users worldwide, this channel is yet another one of the best social media platforms.

Twitter is a real-time social media platform. It’s like sending text messages to the whole world.

And it’s one of the only social media platforms where you don’t necessarily have to a bunch of videos or photos to stand-out.

Tweets can be up to 280 characters, which allows you the ability to craft a short, sharp, and concise message.

And because it’s limited in characters, it forces you to be creative with what you have to actually say.

So what are the hard stats on Twitter? Here they are:

Twitter has over 330 million active users, so about the same as LinkedIn and once again nowhere near Facebook and Instagram.

In terms of age, Twitter’s biggest demographic consists of people between the ages of 18-29. 38% of people in their category actively use Twitter, and surprisingly 32% of all teenagers use Twitter as well. You can also find about 26% of its users between the ages of 30-49.

In terms of income and education, Twitter is not the highest on our list here. Only 32% of high-earners use Twitter regularly, and likewise, only 32% of people with college degrees use Twitter regularly.

Best Features for Your Business

When it comes to Twitter, there are a few valuable features that may help it qualify to be one of the best social media platforms for business. Brands can use Twitter to reach and engage their audience. Hashtags allow you to follow and participate in conversations about trending topics in your industry. You can use hashtags to reach new audiences who might be interested in your content. Your brand can also take advantage of topics that are trending to expand your reach.

Twitter also offers advertising opportunities for companies that want to deliver digital ads to their target customers on the social media platform. They have multiple options for ad formats, depending on your unique digital advertising goals. You can promote your account, which will show up in the left column or promote a tweet from your brand, which will appear in the user’s Twitter feed. There is also the option to promote a certain trend that your company may be using to start a conversation among target users.

It’s also worth noting that Twitter is well-known for its search engine. Twitter’s search engine gets over 2 billion search queries per day, which may also help your demographic find your business while it’s searching for specific keywords and content.

Platform #5: Pinterest

Pinterest is a great social media platform with major search engine capabilities.

Most people use Pinterest to find inspiration or helpful content. For example, if you wanted to try a new cooking recipe, you could jump use Pinterest to find a food you’re interested in cooking.

While this is just an example, it’s really how most people use Pinterest. Pinterest is full of home decor, fashion, food, and most importantly, shopping.

Now, here are the stats.

Pinterest has over 322 million monthly active users.

And here’s a new stat we haven’t talked about on gender. Pinterest is mostly used by woman. In fact, there are 3x more women on Pinterest than men.

This shouldn’t concern you if your business fits. When it comes to purchasing decisions around fashion, home decor, and so on, women are the normally the predominant decision makers.

This is backed by the high-income profile that Pinterest has. 41% of people with high incomes use Pinterest on a regular basis.

And 38% of people with college degrees use Pinterest as well.

So if your business primarily targets consumers, especially women, then Pinterest is a hard platform to avoid.

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One of the greatest aspects of Pinterest is that it has a significant reach among women across different demographics, including age, income, education level, and location.

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Platform #6: YouTube

Last but not least, YouTube.

YouTube is arguably the best social media platform that exists.

For one, over 1.9 billion people use YouTube on a regular basis. This puts YouTube above Instagram and almost eye-to-eye with Facebook in terms of usage.

But not only is YouTube widely used, but it is also the 2nd largest search engine behind no other than Google.

So not only do you have the ability to reach a broad audience, but you are also able to reach people searching for you.

If we add all of this to the simple fact that video is the most preferred type of media amongst consumers, then YouTube becomes even harder to avoid.

So we have…

• Roughly 2 billion people use YouTube

• You can reach people searching for your content

• Video is the most preferred media format today

Then, what could possibly be wrong with YouTube?

Well, nothing is fundamentally wrong with it. But it takes a ton of work to get it work.

Not only do you need content, but you need an entire video setup with a camera, lighting, microphones and video editing.

YouTube is very effective, but production can be quite expensive if you want to stand out.

With that said, let’s look at some YouTube stats.

In terms of age, people of all ages use YouTube. 85% of teenagers and even 38% of people over the age of 65.

In terms of income, YouTube is heavily used by high-income search engine optimization individuals. 83% of people earning over $75K a year use YouTube regularly.

The same is true for education. 80% of people with college degrees use YouTube.

So in terms of the benefits of YouTube, is arguably the best social media platform for businesses. However, again, there is an astronomical amount of work involved to produce video after to video in order to be successful.

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Perhaps the greatest perk of YouTube is that it allows brands to access an unlimited amount of video hosting. This makes it an affordable way for businesses to publish video content that can drive more engagement and influence conversions. YouTube content can also be easily integrated onto your website or shared on other social media platforms for greater reach.

Not only does YouTube allow you to reach a wide audience of viewers across the globe, but it can also help with your The content that you post on your brand’s YouTube channel is searchable in both YouTube and Google.

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133. Sonic the Hedgehog #74

Don't Call It a Come Back!

Writer: Karl Bollers Pencils: Steven Butler Colors: Frank Gagliardo

So before we jump into the actual plot, I just want to point out that in addition to the recent eye color changes, Sonic and a few other characters such as Knuckles and Amy have also undergone a coloring change in the past few issues, this time related to their eyelids. Before, every character's eyelids simply depended on their fur color, but now it's been changed so their eyelids are skin-colored instead. This was to slowly bring the comics further in line with the Sonic Adventure game coming out at the time, but to me it always seemed a strange choice, both in the games and in the comic. It just looks odd, and in the end they did end up changing it back to fur-colored in both instances after a while. But anyway, onto the story!

Sonic has returned to Mobotropolis, and reports in to the king that every Robian inhabitant of Knothole has disappeared. He begins to get worked up, blaming the satellites that Sally informed him of last issue and shouting that he intends to figure out what happened. The king tries to forbid him from taking any rash action, but Sonic refuses to listen and stalks off.

Sonic heads out of the palace, and to what appears to be a leftover garbage dump at the edge of the city, silently reprimanding himself for not realizing sooner that the disasters taking place these past few months weren't natural. To be fair, Sonic, most of those didn't even register for me the first time I read the comic, and I got to see the satellite sequences in action from the beginning. Before Sonic can take any action, however, some friends show up to head him off.

First of all, I like how self-aware he is about pulling a "bonehead move." Second of all, is that a freaking space shuttle just sitting casually at the edge of town? How the hell did no one notice something like that before now? Nate leads them over to it, explaining that he and Rotor stumbled across it before Rotor left, as though it was a big feat for the two of them to somehow notice this gigantic thing. He laments that they'll probably have to use some fossil fuels to ensure they have enough energy to make it into space, but Sonic has another idea, whistling through his fingers, which calls Dulcy to their location. Sonic tells Amy to stay behind to look after things on the planet's surface, and tries to get Sally to do the same, but she cheekily issues a "royal decree" that she must come along and reminds him that he'll be in big trouble if he breaks another one in the same day. And so, leaving Nate and Amy behind, Dulcy straight up carries the shuttle into the upper atmosphere before releasing it.

I have to say, dragon-power has to be the coolest method of space shuttle launch I've ever seen. The shuttle immediately and inexplicably breaks apart upon exiting the planet's atmosphere, releasing everyone in their conveniently-fitting spacesuits into the empty void, and as they drift Sonic expresses surprise that Nate helped them, considering King Max will be pissed if he finds out. Sally informs him that even in the short amount of time they've known each other, Nate has told her he considers Sonic a true hero who he believes can really make a difference, but before Sonic's ego can become too inflated from this comment the group floats straight into a cloud of junk and debris. They've approached the platform formed by the linked satellites, which Nicole informs them is venting waste from within, but if they move quickly they can enter the platform through one of the waste vents. They do so, relieved to find that the platform has artificial gravity and oxygen within, but are soon accosted by a group of blue-black swatbots. Sonic easily defeats them all, but…

Wow, aren't we all just so shocked! There was no foreshadowing of this moment up to this point, none at all! I guess somehow he survived the Ultimate Annihilator's blast after all. Sonic immediately and viciously attacks Robotnik, with Bunnie throwing in a punch of her own for good measure, and they end up on the catwalks above the adjacent room, which reveals the station to be a factory in which all the missing Robians have been re-enslaved and once again forced to work on Robotnik's assembly lines. Sonic, infuriated, attacks Robotnik once again. Sally is shocked at how furious he is, and Bunnie and Antoine tell her they've seen this kind of fighting vigor in him only once before - when he'd thought she was dead, during Endgame. Sonic and Robotnik end up fighting on a conveyor belt heading straight for a pipe spraying corrosive acid, and while Sonic spins free in time, Robotnik's cape becomes snagged, proving once and for all that Edna Mode should always be listened to. The acid douses him, melting away his flesh, and…

Wait, it's not Robotnik? Then… who…?

Tales of the Great War (Part III): Enter… Robotnik

Writer: Ken Penders Pencils: Art Mawhinney and Jim Amash Colors: Barry Grossman

Well, we'll have to wait for the answer to that! We jump back to the moment Dulcy is carrying the shuttle away - Nate and Amy watch the others depart, and Amy says she still can't believe Uncle Chuck has disappeared, remembering how she and Tails were talking with him in the library just yesterday, giving us a nice segue back into our history lessons. Uncle Chuck had spoken to them about how even despite knowing now what would happen if he saved Robotnik again just like he and Jules did all those years ago, he'd do it again if given the chance. Both Tails and Amy are understandably shocked and skeptical, and honestly I am too - Chuck says something about all life having value and whatnot, but come on man, if you really believe all life has value wouldn't you be willing to sacrifice one twisted, evil person for the lives of literally everyone else on the planet? How many people on Mobius have died, become traumatized, lost family members, had their lives forever changed by Robotnik's takeover? Eh, whatever I guess - we have some more history to cover. Chuck goes on about how when he and Jules brought Julian back to King Max, Antoine's father the general was originally skeptical, but the king was motivated to try to accept Julian after what had happened with Nate previously. For a while Julian seemed to fit in and be sincere about his loyalties, but soon, Kodos of all people took an interest in him, despite his usual hatred of Overlanders.

Kodos invited him into Naugus' former laboratory to show him some of the wizard's left behind gadgets, including an "atomic mace" to be used for easily knocking someone out. Kodos then turned around to reveal the portal to the Zone of Silence, and Julian immediately beamed him in the back of the head with the mace, tossing his unconscious body into the zone and calling him a fool for thinking he would serve the warlord.

This backstory is a bit strange, considering previous issues that mentioned the relationship between Julian and Kodos made it seem like Kodos mentored Julian for some time before Julian did away with him, whereas in this issue he gets rid of him pretty much the instant Kodos offers an olive branch. With Kodos gone, King Max asked Julian's own opinion of the ongoing war against the Overlanders, and Julian encouraged him to continue to fight aggressively, hoping that the war would be intense enough that both sides would weaken each other enough for him to eventually stage his planned takeover of the world. We're still not done with history - this Tales of the Great War segment goes on for many more issues - but not the next issue! We've got a major one in store, so let's do it to it!

#nala reads archie sonic preboot #archie sonic #archie sonic preboot #sonic the hedgehog #sth 74 #writer: karl bollers #writer: ken penders #pencils: steven butler #pencils: art mawhinney #pencils: jim amash #colors: frank gagliardo #colors: barry grossman

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a-dinosaur-a-day · 7 years

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Answer them all

I should have seen this coming, in retrospect

1. What’s your middle name?

Caroline

2. What are you listening to right now?

As per the last ask; The Violence by Rise Against

3. What was the last thing you ate?

A candy hug (I haven’t had breakfast yet)

4. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?

My Dad

5. Do you drink?

Occasionally, but not heavily

6. Do you smoke?

Gd no

7. What is the first thing you noticed in someone?

Their excitement about whatever it is they’re talking about

8. What is your hair color?

Brown

9. What is your eye color?

Hazel

10. Do you wear contacts/glasses?

Yup

11. Dogs or cats?

Neither

12. What’s your favorite animal?

Living? Orca whale. Extinct? Maiasaura

13. What’s your favorite television show?

Orphan Black

14. What’s your favorite movie?

Jurassic Park

15. What’s your favorite band/singer?

Rise Against

16. How old are you?

17. Do you have a crush on anyone?

Since I’m in a fairly serious long term romantic relationship, I dare say I do

18. What’s your sexual orientation?

Pansexual

19. What’s your favorite color?

Aqua

20. What was your most embarrassing moment?

As per the first ask:

At one point I was trying to get Max ( @plokool) to get a new hobby and I wanted to talk about putting ships into bottles

What I said was “putting jars into bottles”

At any rate, Max still makes fun of me for that

21. Do you ever wish you were someone else?

All the time, to be honest :/

22. What were you like when you were a kid?

Quiet, I read a lot; very much a know-it-all; got bullied a shitton

23. What would your dream house be like?

Small, with lots of books and birds; and lots of windows so I can look outside

24. What last made you laugh?

Max saying something cute

25. What is your favorite word?

Compassion

26. What is your least favorite word?

Oligarchy. I don’t know why

27. What turns you on?

As per the first ask: Kindness, empathy/sympathy, passion about one’s hobbies, getting excited about things, being nerdy; some physical attributes

28. What turns you off?

As per the first ask: Cruelty, a lack of willingness to understand, an inability to modify one’s opinions, willful ignorance; not listening to me when I talk

29. What is your star sign?

Leo

30. What are your favorite books?

Harry Potter (the whole series); Pillars of the Earth; Ishmael/My Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

31. Do you have any siblings?

5 (4 older sisters, 1 little brother)

32. Do you like to dance?

Eh, not really

33. What is your definition of cheating?

Doing something romantic or sexual in nature with someone other than your partner, and you have not agreed to an open or polygamous relationship with them. Having feelings for someone else, but not acting on them, doesn’t count. You can’t help feelings.

34. Have you ever cheated on someone?

35. Do you regret anything?

Tons of shit. Lots of things.

36. Do you have any phobias?

Spiders

37. Ever broken any bones?

Nope

38. Ever come close to death?

Yeah

39. What is your religion, if any?

I was raised Catholic. I am currently not Catholic, and am converting to Judaism through the reform movement.

40. Have you ever been to a psychiatrist/therapist?

Yeah, since my freshman year of high school

41. Are looks important in a relationship?

Eh, they’re important in initial attraction, but not really after that point

42. Are you more like your mom or your dad?

I like to think I’m an even mix of both

43. What is your favorite season?

Fall

44. Do you have any tattoos?

Nope

45. Do you have any piercings?

Earlobes

46. How many boyfriends/girlfriends have you had?

Just the two

47. Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?

All the fucking time

48. Who is your celebrity crush?

None?

49. Are you a virgin?

Nope

50. Do you get jealous easily?

Eh, only of people who’s lives I wish I had, not of like, friends of Max’s or anything

51. What is your favorite type of food?

Italian

52. Do you ever want to get married?

I’m iffy on the concept but Max and I are eventually going to get married, yes

53. Who was your first kiss with?

My first boyfriend

54. Have you ever been cheated on?

As per the first ask: Probably? The first person I dated was a chicken who refused to break up with me even though they wanted to be with someone else, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they cheated on me before breaking up with me.

55. What is your idea of the perfect date?

Going to the Field Museum or some equivalent and spending the whole day together looking at fossils :D Alternatively, the zoo, but looking at birds

56. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

I honestly have no idea. I need alone time to “recharge,” but too much alone time makes me ridiculously depressed, so both I guess.

57. Do you believe in aliens or life on other planets?

Decidedly.

58. What talent do you wish you’d been born with?

Eh, I don’t think we’re really born with talents. People may have more of a propensity for this or that, but in the end it’s all about what you stick with.

I wish I had stuck with piano playing more, or with drawing, but I didn’t, which is my own fault.

59. What is your saddest memory?

Some stuff that happened to me in High School. Or another, equally terrible event in college. I don’t want to bum everyone out about it.

60. Do you believe in love at first sight?

Gd no. Lust yes, but not love.

61. Do you believe in soul mates?

A part of me does

62. Have you ever dyed your hair?

I dyed the end of it blue last summer! I kind of want to do that again sometime

63. Has someone ever spread a nasty rumor about you?

A lot in high school, sadly

64. Would you go against your moral code for money?

Right now, given money is very tight, probably :/ But otherwise no

65. What are three things most people don’t know about you?

- I fucking love trigonometry - I enjoy reading the Foxtrot series of comics - I have an unfortunate caffeine addiction

66. Who are you jealous of?

As per the first ask, Various internet personalities who are actually making decent money from their work in science communication; actual paleontologists

67. Do you sleep with a stuffed toy?

Too many of them. I have an addiction to stuffed animals

68. How long was your longest relationship?

Max and I have been together for over four years now

69. Is the glass half empty or half full?

Half full

70. What is the sexiest thing someone could ever do for/to you?

I feel like the correct answer is not appropriate for this blog; buuuut honestly just taking an interest and listening to me when I talk about the things I enjoy and am excited about? is a PG answer I suppose

71. Who is your most loyal friend?

Probably Max? But also my friend Sara, whom I’ve known since the sixth grade. We went to different high schools and colleges but we’re still best friends.

72. Are you in a relationship?

Yup

73. If you have a boyfriend/girlfriend, what is your favorite thing about him/her?

How excited he gets when he talks about his hobbies

74. Are you a bad person?

I like to think I’m not

75. Are you a lover or a fighter?

Lover

76. What did you do on your last birthday?

Went to the zoo with friends!

77. What is your favorite quote and why?

“Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution” ~ Theodosius Dobzhansky

78. If your best friend died, what would you do?

Oh gd. Since my best friend is Max, I don’t really want to think about it. It wouldn’t be good.

79. If you had to go back in time and change one thing, what would it be?

How I handled my mental illnesses.

80. If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do?

Spend it with Max

81. What is the strangest dream you’ve ever had?

I once had a very long and elaborate set of dreams in which I angered the Capitol and as such had to design a Hunger Games in which all my loved ones were the competitors. It went on for like, a week, and spawned various inside jokes, as @a-sleepy-dinosaur can testify

82. Are you happier single or in a relationship?

I’m happy in my relationship

83. Who were you in a past life?

Probably some sort of bird

84. What is your happiest childhood memory?

Watching dinosaur documentaries with my mom

85. Have you ever experienced unrequited love?

All the bleeping time

86. Have you ever had an imaginary friend?

Yup!

87. If you were the president, what would you do?

Prioritize science & environmentally friendly policies

88. What is your ideal career?

Honestly? I’d like to be the bird/feather-evolution equivalent of Neil Shubin, if possible

89. What is your political affiliation?

Generally liberal. Most of my opinions are similar to that of Bernie Sanders. But I hesitate to call myself a Democrat.

90. Are you conservative or liberal?

Liberal

91. Is the male or female body closest to perfection?

This is a very stupid question given trans individuals and the fact that gender =/= biological attributes.

92. Do you like kissing in public?

Definitely!

93. If you could change one thing in the world, what would you change?

Make people better able to consider the humanity of those not in their in-group

94. Where would you like to live?

Edinburgh

95. Where would you go on your dream vacation?

Scotland XD

96. Describe yourself in one word.

As per the first ask, Tenacious

97. Describe yourself in one sentence.

As per the first ask:

(I know this is a double negative but it’s a stronger statement than doing the positive equivalent)

There has never been a subject I didn’t want to explore to it’s completion.

And I guess I won’t answer any more of these xD

#about #not dinosaurs #long post #Anonymous

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http://www.scion.com/#tCColors Its a Scion Tc, and im thinking about getting it for my bday, is it good on gas and such? or easy to drive?, and is the insurance expensive on this car, i know its already expensive for teen drivers but does this car make it more expensive than a regular honda civic or cheaper smaller car a 16 yr old would usually get???""

How much would insurances cost on a 88 corvette?

im am going to be 16 and going to get a red corvette i was wondering how much would insurance cost for it and i live in CA in LA i well be under my moms insurance pollicy so what would u think it would cost i drive the car a lot and all the car is for looks it not for racing and pick a up all the girls and go to party lol

Individual insurance for person with no income and 69 year old?

69 year old, no income, not eligible for medicaid (5 year permanent residency rule). Lives with daughter. She needs to have insurance. Can she have the insurance individually (remember, she has no official income) or she can have insurance at marketplace through her daughter as a family member? Though daughter has her own insurance through her employer. what is the best way and minimum charge here? Thanks in advance!""

Car insurance confusion?

I have full comp. insurance for my car and I can drive any other vehicle as 3rd party (As per policy). I also own another car which is not insured to anyone...Can I drive my this car (un insured) under my existing policy as 3rd party ?

Homeowners insurance in Valrico FL?

I am interested in buying a home in Valrico FL. Particularly Diamond Hill, a golf course community. Great price, but we are new at buying and have no idea what insurance might be on this place.Just to factor it in for our monthly cost. It is a 3/2/2 1800 sq ft @ $110k. no pool. I mean were talking just a rough estimate, close figure something. Again we have not the slightest clue as to what it could be. Any advice is really appreciated.""

Can my father get iterm insurance ?.?

My father's DOB is 2 May 1947. he is retired from Gov job. i want to have a insurance in name of him bcoz i have two sister dependent on him . so can i get or can he get iterm plan for 20 laks for 20 years.

How much does it cost to insure a 2008+ kawasaki ninja 250?

im thinking of getting one to use to ride back and fourth to work on to save wear and tear on my car. the 250cc ninja's are pretty cheep and i dont go on the hwy so thats not an issue. im only 18 and have a clean record. How much do you pay for in insurance?

How much would car insurance be for a 16 year old with a 1999 ford mustang cobra?

It has a ton of mods and yes I am looking at fast cars because ive been around them all my life. and dont be that guy that says get a honda. Thanks

How do you handle car insurance on a road trip with multiple drivers?

I'm going on a road trip from Canada to the US, and we have four people driving (including the owner of the car). Since any accident (no matter the driver) will impact the insurance of the car owner, what's the best way to deal with an accident? Driver agrees to pay direct costs associated, if anything were to happen? (though it may still impact their car insurance premiums in the long term?) Pre-pay an informal fee like $100, and if an accident happens you are absolved? If no accident, then it's free money for the car owner? How do you equitably handle it? The trip hasn't happened yet, but I figure it's best to iron out issues now rather than when it actually happens, then we become bitter enemies.""

What is a good affordable health insurance company?

I am 21 yrs old, with no existing health conditions, but I make too much money to get coverage from the state. My employer does offer insurance but it's very expensive and the coverage isn't worth the amount of money they want me to spend.""

How much would the car insurance be for a 17-18 yr old male?

The car would be an original Austin Mini Cooper (1990 Edition). It would also be on my own insurance, not parents. Thanks.""

Im 21 and a new driver how much would my car insurance cost on a honda civic type r 02 reg?

Where can a marijuana smoker get affordable life assurance?

it depends on if your a heavy smoker or just smoke a few times. if they ask for health records then you will be in a higher quote, but also when they ask you question on health and you answer honestly it will help you in the long run because then you will be covered for the need of that disability since your health assurance new you can since you are a smoker. but it depends on if your a heavy smoker or just smoke a few times.""

Health Insurance for Seniors in the U.S.A but I'm Canadian?

I'm 26, A Canadian that is going to buy a U.S small business.(in California) Can anyone suggest a good heath insurance plan. I also would like to know can I get a plan for my parents (both age 60) when they come down and stay with me for more then six months? Thank you like always!!""

What happens when you drive your friend's car withour insurance?

My nephew borrowed his friend's car that has no insurance. He was stopped by police for some reason and got summoned to court because the car was without auto insurance. What would happen to him? by the way he lives in L.A. Thank you!

Is -3 driving record bad or good for insurance?

I just got promoted at work and now I have to be issued a company truck and i am wondering if my employees insurance would cover -3 driving points.

What are some cheap car insurance for first time drivers?

Motorbike and car insurance?

With fuel prices in the uk soaring and having to drive 120 miles a day I am seriously considering buying a motorbike to save both time and money. Thing is I'm gonna still need a car for the winter months when we have to deal with increasingly heavy winters... So my question is do i have to pay 12 months insurance for both a car and a bike or is there any way of having a policy that I can put on hold for the months that either vehicle isn't being used?

Question about health insurance & pre-existing conditions?

Shortly before being taken off of my parent's insurance plan, I was diagnosed with a thyroid condition that requires expensive blood tests and regular office visits. I have applied for insurance through my job, and when reading the bylaws I noticed that it does not cover pre-existing conditions. Will my thyroid disorder be considered a pre-existing when I was diagnosed only a few months ago? Will I ever be able to get any kind of insurance coverage for this disorder now?""

Do you need insurance to have a driver's license in California?

Do you need to have insurance in order to have a driver's license? Or can you have a driver's license, but no car, and no insurance. So i'm a minor, and my question is, If I have a CA driver's license, do I still need insurance when I don't have a car? (Insurance + Car) ....... or ........ (Insurance + License)""

What are some jobs/companies that offer insurance for part time employees?

I have a part time morning job working as a teacher's aide 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. that I love and don't want to give up but I will never have more hours or insurance. I need to get an afternoon job with insurance because my health insurance jumps to $600.00 per month in July!!! The copay is $45.00 and the deductable is $2000.00 which means it never pays for anything and I cannot even afford to go to the doctor! Do you work at a place with ins. for part time employees? Can you select a PPO? How long do you have to work there to get on the insurance? I live in Southern California.

How to get cheap auto insurance?

So I just bought a new car tgats financed in my name. Even though my driving record is spitless im 23 so my insurance is crazy high. Everyone keeps telling me to get on.my parents insurance. How do I do thus legally so that if I ever need to make a claim.there will be no issues?

What is compulsory excess on car insurance and how do u pay it?

i just applied for car insurance and it says that my compulsory excess is 250 my deposit is 201 + 80 per month.

Which car insurance won't be so expensive for me?

""I've just passed my driving test, anyone know any cheap insurance companies?""

I'm 17 and female, I own an 04 fiat punto. Does anyone know of some good insurance prices? Thanks""

Insurance for 18 year - which 7 seater?

im looking for a 7 seater that i can get insurance on for myself and my son who is 18 years old. im over 50 and have got 5 years NCB, my son has had his licecnse for 1 year and ...show more""

About how much is car insurance for a teen?

I'm a 16 year old girl and I was just informed that I was going to have to pay for my insurance when I get a car. I was wondering how much insurance would cost me monthly. If it matters the car value would be about 15-23k. I don't know if the car value affects insurance.

US Maternity Health Insurance?

Hi, I am looking forward to give birth in America so I need to know what kind of Maternity International Health Insurance I need since I am not an US citizen. I need a 1 to 6 months insurance. Can you provide some Companies' names or more info please? Or an approximated price? Thanks.""

5 Day Hold On Insurance Claim Check?

I got my insurance claim check from the USPS [Postal Service] & I Signed The Check Over To My Friend For i Could Use Her Credit Card She Went Into Our Credit Union And They Told Her It Would Be On A 5 Day Hold Which Made no Sense Since All The Security Features On The Checks Are Easy To Verify By Looking At It...Is There A Reason They Put A hold On It?

I was in a car accident that was not my fault. Does my insurance go up?

This guy in front of me backed into my front end at a stop light. We both got out and he tried compromising. I refused and called the cops and took down his plates and the make of the car. Good thing I did because he left right after I called. I think this guy may have been illegal he didnt speak english and was very eager for me to not call the cops. I felt bad but my car is really messed up. Is my insurance going to go up? If so how much?

Why do they ask your occupation when appliying for insurance?

Does it really matter? Or is it for marketing purposes?

What is the age that someone who is not on your car insurance can drive your car?

How much would my insurance be?

Hi, I'm a 17 year old female and just passed my driving test. My parents are successful, therefore they're giving me their 2011 Ford Galaxy 2.3 Ghia with a supercharged fitted on it. I was wondering how much the insurance would be? Do they consider the speed of the car? Thanks.""

How much would it cost to insure a 1967 ford mustang?

im a first time female driver, live in new jersey, am not in college, am 19, and the insurance is joined on to my parents insurance(allstate). im not asking for a exact amount but an estiment would be awesome. i wanna see if ill be able to afford insuring my car.""

I got a ticket and need to know what my insurance will cost?

I got a reckless driving ticket I'm 16 no other tickets or wreck I have Erie insurance What will my insurance cost bcus my mom canceled it and I have to pay it now

How much would insurance cost on a 3.5 tonne recovery truck?

ive brought a 3.5tonne tow truck for personal use not business, i wanted to know how much would the insurance cost me? am aged 23""

Should i buy car insurance through a family member ?

My grandpa is a insurance agent and I'm.wondering if i should.purchase car insurance through him

Does 4x4 make auto insurance more expensive?

I wanted to buy a '95 Jeep Wrangler but I noticed it was a 4x4. Will my insurance go up because it has four wheel drive?

Why does CAR INSURANCE cost more when a CAR/ motor vehicle is PAINTED RED?

Why does the color red coast more to insure ?

Teen Insurance?

I was wondering how much the cost would be for teen insurance for one of the 3 following cars, an '07 Scion tC an '03 Nissan Altima or an '02 Honda Civic LX""

No car insurance and got into an accident.?

I recently got in a car accident with no insurance. I rear ended someone and totalled his old car. The police came and made a police report and did not question me on wether I had insurace or not. If I bought Insurance right after that, can i use it to file a claim for what happened? If the other guy would cooperate and say we crashed at a later time would that work?""

How much would insurance on a motorcycle be in Texas?

I am 20 and my car insurance is $70 a month and I know it will go down some when I turn 21 but I probably still will not be able to afford it. I have never received a ticket and was wondering about what my insurance would be if I was 21 and had a motorcycle?

I am learning to drive and want to buy a car. What should I buy and what will the insurance be like?

How much would insurance usually raise adding a minor on it?

Rear ended in a three car crash. Who's insurance is liable?

I was rear ended in a 3 car crash, I am the first one. Car 2 hit me first ( I feel 2 impact), then car 3 slightly bump the car 2. My rear bumper ( car 1) damaged and the front of car 2 got heavy damage. the rear bumper of car 2 almost no damage. also, the front of car 3 look like new. Problem is car 2 insurance only agreed to pay 50% because they said after car 2 rear end me , car 3 rear end car 2 that make further damage to my rear bumper. Car 3 insurance will not pay anything because base on the damage they found, car 3 can't make any damage to me. The repair cost is less than 1000 ( my deductable) , I don't want to use my own insurance to repair my car, coz I think my ins co will not fight for my 1000 deductable. What I can do? I am not agreed what the car 2 insurance co said. Should I go to small claim court or.... its only 850 dollars.""

What car insurance can i get with no down payment?

Is there a big jump in insurance between a 600cc sports bike and 650cc?

I see a lot of bikes that are 600cc, and I'm trying to keep insurance cost down. I have been stuck on Kawasaki because it seems there models have the best gas mileage an comfortable seating positions. The 250r is just out of the question, even though I'm a first time rider. I'm 35 years old and do not plan on racing, but i also don't want to be stuck with a 250cc bike when i purchase, as I plan on keeping whatever I buy. I'm looking at the Kawasaki ZZR600 and the Ninja 650, but not sure if the insurance will be that much of a difference from 600cc to 650cc.""

CAR TITLE/INSURANCE VS BANK LOAN?

Hi, I wanted to make sure this is legal before I take part in it. So a friend of mine who I have known now for about 15 years wants to get rid of his car because he can no longer ...show more""

""How much does it cost per month, in avarege, to lease a non-expensive car,including insurance fee?""

How much does it cost per month, in avarege, to lease a non-expensive car,including insurance fee?""

Which car insurance won't be so expensive for me?

Car insurance for a 16 year old boy with a 90s camaro?

Im a 16 year old boy living in kansas and i want a 90s Camaro as my first car but my dad thinks that insurance will be super expensive, so i was wondering that if i just got liability and towing how much would it be? The cars are typically anywhere in between 2k and 5k dollars, at least thats my price range. I dont know if that affects anything but I thought I should bring it up. And do you guys think that a 90s Camaro is a good first car? thanks for answering all of my questions.""

What do I do if my car insurance lapsed without my knowledge?

I need to get tags for my car this month, only when I called my car financing company to see how much it is, they told me that my insurance had lapsed, and my registration was suspended!! I had no idea, because my cousin had gotten the insurance for me (we are now estranged, and I don't have any contact with her), and I was told by her the insurance expired in May. All my documments have been sent to her house (and she refuses to send me my mail) and I had no idea. Now, I'm terrified that I won't be able to get my registration back, or pay fines, because I just barely have enough to get new insurance and pay for my tags. I have no proof that she bought insurance for me through May or anything. Does anyone else have had to go through this? What will happen? Please help!""

Auto insurance limits of liability ?

How high should I reasonably set my liability limits. From what I can tell my current Auto policy limits are $25k and $50k. That seems a bit low to me. My friend said he has $100k and $300k. What do you suggest. We are an average income family, and currently drive and Escalade ESV, and a G35 coupe(Nothing like living beyond your means, you only get one shot at this thing right?).""

How much is car insurance per month for a 16 year old?

I really want to get a Pontiac G6 on my 16th Birthday, I`m just curious as to how much the car insurance would be on it !""

Would a 2001 jetta VR6 be expensive for insurance?

Would it be expensive for insurance, im 17 almost 18 male car costs around 6000""

What's the average cost of a Health insurance plan in New york?

I am moving from Europe to work in New York, can someone explain to me how the system works, and if it is age depending cost.""

How much is for all tests for motorcycle and insurances?

Hi, im trying to get a motorcycle unless next year.. I know there are 3 types of M licence.. but how much to take each tests? and if i get M1 licence do i need to practice to take a M2 road test? but i know how to drive manual motorcycles i used to have motorcycle b4 after i've got M1 licence can i just go straight for road test? i heard there are many differences fees for insurance depends on company and use freeway or not plz can you tell me which company is cheapest without freeway? and price of each licence test ;; thank you""

How much are typical monthly home owners insurance rates?

i am doing a school project and the only way to figure it out is to call and talk to a reprisentitive, and i would really rather not. I just need a ballpark figure... $500? $1000? any ideas?""

Imported motorcycle insurance?

Does anyone know of any companies that tend to do cheap imported bike insurance? Iv wrang around a few now and the best quote i can get for third party only is 305 pounds from adrien flux. The bike in question is a Honda storm SDH 2006 import. I know that as an imported bike it is going to be a little more expensive but it shares most of its parts with the Honda CG, will telling them this help the quote at all, and do you know any good insurers?""

Question about car insurance? (Progressive)?

So I am 19 and currently on my parents car insurance plan still. When I moved out the first time they put a hold on my car insurance because I didn't feel the need to have a car while living downtown. I moved back in with my parents for a few months to look for a new place and I got back on the insurance and now I am about to move out again permanently back to the city but this time I want to take my car with me. I will be changing my primary address and getting a new drivers license for that state (My family is in Indiana and I am moving back to Chicago). I will be going to school full time in that state as well as living there so my question is... does anyone know if I can stay on my parents car insurance if I am no longer living in their home/state?

Should I contact my auto insurance company (accident was not my fault)?

Okay, my wife's car got stuck in the snow last week close to the subdivision. So I went out to get the car because she's not really good at driving in the snow, but I have ...show more""

Do you have to apply for California Training Benefits when receiving Unemployment Insurance?

I just filed for UI and received a letter in the mail about the California Training Benefits program but no where does it say I have to apply for it.

Car accident without insurance?

So today I rear ended a 2011 Honda Civ, a small strach [sp], some paint missing and a possible dent. My car on the other hand suffered some significant damage. Now as we were preparing to exchange info, I find out my car doesn't have insurance (its my parents and I wasn't informed) and I told her I will pay for damages and apologized, etc. Now I asked how much would it cost, etc. Her insurance company told her I would have to pay $20+ per day for her rental car how ever many days its in the shop. That I can handle. But say worse case scenarios: How much would it cost to replace a back bumper for a 2011 honda civ? Or to fix a dent, color, paint, etc? Has this happened to anyone else without insurance, etc?""

How much do you pay for your motorcycle insurance?

I just check for a quote for a cbr 600 f4 I wanted to buy and it quoted me $2,200 a year! Does that sound right? I'm 19, live in New york city, male. Whats your state, age, bike model, gender, and insurance rate?""

What is the difference between permanent life insurance and whole life insurance?

I'm taking a class on finance, and I'm really confused about this concept. If it helps, here's what my textbook says: Permanent life insurance continues until the premiums are stopped or the death benefits are paid out. The cash value of the insurance increases as the premiums accumulate. With whole life insurance, the premiums, death benefits, and cash value of the insurance remain fixed. At the time of the insured's death, the cash value of the insurance becomes the insurance company's and the death benefits are paid to the beneficiaries.""

Teen car insurance??

Im a 16 year old male looking for insurance. My gpa is 3.2 and play 2 sports. I was wondering how much it would run me to have insurance in California for a 67 mustang coupe?? And in comparison to a 2002 audi a4?

What is the cheapest car insurance in Florida?

I'm 20 and I'm with Allstate they have me paying $1000 each 6 month for Insurance too much money they killing me help.

Can u keep a car in a garage without it having insurance?

I'm getting a car this weekend. It is taxed but I won't be able to afford the insurance stright away, what can I do??? I'm 18 and haven't passed my driving test yet. Any help welcome, thanks""

18 Yeasr old with 94 ford taurus wagon. cheapest insurance??

I'm 18 and just got a 94 ford turus wagon for my first car. where do you think i should get my insurance?

Does an 800cc motorcycle's insurance cost much more than a 600cc?

I found a bike I was thinking about buying to learn on today. I like the bike and can't beat the price. I read on yahoo answers soeone said 750cc bikes are actually 749 b/c insurance goes up significantly after that. Is that true? I'm not getting the bike because I want a bigger bike, Id be perfectly happy with a 600 but its a good deal for this bike I found. Will i save alot on insurance and just wait to find a 600cc?""

""I am staying in Italy,but i want to know much a car insurance will cost me for a year?""

I am staying in Italy,but i want to know much a car insurance will cost me for a year?""

Affordable health care?

Does the affordable health care act say that as a family member of a state emplyee I can't be on my wife's insurance after she retires ?

Insurance cost on 95 jeep wrangler?

Can someone answer my health insurance question?

I currently am paying for COBRA. I am 61 years old, female. I am on long term disability & disability social security. I am able to get medicare when I am 62. I have a pre existing condition, COPD. Looks like no one will accept me, except Blue Cross. I need a medical supplement PLUS an exceptional prescription plan. I am on many meds, including oxygen 24/7. I make too much money to qualify for medicaid or any other help. ANY of you insurance agents have any ideas? I will be 62 on April 5th. Any help is much appreciated. I have searched & looked on the internet & most of them I do not trust. I have heard too many bad stories about them. I am paying $490.00 a month plus co pays now & it is killing me.""

Can I trust American Health Insurance?

I'm going to an American university and I have to buy student health cover. How trustworthy is it actually? If I get sick, will the insurance just say that my injury/illness isn't covered and left me to die - even if it's an insurance company that the university requires students to buy insurance from??""

Which car insurance won't be so expensive for me?

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