Welcome to a curated selection of the best and most-read articles on the Cosmic Blog. Our team has taken a moment to sift through the wealth of content we’ve shared throughout the years and handpicked a collection of blog posts that have stood the test of time and continue to resonate with our readers. 

These blog posts discuss a wide range of topics and offer valuable insights and information that remain relevant no matter when they were first published. Whether you missed them the first time or are eager for a re-read, these gems from the past are worth revisiting. Here’s a recap of the best blogs:

Why Many Choose Rumble Over YouTube       

This article discusses the growing popularity of Rumble, an online video platform, as a preferred alternative to YouTube for independent content creators. It underlines Rumble’s staunch commitment to free speech and its inclusive environment for creators who may feel marginalized on other platforms. It highlights key features, including 4K video hosting, a fast media player, and seamless ad integration. Personalities like Dan Bongino and Buck Sexton have joined Rumble, expressing discontent with YouTube’s policies. The article outlines Rumble’s achievements, industry rankings, and the crucial role of its dedicated global team.

It is important to mention that since the article’s publication, Rumble has evolved significantly. It became a publicly traded company in September 2022, now valued at over $2 billion. With a strategic focus on building infrastructure, including in-house advertising and payment technology, Rumble has positioned itself for success. Additionally, Rumble’s self-built cloud service and enhanced video streaming capacity have boosted its global Monthly Active Users to 58 million in Q3 2023. The commitment extends to a dedicated team of engineers continually strengthening the infrastructure to support the growing video and streaming business.

In-House vs. Outsourced Software Development. How to Get the Best of Both Worlds?

Exploring various software development strategies, the article considers in-house, outsourced, and hybrid approaches. While in-house provides control at a higher cost and outsourcing reduces expenses but may lead to communication issues, the hybrid model, endorsed by Cosmic Development, combines both for flexibility. It emphasizes control, cultural compatibility, and cost savings. The article advises businesses to consider their needs and goals when developing strategies.

First-Hand Reasons Why Outsourcing Content Creators Is the Right Way to Go

Examining the ongoing importance of content in digital marketing, the article refers to Bill Gates’ 1996 essay. An interview with Joshua Mendelssohn, co-founder of Factinate.com, reveals their mission and content creation process. He also emphasizes their collaboration with Cosmic Development for outsourcing, citing cost savings and enhanced content quality as significant benefits. Mendelssohn recommends Cosmic Development for their expertise in website development and content creation in the online publishing industry.

Decade of Growth: Nick Naumoff’s Career Evolution, Remote Leadership, and Rumble’s Future

Nick Naumoff, a Content Editor at Rumble, shares his decade-long journey with Cosmic Development. From contributing to Rumble’s growth as a Content Manager to his current role, Nick’s career highlights adaptability and growth. The interview explores Nick’s experiences and challenges in his roles, including his relocation to Rumble’s U.S. headquarters. He discusses evolving responsibilities, effective remote management, and the changing landscape of video content trends, emphasizing the rise of short-form vertical videos and live streaming. Nick reflects on the future, aiming to contribute to Rumble’s success and foster confidence and critical thinking in the Moderation Team.

Inspirational Career Development: How to Go from Intern to CTO? 

The article features an interview with Vladimir Novachki, CTO at Cosmic Development, sharing his journey from intern to CTO. Vladimir emphasizes continuous learning, curiosity, and flexibility in the fast-changing IT industry. He advises aspiring professionals to focus on concepts and algorithms, stay updated on industry trends, and develop soft skills. Vladimir highlights the future of software development with technologies like IoT and blockchain. He talks about the importance of work-life balance and building meaningful professional relationships for long-term success.

Our Mission is to Provide Our Employees With a Memorable Career Journey  

Antony Naumoff, Managing Director of Cosmic Development, shares the company’s evolution from modest beginnings to a thriving IT solutions provider with nearly 150 employees across four locations. The article highlights the company’s unique approach to creating dedicated talent solutions, fostering a positive work environment, and emphasizing transparency. Cosmic Development’s success in a competitive market is attributed to a relaxed work atmosphere, flexible hours, and transparent employee communication. He also talks about the company’s expansion into non-technical services (BPO) and its role in the growth of the Macedonian IT industry. Naumoff expresses optimism about the country’s potential and emphasizes treating workers fairly. The article wraps up with a glimpse into Cosmic Development’s upcoming initiatives, which involve opening a new office in Bitola and a strong commitment to cultivating a positive company culture.

Flexibility at Work: Cosmic Development’s HR Manager Shares Best Practices with 24HR.mk

Cosmic Development’s HR Manager, Andriana Popovska, discusses the company’s distinctive approach to flexibility and freedom for its employees with 24HR.mk. The company prioritizes employee freedom and flexibility, allowing them to plan their workday for optimal productivity. This approach, including remote work and flexible hours, was established before the pandemic, contributing to a positive work environment. Despite COVID-19, the company’s smooth transition to remote work had no negative impact on employees or recruitment. Plans involve growth in clients, projects, and team members while prioritizing health and safety. Read more here.

Creating a Culture of Lifelong Learning: Cosmic Development’s Approach to Employee Development and Growth

Five employees at Cosmic Development share their positive experiences with the company’s learning and development program, emphasizing its impact on their professional growth. The program includes an annual professional development budget, access to paid platforms, online courses, workshops, and mentorship programs. The employees appreciate the focus on hard and human skills, creating a culture of innovation and lifelong learning. Their experiences underscore the importance of investing in employee training, nurturing an innovative culture, and positioning the company as a model for others in attracting and keeping high-caliber talent. Read more here.

Maximizing Workplace Productivity: Balancing Work And Summer Fun 

Unlocking a productive summer work experience is the focus of this article. It explores the impact of heat on productivity and offers strategies to counteract it. It also emphasizes the significance of clear goals, flexible work arrangements, and effective time management and advocates for balancing work and relaxation during the sunny season. The article concludes by introducing Cosmic Development, a workplace valuing work-life harmony and personal well-being, inviting readers to consider joining the team.

Cosmic Development: Nurturing a Brighter Tomorrow Through Corporate Philanthropy 

Corporate philanthropy, the strategic practice of companies giving back to society, goes beyond traditional charity, aligning with a company’s mission and values. This article explores the strategic approach of corporate giving, focusing on Cosmic Development’s impactful initiatives in five key pillars—family aid, youth initiatives, environmental responsibility, employee-backed ideas, and sports sponsorships. Recognized for best practices, Cosmic Development aims to inspire other businesses to embrace philanthropy.

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The best blog posts do not happen overnight. In order to write a good blog post, the writer needs to know the target location and audience, but also to know which blog posts will be read and which not. That is why at the end of the year the editor must make a review of the best blog posts from that year and see which topics performed the best. A blogging review is a perfect way to summarize the work that is done throughout the year when the year approaches its end. Although our blog is quite new and was released in July 2019, we only get to make a review of the best blog posts in the past six months. Nevertheless, here are the top 5 most-read and best blog posts, the top 3 most-read interviews with our employees, and the most-read interview with one of our clients.

Top 5 Best Blog Posts

Cosmic Development’s New Year Celebrations

The most-read article for 2019 is the one about Cosmic Development’s numerous New Year celebrations and events. During the entire month of December, people celebrate the arrival of the new year and prepare for the upcoming holidays. Similarly, Cosmic Development gathers its employees and throws them several pre-new year celebrations each year. The Cosmic celebrations of New Year include several events. Employees not only party at a nightclub or have dinner at a fancy restaurant, but also exchange gifts with other coworkers and buy presents for Cosmic’s charity events. Furthermore, Cosmic organizes Kids Christmas event before New Year for the children of its employees. Read more about the celebrations on the link above.

Highlights of Our Team Building 2019

The second most-read blog article for 2019 is a summary of our annual team building that took place in Mavrovo, Macedonia, from 15th to 17th November 2019. Cosmic Development organizes annual team buildings for its employees. Through these team building, Cosmic helps with the improvement of the communication and social skills of its employees. Our employees from Toronto, Belgrade, Skopje, Bitola, and Lome joined together in Mavrovo and spent the entire weekend as a family. They were divided into nine teams, according to the names of planets from our solar system. The team-building weekend included several activities, such as mind games, adventure games, traditional lunch at the Old Goat House in the mountain, Mavrovision, etc. Read the article for more information about the activities we had.

5 Digital Marketing Trends You Need To Know

Another one of Cosmic’s best blog posts for 2019 is about the current five digital marketing trends. Since digital marketing is more and more present among companies that want to keep up with the latest trends, this is one of the blog posts that is of great interest to them. In this article, the most prominent digital marketing trends are the development of technologies and digital marketing innovations. Moreover, this blog post discusses further the five following digital marketing trends: Artificial Intelligence (AI), chatbots, voice interaction, video and live streaming, as well as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).

Top 5 Reasons for IT Outsourcing to Serbia and Macedonia

The article for IT outsourcing to Serbia and Macedonia is another of our best blog posts that had high readability in 2019. Nowadays, companies can choose IT outsourcing as a way to relocate some of their business processes in a foreign country such as Serbia or Macedonia. Regardless of the type of business, you can establish it in any part of the world you want. Cosmic Development is a Canadian IT support services company that has operation centers in Belgrade in Serbia, and Skopje and Bitola in Macedonia. These are the top five reasons why Cosmic chose IT outsourcing to Serbia and Macedonia: we get an excellent pool of professionals, great communication skills and cultural affinity, logistic, outstanding value, and freedom for doing business.

How Outsourcing Can Benefit Your Business

The fifth most-read blog post also tackles the subject of outsourcing and its benefits. Outsourcing is a standard business model that various size companies use. Regardless of whether the company is a corporation or a startup, they can always turn to outsourcing. No matter the size of your enterprise, this practice of relocating some of the business functions will ensure a whole set of benefits. This article covers the top five reasons why other companies need to choose outsourcing as a business model. The reasons for outsourcing include the ability to focus on core activities and to increase the efficiency of the company. Moreover, outsourcing can help with the control of the cost and increase the reach. And most importantly, outsourcing gets companies the advantages of the time zone differences.

Top 3 Most-Read Employee Interviews

[Get To Know] Zharko Mircheski Senior PHP Developer

Zharko Mircheski has over eight years of experience as a software engineer and senior PHP developer in Cosmic Development. He is not only a great programmer but also a real family member since 2013. As a senior PHP developer, Zharko’s main responsibility is to write and review code. Furthermore, he participates in regular R&D meetings within the company. His most appreciated contribution to Cosmic Development consists of taking participation in projects such as MD.com, Bookmark.com, Rumble.com, SomeSpider.com. This is only part of the many reasons why the company gave him a recognition award in 2018 for five years of outstanding work. Read more of his interview in the article.

Women In Tech Macedonia Chapter: Helping Women and Girls Embrace Tech

Women in Tech (WiT) is an international organization that offers help to women to embrace technology. Moreover, it is open to everyone regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, or disability status. WiT plans and mentorships programs and organizes networking and other events for the introduction of technology to women. Monika Rizovska, our Marketing and Communications Manager is one of the Women in Tech Ambassadors for Macedonia. In this interview, Monika explains her role in the tech industry and how WiT empowers women in the IT sector. Learn more about WiT by reading the article.

Inspirational Career Development: How to Go from Intern to CTO?

Vladimir Novachki is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Cosmic Development. With over 10 years of IT experience, he is directly involved in the implementation of solutions for large enterprises. Some of those large enterprises are ranked as the top five websites in the world, as Little Things and AFV. Vladimir is the creator of one of the first fully Macedonian mobile applications. In this interview, he shares his story and experiences and his career path from intern to CTO is more than inspirational. Moreover, he explains his passion for hardware prototype and blockchain technology. Find out more about Vladimir by reading his interview.

Most-Read Client Interview

First-Hand Reasons Why Outsourcing Content Creators is the Right Way to Go

This article is an interview with one Cosmic Development’s clients – Factinate. Factinate.com is a content website whose mission is to share fun and educational facts. Those facts are about topics that are of interest to our readers, such as history, pop culture, science, etc. We interviewed Joshua Mendelssohn, co-founder of Factinate.com, and asked him to share his insights on the content creation process. We wanted to find out more information about the relationship between Factinate and Cosmic Development. Joshua explained how the Cosmic team of content creators does an incredible job and helps them surpass their competition.

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