What Make best hindi web series Don't Want You To Know?

 

10 Highly-Rated Indian Web Series You Cannot Afford to Miss

While popular Indian web series such as 'Sacred Games' and 'The Family Man'—with veteran artists in the leading cast—have managed to invite applause from viewers and critics, there are several other hidden gems that can be found across OTT platforms. 

These masterpieces—although not mainstream—are highly appreciated for their representation of common yet complex issues that are often faced by the people of the country. From highlighting the struggles of IIT, MBBS and IAS aspirants to showcasing a dysfunctional yet 'together' Indian family, or following the lives of teenagers who are entering a new life stage, these Made-in-India shows celebrate each one of us. 

1) TVF's Aspirants

A mini-series by The Viral Fever, 'Aspirants' follows the lives of three friends, Abhilash, Guri and SK, who aspire to crack India's most competitive civil services examination, UPSC CSE. Jumping back and forth from the past to the present, the series captures the struggles and drama in each of their lives. 

IMDb Rating: 9/10 

2) Please Find Attached

A Dice Media show on YouTube, the 5 episode mini-series revolves around two young millennials who attempt to strike the right balance between their personal and professional lives in suburban Mumbai. 

IMDb Rating: 8.3/10 

3) Kota Factory

The first black-and-white Indian web series ever made, TVF's Kota Factory is set in the city of Kota, which sees students from all across the globe each year, with the hope to get admission in a coaching center for a range of competitive examinations including JEE and NEET. The story follows the life of Vaibhav Pandey, who arrives in Kota to prepare for the JEE (IIT) exam. 

IMDb Rating: 9/10 

4) Panchayat

Panchayat is a Hindi-language comedy-drama web series with Jitendra Kumar in the lead. The story showcases an engineering graduate who becomes the secretary of a Panchayat office in a remote village in Uttar Pradesh, due to the inability to land a better job. 

IMDb Rating: 8.7/10 

5) Inside Edge

Inside Edge is an Indian sports-drama series on Amazon Prime Video, which centers on the Mumbai Mavericks, a fictional T20 cricket team, whose owners operate a league-wide spot-fixing syndicate.

IMDb Rating: 8/10 

6) Operation MBBS

Operation MBBS chronicles the lives of three first year students—Huma, Sakshi and Nishant—who are admitted to one of the best MBBS colleges in the country. The show follows their journey as they navigate through friendships, hardships and medical student life.

IMDb Rating: 8.2/10 

7) Gullak

Set in quaint by-lanes in the heart of India, Gullak is a collection of disarming and relatable tales of the Mishra family that includes Santosh and Shanti Mishra, and their two sons Aman and Annu. 

IMDb Rating: 9.1/10 

8) What The Folks

What The Folks is a journey of how modern Indian families are breaking stereotypes, overcoming generation gaps, and growing to love one another despite having starkly different world views. 

IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

9) Adulting

'Adulting' is a coming-of-age story that follows the lives of roommates and best friends—Ray and Nikhat—who help each other face the trials and tribulations of young adulthood, as they step into a new stage of life together. 

IMDb Rating: 7.6/10

10) Little Things

A cohabitating couple in their 20s navigate the ups and downs of work, modern-day relationships, and discovering themselves, in the bustling city of Mumbai.

IMDb Rating: 8.3/10

Maharani Web Series Release Date Live Streaming Review Rating Trailer Cast & Crew

One of the much-anticipated web series of India, “Maharani” has now released for the fans on 28th May 2021, that is, on Friday. The web series features, Huma Qureshi in the main lead role and in fact, is inspired by the life of Indian Politian, Rabri Devi Yadav. The web series solely depict the life of Rabri Devi who served as the Chief Minister of Bihar three times in a row. There are many movies and series that are based on the political life of male politicians. However, with this series, one will get to know the insight of what it takes for a female to establish a place in the male-dominated profession.

The genre of the web series is drama and is created and written by Subhash Kapoor, while the series is directed under the direction of Karan Sharma and is produced under the banner of SonyLIV and features, Huma Qureshi in the role of Rabri Devi. The web series is released in the Hindi Language and consists of a total of 10 episodes and is streaming on the popular OTT platform at Sony LIV.

Maharani Web series: Plot

The web series revolves around the life of “Rani Bharti” who is a housewife and also the wife of Chief Minister of Bihar, “Bheema”. Rani is a small-town woman and all she knows is how to take care of her family and her life revolves around her husband and her children. However, her life took a major turn when all of a sudden, her husband resigns from the post of CM of Bihar and the best part is that he announced that she will be the successor of the thrown. All the party members were extremely excited to hear who will be appointed as the candidate for the upcoming CM elections in Bihar, however, to their utter surprise, they got to know that Rani is appointed as the successor of Bheema.

Maharani Web series: Cast

Huma Quershi in the role of Rani Bharti

Sohum Shah in the role of Bheema Bharti

Kani Kusruti in the role of Kaveri Sridharan

Inaamulhaq in the role of Parvez Alam

Amit Sial in the role of Navin Kumar

Maharani Web series: Review

The web series, “Maharani” is definitely very inspiring and the way Huma has portrayed the role of Rani on the screen is definitely a treat to watch. She has done her absolute best and one must have to say that she has done a fabulous job. Besides her, Sohum has also done absolutely amazing and has portrayed the role of Bheema effortlessly. The web series showcases the life of Rabri Devi, who became a prominent figure in the history of Indian politics. One should definitely give a try to this web series and give your feedback in the comment section. Stay tuned with us, for the latest updates.

Vidya Malavade On Doing Web-Series Bamini and Boys, Mismatched and Flesh

A conversation with Indian actor Vidya Malavade who rose to fame with Shahrukh Khan starrer film Chak De India. Vidya has recently worked in popular web-series like Mismatched, Flesh and Bamini and Boys.

Here’s an excerpt from a conversation with her:

You have recently worked in a lot of web series. Was this transition from Bollywood to OTT planned or it happened gradually?

It wasn’t planned. Nobody knew a few years ago that web-series would take over and there would be so incredible content come to you at your house on your TV.

I am not a big planner anyway. I plan smaller things. But in the bigger picture, I let life happen.

I have done about six web-shows until now and all of them have done quite well and I am happy about it.

As an actor, what difference do you see in OTT and films in terms of your process and audience response?

As an actor, there’s no difference really. But most of the times, on a movie set, we have a little time to do retakes. But for a web-series, it feels like everybody is working really fast because there are so many episodes to be shot in a little time, so everybody’s is kinda running out of time all the time.

But otherwise, as an actor, my process remains the same because it’s a character, whether I am playing in a film or a web-show.

In your recent web-series Bamini and Boys, you play a sexy diva. It’s very different from what you have done before. So, what made you sign this project?

That’s exactly why I wanted to do it because everybody has always seen me in very serious roles and this is when I just decided, ‘Come on, let’s just have some fun.’ And I actually really had a lot of fun because as you said, Bamini is glamourous, diva-ish and sexy. She is a bit of a child woman. I have never played a character who is so animated. So, it was a lot of fun for me to do that. That was one of the reasons I decided to do this.

Also, I generally really like to watch sitcoms. It is one of my favourite genres. And I am very happy with the response we are getting on our show. It’s been at No. 1 on Disney Plus Hotstar since two weeks because it released exactly two weeks ago. So, I guess people are liking it. People are appreciating not just the way I look in it but also the way we have all performed. And it’s very light-hearted. Right now, the situation around is so heavy and depressing, so this is just a little light-hearted, fun thing to watch. It’s a little mindless as well but I am happy to do this.

How was your experience shooting Bamini and Boys? Did you have fun on sets?

Of course. The boys are great. They are such good actors. If you are working with such great talent, then you yourself have to lift up your game a little bit. And it sort of encourages and makes everybody come together to do better work.

It was great working with them and the entire crew. It was a small unit of some 50-60 people and we were shooting in a two-storey bungalow. It was very nice but hectic at the same time. There were days when I was changing 8-10 outfits one after the other. So, it was really crazy.

Your previous web-series ‘Mismatched’ that came out on Netflix last year was a huge hit. What was your experience working with Prajakta Koli who is a big YouTuber and much younger in age?

Praju is really sweet. I am not a big YouTube person. So, I had no idea who Prajakta was and what kind of stuff she did. So, when I went on set, I realised Oh my god! There’s whole other world. People are YouTube stars.

The girl is talented. She is so amazing. She has been doing this (Mostly Sane YouTube Channel) for, I think, the last 6 years and the number of people that love her, it’s so heartwarming to see that. And the kind of content that she makes really clicks with the audience of the country. It was great working with her and the entire cast and crew.

I think, it’s really nice to work with these younger actors sometimes because they are so prepared with everything. They have gone to their acting schools, they have worked on their characters and they come on set fully prepared with their lines and what they want to do with their character.

I remember when I reached the sets of Bamini and Boys, the boys were not able to get over me. They were like, ‘Oh my God! You have been our long time crush. You are the Chak De Girl. It’s one of our favourite films and we can’t believe we are shooting with you.’

So, there’s this whole Chak De Girl thing that happened on sets of Mismatched and Bamini and Boys. They are so impressed by the film and my character.

For people to remember the film and my character after 10-12 years, it is quite admirable. I feel really blessed.

You are recognized as Chak De Girl even after so many years. How has been your journey and what changed after Chak De for you?

I am the same person. But with time, I have become a little more aware.

Talking about the journey as an actor, I signed a few films right after Chak De. But the market crashed and either the films crashed or they didn’t start or got stalled. There was a lul for a while. But I am also a yoga teacher and that kept me going. My Instagram is full of that, if you know.

But the great times started about 3-4 years ago when the web world opened up. And not just stars, but really good actors started getting their dues. They started getting really good work. So, I am just glad that I am one of them who got to play such diverse characters in the last 2-3 years.

And you’ll see around in every web series, you’ll find somebody or the other who is so outstanding would have never got their dues in the movies. And not just actors, the web-world has opened a plethora of opportunities for technicians as well.

Any reunion plans for the Chak De Girls?

I have no idea. But I think, this is something you need to ask the Yash Raj Films. Maybe, they can do this!

But once in a while, we have our reunion anyways. Quite a few girls are away in their hometowns or have moved away or whatever. But the ones who are in Mumbai, and sometimes those who come down from Delhi, we catch up. We met before the first lockdown at my house. It was 7-8 of us. It was really cool. They had come for lunch and they stayed till late at night. It was very nice. It feels like you start off where you left the last time. So that feeling is very nice.

Once the lockdown is lifted, what’s the one thing you would want to do first?

As soon as the lockdown is lifted, we are going to start shooting again because we have 8 days of work left on Bamini and Boys. So, we need to finish with that ASAP and deliver that.

And then, I have to start another project that I am prepping for right now. It’s going to be one of the most complex characters that I have ever played. So, that’s the immediate plan. June is going to be full of shooting, I hope.

Apart from that, I really want to travel and go to the US because I haven’t seen my family in two years. I would want to go and see my sisters, their children and my mother. So, that’s the one thing I want to do.

The next project of yours will be a film or web-series?

It is a web-series with one of the most amazing directors. I remember I had written a message to him after I had seen one of his films and said that even if I get to play a tree in your film, I would do it because he is such a wonderful director. And I feel like it is a dream come true.

Which character of yours do you like the most- Zeenat Karim or Bamini?

(Laughs) You know thet both came out of me, so I like both of them. I can’t really decide but I do like Zeenat a lot because she is goofy.

Bamini also I like very much because she is really like out there. She is struggling with her professional and personal life but still, she is out there.

So, between Zeenat and Bamini, I don’t want to choose. But if I have to, I might just say 51% of Zeenat and 49% of Bamini. I love them both. But I like how clumsy and innocent Zeenat is.

You do keep up your Instagram game all the time, just like Bamini.

Yes, I guess. I don’t know if there wasn’t Instagram, then somebody would have thought of casting me as Bamini . I don’t know because everything I have always played is so subdued, proper, traditional and serious, more than anything.

So, this idea of me playing Bamini might have come from Instagram. I have no idea.

What was the difference between shooting Flesh and Bamini and Boys?

Flesh was an extremely dark series. What my character was going through and the entire storyline was very guttural and visceral. For me as an actor, I can’t stay in that space for a very long time because then I’ll just go mental. So it’s very important for me to come back to being Vidya after the pack-up. And I can do it. But when I am on set and just before the shot, is when I get into the character.

Just because it was so intense, I rememeber I have cried, it used to make my blood boil and it used to make me feel depressed and sad.

But on the other side, my director and the other team were mad people. There was also a lot of madness going on. So, it was fun also. Once all te crying was done, they;d be cracking jokes.

As opposed to that, doing Bamini and Boys was completely different. It was a lot of fun. Also, as it was shot very quickely, we were in this mad rush all the time. Eveything was falling apart on the set. There were a lot of problems and we were continuosly finding solutions or improvising.

Since it is 10-12 minutes of episodes, sometimes we used to finish it in one take.

On the other hand, playing Zeenat was a breeze. I had the best time.

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This Is Your Brain on Jobs At Amazon

 

Hundreds of job openings at Fresno's Amazon fulfillment center

The 855,000 square foot Fresno Amazon fulfillment center building has over 5,000 employees, and recently, hundreds of job opportunities in the Central Valley became open.

Video Transcript

JASON OLIVEIRA: ABC 30 has taken action to let you know about new job opportunities. Hundreds of positions are available in the Fresno Amazon Fulfillment Center. And for the first time since the pandemic began, we got an exclusive look at the changes implemented because of COVID-19. Action News reporter Elisa Navarro takes us inside the facility.

ELISA NAVARRO: In the last year, the way things run inside the Fresno Amazon Fulfillment Center have changed drastically from the everyday workflow to the consumer demand.

CRAIG NORRIS: Amazon has become more and more needed during this pandemic. And our goal is to be able to deliver for our customers.

ELISA NAVARRO: This 855,000 square foot building has over 5,000 employees and recently, hundreds of job opportunities in the Central Valley became open. General Manager Craig Norris says the safety of their employees has always been a top priority. And during the pandemic, they sprung into action and made some changes.

CRAIG NORRIS: The company spent $11 billion on this infrastructure in the past year.

ELISA NAVARRO: Money that went toward hiring social distancing ambassadors, adding secondary checkpoints, physical barriers, sanitation throughout the fulfillment, and there's more.

CRAIG NORRIS: Being able to provide a vaccination and testing site here on-site so our associates don't have to impact their daily lives.

ELISA NAVARRO: In addition Amazon is investing $300 million this year to provide a new program called working well huddle to reduce injuries in the workplace. Their trainings look like this. The pilot program from 2019 to 2020 showed a substantial decrease in injuries.

CRAIG NORRIS: We saw a 32% reduction in musculoskeletal disorder injuries. We saw a 50% reduction in lost time injuries due to those type of injuries. And our ultimate goal with these programs and others is to have a 50% reduction by 2025.

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ELISA NAVARRO: And while these Amazon Robotics continue doing most of the work, hands are still needed. Norris says with the industry growing so quickly, opportunities to move up the ladder within Amazon will always be there.

CRAIG NORRIS: I tell my team all the time that joining the Amazon is like hitting the career ladder, the career jackpot. With our growth and with how we're being able to deliver for our customers expand the business, the possibilities are unlimited.

Amazon to Start Hiring to Fill Jobs at New Erie Facility

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That announcement comes from the office of Erie Mayor Joe Schember.

A spokesman for Amazon, which has more than a million employees worldwide, could not be reached for comment Friday.

More: Amazon to create 100 jobs in Erie as it moves into former Steris Corp. building

According to the mayor's office, the tentative launch date for the new facility is July 14, but Amazon will begin hiring the week of June 6.

The company is asking prospective employees to text ERIENOW to 77088, according to the mayor's office.

By sending texts to that number, job seekers are signing up for automated updates about job openings.

Amazon is moving into the former Steris Corp. building at 2424 W. 23rd St. in Millcreek Township.

The building will be used to establish what Amazon calls a delivery station, which the company describes as a place where "customer orders are prepared for last-mile delivery to customers."

Amazon is leasing 112,500 square feet of a 360,000-square-foot building that had been used entirely by Steris Corp. until the Mentor, Ohio-based company announced plans to move manufacturing operations to Mexico in 2006. 

The company went on to close its offices in that same building in 2011.

While portions of the building have been used in years since, most notably for warehouse space, the Amazon project represents the most ambitious reuse of the building.

© FILE PHOTO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS, FILE PHOTO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS This is a June 2011 file photo of the former Steris Corporation headquarters in Millcreek Township. Amazon has announced plans for a distribution facility at the site.

According to building permits granted by Millcreek Township, $5.3 million in renovations were planned for the building owned by Erie Commerce LLC.

Amazon hasn't been publicly precise about the number of employees that it's looking to hire in Erie, but the total has been publicly described as between "dozens" and about 100.

The company, based in Washington state, hasn't posted pay rates for its jobs in Erie, but it has been public about its overall pay scale.

According to Amazon, "Our starting hourly wages are at least $15 per hour for all full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees and contractors. In addition to fair pay, employees have opportunities to own Amazon stock, participate in 401(k) plans with 50% company match, and enroll in paid life and accident insurance."

The Erie delivery station and others like it — locations that will receive shipments from Amazon and then ship them to customers — is expected to have an expanded role at Amazon in the months and years ahead.

According to a September Bloomberg report, Amazon plans to open 1,000 small delivery hubs in cities and suburbs across the United States.

According to Freightwaves.com, an online publication that tracks the trucking and logistics industries, the new delivery locations are "part of Amazon’s strategy to grab the share of merchants who sell on Amazon but rely on others for fulfillment and delivery."

Contact Jim Martin at 814-870-1668 or jmartin@timesnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @ETNMartin.

Want an Amazon job?

Text ERIENOW to 77088.

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How to Win Big in the Free Website Traffic Checker Industry?

 Talks about the mid-June Core Web Vitals release made SEOs worry. Google states that Core Web Vitals will become a ranking factor, but doesn’t say a thing about how important this factor will be. Still, when it comes to ranking, it’s always better to optimize anything that could somehow affect your positions than just leave things as they are. Moreover, Core Web Vitals optimization will be useful anyway, even if its impact on ranking appears lower than it is supposed to be now. Core Web Vitals are all about user experience, so your users will only thank you if they see your website works smooth and fast.

The hype around the CWV release made SEOs ask for some new tools that could let them turn the Core Web Vitals optimization into an SEO routine. This demand for new optimization opportunities made many SEO software providers release new modules for working with Core Web Vitals. Still, the functionality of most of these tools is too limited to let you analyze all of your website’s pages in-depth. The features that you do need to effectively audit and optimize CWV are as follows:

Possibility to bulk check all the pages of a website to have them all optimized and bringing you traffic;

Possibility to check both Core Web Vitals field metrics (to see how Google sees and evaluates your website) and Lighthouse lab metrics (to see and fix any page performance issues);

Possibility to bulk export the data to easily share them with web developers or clients.

All this said, let’s take a look at the 5 popular SEO tools and see what they offer for CWV optimization.

WebSite Auditor

WebSite Auditor is a well-known desktop SEO software solution. The tool loves the concept of “the more data the better”, which couldn’t but reflect in the new Core Web Vitals module. The tool features reports on more than 80 page speed metrics. What’s more, all the data are taken directly from Google via the official API, which means you see the same data and recommendations as Google does.

One of the WebSite Auditor’s undoubted benefits is the possibility to check all of your website’s pages at once. Thus, you don’t need to check any single URL manually as you’d have to in PageSpeed Insights.

WebSite Auditor lets you get all the CWV optimization details within a couple of clicks. Launch the tool, enter the domain and let the tool collect the information. Then, go to Site Structure > Pages, and switch to the Page Speed workspace.

Click the update sign on any column, put a tick on Page Speed data, and enter your Google API key. The tool will now collect the data and present them on the screen.

The Page Speed module will show you what pages pass the Core Web Vitals assessment and what don’t. The table will also specify what exactly makes your pages fall behind, and give you detailed instructions on how to optimize CWV.

One more advantage of WebSite Auditor is the possibility to save and bulk export CWV reports in CSV. So you can easily share these reports with your colleagues or send them to your clients.

Price: The most affordable edition — WebSite Auditor Professional — will cost you $125/year (unlimited number of pages to optimize). You can also use a free WebSite Auditor sandbox version to test the tool before the purchase. The free edition is nice for time-to-time checks for a smaller website (under 500 URLs).

Screaming Frog

Screaming Frog lets you check your website for all the SEO troubles and provides suggestions on how to fix them. It also uses direct data from Google for its new Core Web Vitals module.

Just like WebSite Auditor, Screaming Frog will require an API key from Google. This means that the number of pages checked per day will be limited to 25,000. To start your work, launch the tool, go to Configuration > API Access > PageSpeed Insights, paste the API key from Google, choose the user agent (either mobile or desktop), and set up the metrics you want to see (you can choose all of them, too).

The downside of Screaming Frog is the inability to bulk export the Page Speed report. In case you need to do that, you’ll have to manually copy and paste the lines into an Excel table. Still, you can export the reports with Page Speed optimization opportunities to hand them to web developers for fixing.

Price: Keep in mind that you can only check the Core Web Vitals of your website with the paid version of Screaming Frog. One license costs £149 per year (around $209; may vary due to exchange rate fluctuations).

DeepСrawl

DeepCrawl is the cloud SEO software for businesses and corporate clients. Literally — you will need a corporate email to log in to the service. Emails like @gmail.com are not accepted. DeepCrawl doesn’t seem to use the Google API key, and all the Core Web Vitals data are taken from their own controlled environment.

To see how your website handles the Core Web Vitals assessment, you’ll have to switch on the JavaScript rendering feature. Then, just let the software crawl your website, and go to the Performance menu.

Click on the i sign to see additional information on how to optimize a certain metric.

The reports are available in the Data Studio connector. To fetch new reports in the existing dashboard, edit and reconnect the source.

Note: Core Web Vitals will only be measured for the desktop version of the website.

DeepCrawl will not show you any data on the First Input Delay (FID) metric. FID is a field metric; to collect it, the field real user experience data are needed, which cannot be anyhow simulated in any lab environment. That’s why the DeepCrawl creators suggest using their tool together with your own CrUX dashboard to receive more accurate data.

Important! Any cloud SEO software will not provide you the FID data. This happens due to the physical impossibility to retrieve the field data (at least, none of the cloud tools does this now). As Google only uses the field data to evaluate your pages, you should keep in mind the possible inaccuracy of the lab data. If you need clear and accurate data, you’ll have to use desktop software that collects the data via Google API. You can also keep checking pages with PageSpeed Insights, but you’ll hardly appreciate checking all of your URLs one by one.

Price: DeepCrawl doesn’t have the price listed on their website, and you’ll have to request pricing individually (you’ll also need a business email to do that). Still, many reviews on various forums and marketplaces mention that the tool is pretty costly, and will probably suit businesses with bigger budgets on SEO software. There’s no information on if there’s any kind of free trial, but you can book a personalized demo.

SEMrush

SEMrush is one of the most popular cloud SEO tools. SEMrush creators decided to keep this popularity, and enriched the tool with the Core Web Vitals module.

Auditing your website’s Core Web Vitals with SEMrish is easy. What you need is to perform a general audit of your website. Go to On Page & Tech SEO > Site Audit, enter the domain you want to analyze, and choose the type of user agent.

As SEMrush doesn’t use Google API and takes all the lab data from Lighthouse, you will not get the FID metrics data. Moreover, the Lighthouse lab data don’t fully reflect the real assessment of your page and are less likely to be considered by Google when ranking your pages.

Note: SEMrush shows the Core Web Vitals data for the homepage only.

As for the exporting, you cannot export the CWV report from the tool. If you need to show it to your clients or website developers, you’ll have to take a screenshot of the page.

One more downside of the SEMrush Core Web Vitals module is that you will not get the improvement opportunities on the spot. Instead, it is suggested that you visit the Site Performance report and see the suggestions listed there.

Price: The cheapest edition — SEMrush Pro — will cost $119.95/month. This edition lets you work on 5 projects and crawl up to 20,000 pages per project monthly. The largest package (Business) is limited by 40 projects up to 100,000 pages each, but the general monthly crawling limit cannot exceed 1,000,000 pages. You can also get a fully customized edition if ready-made plans don’t suit your business needs. A 7-days free trial is available for Pro and Guru editions, but you’ll have to provide your credit card data to get it.

MOZ

MOZ is another well-known cloud SEO tool. The growing industry demand on Core Web Vitals checks made the MOZ team release a Performance Metrics module (beta version available yet). This module shows the data for both mobile and desktop website versions. As cloud tools don’t seem to use the Google API key, MOZ takes the lab data from Lighthouse. These data don’t reflect the real users’ behavior.

The Performance Metrics module is placed under the Site Crawl tool. You can check all of your pages, or you can save some time and choose to check your top pages by page authority, top-ranked pages, or pages with any crawl issues.

MOZ is probably the only cloud SEO tool that handles the bulk checks and collects the data for all types of devices. Despite the limited functionality of cloud software in terms of CWV checks, MOZ seems capable enough (mind that it’s just a beta version). The team also plans to enable exporting of the Performance Metrics report. As for now exporting is unavailable.

Price: The most affordable MOZ edition will cost $99/month. This edition is limited by 100,000 pages per week, but, as you remember, you are still limited to 6000 pages for CWV checks monthly. A free 30-days trial is available before the purchase (credit card credentials needed).

Bonus: PageSpeed Compare

PageSpeed Compare is not an SEO tool in the way it is usually meant. It’s a kind of free sandbox that can help you in competitor analysis. The tool lets you compare the Core Web Vitals of your page with the pages of your competitors. PageSpeed Compare will show you both lab and field data. Just like PageSpeed Insights, but you can enter several different URLs to compare them.

PageSpeed Compare is easy to use. You just need to check the URLs you want to compare one by one.

Facebook automates network peering to enable smoother web traffic management

Facebook Inc.’s engineering team today revealed how it overcame one of the most time-consuming problems in networking by automating a process called “network peering” that enables more efficient exchange of internet traffic across various networks and service providers.

In a blog post, Facebook engineers Jenny Ramseyer and Jakub Heichman explained that network peering involves sending internet traffic through something called a “peering exchange,” which serves as a common meeting point where lots of networks interconnect by establishing Border Gateway Protocol or BGP sessions between their routers. The peering sessions, as they’re often called, enable networks to establish the fastest, most direct route from an internet server to the user’s internet service provider, helping improve the performance, latency and reliability of the connections.

The only problem with peering sessions is that they need to be set up manually by each network provider, an incredibly complex, slow, inefficient and error-prone process, as Ramseyer and Heichman explain:

“Before developing our automated system, we suffered the same struggle. Peers would email us to request to establish peering sessions. Next, one of our Edge engineers would verify the email and check our mutual traffic levels. To confirm the traffic levels were appropriate, that team member had to check numerous internal dashboards, reports, and rulebooks, as well as external resources, such as the potential peer’s PeeringDB record. The team member then would use a few internal tools to configure BGP sessions, reply back to the peer, and wait for the peer to configure their side of the network.”

Facebook’s response was to create an automated system that lets peers request their own public peering sessions directly from the new facebook.com/peering page.

Networks must use the PeeringDB’s OAuth service, which is a part of the PeeringDB database, an open-source registry of network provider’s peering information.

“To ensure that peering requests made on our peering page are from an authorized person, we require the requester to authenticate using their PeeringDB login and leverage PeeringDB’s OAuth service on behalf of their network’s organization,” Ramseyer and Heichman said. “The peer does not need to provide any other authentication — no Facebook account is required. Once authenticated, the peer will see a list of all their network’s existing public peering sessions with Facebook and can submit new requests.”

Once the peer has requested a session, Facebook’s automated internal process takes over. Each request is sent to an auditing queue and, once approved, a second service will launch a workflow to set up peering. After that, the automated system emails the peer to confirm everything is ready on Facebook’s side. Then they just have to configure their side of the network.

“As soon our workflow detects that all sessions have been established, our workflow sends a final confirmation email,” the engineers wrote. “At that point, our peer should be able to see the new sessions as active in the table on facebook.com/peering.”

To ensure everything runs smoothly Facebook has created a monitoring system to sort through its peering@ mailbox. So whenever it detects a peering request, it automatically replies with instructions that direct the requester to the automated peering page.

Ramseyer and Heichman the system has so far processed more than 170 peering requests, approving 1,249 of them at the time of writing. As a result, it has automatically pushed more than 1,400 public peering sessions in total, saving its engineers about eight hours of work per week.

Analyst Holger Mueller of Constellation Research Inc. said that most internet users have no idea of the herculean effort that goes into traffic management.

“Peering is the solution for higher, faster and cheaper throughput, so it is good to see that one of the major users of bandwidth, Facebook, is now offering an open-source solution with its PeeringDB OAuth to enable this,” Mueller said. “It should help Facebook to improve user experiences while reducing network costs. We will see in a few months how successful PeeringDB OAuth is with the number of peering requests provided and used.”

Facebook is now calling for PeeringDB Oauth to be made an industry standard in all public peering automation applications. In addition, it’s also exploring the possibility of using PeeringDB Oauth to automate private peering network interconnects, which are a larger-volume counterpart to public peering.

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How to Solve “Unusual Traffic from Your Network Computer” Google Error

While it usually doesn’t happen often, the “unusual traffic from your network computer” Google error is frustrating and confusing. You can get this error just from normal browsing, whether or not you have any “unusual traffic.” There are several different reasons you might see the error along with a few fixes to prevent or at least reduce how often you see it.

What Doers It Mean?

At first, you might panic seeing the “unusual traffic from your network computer” error. Your first thought is probably along the lines of “I have a virus.” That was my first thought when I saw it.

While it could be a virus, Google (no matter which browser you’re using) gives you this error whenever the search giant suspects automated traffic. According to Google, using bots, web scrapers, computer programs, and automated services to search can get you blocked. The same is true if you use automated programs to check website ranks.

If you are like I was and not using any of those things, you probably feel even more confused right now. While the above is Google’s official reason for giving the error, there are a few other reasons:

Too many searches in a short period (that period isn’t specified)

Using a public computer (when all computers are in use, there are numerous searches happening in a short period)

Using a VPN (Google may limit VPN searches more than standard searches)

Malware infection

Using search operators too often

While you’re getting this error, you can’t perform any more Google searches until you successfully solve a reCAPTCHA. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes you won’t see a reCAPTCHA at all.

If you don’t see one or it doesn’t work, there’s still hope. Or, if you’re seeing this error often, there are still things you can do beyond solving endless reCAPTCHAs, which, let’s agree, everyone hates.

Scan for Malware

The first step is to scan your system for malware. If you’re not searching Google that much or using any automated search tools, malware is a real possibility. Free antivirus tools usually work well for performing a deep scan. Tools like Malwarebytes focus more on malware and ransomware. While free tools may not always offer real-time protection, they can help you remove any malware currently causing you issues.

Reset Your Router/Modem

The “unusual traffic from your computer network” could be a simple misunderstanding between Google and your router or router/modem combo. Simply resetting the router refreshes the connection.

Turn your router off, wait 30 seconds to a few minutes, and turn it back on. Some routers also have a reset button, though not all. Resetting your router is also a great troubleshooting step if you’re having general network issues.

Take a Break

It might sound just as annoying as the error itself, but if you’ve turned into a Google power user suddenly, taking a break may be the only way to stop Google from seeing you as a bot.

For instance, as a writer, I’m constantly doing research. I used to see the error every few months. Then, Google decided to crack down even more on automated searches. During one particular project, I was performing several searches a minute. No amount of reCAPTCHAs solved the issue. I just had to slow down my searches.

Actually, I ended up using Bing while Google calmed down. It’s important to note that even if you use alternative search engines, some of them still pull results from Google. So if you’re being blocked from searching Google, you may still get an error from them.

Turn Off Your VPN

Not all VPNs are created equal. In fact, some of them are worse than using no VPN at all. Naturally, Google doesn’t like any of them since it makes it difficult for Google to track you. Some VPNs, though, are incredibly unsafe. These are blocked by Google.

If you’ve started using a new VPN, especially a free one, and see the “unusual traffic from your computer network” Google error, turn off the VPN and try searching again. If everything works well, it’s the VPN that’s the problem.

Log in to Google

Though usually this isn’t the cause, I have personally had luck if I log in to my Google account and then search. Numerous searches while logged out can trigger Google into thinking you’re a bot and not a human user. This has helped me on occasion. While you’re never truly anonymous with Google, there are ways to make your searches more private.

You can also try using a different device if possible. It doesn’t always work, but if your phone is using mobile data, traffic appears from a different network than your computer.

Patience is sadly the best solution. As strange as it sounds, Google, the number one search engine, actually prefers you to search less often. Try the troubleshooting steps above to hopefully put an end to this frustrating error.

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Student Loan Forgiveness: It's Not as Difficult as You Think

 Should You Wait For Student Loan Cancellation?

Here’s what you need to know.

Student Loans

After nearly a year, and in some cases longer, some student loan borrowers are still hoping for student loan cancellation. To date, however, there hasn’t been any wide-scale student loan cancellation. If you have student loans, you may be wondering whether you should wait for student loan cancellation, if it ever comes, or take a more proactive approach to student loan repayment. Here’s what to consider:

Option 1: Wait for student loan cancellation

You could wait it out and hope that your student loans get cancelled. While there hasn’t been any wide-scale student loan cancellation, that doesn’t mean there won’t be any tomorrow. Progressives in Congress are still calling on Biden to enact student loan forgiveness ranging from $10,000 of students to all $1.7 trillion of private and federal student loan debt. Biden has asked the U.S. Department of Education to opine on whether the president has the unilateral legal authority to enact student loan cancellation by executive order without furthere authorization from Congress. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona may deliver that non-binding legal memo to the president within weeks. For Biden to have the legal authority, however, the Education Department would have to conclude that Biden has complete and absolute authority to cancel an unlimited amount of student loans for all student loan borrowers. That’s a high bar to establish. Why? There are several legal reasons why the president doesn’t have unilateral authority, including that the statutory language in the Higher Education Act of 1965 is ambiguous. The Education Department also found in January during the Trump administration that the president didn’t have such authority. Therefore, Biden’s Education Department would have to reach the opposite conclusion, even though the Education Department conducted a similar analyiss only a few months ago.

Option 2: Refinance your student loans + wait for federal student loan forgiveness

A second option is to refinance your private student loans and keep all or some of your federal student loans outstanding. Why? There are at least 5 signs that Biden won’t enact student loan cancellation. Most likely, if there is any wide-scale student loan cancellation, it would apply to federal student loans only. While some legislators have called for private student loan forgiveness, the leading proposal in Congress from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) applies only to federal student loans. If Biden proceeds to cancel student loans, he likely would cancel federal student loans only that are owned by the federal government. Therefore, you could refinance your private student loans now, particularly since rates for student loan refinancing have dropped to a record low. That’s great news for student loan borrowers. The next question is to decide whether you refinance some or none of your federal student loans. If there is $10,000 of student loan cancellation, you could keep $10,000 of federal student loans outstanding and refinance the remainder. If you think there will be $50,000 of student loan cancellation (which is highly unlikely), you could keep $50,000 of federal student loans outstanding and refinance the remainder. In either case, the goal is to save money on your student loans through student loan refinancing by getting a lower interest rate, a lower monthly payment, or both.

Option 3: Refinance all your student loans

A third option is similar to the second option, but there is a slight difference. If you don’t think there will be any student loan cancellation now or in the future, you could refinance all your student loans now, including both private and federal student loans. Importantly, when you refinance federal student loans, they become private student loans. As a result, you wouldn’t be eligible for any future federal student loan forgiveness. The upside, however, is that you get a lower interest rate, which can help you save money each month and pay off your student loans faster.

Option 4: Make extra student loan payments now

A fourth option is to make extra student loan payments now so that you can pay off student loans faster. To make extra student loan payments, you can either increase your monthly payment amount, or you can send a separate payment each month. In either case, contact your student loan servicer to alert them in advance of your student loan repayment strategy. Inform your student loan servicer that any extra payments should be applied immediately to reduce your principal and interest balance and should not be held until next month’s payment. You might not prefer this approach since federal student loan payments are paused through September 30, 2021. However, even small dollar amounts will directly lower your principal student loan balance since currently there is no interest accrual on your federal student loans.

Student loan cancellation: additional considerations

These aren’t the only considerations when it comes to student loan cancellation. For example, if there is any student loan cancellation, it’s unlikely it would apply to all student loan borrowers. For example, Warren and Schumer’s proposal applies only to student loan borrowers who earn up to $125,000 annually. If your income is higher, you likely won’t get student loan forgiveness and should consider alternative options such as student loan refinancing or income-driven repayment. It’s also possible there is a lower income threshold than $125,000. If Biden cancels student loans, the most likely amount would be $10,000. If you have more than $10,000 of student loans, which the average student loan borrower does, you’ll want a game plan for your remaining student loans.

Will your student loans get cancelled? There’s no guarantee either way, but it’s looking increasingly likely that there won’t be any student loan cancellation from the president or in Congress. Biden also didn’t include student loan cancellation in his latest stimulus package, infrastructure package, or budget proposal. Most importantly, when deciding whether to wait for student loan forgiveness, do what’s best for your unique personal and financial situation. For some borrowers, that could mean waiting for the chance for student loan forgiveness but paying a higher interest rate. For other borrowers, they prefer to get a lower interest rate now or make extra student loan payments, even if there is some student loan forgiveness in the future. Make sure you have a game plan for your student loans. Here are some potential options to consider:

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When College Grads Should (And Shouldn’t) Refinance Student Loans

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Student debt is a huge burden, said American adults in a 2011 Pew Research survey. 10 years later, that burden is nearly unbearable. The latest statistics show that the national student loan debt balance was worth $1.70 trillion in 2020, compared to $0.96 trillion in 2011.

As the national student loan balance grows, more and more college graduates are struggling to repay the debt. According to figures from Educationdata.org, about 37% of graduate degree holders aged 60 years and older have outstanding student loans.

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College students who cannot pay for education out-of-pocket often rely on loans to get through school. Most students take out loans with the expectation that they’ll be able to repay them upon graduation.

But a combination of factors makes that easier said than done. Many young people take out loans without realizing the financial strain repaying them for years on end can cause. Stagnant wages and low-paying entry level jobs plus compounding interest often equals difficulty repaying the loans back quickly.

This is why so many students are left wondering how to pay off student debt in a fast, effective way that doesn’t leave them broke at the end of each month. And refinancing student loans is one such way.

What is Student Loan Refinancing?

Loan refinancing refers to securing new debt to repay outstanding loans. Often, the new loans come with lower interest rates and installments. Besides, refinancing shifts the repayment deadline further into the future, giving you a much-needed respite.

A downside of refinancing student loans may be increased total loan amount — lower monthly payments may mean a longer payment period and incurring more interest. But owing less monthly often gives those drowning in debt some room to breathe and get back on track.

With fixed-rate loans notching week after week of record low interest of late, new grads should seriously consider refinancing their student loans.

Refinancing Student Loans

If you think refinancing loans is the best option for you, here’s a step-by-step guide.

Step 1: Prequalify for Refinancing

In the actual sense, refinancing student loans entails a company buying your current loan obligation and extending you a new loan with different terms. That’s not going to happen if the company has doubts about your credibility.

So the first step involves finding out if the refinance lender can help you to refinance student loans. Different companies have different eligibility criteria. For instance, your credit score usually has to be pretty good. And your debt-to-income (DTI) ratio typically has to be less than 20%, preferably lower.

Step 2: Shortlist Appropriate Refinancers for Your Needs

Having established a rough idea about your eligibility for refinancing, it’s time to find the right lender. It is important to note that your situation determines the lender. For example, some lenders will only accept clients who have a college degree.

Step 3: Compare Rates And Repayment Terms Between Lenders

Ideally, you should end up with a list of lenders that accept clients in your situation. It helps to realize that each company charges different rates. Most lenders provide estimates based on the information you supply. Continue shopping until you find the lender with the lowest rates.

Step 4: Select the Best Option for You

Lenders tailor refinancing loans around either variable or fixed interest rates. Each structure impacts the total amount repayable differently. For example, variable rates are often lower at the beginning of repayment but then increase in the later stages. The problem here is that the structure makes for a longer repayment period, which increases the total loan amount.

It all comes down to how much you can afford per installment. If your income can support a fixed interest rate structure, all the better. This structure will shorten the repayment period, reducing the amount of interest you pay on top of your loan principle.

Step 5: Apply for Refinancing

A typical refinance loan application requires detailed personal financial information. The lender will want to know if you are financing another loan, a breakdown of your current income and so on. It is important to note that all the information you provide must be verifiable.

Qualifying for Student Loan Refinance

As with any other loan, the refinance loan requires borrowers to satisfy some preconditions. Although refinance lenders may use unique eligibility criteria, it is likely any lender will take a look at the following to determine your eligibility.

Your Credit Score

A credit score is a number that estimates your creditworthiness – basically, it measures your ability to repay debts. In the U.S., you are creditworthy if your credit score lies between 300 and 850. Most refinance lenders prefer a credit score of 650 and above.

Your Credit History

Lenders record all your loan-related transactions for later use. And lenders share those files among themselves. Lenders classify borrowers with unsound credit history as risky and they might reject their applications.

Your Income

No lender will accept your refinance loan application without proof of employment and income statements. The lenders need to know that you’ll have the cash to meet your obligations when they kick in.

Proof of College Degree or Graduation

Some lenders accept non-graduate clients but most won’t consider your application without a college degree. The assumption here is that college-educated borrowers have better chances at securing meaningful employment, and subsequently paying off their debts. A college degree is also solid evidence that the loan you wish to refinance actually went to paying for education expenses.

Credit Score

As we mentioned earlier, a credit score is a metric that estimates your creditworthiness. A low credit score will turn lenders away because you rank among risky clients.

But because lenders are in a business environment with tough competition, some of them are willing to take on higher risk. It means the acceptable credit score varies among lenders.

Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) is a leading provider of credit score information to lenders in the United States. The company’s FICO Scores are a common reference point for the accepted range of credit scores needed to secure a loan.

A FICO Score below 580 is poor and above 800 is exceptional. You need to be in the ‘fair’ range – between 580 and 669 – to qualify for a loan from some lenders, although most lenders prefer FICO Scores above 669, which are ‘good’ or better.

When to Refinance Your Student Loans

There are times when refinancing your student loans may be a more viable or useful option than others.

Look for Low Interest Rates

The economic climate often cycles through recessions and upturns. As with all central banks worldwide, the Federal Reserve responds to economic cycles by cutting or raising the federal funds rate. The interest rate environment is inhospitable during a period of the economic boom because when the Fed raises the funds rate, private lenders follow suit to hedge their profits.

Therefore, the interest rate environment is best in a recession when interest rates are low, assuming that private lenders follow the Fed. You may see significant savings if you refinance student loans during this period because the new terms may include interest rates lower than the previous loan.

Your Finances are Solid(ish)

A higher salary lowers your debt-to-income ratio.  Lenders prefer borrowers with a low DTI because they are likely to pay off debts as agreed. You are likely to secure better terms when lenders perceive you as a reliable client.

You Have Private Student Loans

Federal student loans enjoy specific benefits that aren’t offered by private lenders. For instance, federal student loans are eligible for forgiveness or forbearance. The bad news is that you risk losing the benefits if you decide to refinance federal student loans with private lenders. As such, it is only sensible to refinance private student loans.

Will Refinancing Actually Help?

Most of the time, people refinance student loans mainly to reduce the total amount payable. Let’s say the interest rate environment is looking better, which makes it the right time to refinance. However, your credit score could be poorer than before, meaning you are likely to face harsher terms. In the long run, harsh terms will increase the total loan amount, which defeats the reason for refinancing in the first place. Weigh all the factors when you’re considering refinancing your student loans.

Refinancing vs. Consolidation

As earlier stated, refinancing student loans involves taking a new loan to pay for the outstanding one. The new loan has completely different terms and interest rates.

Conversely, student loan consolidation does not replace outstanding loans with a new one, but instead involves aggregating existing loans into a single one. The consolidated loan incurs a single fixed exchange rate, which is a weighted average of the previous loans’ interest rates.

The primary difference between student loan refinancing and consolidation is that refinancing can result in new terms, while they remain constant after consolidation. Consolidation only offers convenience when paying student loans, and maintains eligibility for federal loan forgiveness programs.

Don’t Expect Any Student Loan Cancellation

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Don’t expect Biden to cancel student loans.

Here’s what you need to know

Student Loans

In the ongoing debate over wide-scale student loan cancellation, it’s unlikely that Biden will unilaterally cancel student loan debt through an executive order without further authorization from Congress. Impossible? No. Unlikely, yes. Biden has asked the U.S. Department of Education to review his legal authority to enact student loan cancellation and provide him with a non-binding legal opinion. However, as some scholars have noted, the legal case for student loan forgiveness may be an uphill climb. So, if Biden doesn’t cancel student loans, it won’t be a surprise for these reasons:

1. Student loan debt cancellation originated with progressives, not with Biden

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a progressive senator, was an early champion of total and complete student loan cancellation. Sanders has repeatedly proposed to cancel all $1.7 trillion of student loan debt, including both private and federal student loans. As a presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a fellow progressive, proposed to cancel student loan debt for 95% of student loan borrowers. Warren has since modified her proposal to cancel up to $50,000 of federal student loans for student loan borrowers who earn less than $125,000 annually. Student loan cancellation originated with the progressive movement, not with Democratic legislators and candidates. While Biden supports student loan cancellation, the push for wide-scale student loan cancellation has come largely from progressives in Congress and policy advocates.

2. Biden never said he would enact student loan cancellation

There have been recent declarations about Biden breaking his campaign promise to cancel student loan debt. However, Biden never said he would cancel student loan debt. Rather, Biden said he supports $10,000 of student loan forgiveness for borrowers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. For Biden, the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated financial distress for student loan borrowers was a driving factor in his proposal to cancel student loans. This is different than some other arguments that have been espoused for student loan cancellation, ranging from general unfairness to stimulating the economy. Biden also said that Congress, not the president, should cancel student loan debt. That’s an important distinction too, and Biden has never wavered on this point both as a candidate and as president. There are undoubtedly many policy initiatives that presidents would like to enact unilaterally by executive order, but there are constitutional and other legal limits in our system of checks and balances.

3. Congress is blaming Biden for not cancelling student loans, but Congress hasn’t cancelled student loans

It’s no secret that the blame game is alive and well in Washington. Some Democrats in Congress want to blame Biden, a fellow Democrats, and pressure him to enact student loan cancellation. However, Congress hasn’t passed any legislation on wide-scale student loan cancellation. None. The reason is that Congress doesn’t have enough votes to cancel student loans. Yes, Republicans won’t support wide-scale student loan cancellation. However, many Democrats won’t either. That includes a proposal for $50,000 of student loan cancellation, but it also includes $10,000 of student loan cancellation. If there were a roll call vote today on either of those proposals, you might be surprised to learn that there is not consensus among Democrats on student loan cancellation. Importantly, Biden has said he would sign any legislation on student loans that Congress sends to his desk. However, to date, that hasn’t happened. There have been plenty of proposals on student loan cancellation, including these four changes to student loan forgiveness. Proposals are not the same as action. That’s yet another setback for student loan cancellation. So, it’s not that everyone in Congress is simply waiting for Biden to act on student loans and he refuses. The reality is that Congress won’t act on student loans in the near-term, at least with current legislative proposals, and they’re hoping that Biden can somehow cancel student loans without clear authorization from Congress.

Student Loans: Next Steps

Will your student loans get cancelled? Biden dropped student loan cancellation from his new budget. He didn’t include student loan cancellation in his latest stimulus package or infrastructure package either. There are at least 5 reasons why Biden won’t enact student loan cancellation. The writing is on the wall: don’t expect student loan cancellation. Could Biden still enact wide-scale student loan cancellation? Sure. If the Education Department issues a memo that says the president has legal authority to cancel unlimited student loan debt for all student loan borrowers, then Biden would have some legal support to act through executive order. However, it’s unlikely the Education Department will say that for many reasons, including in January the Education Department during the Trump administration concluded the president cannot cancel student loans unilaterally without Congress. Importantly, Biden has cancelled more than $2.3 billion of student loans since becoming president. Student loan borrowers also will get $90 billion of student loan forgiveness through September 30, 2021, according to the Education Department. While some may challenge the amount of student loan cancellation or number of student loan borrowers who were impacted, Biden has acted swiftly to provide targeted student loan relief. Plus, Biden still wants to cancel student loans three ways. Expect more student loan cancellation from Biden, but it may not be as wide-scale as some hope.

If Biden doesn’t cancel student loans, which is a high likelihood, then make sure you understand all your options for student loans. Here are some potential options to consider, all of which have no fees:

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