Eight Women That Are Killing It Online & Making It Look Easy
I love doing business with women. When a business I interact with is owned by a woman, I sense a softness and authenticity to everything I touch. To me, it just seems that women put more care into what their customers think and the experience they have. And that extra bit of care, leaves me […]
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How to Seamlessly Fill A Blank Space On Your Photo
Today I needed to add space to a photo I used to make a meme. The photo was wide and I needed it to be square. In order to make it square and still use all of the photo, it meant I needed to add blank space to the top of the photo. I didn’t […]
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Grandkid Lovin’ Facebook Page Case Study – Post #1
A few weeks ago, I sent out an email that was just way too long and complicated. In fact, at that time I should have realized it was better suited as a blog post, but I guess I got carried away while typing and it didn’t cross my mind to make it a blog post […]
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Why Online Businesses Fail at Such an Alarming Rate
Kyle Colman states on his blog that 90% of online businesses fail in the first 120 days… WOW! I’ve been working on building an online business (without e-commerce, done that successfully, want to get away from physical inventory) since around 2003 or 2004. I’ve built a lot of websites, followed a lot of gurus, and […]
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Want More Traffic? Try Republishing on Medium.com
Have you heard of Medium.com? It’s basically a blogging platform created by Evan Williams and Biz Stone (2 of Twitter’s original founders) in 2012. It has grown to be super popular touting itself as the place where “everyone has a story to share and the best ones are delivered right to you.” Medium reminds me of […]
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Here’s Why WordPress Is Simply – Awesome
In this post, I’m going to cover the reasons why I think WordPress is a great platform to start your blog or business website. I’ll cover […]
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Debunking The Myths About PLR Content
Have you ever heard of PLR content? Or maybe you’ve heard it called Done-For-You (DFY) content? Well, if you haven’t, I have good news because knowing about this valuable resource can help you grow your business faster than you ever thought possible. What Is PLR? First, let me explain what PLR is and then I’ll […]
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Why I Don’t Watch Your Facebook Lives
It’s not often I make a “rant” post but I think this “rant” needs to be done. I’m not pointing my finger to any one individual or group, I just have an opinion and wanted to put it out in the world for others to either agree with, disagree with, learn from, or wonder about. […]
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15 Great Copyright Free Image Sites – BUT… Are They Really Copyright Free?
I found a great article today that I want to share with you. It’s a list of 15 stock image sites that offer free use of […]
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How Much Should A Professionally Designed Logo Cost?
I have fun focusing on the creative end of online business even though I’m pretty handy with the tech stuff too. I like the creative part so much […]
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Creativity Decline – How Do Numbers Affect Your Creativity?
The other night I was laying in bed desperately trying to fall asleep. To my dismay, it wasn’t going to happen. You know how it is, your mind moves from the things of the day to the things you might have in your day tomorrow, and then it sticks itself on one of those things. […]
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Use Photoshop to Add a Logo or Photo to a Mug or Other Cylinder
Wouldn’t it be cool to add your logo to a mug that’s in a photo you use on a blog post? Check out the photos below, which photo looks more realistic? The one where I just placed the flat logo on the mug or the one that looks like it wraps around the mug? For […]
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Start A Creativity Journal To Keep Your Creativity Flowing
Have you ever thought about keeping a creativity journal? You don’t have to be a writer, graphic designer or artist, to be creative. Creativity is in everyone, you just need to believe that you are creative and let it come out. But even for those who know they are creative, maintaining that creativity can sometimes […]
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Make A Meme for Facebook Using Photoshop Gradient Tool
Do you like the Facebook memes that have a solid color where the text lies and then gradually fades to a photo? Since I started making Photoshop Quick Tip videos I’ve had a couple of special requests. One was to offer instructions on how to make the gradient that fades from solid, where quote text […]
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The Goals That Shape Your Future – Is There A Better Way To Think About Them?
Do you have goals? I don’t always have written goals, but I do always have something I’m working toward. I usually keep those goals in my head, that is, unless I read a book that tells me I need to write them down, then for a short period of time, I write them down. But […]
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