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We’re really excited to introduce a new offering to small businesses: Tumblrsite.The Fork+Plate Tumblrsite demo pageWhat is Tumblrsite?Tumblrsite is a Tumblr-hosted blog that looks, feels and functions like a professional website.But, what is Tumblr?Tumblr is a blogging service that's been dubbed "t...

There are so many themes to choose from on Tumblr, it's hard to know which one will be the best for your business. Below are five themes that we love for businesses, and we've even included which businesses they'd work best with. Headline by asws - FreeA three-column magazine theme with extra pages ...

As you may know, we've been creating some Tumblr themes lately. And now, we're happy to announce that we've release two more!The first, 5th Avenue, is another theme optimized for businesses and entrepreneurs. It has a sophisticated granite background and includes features such as:Social media-optimi...

Many business owners believe that if they offer a daily deal such as Groupon or LivingSocial, their customer base will expand and they'll reach maximum profitability. However, as we've discussed before, there are some downsides to offering huge discounts on Groupon and other such sites. The downside...

We're excited to announce that our Tumblr blogging theme - "Mainstreet" - created just for businesses and entrepreneurs, is now available in the Tumblr theme garden. We created Mainstreet for a couple of reasons, the first being that Tumblr is now the most popular blogging platform - over Wordpress!...

Back when I first learned about using social media such as Facebook and Twitter for business, there seemed to be a fairly standard and respectable way to treat others on social media: always thank someone when they re-tweet your tweet, send personal (non-spammy) direct messages, etc. But these days ...

As most of us know, consumers look to social media for information on products and brands, and to get recommendations from friends. A new study focusing on the retail sector had some interesting findings: Consumers are looking more to Facebook for retail info, and less to blogs, forums and other sit...

Unless you're living under a rock, you've probably heard a lot of about Google+ ("Google Plus") lately. Google+ launched last Tuesday to a select few "industry experts" as Google's own version of Facebook. About Google+Google+ is a social network that imports your Facebook and Twitter friends, and a...

We recently launched a new online ecommerce website (below) for a client, Artefact Design & Salvage in Sonoma, CA. Artefact carries unique architectural salvage and antiques from around the world, and decided they wanted to expand online a couple years ago. They chose BigCommerce as their ecomme...

Addwater recently set up a Tumblr blog, or a "tumblog" as Tumblr users call it. Come on over and check it out!  What is Tumblr, you ask? Tumblr is a blogging platform that lets you effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from your browser, phone, desk...