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Small Biz Websites · 3M ago

Congratulations to Two Clients

I'm very happy to congratulate 2 of my clients who received awards on Friday evening from the Chamber of Commerce, at its annual Membership & Awards Dinner at the DoubleTree Hotel in Monrovia. In addition to the awards they received from the Chamber, they also received awards of recognition from Fed

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

2011 Color of the Year

The 2011 color of the year is Pantone 18-2120 "Honeysuckle". Nope, not a blase pastel pink, nor a shocking hot pink. Pantone describes it as Courageous, Confident, Vital. It's a color that inspires and uplifts in times of stress. Read more about it at Pantone.com. Pantone is a key resource for wat

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

Quote of the Day

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. ~ Shakespeare We all know that fear holds us back. That wording comes from a negative perspective. But when we ask ourselves, what fears are keeping us from doing more good, we step ahead, and look to see wha

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

It's not what you're for - It's what you're against

Branding is generally about clearly defining what your businesses is about. But did you know that sometimes, it can be better to brand your business around what it's against? This tip came from the Harvard Business Review and you can read more about it in this article by Scott Goodson, "What Is Your

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

Web design is not print design, or graphic design...

I came across this article today -- it's old (2007), but still thought provoking. Understanding Web Design. The writer talks about how graphic & print designers often view website design as being so limited, with limited fonts, very specific grids, headers, footers, sidebars, etc, etc. However, he s

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

Quote of the Day

I saw this quote on today's IAB SmartBrief"Defeat is simply a signal to press onward." ~ Helen Keller Some conventional wisdom tells us that when you're defeated, or things are really difficult, that you must be doing something wrong. This quote is a reminder that this is not always the case -- some

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

Content Management Systems: Drupal, Joomla! or WordPress?

This website has just been re-done. Really? Well, you can't tell because I haven't given it a new design -- I only changed the back end. I finally got my site switched over to the Drupal content management system (CMS). Oh what a relief! So what's the big deal about? Well, my old site was done with

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

CAN-SPAM – The Basics

What is CAN-SPAM? CAN-SPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) is a set of government regulations that govern requirements and penalties for commercial email, to avoid spam, etc. FTC site: http://www.ftc.gov/spam The basics Don’t mislead Identify yourself, in

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

Ideas for growing your email list

I gathered these tips for a presentation, "Email Marketing with Constant Contact", that I gave for the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce on September 29, 2010. Add a sign-up box to your website Add a link to sign up on your email signature Use a sign-up list - at tradeshows, etc. Have a contest/giveaway

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Small Biz Websites · 1Y ago

Free Image Editing Tools (Windows)

Here's a list of free image editing tools, that might be useful for small businesses that don't want to spend the money on graphics software. I researched them for a presentation, "Email Marketing with Constant Contact", that I gave for the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce on September 29, 2010. I hav

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