Hand-drawn and hand-painted elements really make designs pop and stand out from the rest. Here is a painting I created for the primary use of being a main element in this fundraising poster (left, below): First I painted the painting. Then scanned it in and cleaned up the image. Next I started the design of …

Google recently launched its Penguin update algorithm that “is aimed at decreasing search engine rankings of websites that violate Google’s Webmaster Guidelines” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Penguin]. What this means is that Google is trying to remove those websites that have over-indulged in search engine optimization and schmarmy keyword techniques that appear in your Google results even though you …

Yep, most everyone starts getting spam once their WordPress websites are launched. It sounds funny, but that is actually a good sign that you are getting “seen” through searches. Yet, they’re not the results you want, right?. Though it is annoying, please keep in mind there is an option in your WordPress settings that requires …

Are you trying to increase the amount of traffic coming to your website? Socialmediaexaminer.com is a wonderful blog that recently published a post about doubling your web traffic.  In their case study of Block Imaging, they found that through some diligent efforts, the company was able to increase their organic search engine traffic by 150%! …