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%! …
Raise your hand if you use the same password for everything! You are not alone. Yet here is something to consider in doing so: There are thousands of hackers working all around the clock using decrypting software to hack emails, firewalls, your website, etc. Sad thing is that they have great success when your password …
Judy Cole is an esthetician and masseuse in Dallas, Texas who needed a logo, branding, marketing materials, and a website. Starting from scratch, I created all components for her that resulted in a consistent and professional look and feel that she can use in all of her marketing materials. Take a peek at the project …
Ever see your friends or associates post too-good-to-be-true status updates on Facebook or dream-like scenes on Pinterest? Their image or status update makes everything seem so perfect, beautiful, incredible, etc. Well, the reality is our society is easily tricked and convinced with thoughtful wordplay and creative images. This is the reason that graphic designers, web …
Sky Rondenet is a Lake Tahoe film maker and post production artist who needed a website to show off her beautiful work. After helping her transfer her domain and guiding the layout of her new site, I helped bring SkyRondenet.com into a new light. Built on WordPress, her new site integrates the social network sharing …
After a month and a half of open applications, the Stoke the Fire Contest for a chance to win $2k worth of design and marketing services has come to a close. Applications were reviewed based on timeliness of submission, how compelling their essay was, how realistic applicant goals could be achieved with the prize, and …
You have seen barcodes forever, but now there are those funny black and white squares appearing all over the place too. These are called QR codes. A QR code is a two-dimensional code that stores information. Unlike the barcode, it allows for more storage and quicker readability. QR codes are becoming more and more popular …
Are you a business or organization in Truckee/Lake Tahoe? Do you want to win $2,000 worth of marketing and design services? If so, the Stoke the Fire Contest is for you. The Contest “Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.” ~John …
Once you have your blog or content management site finished, you will want to start writing new blog posts. In order to keep readers engaged and interested in your posts, it is nice to apply the general 80/20 rule: 80% text and 20% images. But where to find those stock images? Just using any image …
On January 5th I had the wonderful opportunity to be interviewed by small business consultant, Sue Whitaker, owner of the The Business Lovemaker and talk show host. Sue and I worked together on her branding and new Business Lovemaker website. During the project, she asked if I would be a guest on her radio show …