Archives for June 2011

The Best PhotoShop Tutorials Created in June

It’s the end of the month and there are some new Photoshop Tutorials available to try out. This month, there were not that many tutorials created, normally you can find twenty or so tutorials. Out of what was created. most were tutorials designed to give a surreal feel to the completed image. Most months, they […]

Google Plus Social Network, Is it a Social Media Game Changer?

So it looks as if Google had more in mind than just adding the Google +1 voting system. Now that the Google +1 button is out and websites are adding the new buttons to their sites and articles, Google goes and creates the Google Plus social network. To setup your account, all you need is […]

10 Ways to Deal With Blogger Apathy

A blogger could have a brilliant and exciting strategic plan. However, if they have no passion, drive or motivation for blogging, their plan will amount to nothing. While there are times when energy will be low, making writing, researching and networking a drudgery, bloggers need to find new and innovative ways of fighting apathy. Keep […]

Mash Up #15

Hi guys, it’s time once again for our weekly Mash Up series. This series is a list of great articles I have read over the last week or so and I share them here. Generally these lists have articles for everyone. You can usually find a great listing of design related articles. But I also […]

Hootsuite Brings Back Pending Tweets Column!

Last Wednesday I wrote an article about Hootsuite and the new Publisher features. During this upgrade, they removed the Pending Tweets Column from the dashboard in favor of the Calendar View under the publisher tab. As of Yesterday (June 23rd, 2011), Hootsuite gave us back our Pending Tweets Column by popular demand. Pending Tweets Column […]

QuickTip: How to Create WordPress Links That Open in New Window

When I browse websites, I find it annoying when a site has a link that when you click on it opens in the same tab or window you are currently reading. For me, I like to click links and have it open new windows or tabs so I can check out the link and go […]

Mashup #14

Hi guys, it’s time again for our weekly Mash Up series. This series is a list of great articles I have read over the last week or so and I share them here. Generally these lists have articles for everyone. You can usually find a great listing of design related articles. But I also share […]

Tips for Choosing Website Colors

Selecting the appropriate colors for your site is as vital as choosing content and graphics. Colors affect people in many ways. Certain colors can arouse particular emotions in people. These emotional reactions can influence your company’s image in the mind of visitors and have a major impact on your brand. If you doubt that colors […]

Streamline Your Social Media Status Updates With the New Hootsuite Publisher

Hootsuite does it again! They have added even more great features to their already feature packed dashboard. Now they gone and streamlined your scheduled updates, selection of profiles, and broadcast messages to your audiences. Scheduling Your Status Updates across Multiple Networks Just Got Easier! Do you schedule a lot of tweets, do you schedule updates […]

Picking The Right Web Hosting Plan

There are numerous businesses that offer web hosting services and the packages they offer include features that may seem to confusing and complicated to truly understand at first. Don’t let this discourage you, finding the right web hosting service is easier than you think. There are 3 basic kinds of web hosting services offered, dedicated […]

3 Ways To Find Scripts and CMS’s Running on a Website

Have you ever come across a website and wondered what CMS (content management system)they are using or what plugins a site is using, maybe what JavaScripts/jQuery scripts the site has installed? If so, then you are in luck. Recently, I found three tools that can help you find out more information about a site. Why […]

The Best WordPress Social Media Sharing and Marketing Plugins of 2011

Once you have your WordPress blog created and have your SEO plugins in place, you need to add your social media and marketing plugins to your site. Usually I recommend not adding to many plugins to your site at first but I do recommend getting your social sharing buttons setup. Before setting up your social […]