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5 Places to Download Free and Cheap Images to Use on Your Blog
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by Barbara Holbrook.
A little while back, we talked about the importance of using photos in every post when you’re blogging. Now that you’re convinced that images are an important part of each and every blog post, you might be wondering where you get photos and graphics for your posts. Of course, there are several places where you [...]
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4 Simple Steps to Optimize Your Photos for Search Engines
Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by Barbara Holbrook.
You spend hours laboring over text, creating the perfect blog post. If you read TutorialBlog, then you also know the importance of including photos on your blog, too. But, how much time did you spend making sure that your images are SEO-optimized for the best performance? Photos can be more than eye-candy for readers, images [...]
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Free WordPress Plugins and Add-ons to Promote Your Blog On Autopilot
Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by Barbara Holbrook.
There are WordPress addons available for just about any function — including automatic promotion of your blog posts! This article is specifically aimed at folks who are new to blog promotion or want to start their first website marketing campaign but aren’t sure where to begin. The great thing is, these plugins are so simple [...]
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4 Reasons You Should Add Photos or Illustrations to Every Blog Post
Posted on 15. Mar, 2011 by Barbara Holbrook.
Humor me for a moment and go dig out a copy of the White Pages — you remember, it’s that 10-pound behemoth gathering dust under the sink. Now, flip it open to any page and tell me the truth? Are you pulled into the content? Do you have any desire to continue reading or have [...]
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9 Stand-Out Real Estate Themes for WordPress
Posted on 08. Feb, 2011 by Barbara Holbrook.
A friend of mine just earned his real estate license and now he’s in the process of setting up office online. He’s already familiar with WordPress, so he came to me and asked if I had any advice on using WordPress for a real estate website. WordPress is really the hot ticket for building real [...]
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9 Email Designs for Content-Heavy Newsletters
Posted on 14. Dec, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
I’ve recently been working on a project to design a daily email newsletter that will be powered by MailChimp’s RSS to Email option. In some ways using RSS limits the design, however by automating the email campaign the site owner can focus on creating content rather than delivering content. The challenge for this email campaign [...]
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Browse Email Marketing Campaigns on Emailium for Inspiration and Ideas
Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
Emailium, an inspiration database for designers who create email marketing campaigns, opened their public beta today. The site is free to join for now, although it makes no mention of what the prices might be once the public beta is over. The company describes itself as “A filterable, sortable, categorizable, global database of email campaigns [...]
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Design is in the Details: Using CSS Selection Pseudo-Classes to Declare Your Team Spirit
Posted on 16. Sep, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
I’m hesitant to admit it, but I’m not a huge football fan. My boyfriend, however, loves “his” team — the USC Trojans. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that football fans will use any excuse to dress up or decorate with their team colors. Actually, real fans don’t even need [...]
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Beyond the Blog: Get on the WordPress Bandwagon
Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
Wordpress, long known as one of the most popular blogging platforms, has turned into so much more. With the release of Wordpress 3 “Thelonious”, the platform really steps into its own as a powerful content management system for writers, designers and everyone else to create or manage stunning, cutting-edge websites.
Most people prefer Wordpress because it [...]
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How to Create a Hover Effect Using CSS
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
Hover effects, rollovers, super-fancy link styles — regardless of what you call them — are a great way to get extra bang for your buck when putting together a website.
Today we’ll be learning how to add a unique and creative feature to your website’s links using CSS. Using CSS Pseudo Classes, we can alter every [...]
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Cheap WordPress Themes: 5 Semi-Premium Designs for Business Websites
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
We’ve talked about Premium Wordpress Themes ad infinitum on TutorialBlog. But, sometimes you need a cheap WordPress theme that you can get online and looking good in less than an hour. What do you when you (or your client) want it all … and your budget is under $25?
You call in reinforcements!
Take the pain out of working [...]
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Social Networking Software: 12 Ways to Build the Next, Best Social Network
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
Do you want to be the next YouTube, Flickr, Match.com or Facebook? Then, you need to find the right social networking software. Dating sites, friend networks, video sharing portals are all built on networking platforms that give members control over their personal profile and encourage user-generated content.
If you can get it right, Social Networking is [...]
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Facebook Connect: Plugins to Integrate FB and WordPress
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
When I first decided it was time to add Facebook Connect to a website, I figured it would be no big deal. Facebook is a social media powerhouse, I figured, so they must have tools to simplify the process. Plus, I use Wordpress! So I was fairly confident that some enterprising developer had already created [...]
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Awesome Customizations: 10 websites based on the Yamidoo Magazine Theme
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
Premium WordPress themes can be a designer’s best friend. But most websites worth visiting know better than to use a theme straight “out of the box.” Your site design is part of your branding and it’s the first impression visitors will have of your product. It only takes seconds for a new visitors to decide [...]
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How to Use Google Maps with WordPress Blogs: 5 Plugins to Get You Started
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Barbara Holbrook.
It wasn’t long ago that Mapquest was the only quality mapping tool online. Then, the rise of Google Maps, possibly the best and most sophisticated mapping tool available online.
Google Maps inspired regular people to become cartographers — mapping our lives, mashing up old maps in new ways, and creating a new way to share our world. [...]
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Target Your Marketing Campaign with Facebook Ads
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Barbara Holbrook.
Facebook ads are quickly becoming the top choice for targeted online ad campaigns. Whether your goal is lead generation, sales, or improving brand recognition, a targeted campaign will always have better results.
Google Adwords used to be the king of online ad campaigns because they can target users based on their current search priorities. Facebook ads are the [...]
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Free Photoshop Shapes: Download Custom Shapes Sets
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Barbara Holbrook.
Photoshop shapes are different than Photoshop brushes, although some people use the terms interchangeably, they refer to completely different tools. Both tools will allow you to easily add custom elements that be stamped out over and over again, used to create patterns, transferred from one design to another, and stored in your Photoshop library for [...]