Everyone who likes their website, generally wants it to stand out in search results and anyone who knows anything about search results covets placement on Google search. Google is the leader in online browsing, followed by the ever-growing video search for crowd-created content, YouTube. So how do you get your image next to your blog post on Google? EASY GOOGLE AUTHOR IMAGE SETUP First step to get your author image on Google is to have a...

I'm an experienced community class instructor with over seven years in IT. I own an interactive agency and work as a UI (user interface) designer for a large corporation. My background is in html, css, php, graphic design, photoshop, social media marketing, SEO, online advertising, online marketing strategy, event planning and branding. If you have having trouble fixing your mac or pc I'm not your gal, take it to Best Buy or Apple where they...

I'm trying to optimize the layout and content of my resume to make it more obvious what my skill set and competencies are. My previous ones where not very specific to project management or marketing and haven't got me very far. I do believe the lord leads us where he needs or wants us, but I also believe you don't get places without putting in some energy. God doesn't approve of idle hands and helps those who put in the effort to get where they...

Do you own a small business and want to take that business online? Farmers, doctors, lawyers and restaurant owners all are in completely separate industries of business, but can all reap the rewards of sharing knowledge and gaining an online customer base. Any small business owner or corporate looking to succeed markets their business in one way or another, and you do not have to know how to program, use Photoshop to design materials, or spend...

I've wondered from time to time if some people follow me just to put up hate mail, or comment every time I do something they don't like. I don't intentionally go out into the world to piss people off. It doesn't stop people from complaining about my occasional typos or bad grammar. Nor does it stop someone from telling me they hate my design skills. On occasion I've been told I'm everything from pretty, to ugly, to stupid or that I just look...

Okay, I know how silly that sounds. Sophie has a site. For those of you who don't know, Sophie is my Yorkie puppy. I love her. She's my baby doll and co-star of my life/youtube videos. I built Sophie a site to capture her life, talk about having a dog, and training a puppy. Heck I live with a dog trainer and on a ranch where they raise and breed animals for a living! Her site captures her life, pictures, videos, my thoughts and life with...

This post is a response to: (http://develophorizons.com/2011_blog.php). There are very few things you need to worry up-front about building a site, except if your style fits the designers', the platform, and if they build your site up to web standards. Many programmers will use a scare tactic to avoid building a site with a CMS because they do not believe in CMS platforms or don't know how to use them properly.  The reality is, that a...

Let's call a duck a duck, okay? By duck I mean spammer. If you spam me via email, Twitter, Facebook, direct mail or any other medium don't be upset when I do my darnedest to block you from my community, my world, my time. I get it, spammers are people too, but you and I get to choose which people we associate with don't we. That doesn't mean I'm condoning being an asshole to people, but in a way I am. If you spam me I will block you. If you...

Their are many tools that you can use to track communication with followers, find new friends, and build relationships. If you have already put together personas and know what kind of customers you are looking to connect to you may want to try tools like: Techrigy Radian6 To track keywords related to your business and find people relevant to your industry or already talking about your company. You can find tools for tracking...

Are you new online? Here are a few tips I put together for a potential client and larger ministry. Perhaps you can use this information to get your own projects started. Tools for your project & Strategy tips: Facebook - Make sure you use a business page. There are 4 types of accounts you can setup but make sure you choose the right one. A group will make it hard for anyone to join who has too many groups, business pages you can...