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Why It’s Okay to Be Small

…There are some definite advantages that solo professionals (a.k.a. freelancers) can offer their clients that traditional companies usually cannot. Here are seven of those advantages: Quick decision-making. A freelancer is able to make decisions very quickly. In fact, he or she is the decision-maker. In contrast, large corporations may have multiple layers of approval that [...]

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Ummm. Tell me again why I need a blog when I already have a website?

Image via CrunchBase I frequently post on the power of blog enabled websites. This is one of those times… “A blog does two important things in terms of the search engines: 1. Adds naturally occurring, keyword-rich pages. 2. Increases the potential for incoming links from high-quality websites. This article will reveal the why and how [...]

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My top picks for May 18, 2011

How to Quit Your Job, Move to Paradise, and Get Paid to Change the World May 17, 2011 BuddyPress For Beginners: The Ultimate Starting Resource May 16, 2011 Deploy your WordPress Blog to the Cloud May 16, 2011 How to Set the Default Theme for a WordPress Multisite Network May 17, 2011 Facebook Rolls Out [...]

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My top picks for May 4, 2011

Osama Photos and Videos Coming This Week? [Unconfirmed] May 3, 2011 Pandora Hits 10 Billion Thumbs Up or Down May 3, 2011 5 Best Practices for Travel & Tourism Brands on Facebook May 2, 2011 HOW TO: Get Your Employees On Board With Your Social Media Policy May 2, 2011 How the Social Web Reflected [...]

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The myth of beautiful website design

I love it when I find a quote to support my preconceived notions because if I say it, it’s just opinion, but if an ‘expert’ says it, well, it must be true. In this case a designer talks about web design… “This one will probably get me into trouble. I’ve worked as a graphic designer [...]

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What REALLY Matters in a Website Redesign

Image via Wikipedia Do you run for the hills when it’s time to bust out the wireframes and discuss redesigning your website? It’s okay, not everyone was born to be a designer. Creating a new website can potentially be a long and arduous process – but it doesn’t have to be! So many businesses get [...]

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Tactic #3: Blogging. The ‘why’ and the ‘how’…

This entry is part 6 of 13 in the series Top 10 Tactics and Tools

Image via Wikipedia Tactic #3 in the series ‘tactics and tools for tightening your tribe using social media’ is blogging and I’ll be covering not only the why but the how. Admittedly, though, the more obvious something is to me, the harder it is to write about it and blogging falls into the ‘duh’ category [...]

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There is no ‘easy button’…

Image by spackletoe via Flickr …for social media, but there are some good, fast, and cheap tools that are simple to use and support the social media lifestyle. Unfortunately, most companies are taking a different approach. My good friend Dana VanDen Heuvel scratches his head here… “I was in a meeting recently where I witnessed [...]

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