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Adding Green Screen Video to Screencasts

February 8, 2010

Here is a helpful video by Scott Skibell  of MacScreencasting.com about adding green screen to video screencasts: http://www.macscreencasting.com/green-screen-video-in-screencasts.html Here is a link to Wikipedia’s page on “chromakey” which says: “Chroma keying is a technique for mixing two images or frames together in which a color (or a small color range) from one image is removed [...]

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How to Succeed as a Consultant

February 8, 2010

Here is a great Wall Street Journal article by Richard Greenwald that is well worth reading with practical advice for success: Excerpt: “(Very successful consultants often) teach—whether at a regional business college, through university continuing-education programs or through workshops given by professional associations. At first, it sounds counterintuitive to train others to do what you [...]

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Inc. Magazine: “How to Advertise on Facebook Four tips for advertising a small business on social networks”

February 4, 2010

Jason Del Rey gives four tips for how to advertise on Facebook in this Inc. Magazine article. 1. Choose your target 2. Test, test — and test some more 3. Do your own tracking 4. Make your ads pop Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet [...]

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Great Resource for Adobe Acrobat Users

October 23, 2009

AcrobatUsers.com is a great resource if you need to learn about Adobe Acrobat, with forums, video tutorials, etc. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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“SEO Tips: How to Increase Traffic With Keywords” ~Small Business Computing’s James A. Martin

October 14, 2009

QUICK POST: “SEO Tips: How to Increase Traffic With Keywords” is a useful article from Small Business Computing’s James A. Martin. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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Cluebert’s “10 Most Useful Online Tools Ever”

October 14, 2009

Cluebert.com has identified their list of the “10 Most Useful Online Tools Ever!,” with a paragraph or two about each of them. Here is a list of the 10 tools they cite: Google as Calculator, Unit Conversion, Currency Conversion and Translator Ta-Da List Creative Commons Search Clipart.com Dafont and What The Font Down For Everyone [...]

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“WordPress.com automates PicApp images for bloggers” ~VentureBeat

October 8, 2009

From VentureBeat, reported by Paul Boutin: “For many bloggers, finding and uploading images for their posts are a pain in the neck. WordPress.com, the free blogging site that claims 7.5 million users, has added a way for its users to embed images … from PicApp’s free, legal, real-time library. PicApp includes Getty Images and Corbis [...]

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CrowdSpring: “10 Practical Small Business SEO and SEM Marketing Tips”

September 24, 2009

“10 Practical Small Business SEO and SEM Marketing Tips” is an excellent resource for anyone wading into the SEO and SEM waters. 1. Set Specific Goals 2. Define Conversions 3. Leverage Online Tools 4. Always A/B Test (especially for SEM) 5. Pay Attention To Landing Pages 6. Get Granular 7. End Poorly Performing Campaigns And [...]

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WSJ: “Keeping Your Site Out of Hackers’ Clutches”

September 1, 2009

This article in the Wall Street Journal is worth reading if you (or your clients) run a small business website. Excerpts: “In the first half of this year, 61% of the Web’s top 100 sites delivered something malicious to visitors because a hacker broke in and planted something nefarious” “Attackers are increasingly infiltrating small businesses’ [...]

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WSJ: “Freelancers’ Guide to Getting Paid—on Time”

July 14, 2009

The Wall Street Journal’s Diana Middleton wrote this article with some good tips. Here’s a summary: 1. Get over the embarrassment. Don’t be uncomfortable with asking about money—everyone works with the expectation of getting paid. 2. Deal directly with payroll. If you’re constantly getting the runaround from your main contact, cut out the middle man [...]

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