tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53604372771509755342009-10-12T22:06:41.629-07:00This Blog is an addition to our monthly newsletter. You will find extended explanations, tips, reviews and many other helpful information for entrepreneurs and small business owners.Design Leaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09968493398871144819info@designleap.netBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360437277150975534.post-42783275983563648202009-06-01T15:03:00.000-07:002009-06-01T15:55:31.496-07:00

There’s a huge difference when preparing images for web use and preparing images for printing purposes. The major difference is in color type and resolution.How is CMYK different from RGB Images online use color combination known as RGB (Red, Green, Blue) and images that are printed use color combination know as CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black). What this basically means is that the colors of

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It's best to use the "Magic Wand" when you're working with an image that has a high contrasting color between the main graphic and the background. It works best when the background is a solid color.Before we get started, you need to rename the "background" layer. This is the most important step to get this process right.When you open your image you'll notice that your layer in the Layers pallet

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Social Media.Social Media Marketing.THOSE 2 things has been written and talked about the last 2 years a LOT. But believe it or not, not a lot of small businesses or home businesses are using this powerful business and marketing "Zone" yet. Many people, because it is on the internet, shy away for it as if it were the plague."I am not a geek" people tell me. Well, we have "ungeeked the geek" for

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Majority of the print materials is done through offset printing that is integrated with 4 color printing or four-color process printing. It has gained a following of many small businesses and entrepreneurs who are looking for high-quality prints in the most cost-effective means.It produces photographic quality full color prints at cheaper cost per unit, compared to inkjet printing, and other

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If you want to Stay Organized, Look Professional & Travel with Ease, than take a look at our latest project, an e-commerce site redesign for CareerBags.comWhat we did:We gave a cohesive, professional look to the entire site, which included a better navigation flow to minimize clicks between pages.What sets them apart:They have a unique category that lets you shop by your career. Simply click on

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Hi Everyone, We’re happy to announce today that we’ve launched our DIY SiteExpress SiteBuilder to the public. Don’t forget to take a look at the Special Discount that we’re offering for the first 100 people who sign up.Join the forum and start a discussion.Take your 30-Day Free Trial today!

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I just found another way of how to know who's linking to your site. This report even gives you the anchor text that's used to link to your site.Check this site out and plug in your own web site.Go to www.backlinkwatch.com

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We're all heard that link building drives your SEO through the roof, right. But haven't you ever wonder where those links are coming from? What sites give you the most backlinks? Well, it's actually really easy to find out who's linking to your site. It's not 100% accurate, but at least it gives you an idea.So let's start with Google.1. Go to www.google.com2. In Google's search box enter link:

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Hi Everyone,I hope you had a great New Year celebration and are now ready for all the challenges that this year brings.I have a couple of announcements to make.• We are starting a meet up group for Small Business Owners who want to present their business in a professional way to their clients. Visit our group page for more information. Our First meeting is Tuesday, January 13 at 7pm so be sure to

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I came across this video that is dead on about Inbound Marketing.It's By HubSpot's Rebecca CorlissCheck it out:

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Pssst… I’m going to let you in on the worst kept secret of search engine optimization: It’s all about getting links to your website.I’m serious. While on-page factors such as keyword density and title tags are rudimentary techniques that almost every new website has picked up on (quite a difference from three years ago), link building is something that still eludes many webmasters, and for good

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This title means what it says...don't just brand your business, but brand yourself! 'You are your business' -especially in the Micro and HBB sector. It is very important for potential clients to trust you as well as your business. So put some energy into branding yourself, as well as your business.Have a personal plan for branding yourself and keep it updated. Log your goals and put them to a

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By Adan InesYou are looking for the right printing company to render full color printing service for your ad materials. As you browse through your options, you are being bombarded with letters that you cannot comprehend - CMYK and RGB.Are you lost with such acronyms? First, you must understand that color is an important element in printing as well as in the design process. You must have the eye

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So you've just finished creating your new website. It looks good and you are ready for the visitors, you can't wait for the traffic to come. So how are you going to get traffic to your new site? You will now need to promote your new site. Here are a few things you could start with:1. Submit your site to the Search Engines. If you want people to find your site then you should start by submitting

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If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, the way to a site visitor's and search engine's heart is through palatable visual and textual food - web site content. However, the two most important factors that ultimately determine the success or failure of a web site is the manner in which web content is developed and managed. This is a continuous process, and site owners attribute much of

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Producing videos is now something anyone with a computer can do.How do I create videos to help my website? Everyone would like to know the answer to this question. First of all, use the ecard images that you can get from joining the EcardSystem.com. These ecards can be a part of your video. Make it short and to the point.Submit your videos to the search engines, YouTube, Google and Yahoo Video

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As a small business owner it's your responsibility to get the word out about your business. I've compiled a few links that will take you to some popular sites that let you submit your physical (brick and mortar) store location information, hours, time and other things that people usually search for online. All of these are free, but have an option if you want to upgrade to a paying account.•

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FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP is used for downloading and uploading files from the web, such as documents, images and mp3. Basically it's your computer connecting to a server and getting or placing files on that server. On the back end, it works just like the folder system on your home computer. You can create, name, and delete folders and sub folders.How can I use a FTP?You will

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Be more professional by getting a personalized e-mail for your company. In this tech savvy age having an e-mail address from a free e-mail provider such as Yahoo! or Google makes your company look unprofessional. Your small business will appear trustworthy if you have a personalized e-mail address.Unprofessional Professional mycompany@yahoo.comname@mycompany.com To get started:1. First you will

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To understand link-building, first you'll need to know what is link popularity. Link popularity simply refers to the number and quality of links that are pointing to your site. This shows how popular your site is. If done correctly, this has a great impact on your SEO ranking. If for example the sites that are linking to yours are spam sites, than you will get a lower ranking, but if the sites

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Are you still storing your business contact info in your e-mail program or on your cell phone? Or, worse yet, is your “database” a collection of business cards stashed in a shoe box? Stunning as it may seem, a significant number of small business owners still use outdated methods to store important business contact information.“No matter their size or the sum of their annual receipts, businesses

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