Just got my dollarshaveclub.com package in the mail today and it’s for real! I have a full beard, so I really only need to shave around the edges every couple days. I got the 2 bladers because that’ll do. And…
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The Dollar Shave Club…
I know it’s a little blatant, but when I first heard of this, I thought it was going to be too good to be true and it’s not, in fact, it’s f*cking awesome, just as their commercial says it is.…
Affiliate Programs That Work!
If you’re looking for a good way to increase your sales as a company, you really need to embrace the idea of affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is giving others the tools to advertise for you. It increases your web-presence immensely.…
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Sean Ashford Music Fund
I was honored to help make the Sean Ashford Music Fund logo a reality. It was a pleasure working with them and fleshing out their idea.
An Oldie But a Goodie
Going through my archives of sites past, I found this all flash site I did a while back for Joe Hajek…a singer/songwriter, good friend and very talented artist. It was JoeHajek.net for a while but I took it down because…
Geo Marketing – A lesson in appealing to your audience on a localized basis.
Recently I noticed a banner that appealed to California business owners to get a free website! I couldn’t resist. I clicked. It’s google! They’re pitching it as a “California” thing…it’s brilliant! Here is the link. At first, I thought it…
Screen Size, PPI, Color Gamut…what does it all mean?
Found this very helpful article over at Gizmodo.com It addresses an issue I think many guys are embarrassed to admit. What do all these terms that are used to market and describe a display’s capability really mean? From aspect ratio…
Help Yourself: Muse or Square Space?
There are many solutions out there today for your website needs. A webmaster is more like an info manager than an actual necessity. Recently I stopped looking the other way and forced myself to check out some products on the…
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nice day at the pool
6 days straight over 100 degrees is 6 days of being very grateful that we have a pool to cool off in this hot August. Awesome watching my daughter becoming a fish…such a natural in the water.
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Got a call…
Got a call from a guy who was looking for some advice yesterday. After talking to him and finding out more about the project and what he really needed, I was able to point him in the right direction. I’m…
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Posting by eMail to my WordPress then automatically to Facebook
Here it goes…it might seem complicated, but it’s just a lot of work to make it so much easier to post everything where you need it to be! Now I will have a copy of this on my phone, or…
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Posting from WordPress to Facebook?
Well, if this is correct, I have successfully installed a cool little plugin called “Facebook Page Publish” which will allow me to share any post I blog to be posted to my Jon Loudon Web Specialist facebook page. The plugin…
Posting on WordPress by Email
I am attempting to send a post to my WordPress site via email. If you can read this, it has worked. Congratulations on my successful post!
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Google Drive . . .?
Sooo, I have not received my google drive anouncement yet. I keep looking up and I see “Documents” on the top black bar. I sigh. (sigh) I heard about it on a podcast about Google – it is a weekly…
WordPress company, Automattic, gets Execs.
Big day for WordPress. The company behind the amazing open-source content management system decided to hire Executives this week. Despite having over 70 million sites and blogs using wordpress as a platform, it has had no actual office. They plan…
Cool Jquery job for style.SwakDesigns.com
From time to time I work with companies on specific projects. SwakDesigns is a plus-sized clothing label with an e-commerce store. They recently brought me on to help launch their new wordpress powered blog. Style.swakdesigns.com For one of the features…
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The Best Medicine Podcast
The Best Medicine Podcast is a comedy problem/advice show where the hosts, Dan Gabriel and Robert Duchaine invite a fellow comedian or entertainer on to talk about problems they might have. They also address listener problems throughout the show. Anyway,…
Best April Fool’s Prank Ever!
You won’t believe it when you see it. Are you ready? Anyone can do this too…it never get’s old. Click Here
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SEO is for Search Engine Optimization, or is it?
SEO – Some site owners might think it stands for Spend Every Ounce of time and money on getting your site noticed for “free” by the search engines. SEO can be very simple and should be. And you can thank…
The top 1000 most visited sites according to the Google.
http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/ This is a fun page to check in on from time to time. It’s a tool Google makes available via their “double click” adplanner. https://www.google.com/adplanner/ Next time someone claims to have a top 500 site, top 1000 etc. you…
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What are people searching for?
Well, besides the obvious, like the answer to life (42) and the car keys, people are looking for a lot of things. When it comes to choosing your domain name or planning your online marketing strategy, knowing what people are…
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