Learn all the sizes of everything Facebook. What size graphic can I put on my Facebook fan page sidebar? Look at our graphic to see all the sizes you will ever need. Facebook Infographic

We have set up these easy guides to use as a reference guide to LinkedIn. These are broken down into three topics: Your LinkedIn Profile Limits Your LinkedIn Company Page Limits LinkedIn Groups, Questions section limits Do you know how many characters your Job title can be? How about how many invitations you can send [...]

What are Rich Snippets?

January 31, 2012

Rich snippets made their introduction in the beginning of 2009 and yet it is still new to many web designers. As business owners we have so much to learn to stay on top of new technology, marketing, social media and new code like HTML 5. But rich snippets also known as micro data, micro formats [...]

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How to shorten URL’s for Twitter

January 18, 2012

Twitter is called a micro-blogging platform and with that they have a character limit of 140. If you write a blog post and want to share that link on Twitter chances are the URLs are too long. If you have been watching Twitter and following thought leaders that interest you the links they post to [...]

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Have you ever Googled yourself?

January 15, 2012

It is actually called a vanity search and so many people are surprised by what they see. If you have a LinkedIn profile, Twitter account or a Facebook page I would bet you they are on the first page of the results. Is your website on the first page? Due to the heavy traffic of [...]

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www.yourkidsname.com Buy Your Child’s Dot-com Name before it’s too late!

January 8, 2012

As a mother, I gave my children the gift of a name when they were born. As a web-professional, I gave them the gift of their dot-com names so when the time comes they can have their own place to post their schoolwork, share a resume or portfolio or create a professional website. A domain [...]

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Search Marketing Standard Magazine

January 8, 2012

Recently I found a great quarterly magazine called “Search Marketing Standard” they have a an electronic subscription as well as a magazine version. I got my first copy this week and I sat down and read it cover to cover. There is great information inside if you are interested in SEO. I have to do [...]

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Getty Images Warning

January 8, 2012

In this age of Google Images the way that people can find images is easier then ever. However that doesn’t mean they are there for the taking and too many people search and take what they need for everything from homework assignments to websites and advertising. As a website designer I am here to provide [...]

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Google Places Helpful links to Learn More

December 30, 2011

http://places.google.com – the main landing spot to search for Google place pages http://google.com/support/places – get your Google places page questions answered here http://youtube.com/googleplaces – Find YouTube videos on how to use Google places http://google-latlong.blogspot.com – the official blog for Google maps and Google places http://maps.google.com/help/maps/businessphotos – how to get Google to take pictures of your [...]

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What You Need Before You Set Up Your Google Place Page

December 30, 2011

First of all you will need to claim your Google Place page (See How To Claim Your Google Places Page). Gather this information and type it out in word before you begin to insure spelling and grammar are in place. Then know thy competition what does that carpet store down the street have on his [...]

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The Importance of A Share Button

December 30, 2011

If you have a blog on your website it was added to your website for you to create index-able, categorized, content that by all rights should be defining you as an expert in your field. Old static websites did not have that sort of flexibility and it’s time to learn how to use your blog [...]

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