Michael Port is a professional speaker, entrepreneur and best selling author of one of my favorite business books, Book Yourself Solid. He is also preparing to present at an upcoming CreativeLIVE session about the essentials of the book’s method. If you’re not familiar with CreativeLIVE I highly suggest you check out Michael’s session and check [...]

New Tagging Feature on Instagram [VIDEO]
Instagram took a cue from its boss Facebook and upgraded their app to integrate tagging of photos. This is a huge deal for brands because any account on the network can tag any other account (granted its public) in a picture. Here’s what you need to know about tagging on Instagram and how to take [...]

6 Cheap Design Options When There Is No Budget [VIDEO]
Hiring a designer is an important step for your business when aligning your branding with your vision. But most businesses just don’t have the budget to make it happen and will put off other important elements of launching their business just because they don’t have a logo. If there is anything I’ve learned as a [...]

Prepare to be Googled: 4 Tips To Impress With SEO [VIDEO]
It’s very important in this day of technology and social media to know what the results of Google or any other search engine are for your name. People be stalkin’. Jessica had the same questions. Specifically because there are a lot of other ladies that have her same name, including someone in her own family. [...]

Foursquare Brand Pages for Web Update [VIDEO]
Foursquare has recently updated their brand pages for web with a little bit different design, so today I thought it would be good to discuss these changes and why you should be using this location-based network. Even if you don’t have a property to check into. Watch Foursquare Brand Pages for Web Update: First thing’s first. [...]

‘Buffer This Image’ Tutorial to Stay Visual and Productive [VIDEO]
It’s important on more and more social networking platforms to be as visual as possible when sharing great content. Especially on Facebook where you can reserve so much of the newsfeed with just one photo to attract attention. Buffer App is also a great social scheduling app but I didn’t find out until recently that [...]

YouTube Partner Program: Advantages and How To Get Started [VIDEO]
In last week’s Sexy Wednesday episode, there were some questions about how to actually implement custom YouTube thumbnails once they have been created. I didn’t answer those questions because the video was meant to be a design helper, but I’ll happily address this today. In order to access additional features on YouTube such as custom [...]

A conclusion for #SSSVEDA :: April 2013
Who needs Cable when they have #SSSVEDA? #vlogchat — Brian Dane (@brianomv) April 16, 2013 Another #SSSVEDA has come and gone and was as successful as ever! I’m so proud to be a part of a group so passionate about the possibilities that video can provide. I’m so excited to see the potential new [...]

How to Manage Your Blog When You’re Employed Full-Time (Or Not)
Amy, how do I make time to manage a blog when I’m employed full time? I get this question all the time from people who are very excited to build an online presence around their passion. I feel for them because I know how long it takes daily/weekly/monthly to make a blog really sparkle with [...]

Getting the Most From Your Facebook Cover Photo [VIDEO]
Remember a couple weeks ago when we talked about the changed guidelines of Facebook brand page cover photos? For those of you following the rules previously, you are now allowed to have text in your cover photo — even a call to action. But it needs to be no more than 20% of your photo. [...]










