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Wordless Wednesday

   

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Five great sites for the solopreneur business traveler

My son will be entering college soon, so we decided to start touring the colleges that he would like to some day attend, Or first stop - San Francisco - UC Berkeley to be exact. Choosing to go to San Francisco was the easiest part of  our vacation/college tour. Getting their was the tricky part. [caption id="attachment_881" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="San Francisco"][/caption] Back in the day, when my family and I would travel, I would call up my local travel agent and they would make the arrangements. The same is true for those of us who were a part of corporate...

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My top 10 Online Resources

Google Insights enables you to compare search volume patterns across regions, time frames, categories and properties.  It will show the regional interest for a given keyword and for other top search terms related to that keyword. This provides marketers with powerful data to make sure the content they’re creating, or the keyword they’re targeting, is relevant for their region or type of business. Google Trends is a simplified version of Insights, but still gives marketers good information. it tells marketers what content they should create in order to get some immediate traffic from a keyword.  Google Trends identifies current “hot...

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digital textile, DIY Tutorials, Marketing, promotional products, tshirt transfer -

How to print your own t-shits

It the summer and I am making more frequent visits to the Gym. My modest Gym attire always involves a comfy over-sized t-shirt. My Gym is next Joann fabrics and I popped in last week after my workout to pick up a few white Ts. The were on sale for $2.00. I got 4. Since I am in a marketing and promo mood these day. I decided to spruce up my Ts with my blog's Logo. You will need: Iron on T-shirt transfer paper (available at your local office supply store or Joann fabrics) White T-shirt Image editing software Household...

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DIY Promotional Products

I was visiting my local dollar store recently and I picked up a 4 pack  of mini memo books. I wanted to brand them with my my logo and some of the illustrations that are usually featured on my handmade pillows. I figured they would make a perfect give away when I participate in my first art and craft show next month. [caption id="attachment_825" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Mini Memo Books"][/caption] Here is the process. Measure the cover of the memo pad and prepare your are work to fit the measurements. (My cover is 3" x 5") Use a clamp to hold...

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