Inspirational video on industrial design and how to source manufacturing effectively

August30

The video below features Kevin Rose – Founder of social media site digg.com and host of a web show called Good Tea, interviewing an industrial designer named Joey Roth, who designed a unique and artistic teapot called the Sorapot. The video becomes a really good primer on sourcing manufacturing, as Roth discusses his experiences attempting…


Using RSS feeds to speed content distribution on Social Networking websites

August26

I just posted an article on linking Social Networks together, in order to rapidly share content between them, and avoid having to duplicate content on these very important advertising pages.

Problem: I wanted to update all of my Social Network pages – created to help promote my film blog filmfetish.com – regularly, without having to…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 26th, 2009
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Potential solution for adding HTML code to your Facebook page

August26

Those of you looking to add Flash files, custom CSS styles and other customization to your Facebook page, I may have found a partial answer. I was researching how to add Flash to the Facebook Wall Tabs, and found this answer HERE. I haven’t tried this solution yet, but the application, Static FBML, does exist…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 26th, 2009
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Here is a video on using simple methods to increase web traffic to your blog or website

August19

Matt Cutts from the Web Spam team at Google, gave a discussion at WordCamp San Francisco about how WordPress blogs are seen through the eyes of Google’s search engine, including basics on how Google search works and how you can boost your blog’s results on Google’s search results.

Most interesting are the segments on gaining…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 19th, 2009
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Adding, deleting and editing post categories in Wordpress 2.7

March17

To add a post category in Wordpress 2.7:

  1. Click on the “Post” link on the left side of the Administration Panel.
  2. Click on “Categories”
  3. Type in a new category name in the “Category Name” field
  4. You must choose a “Category Slug”, that has no spaces, capital letters or special characters. For example: if the

written by: Rene Carson on Mar 17th, 2009
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CS4U launches for Adobe Creative Suite 4 online training

October15

Award-winning provider of software training videos lynda.com is celebrating the largest launch in its history of online training for the just-released Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) product family. With over 100 hours of instructional videos on Creative Suite 4 training, comprised of 34 different product training tutorials, with dozens of additional courses planned for the…

written by: Rene Carson on Oct 15th, 2008
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Free online business plan writing software

August28

The MBDA website has a suite of tools for business owners, that could be helpful to those who don’t want to spend a lot of time and money on a starter business plan.

The most powerful of these is their Business Plan Writer software, which walks you through the process of writing a business plan,…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 28th, 2008
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Using relevant blogs to help you advertise

July20

I read an article on Website Magazine’s website that talked about how to use blogs that have relevant content, to assist in getting the word out about your products and services. They mentioned a Technorati report from April 2007, that said more than 70 million blogs were on the web, and 120,000 were being added…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 20th, 2008
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Things to consider when selling overseas

July19

Here are some universal issues and procedures to consider, when looking to expand your business or services overseas.

Financing
Check governmental agencies that support and finance exporters. They include:

  • International Trade Administration – trade.gov
  • Trade Information Center – www.export.gov/exportbasics/ticredirect.asp
  • Small Business Administration – Office of International Trade – www.sba.gov

Setup

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 19th, 2008
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Getting rid of camera shake

July19

Don’t let blur ruin an otherwise great shot. Here are some tips on how to hold your equipment steady for really sharp pictures and clips.

  • Use a shutter speed fast enough to reduce the chance of hand-held camera movement. It should ideally be about 1/60 second.
  • Grasp your equipment fully with both hands, not

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 19th, 2008
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