My all-time favorite image search tool is Compfight. This is a simple Ajax utility that searches Flickr images by tag or keyword. It returns a page of thumbnail images based on your criteria. Check a box to return only images with Creative Commons licensing. Choose from original images only and turn on safe search for [...]
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What’s holding you back?
It’s nearly Spring in Wisconsin. After a long, cold winter with record breaking snowfall, it feels so good to get outdoors without bundling up head-to-toe! Oh, who am I kidding? Skip the bundling up part … I hibernate when it’s bone-chilling cold. The very thought of stepping outside when it’s below 20 degrees makes me [...]
Blog Review: Blogging Startup
Is Blogging Startup on your must read blog list? If you’re interested in the nuts and bolts of blogging, it should be. The site’s owner, Jim Lockwood, says that he started the blog to share his passion for blogging and the Internet. If you’re just getting a blog started, he wants to help you get [...]
How are you serving your market?
On Saturday evening I commented on an excellent post by Lorelle VanFossen over at Blog Herald. Lorelle wrote about being bored by many blogs because many of them simply copy or reword information, without adding any value. In the vast sea of blogs, there seems to be a deficit of fresh, new content. If as [...]
Getting Organized with an Editorial Calendar
It doesn’t take long after beginning a blog, to realize that coming up with original content several days each week is a bit of a challenge. OK, it’s a huge challenge. But I think I’ve found a solution … an editorial calendar. It’s not a new idea. From what I’ve read elsewhere, some like them. [...]
