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Web Design Tips: Figuring out Fonts

When it comes to website design, fonts can play an important role in defining your brand — and making content easy to read. The good news is that Google has made it easy to choose from a selection of fonts

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How to Write a Book, Part 5: Balance Your Time

Writing a book doesn’t just happen. Once you’ve decided to dedicate yourself to the endeavor, you’ll need to create a balanced strategy where you dedicate enough time to the book — every week — to carry it forward until it’s

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Web Design Tips: Create a Shot List

When it comes to web design, your imagery plays a key role in how you are perceived by website visitors. That said, if you’re creating a new website, or sprucing up your existing site, it’s a good idea to be

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How to Write a Book, Part 4: The Proof is in the Proof

Although pudding is more enjoyable, proofing is an important aspect of writing and publishing a book. I don’t know about you, but I find proofing my own work dreadful. But that’s OK, because I decided early on that I was

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User Experience Tips: Make Finding Things Easy!

The other day I received a catalog from The Company Store, and what did I see on the cover? Penguins. This was kind of a big deal because my wife and I have been Penguin fans for years. So, I

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Fresh-Brewed Small Business Spotlight: Amanda Weedmark

In this installment of our Small Business Spotlight series, we’ll be highlighting Amanda Weedmark, an artist and small business owner I originally came across on Instagram. I was instantly struck by Amanda’s design sensibility, and ability to create compelling art that

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How to Write a Book, Part 3: Organize Your Images

When I began writing my book, A Holistic Guide to Online Marketing, I knew it would have a lot of images because visual examples add clarity to complex methodologies like SEO, user experience and conversion. What I didn’t realize was

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Analog User Experience: The (Sometimes) Simple Act of Opening a Door

Have you done much thinking about the user experience (UX) of doors? Unless you’re a UX expert, probably not. That said, have you ever walked up to a door and pushed (or pulled) — and the door didn’t budge? I’m

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Design Talk with Cuppa SEO: Peace Coffee Packaging

Which coffee packaging do you like best? The one on the left is the former Peace Coffee packaging, while the one on the right is their new, drastically different packaging. The new, minimalist packaging harkens to a design philosophy that

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Fresh-Brewed Small Business Spotlight: WeberMarketing

In this installment of our Small Business Spotlight series, we’ll be highlighting Sarah Hurley, owner of WeberMarketing. Sarah is a marketing strategist & multi-channel marketing guru who helps organizations grow — and get organized with their marketing efforts. When we’ve

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