So, here's the three-step formula for online social media success: Product. Begin with a quality product or service that provides something valuable that people need. It helps if you're cheerful, competent, caring, professional, attentive, passionate, responsive, and dedicated. Website. Setup an elegant, visually appealing, simple website that offers a clear call to action. Outreach. Utilize … Continue reading Three Step Formula for Online Social Media Business #Success @Bench
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SquareSpace Hosts Sleeping Audio Website by Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges (yes, the actor) has produced a website with pharmaceutical-grade clinical-strength sleep audio tracks. The audio is available online, as a download, or for purchase on cassette and LP record versions. The title of the album is "Jeff Bridges Sleeping Tapes." It's hosted by Squarespace as part of an ingenious advertising campaign that hopes to … Continue reading SquareSpace Hosts Sleeping Audio Website by Jeff Bridges
WordPress.com Twenty Fourteen Theme – Disable Hyphenation
Overview Automatic hyphenation is enabled by default for the Twenty Fourteen WordPress Theme for WordPress.com hosted websites. If you've paid for the ability to customize your website ($30 a year), it's possible to disable this feature in the CSS Customization window. If you're self hosting, then you can add the JetPack plug-in and connect it … Continue reading WordPress.com Twenty Fourteen Theme – Disable Hyphenation
Website Post Categories and Tags
Most website design systems, like WordPress, include the ability to have posts as articles that are added to your site like pages, but also have a date and author assigned to them, along with topic categories and tags. Categories and tags help your site visitors narrow down your site content by topics they are interested in. … Continue reading Website Post Categories and Tags
The Grid: A Website So Smart it Designs Itself
Content is power. Power your content on The Grid. http://www.thegrid.io This is not another do-it-yourself website builder. The Grid harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to take everything you throw at it - videos, images, text, urls and more - and automatically shape them into a custom website unique to you. As your needs grow, … Continue reading The Grid: A Website So Smart it Designs Itself
Vantage Theme from Site Origin – Header Spacing CSS
Summary The Vantage Theme from Site Origin offers a clean and simple layout with responsive design. Depending on your preference, you may wish to have less unused and empty space at the top of the page. The instructions here describe how you can adjust the spacing at the top of the page in the header … Continue reading Vantage Theme from Site Origin – Header Spacing CSS
Brown Wing Studio New Site Design
Brown Wing Studio has always had a fresh and attractive website. Lately they upgraded it, and now it's even fresher and more attractive. There's a more modern appearance and responsive design. If you've not visited their site recently, it's worth taking a quick tour. As a long-time web designer myself, I've always admired what Brown … Continue reading Brown Wing Studio New Site Design
WordPress Plug-Ins
This is a short list of some basic WordPress plug-ins that are usually useful for just about any website. Akismet. Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from comment and trackback spam. Contact Form 7. This contact form plug-in is helpful when you want more advanced … Continue reading WordPress Plug-Ins
Shutterstock Best Practices
Using Stock Photo Websites When using a stock photography service like Shutterstock, follow these general guidelines. While these suggestions primarily apply to Shutterstock, they will be applicable to other services. Daily Plan Have a daily plan to download as many photos as your subscription will allow. Don't wait until you need images to use your subscription. … Continue reading Shutterstock Best Practices
Enterprise Event Promotion Websites
Introduction For larger enterprises, businesses, and educational institutions, there are a variety of options for promoting conferences, workshops, and other events. This page describes some of those options. Using Existing Infrastructure Most larger organizations have departmental categories or sub-pages within their larger website. Within these it's possible to create informational pages to promote and facilitate … Continue reading Enterprise Event Promotion Websites