So you took some photos with your digital camera and they turned out great. Now you want to put them on your website and you feel empowered because you have our wonderful CMS and you can add photos to your website all by yourself. Yay…but WAIT. A common newbie mistake is putting that photo directly onto your website.
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Shrink photos for web use
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009We changed our logo
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009You may have noticed that our logo changed.
I always like to compare our company to being married to a contractor with a ton of stuff around the house that needs to be fixed… We’re always the last in line even though we have all the resources and creativity needed right here.
Great pictures for your website … FREE!
Sunday, June 28th, 2009Liz here, Today I’m talking about pictures. They are so important. Great pictures can really transform a website into something, well…great. It works both ways tho…pictures that are obviously taken by your mom bring the quality of a site WAY down. 
You may be thinking that you are saving money by doing it yourself but you may be actually losing some potential clients. So what do you do if a professional photo shoot isn’t in the budget? Have no fear I have some great FREE photo sites that you can use for commercial purposes…and if you really want to get fancy. I have some really cheap sites that have incredible pictures…and by cheap we’re talking $1.00 a picture or less if you buy in bulk.
Professional logo on a budget…or FREE!
Friday, June 26th, 2009So since this is my first post…I’ll just tell ya a little about me. I LOVE do-it-yourself stuff. I am always tinkering around and researching new ways to be self sufficient. In fact I just started my very own square foot garden…but that’s another story. So in that spirit I’m going to share some great resources & tips for getting a great professional looking logo on a shoe string budget…or even FREE! WOO HOO who doesn’t like free? Also I love using “…” I apologize in advance 
Logos are important. You don’t want some clip art from word with some standard overused font. That is a big no-no. When I see logo’s like that I think unprofessional, undependable, small-time company, start up… They may be great…but that is the impression a crappy logo will get you. With these resources you will no longer have an excuse to be looking shabby.
Just so we’re clear…if you have the resources I would definitely go with getting a custom logo designed. But if you are on a tight budget than this is your best bet.