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Small business site owners should always be looking for ways to improve their website’s performance – both in the search engines and in terms of how current and prospective customers use their site. To help in that very worthwhile endeavor, Electric Bricks will be publishing a series of “Quick Tip” articles aimed at offering real-world advice and strategies that are both effective and realistic for any busy small business owner. This is the first in that series.
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LIVE from the Professional Development & Social Media Symposium
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The (purposely short) article you are about to read was published as a demonstration during the Professional Development & Social Media Symposium.
At this very moment (or on Wednesday, January 13th, 2016, for those of you who aren’t reading this at the exact moment it was published) I am speaking at the Professional Development & Social Media Symposium held at the Nassau Country Club on Long Island. This event is being hosted by Meaghan Janedis, owner of Legacy Sport and partner at Glam Slam Gear.
Electric Bricks Presenting at the Professional Development & Social Media Symposium
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Happy New Year! We are excited to announce that Keith Paul, owner of Electric Bricks, will be doing a presentation at the Professional Development & Social Media Symposium on Wednesday, January 13th at the Nassau Country Club. The event, hosted by Meaghan Janedis, owner at Legacy Sport and partner at Glam Slam Gear, will focus on using the web and social media to help grow or start a new business. Also presenting that evening will be Elisa DiStefano, reporter at News 12 Long Island.
Am I Allowed to Use This?
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I Am NOT A Copyright Expert!
I repeat, I am NOT a copyright expert! Nor do I understand intellectual property law or trademark law. But I can tell you this – if you are ever in doubt about whether you should reuse, repurpose, rewrite, transcribe, copy, or “borrow” something that someone else created then don’t. There are plenty of attorneys that make their living practicing (and defending) copyright law so if you have a burning question about what is legal I’d advise you to find one. What I’m sharing below is my layman’s understanding of what I think you should be aware of. But it is by no means intended to be a definitive guide to copyright law. In other words, don’t rely on this article to tell you everything you need to know. Do your own research and check out the links mentioned in this article for more information. And of course – use common sense!
9 Photo Editing Tools for Blog & Website Owners
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There are a few social media and web marketing blogs that I follow pretty regularly. Social Media Examiner is one of them. They consistently produce relevant, easily digestible articles to help you get a better handle on your social media efforts. Their recent article, “6 Simple Photo Tools for Creating Social Media Visuals“, offered up several easy-to-use Photoshop alternatives that could not only be used for creating graphics for social content, as the article suggests, but for blog articles and web pages, as well. In the article they quickly outline the strengths of each tool and show an example of what can be created with it. Read the article to get the list (most of them are free!) and see if any of them could be beneficial to you.
I Have No Idea What to Write About on My Blog!
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How many times have you said that? I’ve probably said it a hundred times. Blogging can be really hard for most of us. We all know how important it is for generating traffic to our site, but coming up with fresh ideas can be difficult. Google and the other search engines want a never-ending stream of fresh, original content but if you’re like me you feel like you’ve already said it all. What else is there to talk about? How do I keep coming up with new ideas for articles?