June 2015
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Trying Out Visme
The folks at Visme contacted me to suggest that I try out their tools, since I had tried out Canva, and I was happy to oblige. Visme is a cool graphics tool, though it reminded me as much of Pictochart as of Canva. Visme lets you build infographics, banner ads, and presentations from templates. You…
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10 SEO Terms
Unless your work is in SEO, digital marketing, or the like, listening to someone talk about search engine optimization can sometimes be like listening to someone speak in a foreign language. You may occasionally hear a word that you recognize, but for the most part you have no idea what that person is saying. You…
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Free WPEngine Migration
We recommend WPEngine to most of our clients for hosting their WordPress sites. We’ve found their hosting to be excellent and their support exceptional. Right now, there’s a nice sale going on. If you are not currently using WPEngine hosting services, you’re eligible for free migration when you sign up for an annual plan. Click…
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Custom Dashboards at Google Analytics
Custom dashboards in your website analytics allow you to get a quick view of how you’re doing on specific metrics, or to find a quick answer to questions you often go to your analytics data to answer. You can set up a custom dashboard and have reports sent to you automatically on a regular basis.…
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Trying Out Captain Up
I learned about Captain Up in Eric Huber’s session at WCKC. I had been looking at Badgeos to help add a little spice to remote teambuilding, and Captain Up looked snazzier and more game-like. Captain Up has a WordPress plugin, but you can also use it in other kinds of websites. The first step is…
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Social Media Punctuation
Rosie and I were talking about how glad we are to have Brittany back on our social media team. “We just have to solve the punctuation issue,” I said. “Solve?” Rosie clearly didn’t think I had the mot juste. “She’s doing some random capitalization,” I explained, thinking that Rosie hadn’t noticed. “Like capitalizing random words…