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Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V – Quickly access recent and favorite clippings
In keeping track of ideas for this email newsletter and other articles, I copy/paste a lot of things for later. I also make a lot of copy/paste mistakes when moving too fast. Clipboard History Pro is one of the handiest Chrome extensions I’ve come across. It creates a digital clipping of everything you copy, allowing you…
Superpowers, 80,000 Ideas, and How to Turn Overwhelm on its Head
In a recent interview with Krista Martin for Six Figure Impact® LIVE, Krista noted that one of my secret weapons is my ability to come up with at least 80,000 ideas for each of my clients. I loved that. Some might find that overwhelming, but if you listen in to the interview, you’ll hear how…
The Smartist Way: an essentialist roadmap to marketing success (webinar replay)
Tame the chaos, end the overwhelm, and get growing. Most small businesses have a few common goals: BE SEEN AS AUTHORITY (STAND OUT) GET MORE LEADS & OPPORTUNITIES GET NEW CUSTOMERS & MAKE MORE MONEY So why, then, is marketing so hard and overwhelming? Why is it that we start “doing all the things” everyone…
Expert Profiles Atlanta Interview: Building the right systems for your business
Listen to “Jodi Hersh – Atlanta Web Designer and Graphic Artist On Building The Right Systems For Your Business” on Spreaker. Listen in iTunes | Youtube | iHeartRadio | Stitcher Atlanta Expert Profiles host Neil Howe interviewed me about building the right systems for your small business. You don’t need a website. You need a…
Talking WordPress and Ecommerce with Kim Doyal on Facebook Live
Kim Doyal, The WordPress Chick, had me on her show to talk about my Live Love Dogs project, Ecommerce, WordPress, Digital Marketing, and of course… dogs. This was my first Facebook live and my dogs were putting on a show of their own just over my shoulder. If you view the video on Facebook directly,…
Met Museum Releases High Resolution Artwork Images for Free Use Under Creative Commons license
The Met Museum announced on Feb. 7 that 375,000 high resolution images of artworks in its collection are now available under the Creative Commons license. This means that hundreds of thousands of artworks can now be downloaded and used for free without requiring special permission. Head to the Creative Commons website, and you can search…
Just Launched: Stanton Springs Website Design
Owned and managed by a partnership between TPA Group and the Joint Development Authority (JDA) of Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton counties, Stanton Springs is a comprehensive master-planned community that is ideal for businesses requiring build-to-suit opportunities, large corporate campuses, data centers, advanced manufacturing or bio-pharmaceutical facilities, or high-technology distribution centers. It is home to both…
Protect your visitors’ privacy with https encryption
Securing your WordPress site is imperative. It builds customer confidence and trust, and can improve your site’s search rankings. To protect site visitors from eavesdroppers, it is now recommended that all sites use https to protect your visitors’ privacy. Sites with HTTPS also get HTTP/2, which can improve site performance and boost search engine rankings. Web…
Google is cracking down on intrusive popups
Google has announced that it will begin cracking down on “intrusive interstitials” on January 10, 2017, because this type of ad “can be problematic on mobile devices where screens are often smaller.” This is specific to mobile devices and further reinforces Google’s emphasis on the mobile search experience saying that “pages where content is not easily accessible…
What does it cost to SEO my website?
Time and again, clients as me “what does it cost to SEO my website?” And I cringe. There is no simple answer, at least not one they want to hear. Gone are the days where you can spend some time and money optimizing your website with foundational SEO best practices and get the results you’re…
