Tips, Tricks, And Tools | Creative Implementations

Back Up Your WordPress Site: BackupBuddy

Stuff happens. In my experience, it tends to happen at the most inconvenient time possible. If your computer is going to be stupid and lose the whatever you’re working on, it won’t be the draft of the letter you’re writing to your sister, or even the Facebook status update about your latest blog post.…
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Your Email Marketing Guide: Taylor Made Time

As entrepreneurs, there is sooo much we need to know about different aspects of marketing. What can I do? What can’t I do? What should I do, or not do? How do I get my message across in the best way to the most people?…
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Akismet: Protect your WordPress site from web spam

Is your WordPress website getting slammed with spammy comments? Congratulations! You’re getting enough traffic to attract some attention.

The bad news is that you’re attracting the wrong kind of attention. And the last thing you want is to offend your REAL audience with shady or off-colour or downright nasty comments that unscrupulous attackers are sending your way.…
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Networking for Success: eWomen Network

What do you do to grow your business?

I do a lot of networking. I like being in the community, the company, of other like-minded individuals. I especially like being in the company of creative, passionate, empowered women who strive to change the world.…
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Good For What Ails You: East House Natural Health Centre

One of the most important ways I can take care of my business is to take care of myself.

I have a wonky knee. In the summer of 2006 I managed to dislocate my kneecap and rip up the cartilage.…
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FreshBooks: Cloud Accounting for Small Business Owners

Invoices and accounting are not exactly my favourite part of being in business. Doing my books was a necessary evil, something I had to do regularly to keep my bank and Canada Revenue Agency off my back.…
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It’s 10 pm: Do You Know Where Your Web Copy Is?

You’ve spent hours, days, weeks writing your website copy. You’ve thought about your niche market, your ideal client, and have carefully crafted just the right words and incorporated just the right images to reach them.…
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Get Ahead of the Avalanche: Plan a Year of Blog Posts

One of the unexpected bonuses from working with a VA is that since she’s doing a lot of the posting and updating for me, I need to get her content in a timely manner for my blog and ezine and social media posts.…
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Camera-Shy No More: Creating Screencast Videos for Your Business

Video is hot these days. Your clients love them, your prospects love them, Google loves them (when they’re on YouTube, anyway!).

But what’s an introvert to do? How can I have video on my website if I really really don’t want to be on camera?…
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Creating and Editing Video: Camtasia

I’ve used SnagIt, TechSmith’s screen capture software, for years. So back in January when I was looking into an online course for learning how to create videos, and the course price included a license for Camtasia, I signed up and grabbed the software.…
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