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Why Nobody Commented on Your Blog Post

April 5, 2013

Nobody is commenting on your blog. Why should you care? Because comments add value to your post and are social proof of your blog’s worth. When insightful people write something in response to your post they make your post more valuable. And when you respond, you develop a relationship with them. Relationships build a business…. 

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PicMonkey Tutorial: Working From a White Background

April 5, 2013

EDITED: PicMonkey now has a feature called “canvas” that allows you to begin with a solid-colored or transparent background so these steps aren’t necessary, but here’s the tutorial anyway 🙂 I don’t own a graphics program, not even Photoshop, and investing in one isn’t in the budget this year. Instead I’m really enjoying learning to… 

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PicMonkey Tutorial: Selective Coloration

April 1, 2013

I don’t own a graphics program, not even Photoshop, and investing in one isn’t in the budget this year. Instead I’m really enjoying learning to use free online programs to their utmost. PicMonkey is one of my very favorites. You may know of PicMonkey as a photo editing program, which it is, but it’s also… 

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