These stock image and video sites are far from generic. Here’s my curated list of the best curated sites. Most are 100 percent free for personal and commercial use, but you should read the fine print each and every time to see if an artist asks for attribution, a link back or (gasp!) money. Here is a gallery of some …
Envato Elements: My new favorite stock image site
I’ve updated my list of free stock photo resources here, but if you regularly need graphic content for your small business, you have to check Envato Elements out. For about $200 a year (~$17 a month), I have access to hundreds of thousands of all kinds of content that a small business might need: Images Video footage Illustrations Presentation templates …
How to Get Noticed in Email
In our house-buying/house-selling processes, there’s lots to keep up with. D.J. and I have missed a couple of important tasks that the agents had to remind us about. This is part of a series of tools via @BethBuysAHouse . We’ve acted on the first requests most of the time and didn’t need to be reminded of anything more than once. …
Using Canva for Brochures
Continuing on the theme of #BethBuysAHouse, here’s a quick and easy way to create a brochure that looks like it was professionally designed. My favorite graphic design tool, Canva, has thousands of templates you can use with a click. Their magazine templates are wonderful for creating rich brochures. I wrote and designed our “house story” within a couple of hours …
Another reason to be mad at Facebook
People who place ads on Facebook know that they can upload a database of names to put their ads directly in front of their contacts. I was going to try it to advertise my book to my followers, but because I have mostly business emails in my newsletter database, I figured that I wouldn’t be able to hook up the …
Ten Nerdy Ways to Say I Love You This Valentine’s Day
Ah, Valentine’s Day… an opportunity for grand gestures and little love notes. Here are a dozen ways to prove your undying devotion to your favorite nerds. ONE: Sing Your Valentine’s Message Ditty lets you put in your Valentine’s message then convert it to a song in seconds! TWO: Wrap Nerds Candies with a Little Love Just print these little sleeves …
Four Reasons You Should Care about Pokemon Go (even if you don’t)
So, you’re sick and tired of Pokemon Go. I get it. But after you install this Chrome plugin that will eliminate any Pokemon references from your web pages, please take a couple of minutes to read three reasons why Pokemon Go might change your world. But before I go about heralding the upcoming explosion of augmented reality, let me admit something: I …
How I Write the Book
I’m hidden in my office this summer working on book #4! This one will have more apps than ever before. I made a quick video to explain how I do my research and evaluate thousands and thousands of apps… one by one by one.
Word-over-image tools: Stencil Web App
You guys probably know how much I adore Canva, the graphic design tool that lets you make graphics for almost every possible scenario: social media, resumes, business cards and much more. The price tag is right, too, with lots and lots of free features and low-cost options for advanced needs. Stencil, formerly known as Save As Image, revamped itself to …
Favorite apps and sites from The Webby Awards
Every year I adore going through the nominees and honorable mentions for The Webby Awards, which recognizes sites and apps for outstanding awesomeness. Here are a few of my favorites from this year (and last year). Warning: many are highly addicting. Graphics Type to Design (online) Write your name with Instagram pictures with Type to Design. Use a screencapture to grab …
Logo Maker Sites: Tailor and Withoomph
Your logo is a representation of your brand and a HUGELY important piece of the puzzle when you create your company’s identity. Professionally designed logos take time, money and patience, plus lots of expertise from experienced and smart designers. But sometimes you just don’t have the money or the time. That’s where online logo design services can come in handy. …
Videvo: Free Stock Footage
Related to today’s post about another free stock image site, here’s Videvo, a great place to find video clips for presentations, movies and more. A quick search for computers gave me clips of people typing on a keyboard, binary numbers changing and more. Since the site is free, you can expect ads. The most annoying thing about the site was …
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