You know those awesome stop-motion videos that start-up companies with marketing budgets create to showcase their products? Design companies charge THOUSANDS to create these custom videos, but now they have a strong competitor! I am now officially in love with PowToon. When I say in love, I mean head over heels. The service lets you use easy-to-manipulate figures to create …
Layar: Augmented Reality for Free
What the heck is “augmented reality,” and why should you care? If you create any printed material that other people read — I mean almost anything — you will love Layar, a free service and app (iOS and Android) that makes your documents come to life! I didn’t understand it until I played with it, so you really should watch …
All about Stock Images
Pop Quiz: Which Cupcake Will Cost You $350? These two cupcake pictures come from royalty-free stock photo sites. One costs $350, while the other costs a mere five bucks! Can you pick out the expensive cupcake? [polldaddy survey=”F8DA7DE950CCB36F” type=”button” title=”Take the Cupcake Test Now!” style=”inline” text_color=”33A363″] I’ve been amazed at the growth of freelance stock photography and graphics sites over …
Find the Perfect Image with Google Image Search
Finding the right stock image for your marketing and website can be a challenge, but it’s Google to the rescue! Watch this short video to see a demo of how Google makes it easy to search multiple stock image sites at once.
Fiverr Does It Again!
Do you have a big announcement to make about your organization? For five bucks, you can create your very own newscast from thefunpro on Fiverr. This one is 37 seconds — and hilarious, in my humble opinion. I paid an extra $10 total to expedite the gig and add the graphics and scrolling text. Totally worth the $15, don’t you …
The Best Fiverr Project Ever!
Watch this 40-second video to see… How $10 and an hour with iMovie can help you create a marketing masterpiece, and Why you should hire Your Nerdy Best Friend for your next event!
Sparkbooth: Create your own photo booth with custom images
A few weeks ago I decided to create a Nerdy Photo Booth for live events, where people could take funny pictures with nerdy glasses and receive a nice souvenir of the event. It took me quite some time, but I finally discovered Sparkbooth, an amazing (and bargain) software package that turned my MacBook Air into a portable booth. For $59, …
Bingo! Tips to create your own bingo cards to engage attendees
Want attendees at your events to hang on the speaker’s every word? Use keywords from the presentation to create custom bingo cards. Attendees listen for the word or term, cross them off then win prizes for five in a row! I discovered this great site for creating your own cards: Print-Bingo. You can generate up to five pages of cards …
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