Is a picture worth a thousand words? Maybe. Here is overview of a few photo editing tools you may consider. Determine your goals, first.

What type of photos do you need to create and edit?

• Avatars for a your Social Media profiles?
• Photos for Flickr, Picasa Web Albums, FaceBook, and other online sharing?
• Images for your website and ecommerce store?

How much do you want to spend? Most of us would say “nothing.” Creating quality photos doesn’t require a huge capital investment. It does take a little time and creativity. Continue Reading »

Gmail and Google Apps went down. How many are left stranded?

It started just after 2:00pm PST on August 11, 2008. I was on the phone with a friend/client and planned to follow-up with information via email. Oh, “Temporary Error” - hmmm… turns out it was not that temporary.

What does one do when stranded by Gmail and Google Apps?

Here was my trouble-shooting and decision-making process: Continue Reading »

Today, 08.08.08, is the first unofficial National Search Engine Optimizers Day! National SEO Day celebrates the power of SEO, viral marketing and our love of social search. Learn more about the vision at the site: NationalSEODay.com

No fanfare? No hoopla? Sadly, no. Actually, Dana Larson of Top Rank Marketing made up the day on Twitter. I thought, “we could really do something with this to build awareness about SEO around the world.” We collaborated, and I purchased the domain and setup a site. However, we’ve been too busy doing SEO to develop the site and the idea any further. Continue Reading »