Mobile Web Tips and Website Help
I’m often asked by small business owners, “How can I get my local business noticed?” One of the best ways is with Google Places, formerly the Google Local Business Center. I have just completed a PDF guide that takes you through the steps required to get your company ranking high in Google local business listings [...]
The free version of our QR Code Generator desktop software is now available to our newsletter subscribers. The free version is the same in functionality as the premium QR code generator. The premium version does not contain any ads and comes with email support. The software is designed to run on Windows. Take advantage of [...]
Our QR Code Generator is now for sale for $5. This desktop software allows you to create custom 2D barcodes (QR codes) that can be scanned with phones and other devices. I think this is a great tool to start learning and experimenting with QR codes, but it’s not a toy, you can use this [...]
As a small business person, costs are always something you are watching and with the high costs of Microsoft Office, it gets tough to continually upgrade the productivity software. People who worked on Open Office left Oracle and started LibreOffice, which is an open source productivity software that can handle most of your needs. In [...]
Someone passed on this tip to me this week and I thought it was great; why buy and spend weeks or months mastering expensive graphics software when you don’t have to? Shortcut the process of creating great-looking images by using Powerpoint. Great tip for people who don’t want to master Photoshop or other high-powered graphics [...]
Free background music for your videos. Be sure to read the terms of service of each download. http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html http://www.jamendo.com/en/ http://incompetech.com/ A fun way to get royalty-free music is to create it yourself. Here’s an easy to use tool loaded with prerecorded instruments and sounds. It’s not free but a bargain at $30 compared to other [...]
Photos for your blog posts or other projects. Make sure to read the terms of use before you adding “free” photos to your site. http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp http://www.morguefile.com http://www.freephotosbank.com http://www.sxc.hu http://www.pics4learning.com http://www.iconfinder.com And of course, Flickr has creative commons photos too.