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Small business, marketing, social media and design
05
December

19 essential WordPress plugins that will supercharge your site + WordPress lessons via Skype

December 5, 2016
In Web design
By Cris CM

If you have a WordPress website you probably know that, along with the theme you are using, plugins are the biggest power source of this platform. However, when it comes to choose the right ones for your site, it gets trickier. There are almost 40,000 options on the WordPress Plugin Directory to achieve different functions so a little help doesn't hurt. Here you have a list of essential WordPress plugins I use and love.   Avoid spam comments Akismet. This is probably one of the best known plugins because it comes included by default when you install WordPress on your server. It is a comment spam filtering service that will make your blogger life much easier.   Secure your site against unwanted login attempts Limit Login Attemps / Whitelist IP...

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25
November

18 Happy Fonts to Download for Free

November 25, 2016
In Freebies
By Cris CM

  Here you have a new collection of free fonts to use on your creative projects! These are perfect for designing birthday cards, children books and any other fun graphics. Most of them are free for personal use and some of them even for commercial use. Don't forget to check the license for each one. Click on the following names to download them: Sugarpunch  ·  2Peas Goofball  ·  Delius Swash  ·  Gaitera Ball  ·  PastelBlock  ·  Idolwild  ·  Vanilla  ·  Keyboard Plaque  ·  Ruffle Beauty ·  Nickname  ·  Sketch 3D  ·  KG Strawberry Limeade  ·  KG Happy  ·  Pecita  ·  Flavors  ·  Billy  ·  La Unica  ·  Giddyup   Enjoy, create and don’t forget to share! :) [Tweet "18 Happy Fonts to Download for Free"]   If you are...

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02
November

Instagram Stories: 7 tricks and 7 ideas to market your business

November 2, 2016
In Branding, Business, Social Media
By Cris CM

  This functionality may be new to the Instagram platform but it has been out there on Snapchat for quite a while. Instagram stories are similar to Snapchat stories in every possible way: you can post both photos and videos, customize them with text and color doodles, add filters (though not as elaborate as on Snapchat), only your followers can see them and they just last for 24 hours. I've had a Snapchat account for some time now but I have never posted a public story. The amount of work that goes into growing an audience on a new platform has been keeping me from adding it to my business strategy. That's why I got really excited when I heard Instagram was launching their stories. We now have the...

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05
October

How to schedule Twitter and Facebook posts for a more efficient social media strategy

October 5, 2016
In Business, Marketing, Social Media
By Cris CM

  Right now, we want to be present on all the available platforms to promote our business and connect with our audience. We all learn pretty early in the journey that social media is one of the most powerful marketing tools we have. But managing all the social media accounts of a business can be a very time consuming task. Additionaly, if you want to post daily and at different times depending on the platform, it can lead you straight into multitasking, which is the shortest road to the land of lost concentration. This is a quick tutorial on a super simple strategy that will save you a lot of time and it can be summarized in 3 words: schedule your posts. This is...

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06
September

How to set up an image-based email signature on Gmail – Step by step tutorial with images

September 6, 2016
In Branding, Tutorials
By Cris CM

  Whenever I create an image-based email signature for any of my clients, the next natural question is always "How do I set it up on my email account?". After a pretty long time offering this service, I can say most small business owners I've worked with manage their emails through Gmail. That's why I have decided to create this quick tutorial in 5 easy steps including images for reference. Other email services may have a different interface but I'm sure the process is very similar. I hope you find it useful!   Step 1. Prepare your images The first thing you need is obviously your signature images. Your email signature can include one or several images. What you need to keep in mind is you can...

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31
August

Free printable monthly calendar

August 31, 2016
In Business, Freebies
By Cris CM

A new free printable ready to be downloaded! It is a simple monthly calendar this time. You can print as many as you want and customize it for each month. If you are like me and you like to have a broader vision of your month side by side with your daily planner, this can definitely come in handy. Go ahead and download it from the Resource Library now. And don't forget to check the free weekly planner for small business owners as well!...

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