The Art Of Marketing You

 Originally posted at http://facebook.com/garaughty   If you have additional topics you'd like to see covered or would like more information about custom graphics, themes or to book a 1 on 1 consultation to create or customize your WordPress or ActiveRain blogs, you can reach me here Later... Fo...

   Hi guys, in the next part of my Build a Better Blog series I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at a few simple ways to protect our online presence. In other words...    In the past few weeks I've seen a ton of posts here on AR like... ActiveRain & Reliability ~ My 2¢'s Worth HAS A...

   Hi guys, it's been awhile since I wrote something for my Build a Better Blog series and since I've had a lot of questions and emails about my outside Rain blog, here goes...    First I thought I'd give you a quick overview of what I did to make it look so different from the standard Rain blogs...

  Hi guys...  I'm not sure if it's just that time of year, Spring Fever or something else but the level of drama on ActiveRain seems to have hit a new all time high lately. Everything from rude comments to ongoing drama that doesn't really benefit anyone. Michael and Lenn are just 2 of many who'v...

 Hi guys, between the chaos of another crazy busy month I'm stopping by for a few minutes to drop off my new April wallpaper/calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs.    The image above is a preview of the April wallpaper/calendar we're giving away on my webs...

 Hi guys... the tragedy unfolding in Japan in the aftermath of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake is a very scary sight, especially with the very real possibility of meltdowns at multiple nuclear reactors.  It's easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless watching what is going on so... I thought I'd share ...

 Hi guys... like most people on the net, when it comes to marketing, advertising and branding I'm pretty jaded and it takes something really special to get my attention. This did...    I'm always amused and impressed how the simplest things seem to grab me. If you haven't played the wildly succe...

 Hi guys, for those of you who've asked about using my artwork, wallpapers, etc... for branding purposes but aren't sure how to do it or if you don't have a decent image editor, I'm going to put together a new tutorial  soon using a free online image editor I found that is easy to use but has so...

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 Hi guys and welcome to part 4 of the Build a Better Blog series where we're taking a look at design concepts related to every blog platform including ActiveRain, WordPress, Posterous, etc...    In an earlier post, Minimalism... It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore we saw how some of the most pop...