2020-08-27 13:49
There’s an old saying in marketing and that is “the confused mind never buys”. Which is why simplifying and clarifying your message on the home page of your website is SO i… Read More
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Freelance website & graphic design with a western flair, posting website & graphic design tips, tutorials, and information, along with the occasional Cowgirl Confession thrown in just for fun!
2020-02-13 20:20
While blogging may appear to be old news, it really still is an important part of your content marketing strategy. Blogging can work together with your other content marketing to get ranked… Read More
2019-10-17 19:27
A brief tour of how to optimize your Google My Business page to boost your local SEO, as well as drive more traffic to your website Read More
2019-08-26 13:00
If you’re on the fence about which platform to use for building your website, here are some reasons why you really should consider using – or switching – to WordPress! Word… Read More
2019-08-19 18:19
Coming up with content for your various social media platforms on a regular basis can be challenging, to say the least. With that in mind, here are 5 ideas for you that might help you freshe… Read More
2019-06-22 15:07
I haven’t given away any freebies lately, so I thought I would pull together a collection of some of my stock images for y’all! All images are high resolution (some higher than o… Read More
2019-06-11 16:25
These are in no particular order, and yes, some of these are my affiliate links, so if you buy, then I do receive a small commission. Thank you in advance for that! Dubsado Dubsado is a busi… Read More
2019-05-30 14:14
As a marketer and website owner, one of the things we need to be doing on a regular basis is driving more traffic to our website. If you are a website owner, it really doesn’t make muc… Read More
2019-04-05 20:01
Broken links are a problem for website owners for many reasons. Not only are they bad for your SEO, they diminish the user experience on your website and harm your credibility as a business… Read More
2019-01-12 13:52
Website maintenance, like so many other things when it comes to our online presence, just can’t be ignored any longer. It’s the oil in your well-greased machine. Without it, the… Read More
2019-01-03 21:52
2018-10-10 21:10
A quick video tutorial explaining how to embed a widget for your Facebook group into your website, or anywhere you can add custom HTML code, such as your email newsletters. Click here to joi… Read More
2018-10-03 14:43
In a previous video tutorial, I showed you how to Upload and Link a Downloadable PDF File in your WordPress site. While there is nothing wrong with using this method, these days we ofte… Read More
2018-04-16 21:37
If you’re a fairly active website owner and you visit your own website frequently, you may want to Google to exclude your visits to your website from your analytics statistics, so that… Read More
2018-02-22 18:52
Times – they are a changing! Even for farmers and ranchers. Short of a nation-wide blackout, technology isn’t going away anytime soon, and like any other business, having a profe… Read More
2018-01-10 20:54
A video tutorial showing how to use a plugin to utilize and parse hashtags on your WordPress website for better site search and usability. #video #tutorial #hashtags #SEO #searchengineoptimi… Read More
2017-04-28 14:00
Adding a photo gallery to your website is something that many of us need to do on many occasions. In the past, we’ve always needed to add a 3rd party plugin to make it happen, but in r… Read More
2017-01-23 08:00
There may be many instances where you want to make a PDF downloadable file available to your website visitors. This video tutorial demonstrates 3 ways to do that in WordPress Read More
2016-12-29 14:27
I recently made the decision to sell my great gelding Rocky...my steady Eddie and my friend for over 14 years. This post is my thank you letter to him, remembering many of the adventures we'… Read More
2016-12-09 17:02
We all know about spam in our WordPress comments, and email spam, but did you know that you can get spam in your Google Analytics account? I actually had no idea either until just the other… Read More
2016-12-02 15:04
Meet 3 Family Farms Who Have Expanded Into the Consumer/Retail Market to Preserve Their Family Legacy My passion in my business, and in my life, is agriculture, and helping those that feed t… Read More
2016-12-02 15:04
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2016-11-16 18:00
Meet 3 Family Farms Who Have Expanded Into the Consumer/Retail Market to Preserve Their Family Legacy My passion in my business, and in my life, is agriculture, and helping those that feed t… Read More
2016-11-11 16:55
In the past, the word “advertising” meant putting ads in the local paper, the Yellow Pages, industry publications, or anywhere else we could think of that our ideal customers and… Read More
2016-11-03 18:55
Meet 3 Family Farms Who Have Expanded Into the Consumer/Retail Market to Preserve Their Family Legacy My passion in my business, and in my life, is agriculture, and helping those that feed t… Read More
2016-11-03 18:55
Meet 3 Family Farms Who Have Expanded Into the Consumer/Retail Market to Preserve Their Family Legacy My passion in my business, and in my life, is agriculture, and helping those that feed t… Read More
2016-10-20 15:00
Enjoy today’s video about how to market your brand online….with video! After the video, be sure to read my extra tips about how to easily share your videos and make the most of… Read More
2016-10-06 14:04
Email marketing has become an incredibly effective way to stay in touch with your followers and offer them valuable information. If they’ve signed up for your newsletter, they obviousl… Read More
2016-10-03 14:30
Using social media to build your brand and grow your audience is pretty much a given these days. But for many business owners, figuring out how to get started can be overwhelming to the poin… Read More
2016-09-22 15:30
Next to our websites, social media is undoubtedly one of our most powerful marketing tools. The ability to reach tens of thousands of people with just a few clicks has changed the way busine… Read More
2016-09-15 15:00
To many business owners, it may seem that creating a website really isn’t any big deal. And I have actually had potential clients say to me, “How hard can it be?” Seriously… Read More
2016-09-08 14:30
Blog posts are just one piece of your overall content marketing strategy. Depending on the type of business you are in, these can include How-To articles, industry news, recent events at you… Read More
2016-09-05 14:44
Getting a cowboy to go “horse camping” is no easy task. For the most part, his line of thinking is “if there’s no paycheck involved, I’m not riding”. I gu… Read More
2016-08-26 15:12
If you've been blogging for any length of time, you undoubtedly have a collection of older posts that might not be so relevant to your audience any longer. Especially if your business is Read More
2016-08-25 13:37
Coming up with new content week after week is always a challenge. Whether it's blog post ideas, or social media content, how does one consistently think of new things to write about and shar… Read More
2016-08-24 14:50
It’s a no secret these days, that marketing your brand online will play a gigantic role in the success of your business. It seems that everyone turns to the internet to find what they… Read More
2016-08-17 15:00
Now that you are well on your way to establishing your brand, it’s time to think about how you will market it. Just the thought can be overwhelming, so we’re going to break it do… Read More
2016-08-10 17:02
I see a LOT of websites in any given day. And it always surprises me when I see one that is NOT mobile friendly yet.
I decided to do a quick video for you and tell you my top 3 reasons wh… Read More
2016-07-25 17:22
Articles are another great way to position your brand outside of your own social media and blogging efforts. Articles can be shared and distributed in numerous way, both on- and offline, and… Read More
2016-07-13 15:50
Blogging is an excellent way to help you position your brand and establish yourself as an expert in your field. People are information hungry and most will turn to the internet these days lo… Read More
2016-07-07 15:59
Coming up with ideas for blog posts week after week can be challenging to say the least. I’ve been struggling with it for years myself, so I thought I’d share some of the ideas I… Read More
2016-07-05 15:00
Yes, quality backlinks are still important for your website's SEO!
Having said that, Google is much more particular now about where those backlinks are coming from.
Links from other re… Read More
2016-06-30 16:01
If you’re thinking about building a website for your new business or organization, or if you’re finally getting around to redesigning your existing website, there is much to cons… Read More
Establish Your Brand: Brand Positioning With Social Media Content – The Branding Pen Article 6.4.1
2016-06-01 00:55
There is no denying that we are a digital world now, and that won't be changing any time soon. We have ways to grow our business that we’ve never had before and the possibilities are e… Read More
2016-05-16 16:16
Brand positioning is defined as “the way by which the marketers attempt to create a distinct impression in the customer’s mind.” Brand positioning uses advertisements and o… Read More
2016-05-05 15:00
The visual part of your branding will become the symbol that you will be recognized by, or your logo, along with the colors, textures, fonts and other graphics that represent your business v… Read More
2016-04-20 15:00
Creating a good tagline or slogan can be a challenge for many business owners, mostly because people tend to focus on what their product or service is and neglect what it offers and what the… Read More
2016-04-14 15:29
Entreprenuer.com defines a Unique Selling Proposition as “The factor or consideration presented by a seller as the reason that one product or service is different from and better than… Read More
2016-04-07 15:00
Your “brand” is so much more than a mere symbol. It’s what defines you as a business: your business philosophy, practices, attitude, promises to your customer, product inte… Read More
2016-04-07 15:00
Your “brand” is so much more than a mere symbol. It’s what defines you as a business: your business philosophy, practices, attitude, promises to your customer, product inte… Read More
2016-03-30 17:13
Just as it’s important to define who your ideal client is, it’s also important to accurately and specifically define your product or service. Knowing the details of exactly what… Read More
2016-03-30 17:13
Just as it’s important to define who your ideal client is, it’s also important to accurately and specifically define your product or service. Knowing the details of exactly what… Read More
2016-03-24 16:00
Online marketing can really be a time sucker if you let it. Then there's the hit your wallet can take paying for all sorts of fancy tools, that you don't have enough time available to really… Read More
2016-03-21 14:39
Branding & Marketing Series – Article 4 I remember the first time someone asked me who my ideal client was. My answer was “small businesses”. I could not have been more… Read More
2016-03-15 14:30
We all strive to figure out the right combination of blog posts, memes, graphics, designs, stories and who-knows-what-else to engage with our audience on social media at ANY level, right?
W… Read More
2016-03-09 16:30
Especially for us in the agricultural world, the word “branding” usually makes us think of gathering up cattle and branding all the new calves every spring. When you think about… Read More
2016-03-03 15:00
While this may not be the most interesting of topics, it’s important to understand exactly what marketing is, and what marketing means for you, a professional in an agricultural or agr… Read More
2016-02-26 15:37
This is the first in a new series of articles I will be sharing on branding and marketing your business, important steps to take before you even build a website for your business. If you don… Read More
2016-01-18 18:23
It seems that integrity in business these days is taking a back seat. I see so many struggling business owners and entrepreneurs, yet many of them lack some very basic elements that are an i… Read More
2015-10-02 15:05
As is the nature of business, sometimes things are slow. As entrepreneurs and business owners, it's up to us to keep the work coming in. This can prove to be a stressful endeavor, to say the… Read More
2015-08-11 15:30
This seems to be a topic that I talk A LOT about lately. Business owners are busy, I get it. There is always so much to do, so many things that need your attention, that you just can't be bo… Read More
2015-08-03 15:00
Some exciting things have been happening around here!
I have recently become very involved with a group of folks here in the Central Valley who are as passionate as I am about promoting … Read More
2015-07-02 16:34
The word "template" has become a bad word, when it comes to website design.
To most people, it means using something that has already been created, in essence, it's a "cookie-cutter" type… Read More
2015-06-04 16:37
I decided to go out and snap a few photos for some background textures and images, and now I'm sharing them with you!
You can use these in any of your designs, and of course I'd love to s… Read More
2015-05-18 15:00
In this video tutorial I talk a little about why you want to use the Wordpress featured image function for your posts and pages, and I go on to demonstrate how to use it along with the All i… Read More
2015-03-29 13:48
We've been talking about it for quite a while, and beginning next month Google will change how it returns websites in search for mobile devices.
In a nutshell, if your website is mobile f… Read More
2015-03-17 14:37
Blogging offers a great way to express yourself and share personal thoughts on the Internet. There is no doubt that WordPress offers a great platform to stay creative and post blogs on the w… Read More
2015-02-24 18:26
All too often I will run across websites whose meta page titles and descriptions are completely nondescript. Maybe the actual title on the page reads properly when viewing the site, but beca… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If you’ve been thinking about getting a website for your business, or redesigning the one you already have, you may have already looked into one of the many DIY website services availa… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Today’s Web Design Wednesday post is another freebie, of a collection of Retro Social Media Icons, just for you! These icons are transparent PNG files, in a retro color palette, ready… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I recently sent out a newsletter to my list talking about website security, in particular WordPress website security. WordPress is not all that difficult to hack, so we need to make sure we… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
For those of you who have been wondering how to do this, it’s very easy and I put together a quick video tutorial for you Read More
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