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We want you to join a brand new group in the Rain -- Wednesday Wordles.   This group is a place to share any Wordles that you have created.  Wordles are "word clouds" that are created from text or from the text on a web-page.   The images can be modified with different colors, shapes and fonts.  ...
02/08/2012
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Have you stopped and considered SEO and Your Images?   One of the most important things about writing for the web is to remember to write for the viewer and not just for the search engine.  It is critical to have a visually appealing site or your viewer will leave and probably never return.If you...
02/07/2012
You may recognize Lynn B. Friedman because she has given a lot of her time and energy to create the 2012 Big Jumpstart Blog Challenge. I met Lynn by reading a comment she made about a year ago. I went to her blog to see if I liked her posts with the idea that if they were as good as the comment I...
02/06/2012
You have a great topic and now you just want someone to read your post and to come back for more.  If viewers don't like your site or blog they leave and they may never return.  How can you keep them?  You need to follow some basic rules for the content of anything that you write.  Here are my to...
02/05/2012
There are many ways to meet interesting people and in this case I met Nancy Hankin by reading one of her comments. The comment was fantastic and then I found that her posts were very interesting so I subscribed to her blog.  I like the way that Nancy describes herself as "In the People Business S...
02/04/2012
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This isn't Las Vegas.  It seems that often it is assumed that since I am from Las Vegas that all my photos will be from Las Vegas.  Today I had a chance to watch sled dog races in Southwestern Wyoming.  The Race ran from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to Park City, Utah. I really enjoyed the race except ...
02/03/2012
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Are You Bored? Well, don't be.  Sit down, relax and listen to one of the recorded Webinars or tutorials from ActiveRain University.  I just completed a Webinar, "Farming on Facebook", and it was packed with great information about using Facebook for your business.  Newbies might like  "Rainmaker ...
02/02/2012
I just had a featured post (What is the Last Thing You Taught Someone?) and I promised to write two more posts.  Here is the first one.  It is a basic tutorial on Wordles.  Wordles are "word clouds" that are created from text or from the text on a web-page.  The images can be modified with differ...
02/02/2012
Are you serious about finding topics and creating great posts for your blogs?  One of the things that slows down many bloggers is the search for topics. How can you find some great subjects.  My advice is Stop, Look and Listen.  Stop -- Too often we are so absorbed in our day to day work to pay a...
02/01/2012
Ya Gotta Luv it - I'm talking about ActiveRain University. Just think about any website or software that you use and ask yourself, "Do they provide excellent training to help you use the site or product?"  Think about the sites you visit:  Facebook, Twitter and others  -- chances are there is no ...
01/30/2012
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