I make no claim to be good, let alone excellent, at blog design or the more general field of web design. And I have great respect for good and great designers. But what I know is that, as a business owner, the design of my blog or other web site is my responsibility and not

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I’m pleased to have had some positive comments about the latest new look for this site. I’m hoping the new layout and some changes I’ve made to the content will help me communicate more effectively in terms of my business focus and the services I offer. The most fundamental change has been to move from

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My friend and colleague Lonnie B. Hodge, who is based in Guangzhou, China, doesn’t just “think outside the square” – he left the square thinkers behind long ago. And he is always coming up with bright ideas and often I find in the morning that he has implemented them overnight. I try to keep up,

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It’s nearly a year now since I was inspired to set up a podcast site focusing on social media and nearly nine months since I actually set it up as the Social Media Show and did my first interview. Being at BlogWorld & New Media Expo the other week motivated me to get the site

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This post might look a bit geeky, but the subject matter is important for usability of websites and blogs, and for its search implications. In other words, the information here can help your search engine ranking. And the core information comes from the horse’s mouth – via a key Google operative. I have a working

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