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Nov 28 Great Hosting Deal at HostGator – Monday only!Posted by 428 DesignsCyber Monday 50% OFF PromotionShared Hosting – as low as $2.48/month for their basic “Hatchling” plan. If you have only one website to host, you’ll need the basic “Hatchling” plan. If you have more than one site (or plan to) go with the “Baby Plan” or “Business Plan” – these plans offer unlimited domains. With these plans, it’s cheaper when you sign up for 36 months, this will give you the lowest price. All billing cycle options are eligible for the 50% discount. The coupon code is CYBERMONDAY2010 (valid for new HostGator customers only). This promotion will run Monday November 29th from 12:00AM – 11:59PM CST – Don’t miss it! Click the banner below sign up with HostGator – great customer service, too!
Sep 11 Get Jeff Lester to Graduation!Posted by 428 Designs
We recently launched a site for a very dear friend, Jeff Lester. Please visit his new site at www.getjefflestertograduation.com to learn about this awesome man, his inspiring outlook and the campaign to get him to his graduation ceremony in Michigan next May. Jeff was diagnosed in 1993 (at the age of 26) with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and was basically told by doctors to go home and plan his funeral as he had 3 to 5 years to live. Well, that’s not the way Jeff Lester works. Seventeen years later, Jeff is a husband, the father of three daughters, and is a full time graduate student now earning his M.B.A. and a MS in Finance degree. Jeff’s graduation from the University of Michigan-Dearborn is May 2, 2011, but physical and economic challenges will make this impossible without help. Read the rest of this entry » Sep 1 Easy photo editing with PicnikPosted by 428 DesignsLots of clients ask about simple photo editing. Not crazy Photoshop kind of editing, but something simple and easy. Here’s where you go: http://www.picnik.com/ Crop, resize, rotate…add special effects right from your browser. And, yep, it’s free… and no registration required even! Upload your photo and go at it.
Of course, there are more options when you pay for a premium account ($24.95/year), but for simple photo editing, definitely check this out – perfect for bloggers and simple photo sizing/cropping for your website. Aug 16 BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUPPosted by 428 DesignsIn the past t This, obviously, doesn’t come with any response that makes any sense to me. I’m sort of a backup freak. I backup weekly to an external hard drive, backup certain files daily to iDisk and have my online backup through Backblaze – which gives me great peace of mind – which you might enjoy as well. Backblaze is an online backup which securely backs up everything on your computer (except for operating systems, temp files or files over 9mb). After your initial backup, Backblaze continually backs up your files as they change – no need to remember to backup. Be warned, the initial backup will take some time. Jun 10 Clicky – REAL time web analyticsPosted by 428 DesignsThis is the coolest web analytics tool ever. Can’t believe we didn’t know about this sooner! (Thanks Jodi!) So, we’re all track Clicky is a really awesome tool and actually, can be a bit addicting at first. Super user-friendly interface…”Clicky is designed to be the easiest web analytics service you’ve ever used”. And it’s true. There’s no problem adding Clicky to your site if you are using Google Analytics, they work fine together. Try it out on the “Pro” level for 30 days. There is a free version, but we think for $60 a year it’s worth it to go “Pro” after the trial. But check it out for yourself, you’ll dig it. Register for an account here! If you’re using WordPress, there is a Clicky plugin to easily add your tracking code to your site/blog. Just search for “Clicky” and install the one from Joost de Valk. May 26 MailChimp – Email Marketing AwesomenessPosted by 428 Designs
WE LOVE MAILCHIMP! The more we use MailChimp, the more we love it. For small businesses that send email newsletters or contact customers not so regularly, you can start out FREE up to 500 subscribers and 3,000 free sends! When your list of subscribers grows MailChimp has a “Pay As You Go” option or a regular monthly subscription. MailChimp also makes it easy to track everything – so you can see quick, detailed reports for your campaigns and even send out an automatic tweet to your Twitter account when you post to your blog. That’s just the beginning…sign up for a free account and check it out. Contact us for our special MailChimp set up plan for help with list setup, campaign setup and customizing your templates. We’ll add your opt-in form on your website to start growing your email list and also import your existing permission-based list. Sign up for the 428 Designs newsletter. We’ll share tips, resources and more “cool tools” we’ve been trying out lately. May 18 Apture – Share and SearchPosted by 428 DesignsHave you noticed the bar that appears when you scroll down on our site? You’re given the option to share on Facebook, Twitter, via email or search. Try it… scroll down, you’ll see it. It’s a cool plugin called Apture and it’s free*. What is Apture? From the Apture site: Apture is a service that allows bloggers and publishers to layer in nearly all media from across the web into their sites with one click. By transforming flat web pages into connected multimedia experiences readers can fluidly dive into related information without losing their place on the page so they can see, hear and truly experience the ideas on the page. Search feature: You can enter a term in the search box within the Apture bar as well as highlight any word or term on the page and click “Search” and you’ll see results from our site, Wikipedia, Google and more. Try it, it’s pretty cool. Check out the Apture site to see what else it can do. The bar is fully customizable so you can match the colors of your site and you can add your logo. We’re still playing with it, but let us know what you think. If you want to try it out on your site just let us know.
* For sites with less than five million page views per month. May 14 Business Building Teleseminar – Don’t Miss This!Posted by 428 Designs428 Designs is very excited to be sponsoring a teleseminar series that can help you build your business!
The Promote U Business Building Teleseminar Series is being conducted by Lisa Orrell, The Promote U Guru! Lisa is an in-demand Branding Expert, Marketing Consultant and Business Coach with over 20 years of experience. And, she is the recipient of over 75 national & international awards for marketing excellence. You don’t want to miss these teleseminars! You can choose to attend one or two, OR register for all 3 and receive a 20% discount. Click here for all the details about each topic. And here’s a snapshot of the topics and dates: Each one is ONLY $29! Promote U Thru Brand Building: How to Create a Unique Brand Platform to Stand Out: Promote U Thru PR & Publicity: The Ins & Outs of Getting On-going Media Coverage: Promote U Thru Social Media: Solid Strategies for Using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube & Blogs: Visit the event website for info and register today…space is limited: PromoteUGuru.com/teleseminars We hope to see you in Lisa’s “virtual” classroom! May 10 Latest Twitter Page: MayesaPosted by 428 Designs |
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