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How to make great word graphics for social media sharing

July 6, 2015 By Tim Gray

Images like the one above are a great way to share little pieces of your message. If you get them right. You can spread them on social media. They’re like message sweeties that people can share with their own contacts. Images like these are also good for putting in web pages, to show up when […]

Tagged With: blogging, design, image, marketing, personal branding, social media, tips, tools, websites

Trying to go big? Check these 10 comms pitfalls

October 9, 2014 By Tim Gray

At the beginning of the year a lot of entrepreneurs were talking about this being the year they took a big step forward. And, believers or not, none of us were going to say no if the Chinese year of the Horse brought more energy and creativity! How is that going for you? I expect you’ve […]

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Things That Go Bump In Your Site

October 31, 2013 By Tim Gray

Haunted house image

It’s Halloween! In honour of the occasion I’ve compiled a handy checklist of things to do to SCARE those pesky visitors away from your website! Fog-shrouded mystery Make sure visitors can’t tell what your site is about. Don’t give away any clues! They get spooked and run away. Maze of hallways Have eccentric, inconsistent navigation […]

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7 practical tips for nervous bloggers

October 7, 2013 By Tim Gray

This is for new or not-so-new bloggers. Do you have ideas for posts and things to say, but find actually writing them takes you out of your comfort zone?  Here are a few practical suggestions. 1. Chop the wall up to make signposts When you’re browsing, what happens if you encounter a “wall of text”? […]

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The importance of online dating

February 8, 2013 By Tim Gray

The other day I gave some feedback on a blog post by a well-known provider of WordPress tools. Sticking my nose in, as is my wont, I suggested that it might be better if the blog displayed the date of posts. It turned out it was there, on the left-hand side of the main text […]

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The Radio-Controlled Message Bottle

September 5, 2012 By Tim Gray

I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I was working on an ebook. I had to hold back on promotion while a formatting glitch was fixed, but now I’m happy to announce that The Radio-Controlled Message Bottle is available from major ebook stores! This is the written-up version of my reflections over the last few years […]

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