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branding: March wallpaper/calendar... blog graphics and branding - 03/01/12 05:12 PM
 
Hi guys, while I have a few minutes I'm stopping by to drop off my new March wallpaper/calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs. I haven't done this in awhile and with all the requests I've been getting... here it is again. ;-)
 


The image above is a preview of this month's wallpaper/calendar we're giving away on my website It's a photo of a new painting from The Complexity of Dreams series...
 

 

 
 

If you'd like to use this image on your own blog or site, you … (25 comments)

branding: June wallpaper/calendar... blog graphics and branding - 06/01/11 05:58 PM
 

Hi guys, I'm just stopping by for a few minutes to drop off my new June wallpaper/calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs.
 


The image above is a preview of this month's wallpaper/calendar we're giving away on my website It's a pencil sketch of a recent painting titled The Beauty of Geometry # 3...
 

 

 
 

If you'd like to use this image on your own blog or site, you can either download it and give it away as is or feel free to add your own text. As always... People do … (32 comments)

branding: April graphics: wallpaper/calendar and... the answer is YES! - 03/31/11 06:40 PM

 Hi guys, between the chaos of another crazy busy month I'm stopping by for a few minutes to drop off my new April wallpaper/calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs.
 


 The image above is a preview of the April wallpaper/calendar we're giving away on my website  It's a photo of my latest painting...
 

 

 

 If you'd like to use this image on your own blog or site, you can either download it and give it away as is or feel free to … (26 comments)

branding: Angry Birds... we "Like" you too, blog and social media REsources - 03/11/11 10:06 AM

 Hi guys... like most people on the net, when it comes to marketing, advertising and branding I'm pretty jaded and it takes something really special to get my attention. This did...
 

 I'm always amused and impressed how the simplest things seem to grab me. If you haven't played the wildly successful game Angry Birds, you've probably heard about it. 
 Ans if you visit the Angry Birds fan page on Facebook you'll see this welcome page...

 
 If you click on the "Like" button to become a fan, you'll see...

 How cute is that? It made me … (26 comments)

branding: March blog graphics... wallpaper/calendar, personal branding online - 03/01/11 08:58 AM

 Hi guys, for those of you who've asked about using my artwork, wallpapers, etc... for branding purposes but aren't sure how to do it or if you don't have a decent image editor, I'm going to put together a new tutorial  soon using a free online image editor I found that is easy to use but has some very advanced features.
 Until then, here is my new March wallpaper/calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs.
 


 The image above is a preview of the March wallpaper/calendar we're giving … (26 comments)

branding: February blog graphics... wallpaper/calendar - 02/03/11 10:55 AM

 Hi guys, this post is a day late because AR was offline most of yesterday afternoon so I wasn't able to post this until today. Better late than never?
 Also, I've received a lot of questions about my WordPress in Plain English and Build a Better Blog series that I'll answer sometime soon. Until then, here is my new February wallpaper/calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs.
 


 The image above is a preview of the February wallpaper/calendar we're giving away on my website  It's a photo of … (29 comments)

branding: The Art of Marketing YOU... it's the little things - 01/04/11 11:51 AM

 Hi guys, I hope everyone had a fun New Year's eve and that your 2011 is off to an awesome start.
 A post this morning by Andy Sernovitz about Cookies on an airplane reminded me of how the little things we do can make such a BIG difference to our clients, friends and relationships in general.
 

 As we begin a new year filled with enthusiasm and all kinds ideas we want to try, I think it's important not to get overwhelmed with stuff and to remember that little things can have a long lasting impact. A few examples...
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branding: April graphics, marketing news and REsources - 03/31/10 05:39 PM

 Hi guys, between the zillion and one projects I'm juggling this month, I wanted to stop by to say hi and drop off our new April calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs.
 

 
and a close up...

 The images above are previews of the April wallpaper/calendar we're giving away on my website
 If you'd like to use the image above on your own blog or site, you can either download it and give it away as is or feel free to add your own text. As … (44 comments)

branding: February calendar graphics. marketing REsources - 01/31/10 04:57 PM
 

 Hi guys... while I have a few minutes, I'm stopping by to drop off our new February calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs.
 

 The image above is a preview of the February wallpaper/calendar we're giving away on my art website
 If you'd like to use the image above on your own blog or website, you can either download it and give it away as is or feel free to add your own text.
  As I've said many times before, people do not download wallpapers to … (35 comments)

branding: Holiday Rain blog header, REsources and winter!!! - 12/09/09 04:33 PM
 

Hi guys, this morning I looked out my window and saw that...


 
 So to ease us into the holiday season, I put together a new Rain blog header that will fit perfectly on your standard and/or outside Rain blog.
preview image

 You can see the full size version or download it here. Now I better go and make some hot chocolate. Enjoy...
 
 
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branding: December calendar, REsources, WordPress in Plain English - 12/01/09 05:50 PM
 

 Hi guys... thx for the emails asking where I've been and if I'm OK. Yes, I'm alive, well and just really, really busy. I'm stopping by to drop off our new December calendar that you can use, edit or give away on any of your own sites / blogs.
 

 The image above is a preview of the December wallpaper/calendar we're giving away on my art website Its an untitled painting I just finished for a client (a surprise Christmas gift for his wife).
 If you'd like to use the image above on your own blog or website, … (69 comments)

branding: Does your geek give a sh#t?, In The News, featured posts... - 06/10/09 09:11 PM

 Hi guys, in the past 6 months, the majority of my design projects have come from people who needed help fixing up blogs or sites designed by other geeks who either...
- didn't really know what they were doing
- didn't give a sh#t about what they were doing
- or took so long to reply to simple requests that the client gave up and moved on
 
 When you hire someone to design or maintain a blog or website, you're trusting them with your business and your image.
 Turning over your $$$ and passwords to someone you probably don't … (54 comments)

branding: Marketing Week in Review, REsources, In The News... - 05/24/09 12:39 PM
 
 

                                                                            
 P.S.  I'm busy juggling several projects but will be back in the Rain soon...
 
 
 

 
 
 

 To save you some time, here are some of my favorite resources that I found on the web this week. Unless otherwise indicated, these are all freebies!

 Hand drawn websites are a growing trend. This post will showcase ten such free handwritten style fonts... view/download
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
Who Owns Your Name on Twitter?  by Julia Angwin Social media domain names – such … (18 comments)

branding: The Art Of Marketing YOU on Twitter part 1 - 03/14/09 11:59 PM

 Hi guys... for many of us it took awhile to figure out why we should be using Twitter. I was one of those late to the Twitter party!
 And now that Twitter is part of our daily routine,  it's almost like having our online friends in the same room with us where we bounce around ideas, exchange links, questions and solve problems in real time, i.e. Lane Bailey's post  What good is Social Networking? 
 The web is such a visual medium and more often than not, the first impression people have of us is when they stumble onto our … (56 comments)

branding: New Rain blog headers, Marketing Partnerships, featured posts - 03/11/09 08:39 PM

 Hi guys, it's been awhile since I put out any new Rain blog graphics and after seeing Brad's post and news about the upcoming webinar...
How To Drive Traffic To Your AR Outside Blogs - Riddle Me This
 I thought today would be a good time to give away 3 new Rain blog headers.
 

 
 
 
 This week we're giving away 3 new blog header graphics that can be used on either the standard ActiveRain blogs, on the Outside blogs or both.
 This is a new series titled Tonalities based on requests for some softer colors. For … (51 comments)

branding: Marketing YOU: March calendars for your blog/website, In The News, featured posts - 02/27/09 05:19 PM
 

 So another month is coming to an end, March is just around the corner. Living in Montreal that means our wicked winter is almost over and it's time for me to design a new wallpaper/calendar.
 This month I'm introducing something a little different! In a recent post I mentioned that I'm heading in new directions this year. I'll still be designing custom graphics and blogs but to help out as many people as possible, I'm spending more time designing projects and marketing/branding tools that will be available for everyone to use, for example...
 


 The wallpaper/calendar shown … (65 comments)

branding: Marketing YOU in "Hot Trends", cellphone wallpapers + featured posts - 02/15/09 05:08 PM
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 OK, so I'm fully caffeinated and finally found a bit of time to blog. I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day and is full of love and chocolate! I had a busier than busy week with a thousand things going on at once but it's all good, actually great stuff and I'm totally buzzzzzzed!!!
 My PC was overdue for an upgrade and I've been shopping, thinking, etc... and finally decided to
- make the BIG move from Windows to the Apple Mac
- I've also decided to ditch my phone company for a VOIP phone service
- … (68 comments)

branding: It's GREEN, it's brandable, it's free + featured posts - 02/05/09 08:27 PM
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 So how can I amuse you guys this week??? How about this... a few months ago I posted 4 tutorials on marketing yourself using branded wallpapers & calendars. If you're new here or missed it, check them out at...
The Art Of Marketing You with wallpapers(new series)
The Art Of Marketing You wallpapers part 2
The Art Of Marketing You with wallpapers part 3
The Art Of Marketing You with wallpapers part 4
 
 I've been doing these for my art website since October 2007, it's been a great way to bring visitors back each and every … (69 comments)

branding: The Art Of Marketing You with wallpapers part 3, RE applications, featured marketing posts - 08/22/08 12:12 PM
 
 

 
 If you haven't read The Art Of Marketing You with wallpapers part 1 and part 2 it might be a good idea to read them now before getting into part 3 to catch up on the basics of what we're talking about in this series.
 In part one I introduced the basic concept of marketing with wallpapers. In part 2 we got into why wallpapers are such a great marketing tool. In part 3 I'm going to cover some basic ideas and applications specifically for real estate!
 And then in part 4, I'll give you the technical … (60 comments)

branding: The Art Of Marketing You wallpapers part 2, ReBlog This?, featured marketing posts - 08/11/08 03:11 AM
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 Before reading this post, if you missed The Art Of Marketing You with wallpapers part 1 now would be a good time to check it out so this post will make more sense.
 

 Before getting into the technical points about designing great looking wallpapers that will be wanted, useful and downloaded, the first thing we should look at is why use wallpapers for marketing?
 The obvious and simple answer is FREE EXPOSURE! Think about it, the first thing most us do each day either from home or from the office is we go online … (78 comments)

 
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