As a web designer, I frequently receive headshot photos and other bio images to place on “about us” or “our team” web pages. More often than not, these are taken with someone’s mobile device, and the quality is, well… crappy. This is not due to the quality of the camera—because let’s face it, cell phone…
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DIY Craft Beer Cap Pallet Map
Tutorial: How to Craft a Unique Map from Pallet Wood and Beer Caps Looking to design something creative with all those craft beer caps and scrap pieces of pallet wood you’ve been saving? How about a map of the good ole USA! By now you may have figured out I’m a craft beer junkie. I…
Using WordPress for Your Small Business
This article is from a “how-to” seminar for small business owners and prospective business owners who have not used WordPress before. The goal of the seminar was to teach participants how to use and navigate WordPress—from understanding web hosting options, to choosing a theme, to inserting text and images, and even using WordPress as a…
Helpful Tips and Links for Effective Email Marketing
If you’ve found this link, you either attended my Effective Email Marketing workshop at the Small Business Center in Hickory, NC or the search engine gods have shined their face on one of my blog posts! Either way, I’m grateful you came. The following links are provided to help you build your email list or…
How to Create a Simple Facebook Feed on an HTML Website
Facebook Status/RSS Feed Tutorial PLEASE NOTE! Several people have had difficulties getting this to work. As I state in my disclaimer below, I am not available to provide support on an individual basis, nor do I know why it worked for me and not for others. My guess is that Facebook has changed something… again…
Matt Everley is an independent design & branding consultant in Hickory, NC and has over 20 solid years of experience in graphic communication, web design and brand development.