The Appeal of Pinterest

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This is a guest post by April Patel. If I have said it once, I have said it 100 times… “I’m going to go kill some time on Pinterest. If I’m not back in an hour, send reinforcements!” Chances are you might not know about Pinterest yet. But then again, it is the fastest growing [...]

Using and Designing the New Facebook Timeline for Business

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Today Facebook announced that business pages will be getting the “Timeline” layout by March 30th, and we have  some excellent tips to help you design and utilize this new layout to your advantage. You may already be familiar with the Timeline layout on your personal page, but now your business page will have cover photo [...]

Using Custom Web Fonts

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It’s easy to implement custom fonts onto your blog or website!  This tutorial is for both Blogger and WordPress, and will teach you how to choose a custom font for various areas of your site using the free Google Web Font repository.  For a larger selection, you can also try a Typekit membership.  You can [...]

Using CSS Image Sprites for Image Links and Rollover Effects

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Many designers use various techniques for linking images on a website, and making those images change upon hover. From image maps, to slicing each image individually – the page load time and usability of these techniques aren’t as optimal as using CSS image sprites.  Here is a quick way to create a functional and user-friendly [...]

How to Format the Menu Bar in Blogger

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In Blogger you can easily add a menu bar underneath the header area to display your pages.  However, usually the menu bar does not come formatted and looks unsightly on blogs that have been customized.  Here is a quick and easy way to format this menu! Design your page to your specifications, then go to [...]