Anyone and everyone can use Kapwing. It is very easy to use. Absolute beginners and pros alike can easily edit their videos or make memes or templates.
Launching my new project: Jam Buzz
We’ve all been there. We had a great (or at least a halfway decent idea) and never made the time or worked up the courage to make it happen. I’ve been thinking about and working on one of these ideas for the last six months. Questions about content curation, logo colors, website layout, delivery channels, […]
Annual Genesis Framework Developer & Designer Survey 2014 Results
As I said in my wrap up of the 2013 Genesis Framework Developer and Designer Survey, I continue to be blown away with the generosity and energy from the Genesis WordPress community. Members of the community contribute amazing step-by-step tutorials, podcasts, free child themes, support forums and the list goes on. The response to the […]
25 Insights from 30 Days of Blogging
2/7/2014 Update: Marketplicity Digital Marketing Blog was chosen as a Hubspot Blog for 30 Challenge winner! Congrats to @varonis, @cooltshirtquilt & @Marketplicity for winning the #blogfor30 challenge! http://t.co/EHm1BZMTCe — HubSpot (@HubSpot) February 7, 2014 Despite my best intentions, I never could get myself to blog on a regular basis. I am well aware that blogging […]
How I Tripled My Conversion Rate With Optin Monster for WordPress
We have all seen them – the dreaded popup that asks for our email address and promises untold riches in return. I’m the first to tell you how much I hate them, but I wanted to test technique before I made too harsh of a judgement. I see them everywhere, so I figured they must […]
Why You Should Write Content That Already Exists
We have all heard and read the mandate from hundreds of sources – create original content! Sounds like solid advice. No one will argue with it. The problem is, it’s easier said than done. Today, there are billions of websites, blogs and social media pages publishing trillions of pieces of content. No topic has been […]
My Facebook Campaign got 28,000 Impressions – It was a Total Failure
I recently launched a holiday Facebook campaign for my family’s business, La Bella Vita, a pair of fine gift retail stores on the east side of Cleveland. We had already had our big events of the holiday season, but still had a couple of weeks until Christmas, and we wanted to keep the buzz going […]
Simple Small Business Blogging Manifesto
With a renewed focus on blogging, I have been exposed to all the common pitfalls – obsessing over traffic, stressing over keywords and starting lots of posts, but finishing few. After spending thousands of hours writing for, speaking about, consulting on and building blogs, I am hitting the reset button on the way I approach […]
29 Resources and Tools I Used to Build the New Marketplicity.com
Building a website is rarely a one person endeavor. While some designers and developers may build the site themselves, we use tools, learn from blogs, get support from forums and are inspired from other web workers for every project. I was struck by the sheer amount of resources I use in building a site when […]
2013 Genesis Framework Developer & Designer Survey Results
The 2014 Genesis Developer and Designer Survey is now live! Take 20 minutes and make your voice heard! Three random participants will receive a Genesis Pro Plus Package. The survey closes on December, 26th. Learn more. I have been designing WordPress websites with the Genesis Framework for over three years. There are many reasons I […]