When partners, co-workers or potential employers search for your name, what social profile would you prefer them to see? If you’re a small business owner or white-collar professional; chances are you’d prefer them to see your Linkedin profile. Why? Because it’s real! You can’t fake a good Linkedin profile.
Drive More Business with Reviews and Local Search
You’ve probably noticed that most of the time you search for something on Google these days you get results for local businesses and listings of reviews customers gave them. You may have used these reviews to make a purchase decision or even written a few yourself…
6 Proofreading Tips
“I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again.” – Oscar Wilde
Remember back when you were in high school and your teachers always stressed the importance of proofreading your work, because spelling and grammar counted…
Halloween Party Planning Tips and Inspirations
When you’re a kid, you count down the days until you can put on your costume and race from house to house collecting as much candy as you possibly can. It seems like a feast is sitting in your plastic pumpkin or pillow case. Life can’t get any better (at least until Christmas)…
You Are Cordially Invited…to Scan This QR Code
By now just about everyone has seen those funky little white squares with random patterns of black speckles and dots. They’re on web sites, on coupons, in ads and on packages. They’re called quick response, or QR, codes…
16 Words That May Toss Your Email into the Spam Folder
Spam. People hate it and wish it would just stop showing being delivered to them at all. No. I’m not talking about the food. I’m talking about those annoying emails from a Nigerian prince who needs your help escaping his country, because there are elephants banging down his castle door with pitchforks and Super Soaker guns, and in return for your help he will wire you $15,000…
Ahhh! Earthquake! Small Business Owners, Be Prepared!
“Whoa…”
“That’s just the wind, right?”
“This is not from the quarry.”
“Is that the AC coming on?”
“EARTHQUAKE!!”
“Do we need to like… get under a table or in a doorway?”
All of that took place during a meeting at 123Print on August 23, 2011, during the tremors of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. ..
How Do You Choose Which Typeface to Put on Your Design?
Choosing a particular font may not seem like it’d be difficult, but it can actually be quite the task! Here are some down and dirty tips on choosing which font to use on your design:
Understanding QR Codes for Your Business’ Sake
A QR (Quick Response) code, when scanned with a cell phone camera, can serve as an informational marketing tool. The code itself can contain information like a URL, a map to your storefront, a YouTube video or a Tweet. Some scanning applications can even trigger actions on the phone like automatically surfing to a website (www.123print.com), sending SMS (text) messages, or drafting an e-mail…
5 Tips for Designing a Professional Business Card!
Include only necessary information. Your business card should be a quick message telling others what you do, and where they can contact you to get more information…