by Randa Clay | Jul 15, 2009 | Blogging, Marketing & Branding
A picture is worth a thousand words, or so it’s said. It’s worth $1.50 too. For just over a dollar an image you can take your site from well-written but sort of “blah” to fabulous. The use of awesome images play a large part in the perception...
by Randa Clay | Jul 6, 2009 | Reviews
Last year I began to see reviews of a cool looking giant bean bag on several blogs, and I was impressed with the way the company was marketing their product through non-traditional means. I was also jealous. I wanted one. So, when I received the email from Andrew,...
by Randa Clay | Jun 25, 2009 | Marketing & Branding
I recently participated in an online conversation in which someone was asking about his personal brand. He was wondering, since he had the same qualifications and offered the same skill set as several others who had been around about the same amount of time, or less,...
by Randa Clay | Jun 22, 2009 | Design
Like many designers, I can only go so long with a site design before I start getting the itch to have a new look. While I’m still tweaking here and there, it’s mostly complete- what do you think? (the screenshot is for the benefit of my subscribers of...
by Randa Clay | Jun 15, 2009 | Design
Historically, a monogram was used as a royal signature. Romans and Greeks used them on coins to identify their rulers. Then, in the Middle Ages, artisans began to use them to sign their work. Victorian-period high-class persons adapted the monogram for personal use as...