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Getting The Best Work From Your Graphic Designer by Erin Ferree |
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A graphic designer's goal is to provide you with the logos,
artwork, and page designs that best fit your business,
personality, industry, and target market and that convey your
offerings and differentiators. The experience of reaching that
goal can be extremely smooth and pleasant if you know what to
expect up front, and if you understand that you do need to work
with your designer rather than just letting them loose to
create. |
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Distributed: 2006-11-02 10:48:00 |
Word Count: 717 |
Page Views: 4820 |
Votes: 7 |
Rating: 2.57 |
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Why Isn't Your Website Working Well? by Erin Ferree |
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One of the biggest problems that small businesses face is
ineffective websites. A website is often one of the largest
start-up marketing expenses for a small business; unfortunately,
many small businesses never see a return on that investment. |
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Distributed: 2006-09-14 16:12:00 |
Word Count: 799 |
Page Views: 3400 |
Votes: 16 |
Rating: 2.06 |
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The Art of Website Maintenance by Erin Ferree |
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Now that you've designed and launched your website, you have a
powerful marketing tool for your business. But, your website is
only as useful as the content is current. The process of keeping
the content on your site current is called website maintenance,
and it's important to keep both visitors and search engines
supplied with new information. Just like regular maintenance on
your car, you have to make changes on your website every few
months to make sure that things run smoothly. |
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Distributed: 2006-08-24 14:00:00 |
Word Count: 1103 |
Page Views: 3367 |
Votes: 12 |
Rating: 1.83 |
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The Role of a Visual Vocabulary in Brand Identity Design by Erin Ferree |
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Visual elements are a major part of your business's brand
identity design. The keystone of that design is the logo, but in
many cases, the logo isn't enough to convey all of your brand
attributes. A visual vocabulary is a way to reinforce and add to
the messaging that is contained in your logo. |
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Distributed: 2006-08-08 14:36:00 |
Word Count: 934 |
Page Views: 5867 |
Votes: 17 |
Rating: 2.47 |
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The Three Must-Have Marketing Pieces by Erin Ferree |
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You've designed your logo. Now you need to create some great
marketing pieces to promote your business. But what pieces to
create? There are so many options available that it can be
difficult to decide which pieces will be the strongest and best
way to publicize your business. No matter what that business is,
we recommend these pieces as a first step toward marketing it. |
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Distributed: 2006-07-18 11:24:00 |
Word Count: 1650 |
Page Views: 3224 |
Votes: 18 |
Rating: 2.22 |
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How to Determine Whether You've Chosen a Good Niche by Erin Ferree |
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Choosing a niche--a small, focused target market--for your
services can be very beneficial to your business. It will help
your clients to focus on and identify the services that you
offer, and it will help you to develop deep expertise in a single
area--and "niching" will help you to raise your rates and
create a successful business. |
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Distributed: 2006-07-12 11:00:00 |
Word Count: 635 |
Page Views: 3065 |
Votes: 10 |
Rating: 2.10 |
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Finding a Graphic Designer by Erin Ferree |
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Are you ready to hire someone to design your logo, collaterals,
or artwork for your website? Well, here's just the information
you need to create the best relationship with your graphic
designer. |
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Distributed: 2006-07-06 12:12:00 |
Word Count: 1377 |
Page Views: 4249 |
Votes: 16 |
Rating: 1.81 |
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The Great Two-Sided Business Card Debate by Erin Ferree |
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One of the most debated points in business card design is whether
to print information on just one side of the card or to use both
sides. There are many views on this controversy, and here are
some that we frequently hear. |
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Distributed: 2006-06-21 11:36:00 |
Word Count: 832 |
Page Views: 4977 |
Votes: 7 |
Rating: 1.43 |
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The Layers of Your Brand and How Your Brand Helps Your Business by Erin Ferree |
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Branding is a hot topic in marketing these days, but it's
defined
in different ways and looked at from different angles. There are
many components that make up a brand, and we call each component
a Brand Layer. Here are our definitions of some of the most
important Brand Layers: |
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Distributed: 2006-06-15 12:00:00 |
Word Count: 1033 |
Page Views: 3594 |
Votes: 15 |
Rating: 2.33 |
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Font Basics for Small Business's Logo and Brand by Erin Ferree |
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There are many components of a brand identity: logo, color
palette, font choice, and the Visual Vocabulary. There's a lot
of information available about the use of logos, colors, and
Visual Vocabulary, but not much on the effective use of fonts.
So, here's some information on the creative, practical, and
technical aspects of fonts. |
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Distributed: 2006-06-06 15:10:00 |
Word Count: 1454 |
Page Views: 5143 |
Votes: 17 |
Rating: 1.71 |
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Define Your Difference - To Stand Out and Make Your Business Shine! by Erin Ferree |
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Thoughtfully defining your business - and your differentiation -
will help you to understand who you are, what you do, and what
makes you different. Not many small businesses take the time to
answer those core questions about their business, but those
answers are essential to creating a strong brand identity,
focused messaging, and effective marketing materials. |
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Distributed: 2006-06-02 10:36:00 |
Word Count: 556 |
Page Views: 3465 |
Votes: 19 |
Rating: 2.05 |
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Types of Logos: Text, Symbol and Combination Logos by Erin Ferree |
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There are three basic types of logos: text, symbol, and
combination logos. The type of logo that will work best
for your company depends on a number of considerations... |
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Distributed: 2006-01-27 02:00:35 |
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Page Views: 3151 |
Votes: 2 |
Rating: 0.50 |
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Create Your Marketing Machine to Plan for Marketing Success by Erin Ferree |
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Do you ever feel like you're constantly running around, trying to
get your marketing materials put together and out the door? You
are not alone... |
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Distributed: 2006-01-06 11:03:11 |
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Page Views: 1682 |
Votes: 2 |
Rating: 0.50 |
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Attract More Clients With A Brand Identity by Erin Ferree |
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You've probably heard that people buy products and services
from people they know, like and trust. And, as I have done,
you've probably wondered how you can foster more of this
'Know-Like-Trust' factor in your business relationships. |
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Distributed: 2005-05-24 03:32:44 |
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Page Views: 1532 |
Votes: 2 |
Rating: 0.50 |
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Three Brand Identity Myths That Will Bring Your Business Down by Erin Ferree |
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To begin, let’s define “Brand Identity,” which is the combination
of consistent visual elements that are used in your marketing
materials. A basic Brand Identity Kit consists of... |
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Distributed: 2005-05-20 13:17:51 |
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Page Views: 1746 |
Votes: 2 |
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No Logo? Launching a Business Without a Logo Can Sabotage You by Erin Ferree |
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Designing your own marketing materials when you launch your
business, instead of having them professionally created, will
make getting those initial clients more difficult, and may
result in a business that will not succeed. |
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Distributed: 2005-04-28 21:55:05 |
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Page Views: 1565 |
Votes: 2 |
Rating: 0.50 |
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Why Small Businesses Need Both a Logo and an Identity System by Erin Ferree |
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Experts urge small business owners to *brand* their business to
use a logo and a set of consistent marketing materials. But, they
rarely go into the reasons behind this advice. |
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Distributed: 2005-02-24 19:16:07 |
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Page Views: 1505 |
Votes: 2 |
Rating: 0.50 |
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9 Keys to an Effective Logo by Erin Ferree |
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The right logo, with the right characteristics, will boost your
visibility, credibility and memorablity which means more business
for you! |
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Distributed: 2005-02-16 01:17:30 |
Word Count: 0 |
Page Views: 1525 |
Votes: 2 |
Rating: 0.00 |
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