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Creating a Facebook Page Tab

Creating a Custom Tab for your business is fairly easy, the difficult part is setting it up in Facebook, getting through their documentation and screen settings, and ensuring you have the minimum requirements. The Custom Tab appears on the Facebook p ...

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Custom Header Image in WordPress 3.4

One of the new features in Wordpress 3.4 is that you can add images to the header of your site through the Admin area. This is a feature that should have been added many versions ago and has always required a plugin or use of Custom Fields. Read more ...

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Search Engine Optimization and Duplicate Content

Avoid duplicate content on your website at all costs or risk being heavily penalized by search engines like Google, or even blacklisted and completely removed from the search engine’s index. This means don’t copy content from another website and ...

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Facebook Timeline Canvas Photo Size

On March 30, 2012, all Facebook Pages changes to the new Timeline format. The new look and feel changes your Page considerably but it gives you the option of adding in a Canvas Photo to the top of your Page to attract more attention and customize the ...

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Twitter Background Dimensions

Branding your company's Twitter page can easily be done by simply adding a background image to your Twitter Account in the Settings. However, getting the dimensions right so it displays nicely can be tricky, especially with all the different screen s ...

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Google Fonts Gives Web Designers Variety

For years, designers have complained of only being allowed to use Times New Roman, Arial, Verdana, or Courier as marketers and web developers forced the usage of web-friendly fonts for usability and search engine optimization. The idea of these four ...

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The 5 Useful Benefits of Using Dropbox

I have been using Dropbox for the better part of a year now and have found it an effective service in my everyday business activities. I started by using the free 2GB account for the first few months but as I got used to the service, I found myself u ...

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Google Adsense In Your City: A Learning Experience

Last month, I traveled to Las Vegas to attend the Google Adsense In Your City. Since launching Vancouver Trails in 2007, the Google Adsense ads being run on the website have been the primary way of generating revenue from that site and this event ...

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Search Google Using an Image

Google Images now offers a feature where you can search the Internet for similar images. To do try an Image search: Go to: http://images.google.com/ Find a photo on your computer in your Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac). Drag that photo to ...

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Google+ Launches Business Pages

The Google+ social network has finally launched their Business Pages where companies can now create their own profiles, similar to Facebook pages. While still in its infancy, Google+ Pages allows a company to include a brief description of themselves ...

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