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Start a Blog

21/7/2021

“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks,
breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun” — Mary Lou Cook

Start a FREE Blog for fun, to share your hobbies, or use as part of your business marketing... My favourite place to create a quick and easy Blog is Blogger at www.blogger.com. You may be able to start your blog within a couple of hours, or it may take a couple of weeks to finalise your design and create some Posts.
These are roughly the steps to publish your Blog on Blogger:

Sign in to Blogger
Choose your Blog address
Choose a Theme
Create some Blog Posts
Create some Blog static Pages
Adjust your Theme
Adjust the Blog Layout
Adjust your Sidebar
Adjust your Blog Settings
Preview and check your Blog
Publish your Blog online
Let everyone know where to find your Blog
Have a Blog Launch party!

“Blogging can generate a great deal of traffic to your online business.”
– Fabrizio Moreira

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Fixing up Photos

30/10/2019

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“The art of photography is all about directing the attention of the viewer.” ― Steven Pinker

There are many different photo editors that can help you fix your photos. My normal favourite is Adobe Photoshop but when I'm out & about & need to do some quick photo editing online I like to use Pixlr. Pixlr offers a wide range of photo editing options, it's available online (with no need to sign in), & it's completely FREE.

Some of the photo fixing I do with Pixlr includes:

Adjust a photo that is too dark or too light
Adjust the colours if it's too pale or the colours are not quite right
Crop off any unwanted areas
Remove any marks, scratches, or unwanted items
Add in any bits from other photos
Straighten the photo if it needs it
Sharpen or Blur areas of the photo
Add some text if needed

To try out Pixlr go to pixlr.com

“A picture is a poem without words.” ― Horace

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Business Cards

17/10/2019

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“Design is thinking made visual.” – Saul Bass

Business cards are easy, cheap, & fun to have. Print a business card as a tiny portfolio, a quirky invite, a list of all your contact details for family & friends, or as a mini business promo. The most difficult part of a business card is deciding on a design! Luckily there are many online resources that can help get you started to create your perfect business card design.

1. Check out some Business Card websites:

2. Make your own Business Card design – try out www.canva.com

3. Print your card or order printing online:

At your local Printer
At home or your local Copy Shop
Online at www.vistaprint.co.nz
Online at www.zazzle.co.nz

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci

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