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10 Free Facebook Timeline Cover Photo Photoshop PSD Template Sources
Looking for a Free Photoshop template for your Facebook Timeline Cover Photo? Try an amazing PSD template from one of these 10 sources. All the templates can be used for Facebook Timeline personal or business brand page cover photos. Here is some good news for those of you that don’t own Photoshop, PSD files can be opened and edited in several FREE programs such as … Read more »
How to Make a Facebook Brand Page Cover: Timeline Cover Banner Maker
Your Facebook Timeline Brand Page is in need of a cover photo. You can make a professional looking cover photo for your Facebook Business Fan Page using Timeline Cover Banner cover photo maker in minutes. Timeline Cover Banner is an easy to use online Facebook Pages Timeline Cover Maker. This “mini editor” has all the graphic tools you need to create a customized Facebook Page … Read more »
Your New Facebook Timeline Cover Photo: Free Cover Picture Sources
Looking for a fast and easy way to put up an awesome cover photo on your new Facebook Timeline? These free cover picture sources are the answer. The most time consuming part of putting up a great cover photo will be browsing through the galleries of free beautiful cover photos specially designed and sized for the Facebook Timeline. If you have a few more minutes … Read more »
Rick’s Tips: Sign up for a Google Account without Signing up for Gmail or Google Plus
Breaking News for Google – not everyone who signs up for a Google Account wants a Gmail account and to join Google Plus. If you sign up for a new account from the Google home page that is exactly what you will get – a Gmail email address and a Google+ membership. You can sign up for a Google account without creating a Gmail account … Read more »
How to Make Your Facebook Timeline Cover Photo: The Basics
It’s official, everyone will be getting the Timeline by the end of February. The first thing you will want to do when your personal profile switches over to the new Timeline is add your cover photo. You can create a personalized Facebook Timeline cover photo in minutes by following few easy basic steps. Honestly, adding your cover photo is so easy there will be no … Read more »
Change Your Profile How to Get the New Facebook Timeline
The Facebook Timeline is here! Months after Facebook’s initial Timeline announcement the Timeline is finally available to everyone. Timeline allows you to turn your Facebook profile into a virtual scrapbook. Alongside your likes, friends and list of places you’ve visited, Facebook is giving you an interactive timeline, onto which you can post the story of your life. Mike Wise, CBS News June 2012 Update: New … Read more »
5 Steps and 13 Tips to More Views on YouTube for Old and New Videos
Wish your YouTube videos had more than a handful of views? Want to get more from your video marketing efforts? Me too! That is why I am so excited about sharing James Wedmore’s highly informative and entertaining video: 5 Steps to More Views on YouTube. Honestly, these are easiest and hottest tips I’ve seen on how to gain great marketing results with YouTube videos. Following … Read more »
My Favorite Social Media Icons – Free Google+ Icon
By now you have realized that Social Media 101 Artizon Digital loves social media icons. I have created a free Google+ icon for my favorite icon set, Aquaticus.Social Icons designed by jwolh. I was able to Photoshop a Google+ icon together in a flash using jwohl’s Aquaticus.Social Icons Template . UPDATE: I just put together the red Google+ icon for the Aquaticus.Social Icons set. Get … Read more »
Rick’s Tips: 5 Favorite Low Cost or Free Image Sources for WordPress Blog Posts
You’ve written a terrific article and now it needs a finishing touch – an image. Most people skim articles on the internet, engaging your reader with a great image is a great way to get your article noticed. I always add an image to my blog posts. But where do you find a great image that looks professional and is “legal” to use? Skip Google … Read more »
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No Thumbnail When Sharing a Post to Facebook? My Simple Solution
A few blog posts ago, I noticed that there was no thumbnail when sharing a post to Facebook. If this is happening to you, you probably searched the web I like did and found lots of complex solutions. One of them maybe the fix for your problem; however, I solved my no thumbnail issue with a very simple solution. Identifying the Cause of Your Post … Read more »
How to Change Your WordPress Admin Username & Password – WP Security Tip
The default WordPress username “admin” has been a security weakness for years. Increases in attacks on sites using admin as the username make changing the username mandatory for maintaining security. The plan of attack is simple: find WordPress sites using the default “admin” username and gain access by trying multiple passwords. Once in the front door, they inject a backdoor and create malware on site. … Read more »
6 Steps for Video SEO: Easy to Follow Infographic
You have learned the importance of optimizing your blog posts for Google, Bing and Yahoo search engines, but did you know that you can also video SEO optimize your videos? Search engine can’t read video so it’s important to direct them through the text and meta info. Careful crafting of these areas with video SEO in mind will make your videos search engine friendly and … Read more »
WordPress Plugin Social Media Widget Injecting Sites With Spam
Anyone who is using the Social Media Widget WordPress plugin should deactivate it and remove it asap. Securi has reported the plugin is coded to inject “Pay Day Loan” spam into your website: The malicious code was added only 12 days ago when they launched the version 4.0 of the plugin. So we are recommending that everyone removes that plugin immediately until we have more … Read more »
Get Back the Missing Image Title Tag After the WordPress 3.5 Update
Are your images not displaying a tool tip featuring your carefully SEO optimized image title? Are you having problems with your favorite lightbox plugin? Blame it on the WordPress 3.5 update. While the updated media manager has answered requests for an easy to manage image system; many WordPress users feel the way image title is handled may not be a plus. The confusing thing is … Read more »
Ten More Free PSD Templates – Update Your Facebook Cover Photo
Now is the perfect time to update your Facebook Timeline Cover Photo. Select one of these 10 great free Photoshop templates for a fresh new look. When you are looking for style this set of trend setting covers comes through with designs perfect for either personal or business brand pages cover photos. Editing Photoshop PSD Templates Adding your photos couldn’t be easier, just drag and … Read more »
Free Social Media Holiday Icon Set with New Pinterest and Google+ Icons
Happy Holidays! This year I have added a new Google+ icon and a Pinterest icon to the free Social Media Holiday Icon Set. The set comes in two sizes 48px and 60px in png format; featuring my favorite icon set Aquaticus.Social Icons designed by jwolh and Creative Tuts Christmas Ball Photoshop action. Download Holiday Social Media Ornaments Icons Rick’s tip: Happy Holidays! We love adding … Read more »
How to Set Up a BlueHost Web Hosting Account in 5 Easy Steps
It’s no secret that I love Bluehost web hosting. What’s not love with a service that includes one fee domain, great customer service, and easy WordPress install? I recommend them to all my clients. Did I mention the unlimited domain hosting and unlimited e-mails accounts? They are just a another benefit of their hosting service. WordPress and Bluehost are a match made in heaven. WordPress … Read more »
