Tag: tools
Written by Guest Blogger Katie Woods
Many clients and communities we partner with to design and develop websites want the ability to update and edit the site themselves. While there are many “do-it-yourself” website tools that allow you to create and maintain your own site from inception, building a website from scratch can be overwhelming...
How to Use 1 Blog Post 8 Ways?
A blog post is just like a Swiss Army knife. It may look ordinary at first glance, but a tug in a few areas and out will pop a wide assortment of content that you had no idea existed. A real time-saving, inspiring social media tool kit of posts, tweets, infographics, and so much more can be tucked into a few paragraphs of a single blog post.
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REV UP Trade Shows with LinkedIn and Twitter
I have learned that the returns I get from my attendance at trade shows, often where Red Sage is an exhibitor, depend greatly on how much effort I put in before, during, and after each show. My top two “Go To” tools that have proven the most useful are LinkedIn and Twitter.
The Seven Deadly Sins of Graphic Design
Graphic design used in web or print is usually seen as compelling, beautiful, interesting, or humorous, and it is always used to effectively communicate a message. However, there are seven deadly sins in graphic design that can turn a beautiful masterpiece into a creature from the pits of despair.
I have a website, now what?!
If you’ve taken Heather’s advice in her last blog, 3 Reasons Why Your Website is not Enough, you may be wondering where to start now. Here are three business development tools that almost every business should have in addition to their website:
3 Reasons Why Your Website is Not Enough
Don’t put all your eggs in one (web) basket
When new companies, and old ones for that matter, come to us for marketing services, they often first ask about their website. They either need one or their outdated site needs to be revamped. While a website is an extremely important tool for marketing and sales, it should not be the only tool you...
Adobe branches into hardware with Ink and Slide
Facebook friends and gadget geeks were buzzing with excitement during the launch of Amazon’s smartphone last week. I, however, was thrilled to know Adobe was having their own big launch that featured some cool updates to their software and, more importantly, the introduction of their new stylus for the iPad. I first heard about development of these...
A Simple Guide to SMART Goal Setting
There is a real danger in going through life and business without goals. Goals, especially in business, help keep you motivated, focused, and aware of the bigger picture. So, how do you make strong goals, keep them going, and actually accomplish them? By following these simple steps:
4 Tips for Purposeful Pinning
Written by Guest Blogger Katie Woods
As promised, here is the much awaited follow up to my previous post, The Power of Pinterest for Small Business, lovingly crafted by this pinoholic. In that post, I summarized what most of us have realized already: Pinterest is here to stay.
April Fools' Day: Ciao! Red Sage is going international!
This blog post was created in fun for April Fool’s Day.
Five Tips to Using Dropbox
Written by Guest Blogger Sarah Heidtman
Vacations are usually pretty exciting, but if you end up being stuck at your parent’s house in a different country your daily routine can get messed up quickly. Not to speak of your day time job. Fortunately, I am very lucky to work at an amazing company that understood my dilemma and tried everything to put...
Want to be more engaging on social media? Embrace your personality.
so·cial [soh-shuhl]adjective1. pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.2. seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.3. of, pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event.4. living or disposed to live in companionship...
Responsive Web Design
What’s that mean?
We build websites – we built a lot of websites, and technology and the way those websites work changes all the time. In September of 2012, I wrote a blog article on the differences between a mobile-friendly website and a mobile app. At that point in time we were encouraging our customers to look at mobile-friendly design...
A Hammer Called Photoshop
Often customers ask what software we use in our office to manipulate photos. They might need to have the flexibility of editing photos for their website, or they might be interested in creating projects at home as a hobby.
Time to Take a Step Back
This has been a busy month for me here at Red Sage. With the year starting to wind down, I am now planning the marketing activities for 2014 for several of our customers. The customers and I are looking back over this year’s activities and figuring out what worked and what did not turn out as well as hoped. We’re brainstorming new ideas...