{Today’s Guest post is written by Chandra Jones, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist at Celebration Health and a certified USA Weightlifting and Track & Field coach. She competed in Olympic Style Weightlifting at the regional level. Her training philosophy and instructional style reflect her passion for performance-based training, coaching experience in track & field and [...]
Better Mondays
A few links from around the web to curb your case of the Mondays and start off your week inspired:
• 50 Steps to Simple Happiness (via a cup of jo)
• Biz Miss a small business blog for creative professionals (via design*sponge)
• Pr*tty Sh*tty interviews Paula Scher
• Sophistication is the craft of subtlety that goes noticed. – [...]
1000 Words for the Weekend | An idea worth spreading
Promise Tangeman | Join the cause
Tech Noted
1) The importance of low-light performance in digital cameras and the most important feature to look for explained by the folks at gizmodo
2) The term ”high def” gets thrown around a lot, what does it mean and what really matters?
3) This is the company and device that will change the way we all watch tv [...]
Guest Post | Wiley Valentine
{ I contacted the lovely Rachelle at Wiley Valentine to see what her thoughts were on having sponsors on their blog. I know that lots and lots of blogs have sponsors but most of the blogs out there that have sponsors aren’t selling a product like stationery, invites, planning, or even [...]
Better Mondays: Are you a Lovemark?
Do your clients see you as a “Lovemark”?
“Take a brand away and people will find a replacement.
Take a Lovemark away and people will protest its absence.
Lovemarks are a relationship, not a mere transaction.
You don’t just buy Lovemarks, you embrace them passionately.
That’s why you never want to let go.” -Lovemark Website
1000 Words for the Weekend | Things We Forget
writer / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Guest Post| Kitchen M
{Today’s Guest Post is an interview with Emiko, the talented chef and food photographer behind Kitchen M. We asked Emiko to share her story of getting Kitchen M started, and her advice for people wanting to do the same. Plus, her recommendations for a great recipe!}
1. How did Kitchen M get it’s start?
I went [...]
Better Mondays – Cliche’ Olympic Inspiration
So far, my absolute favorite moment from the 2010 Olympic Games was watching Shaun White realize that he had won the Gold Medal before he had even taken his last run. He was in shock, and told his coach “I can’t ride right now… What should I do, just ride down the Middle?”. His Coach [...]
1000 Words for the Weekend | On being remarkable, or not…
From the art collection of Hugh MacLeod at Gaping Void. Author of Ignore Everybody.
A Little Bit About SEO
This time around, I thought I would contribute to our overall optimization well being. It’s true that people have SEO strategies they swear by and others will try to convince you they know exactly how SEO works. Fact is, no one except for the search-engine-super-geniuses know everything about how search engines work. It’s impossible. The [...]
Better Mondays: Annabel Wright
On a sunny but chilly Florida Monday morning I thought I would share a couple of Annabel Wright’s illustrations.. I love her style. It’s very mid-century, loose, colorful, and organic.
images via heart agency (who represents a slew of amazing illustrators)
Tech-Noted | No. 5
• A personal favorite, OmmWriter is a simple text processor that allows you to write an a meditative space. Download it for free right here. (found via 10,000 words)
• The art and science of an email signature.
• Tips for creating a screen friendly PDF brochure.
• There’s an app maker for that: theymakeapps.com.
• Digital Trends and Marketing Outlook [...]
Guest Post | DIY Public Relations for your small business
When you run a small business, it seems that everything is a do-it-yourself effort. The first thing to get pushed aside in the race to get it all done is public relations. How do you do what you do on a daily basis and still have time for letting more people know that your company exists? Here are some tips for getting your PR machine started. A how-to guide for DIY PR, if you will. Keep in mind, this list isn’t all of puzzle the pieces, just some things to think about before you jump in…
Better Mondays | No. 5
A few links from around the web to curb your case of the Mondays and start off your week inspired:
• One inspiring creative sharing one piece of advice, all over iChat: Humble Pied
• AIGA recently launched a redesign of their online Design Archives, “one of the richest online resources available to those who practice, study and [...]
Tech-Noted | Our Relationship With The Internet
As this is my first post on the It’s Better Together Blog, an introduction is in order. My name is Ben Child. I’m a designer living and working in Orlando. I’m definitely a fan of the It’s Better Together Community, and I’m excited to support the growth and development of other creative professionals and entrepreneurs. With [...]
Meet Up No. 3 | Lure Design | Official Recap
We are so excited by everything that our group is doing here in Central Florida. We’ve been lovingly accepted by so many amazing young creative business owners and also by some pretty remarkable local businesses happy to share their spaces and their stories with us over the last few months. Our last meet up was [...]
Better and better!
First, a quick thank you to Jeff, Paul, Sarah and Kelly at Lure Design for hosting a fantastic meet up last Thursday! Be sure to visit their blog, Blabbermouth, to check out a few pics from the event and comment with a note of thanks to them directly. Look for an event recap post here [...]
Meet Up No. 3 | Thursday, January 28, 2010 | Lure Design – Studio Tour & Business Talk
We hope you can join us for a evening of connecting with other business-savvy pros in the weddings and creative industries! Local design veterans Lure Design will be hosting us for a studio tour and talk with open Q&A about running a successful creative business. Afterwards, we’ll keep social time going over at Stardust Coffee [...]
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