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Minka Kelly and Rafael Nadal Discuss NYC Hurricane
Please don’t ever, ever write a blog post like this. I guess I should clarify why I’m writing a blog like this. Minka Kelly and Rafael Nadal are not going to discuss the NYC hurricane in this blog. In...
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Twitter Is Down!
It’s 4pm MST. You’re thinking about connecting with your Twitter followers by sharing an interesting article, making a witty joke, inviting them to a meet-up. You type twitter.com into your Chrome...
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How to Blog for Business
For as long as I’ve been working in SEO, I’ve been telling everyone I meet who wants to have a successful website that they need to have a blog on their site. Sometimes this is met with enthusiasm,...
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Blogs and SEO
Ever since I started doing SEO I’ve had several friends contact me seeking help getting their blogs found in search. While I love meeting up with friends to discuss blogs and SEO over coffee...
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Awkward Stock Photos
To get straight to the awesomely awkward stock photos, just scroll down. One of my favorite things to do on the internet is to find and collect the creepiest and most nonsensical stock photos. It’s a...
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How to Engage With Blogs and Forums
If you’re committed to white hat SEO and community engagement, then interacting with your potential audience and their influencers is a critical step in building trust and creating lasting online...
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An Intro to Sprites in Adobe Illustrator
For my first Lightning Talk at Commerce Kitchen, I presented how to use some essential tools in Adobe Illustrator and how to setup a sprite, the right way. I thought this would be a good introduction...
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Introduction to Image Formats on the Web
As a designer at Commerce Kitchen, I get a lot of requests from clients and coworkers for images, logos, icons, you name it. No problem there, I’m happy to oblige, however simply asking me “Hey, can...
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7 Signs You Attended a Networking Event Last Night
We hosted a pretty awesome shindig here at Commerce Kitchen last night. Hosted by Built-In Colorado, Built-In Brews is a monthly event that brings people from the Denver/Boulder tech & business...
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Athletes, Ads & Puppies – It’s All Good Press
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” – Oliver Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray If the Richard Sherman outburst at the end of the...
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Writing a Blog Post in One Hour
There has been some talk on the Internet lately about how to properly write a blog post in an hour or less. It is possible, but let’s face it: unfortunately, not everyone is a writer. Our superheroes...
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3 Reasons Everyone in Your Organization Should Blog
Commerce Kitchen has been working hard to get our entire staff to blog. As you’ve probably noticed, the marketing team does a lot of blogging. Leslie, Jen, and I try to blog at least once a week, and...
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3 Signs Your Blog Is Formulaic
As you know from my last blog post, I think it’s incredibly important for everyone in your organization to blog. But it’s not always easy. There are some formulas to help you out, but they often make...
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From English to HTML: Writing Styles Matter
Closeup of map of stream names. Orange is arroyo. Using map created by David Watkins I’m a web developer, and I have two Bachelor’s degrees: one in English, one in Political Science. However, that was...
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Blogging is Hard: The Ballad of a Developer
Rarely am I serious. Most anyone who’s ever talked to me knows that I don’t often give a straight response to a question or say anything that makes one iota of sense. There’s a reason for that, and...
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