davesharpedotcom http://davesharpe.com web strategies that work for you Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 38.22292-85.683265davesharpedotcomhttp://feedburner.google.comLinks for 2012-09-13 [del.icio.us]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davesharpedotcom/~3/Zm756tUaVcU/davesharpedotcomFri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDThttp://del.icio.us/davesharpedotcom#2012-09-13<ul> <li><a href="None">None</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/davesharpedotcom/~4/Zm756tUaVcU" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/davesharpedotcom#2012-09-13 The Art of Logo Design http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davesharpedotcom/~3/rMJN-kTP2gk/ http://davesharpe.com/the-art-of-logo-design/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:18:20 +0000 David Sharpe http://davesharpe.com/?p=1118

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I have to brag and boast about this. Last week I received this wonderful bag of goodies from MailChimp. I love these guys. Thanks, Ben.

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So I’m starting a new email newsletter. This will be my second foray into sending out newsletters. The first one just never got off the ground. Like keeping a blog, time is always an issue. I enjoy writing, but I’m a bit of a slow writer when it comes to my website and other things always seem to get in the way of getting something worthwhile posted or sent.

I subscribe to a weekly newsletter called wpMail. It’s a weekly collection of links to posts about WordPress. Beautifully simple. It dawned on me I should do something similar for my clients. I am constantly reading articles about Facebook, foursquare, new apps, whatever. If I see something that a client might find useful or I’ll be able to use in a project, I save it to Evernote. Why not share this with everyone? So that’s what I’m going to do.

The first issue comes out tomorrow. You can sign up by clicking here or with the QR code. If you know someone that might find this useful, please share it with them. After the first issue comes out I’d love to get some feedback too.

The working title for this is called Clip’t. I’m still on the fence about the name. Want to help me decide? Got a better idea? Click here to tell me what you think.

]]> http://davesharpe.com/clipt-newsletter-starts-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://davesharpe.com/clipt-newsletter-starts-tomorrow/ Change your LinkedIn password now http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davesharpedotcom/~3/ls7nSBE5m9Q/ http://davesharpe.com/change-your-linkedin-password-now/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:59:59 +0000 David Sharpe http://davesharpe.com/?p=970 In case you haven’t heard, some 6.5 million LinkedIn password were leaked. If you want to find out if you were one of the unlucky millions, go to LeakedIn and find out.

Even if your password wasn’t leaked, it’s still not a bad idea to just go ahead and change it.

By the way, now’s a good time to look at how you manage your passwords. Strong passwords will save you lots of headaches later. I would guess managing passwords is the the biggest obstacle to security. There’s a solution for that—get a a password manager. There are several programs available, but I’m a fan of 1Password. I’ll spare you the sales pitch, but in short, it creates strong passwords and saves them for you. There are versions available for most platforms and you can sync your passwords using DropBox.

It’s completely worth the extra step or two it takes to use a password manager.

]]> http://davesharpe.com/change-your-linkedin-password-now/feed/ 0 http://davesharpe.com/change-your-linkedin-password-now/ Google improves local mobile search results http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davesharpedotcom/~3/VGt7gv0SAT8/ http://davesharpe.com/google-improves-local-mobile-search-results/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 20:34:00 +0000 David Sharpe http://davesharpe.com/?p=947 Google has made local results even more useful for mobile users. The results more closely match what you get on a desktop.

One more reason to keep those Google Places profiles updated.

Google mobile local results

Find places faster with quick access to local info on the go – Inside Search.

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This year Facebook, Google, Twitter and and a long list of others are joining in to provide a free toolkit to help businesses get started. Visit the Facebook Page and you’ll find free in-store signage, website graphics, email templates and even free ads from Facebook. On November 1st, FedEx will be giving away $1 million in $25 Shop Small American Express gift cards and American Express card members incentives can receive a $25 statement credit when they register their card and spend $25 or more on Small Business Saturday at a qualifying small business that accepts American Express.

Click here to visit the Facebook Page and get your toolkit. Get started today. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it.

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Pretty clever, if you ask me. I’ve been wanting to try them, but haven’t made it over there yet. You can bet I’ll remember them now.

Marketing doesn’t always have to be expensive, but it should always be smart.

]]> http://davesharpe.com/marketing-doesnt-have-to-be-expensive/feed/ 0 http://davesharpe.com/marketing-doesnt-have-to-be-expensive/ Where’s your favorite place to hang out? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davesharpedotcom/~3/AITLdHHCVkY/ http://davesharpe.com/wheres-your-favorite-place-to-hang-out/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:36:17 +0000 David Sharpe http://davesharpe.com/blog/wheres-your-favorite-place-to-hang-out/ Currently, it’s Highland Coffee.

Ask me anything

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