How to Stay Creative

Keeping Creativity Alive

Having worked in the creative industry for over 15 years, sometimes I’m just plain done with coming up with one more creative idea. Yet, over the years, I also know being creative breathes life and energy into me. If I can get beyond that ‘creative block’, I easily lose track of time as the creativity [...]

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Work that Matters

Awhile back, I read a blog post called ‘The Art of Mattering’, by Scott Ginsberg. What we do needs to matter. My training needs to matter. My design work, my writing, my life needs to matter. To matter means to make a difference. To borrow from the blog post, here are ways we can matter [...]

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SmugMug vs Zenfolio

SmugMug

SmugMug and Zenfolio are the two top options for setting up Photography sites. If you are a photographer, you’ve probably already ran across SmugMug and Zenfolio when exploring available options for setting up photography websites. Both options are very similar. Instead of side-by-side comparisons, this post is a summary of what users are saying about [...]

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Entrepreneur Essentials

Entrepreneur Essentials

Photo by Search Engine People Blog on Flikr Running a business is a bit like riding a century ride on a bike. There are thrilling moments (starting out, coasting downhill) and moments of where it’s just grinding work (going uphill, or miles 50-70 where you wonder how you’ll ever make it). I have an MBA, [...]

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Popular Lightbox Plugins for WordPress

Lightbox v2 WordPress Plugin

The Lightbox Effect is a great way to showcase our images. You’ve probably seen it and may not realize it was the Lightbox Effect. Have you visited a gallery page, clicked on an image, and it opens up into it’s own box? That’s the Lightbox Effect. It is easy to use and gives a professional [...]

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