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Blog Showcase and Recent Setups/Makeovers
The featured two blogs below are a couple that I had designed - the banner, buttons, signatures, as well as the overall blog layout and new look. Cindy Grantham (Cindy Lou Stamping Guru) Cindy Lou Stamping Guru has a beautiful new, fresh, clean look! Cindy's blog...
For SU Demonstrators: Twitter Training
Many of you may know of or use, Debbie McNeill, for your newsletter service. She is launching a new online course in May that I wanted to share with you. The online course is focused on using Twitter to market your business. The course starts May 8th, so...
Typepad: Adding Photos to a Gallery
You can create a gallery to showcase your work, family, friends, vacations and more! Creating an Album Login to Typepad. Click on the green Photo Albums tab. Click on Create a New Photo Album. Give the Album a Name. Click on the Create New Photo Album button. Then it...
Converting Docs to PDF and PDFs to Other Files
Here are a few programs to use that will convert a document to a PDF or change a PDF to a file you can edit. PrimoPDF: http://www.primopdf.com/ PDFCreatoror: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ PDFZilla: http://www.pdfzilla.com/ ...
Free Screen Capturing Tool
Susan Amante, a fellow demonstrator, recommends and uses this free program called ScreenHunter, http://www.wisdom-soft.com/sh/sh_free.htm. You capture only that you want from your screen, so it's cropped! You can then store the image as either...
Did You Know….Feedburner Stats (Number of Subscribers)
A few people have asked me about how they can see how many people are subscribed to their blog. Here are the instructions for Feedburner. Login to Feedburner (http://feedburner.google.com). Then click on your Feed (and you will see the total number of...
Adding Etsy To Your Blog
To add your Etsy Shop or Store to your blog's sidebar, most of the work is actually done in Etsy. Then you'll create a Typelist (Typepad), HTML/JavaScript gadget (Blogger) or Text Widget (WordPress) to finish. See details below. In Etsy Login to your...
How To Insert an Image in Constant Contact Without Using the Library
With the standard package you order from Constant Contact, you can only have up to 5 images in the Image Library unless you pay extra to have more storage. So, what you can do is instead upload an image by URL and not use any of space from your Image...
For SU Demonstrators: April Promotions Available
It's that time of the month again when new promotions are released from Stampin' Up! Be sure to visit Michelle's site for all the new, beautiful promotional buttons she has available: www.laycockdesigns.com. Or I'd be more than happy to maintain...
Testimonials
By Sandi MacIver Heather built my blog for me (along with Michelle Laycock, www.laycockdesigns.com). One of the services she offers is monthly updates of any and all Stampin Up programs. I signed up because I was just learning how to blog, I was a new...
Did You Know….. Get FREE Fonts!
I have used this website: http://www.top100-websites.com/fonts/index.html Click on the font you want and a zip file will pop open for you to save to your computer. Save it to My Documents for example or your Desktop. Then doube-click on it to view the...
Showcasing Recent Blog Setups (Typepad and Blogger)
Terry Molineux has a new blog, www.terryscre8tions.blogspot.com, that includes custom graphics by myself and Michelle Laycock, as well as a new navigation bar. Blogger doesn't have a built-in navigation bar feature like Typepad, but that doesn't mean you...
New Look for Linda Miller (Blogger)
Linda's blog (www.stampwithlinda.blogspot.com) is different from my normal blog setups because I created the custom banner, background, post signature and online ordering button (instead of my banner designer, Michelle Laycock). Occasionally I like to...
New Blog for Dawn Dickinson (Blogger)
With Dawn's new blog, http://www.inkspirationbydawn.com/, her banner has a quilted look (designed by Michelle Laycock) and her blog color scheme and layout consists of blues and a splash of green as well. She is also a Stampin' Up!...
Latest Blog Setups
I will showcase them all individually, but until I have a chance to I wanted to just keep you updated with recent blog setups in case you'd like to view my work and recent samples. Some are Blogger, some are Typepad, some have graphical navigation bars, some have...
Trouble With EMAIL ME Button
Many people let me know that when their customers click on the EMAIL ME link or button on their blogs that it does not work. The reason is that the HTML command being used is a "mailto:" and it looks for an email account on the visitor’s (or...
If Receiving Error Message/Page with PayPal Button
Many of us insert PayPal buttons into our posts and pages (see this tutorial for those instructions: https://www.blogsbyheather.com/2009/01/adding-a-paypal-button-to-a-post.html ). However, sometimes visitors who click those buttons "may" receive...
Adding a Sign Up Box for Debbie McNeil's (Crafty Person) Newsletters
Many of Blogs By Heather visitors and customers use Debbie McNeil's (http://www.craftyperson.com/) newsletter service and wanted to know how to add her Newletter Sign Up Box to their Blogger blogs. She has a newsletter and downline newsletter service, and is a...
Did You Know….More on Blogger vs. Typepad
Previously, I had created these 2 tutorials about some Blogger and Typepad differences, pros and cons, however, I realized they need some updating. So, I just wanted to share some additional findings with you, and will shorty update the other 2 tutorials as well. The...
Adding Your Blog Banner to Constant Contact Newsletter
Many of my blogging customers do use Constant Contact as their newsletter service as well. So we've previously reviewed how to add the Sign Up box to your sidebars, however, another visitor has asked how to put their blog banner in their newsletter. Uploading and...
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