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Two Free Tools

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

I’m always on the lookout for online tools. Especially free ones. I ran across two that you might just find useful - I certainly do!
The first Tool allows you to create your own “sticky note” graphic. You enter some text and choose the note style and the type style, then download it. It’s that simple! […]

Web 2.0 Graphics Revisited

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Not long ago, I wrote about a really cool website called Quick Web Creations - a very low cost online site that lets you build graphics and stylized text without any graphics software. The site just relaunched TODAY, so don’t waste any more time clunking around in Photoshop to make your web 2.0 graphics!
This […]

eBay Bans Digital Products

Monday, March 31st, 2008

You heard it right. As of today, digital items (downloadable goods such as ebooks, etc.) can no longer be listed in eBay auctions. They can only be sold through eBay classifieds.
It’s definitely a wake up call for those who use digital products as list builders. It does have an upside, though; it should all but […]

ClickBank Email Sets

Monday, March 24th, 2008

I hate typing up promotional emails. It is a necessary evil of the business though, so I trudge through it.
Fortunately, I just found some help - a set of Clickbank Email Sets from Greg Lloyd. I say “Sets” because it is 180 messages - 3 messages each promoting 60 of the hottest Clickbank […]

Chipmunk invades Camtasia videos!

Friday, March 7th, 2008

A horrific thing has happened to Camtasia videos across the web!They’ve been invaded by chipmunks! Seriously, there is a bug that involves Adobe Flash Player 9 and any video screencast created with Camtasia Studio prior to version 5.0.2. This is an issue with the Flash player, not Camtasia.Techsmith has a fix, and you can find the download […]

Make Striped Backgrounds Without Software

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Not long ago, I told you about the Quick Web Creations web 2.0 graphics creation website (If not, click here to view that post). Here’s another tool that lets you create cool “Web 2.0″ style striped backgrounds.
You’ve seen ‘em - the diagonal, gradient-laden backgrounds that decorate a lot of newer websites.
Here’s a way to do […]

SnagIt for Free Too!

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

OK, if you haven’t taken advantage of the free Camtasia post from the other day, you need to get on it!
Did you know that you can also get SnagIt, Techsmith’s award-winning screen capture utility, the same way? Yep…SnagIt 7 can be yours for absolutely nothing.
Go grab SnagIt 7 from OldApps…
http://www.oldapps.com/download.php?oldappsid=SnagIt725.exe
And then go to TechSmith and […]

Got Your Free Camtasia? Now Put It To Use!

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

In my last post, I told you where you could get Camtasia Studio for free. I hope you grabbed your copy - I really don’t know how long that promotion is going to last!Now that you have Camtasia, do you know how you are going to use it?I’ve got an idea for you - pick […]

Camtasia For Free

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Techsmith, the guys who make Camtasia Studio and other cool stuff are currently running a promotion of their latest version of Camtasia Studio (Version 5).They are running a couple of promotions in PC magazines such as PC Plus (December edition) where they are giving away Camtasia Studio 3 completely for free.Why?They hope that you will […]

Web 2.0 Graphics Without A Graphics Program

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

Did this graphic grab your attention? It’s pretty cool, isn’t it? What if I told you that you could create cool graphics like this, without software, for less than a dinner out (for LIFE)? Yes, it is true.
There’s a new website service that allows you to create all sorts of cool “Web 2.0″ style graphics for […]

New e-cover actions for Photoshop

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Here are two really quick, basic ecovers I made with 2 different sets of Photoshop actions. Which one do you think is cooler?

My friend Erum Munir just released a new set of -very cool- e-cover creator action scripts for Photoshop. These are very high resolution covers (Comparison: The “old” action I used output the cover […]

Free Redirect Site

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

…with a twist.
Yeah, I’m sure you’ve seen TinyURL. But does it provide;

Click tracking?
Affiliate link removal from the landing page? (This is a COOL feature)
Traffic generation?

Jon Leger’s new URL shortening site does. And it’s free. Take a look!
OffTo.net

Be wary of PLR’s

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Today’s lesson - be careful who you get PLR (Private Label Rights) material from.
PLR material is a great way to get started with a product you can make all your own. Generally, PLR material is a report or ebook that you can totally edit and put your name on. Add material, reword or rewrite, and […]