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Facebook Winners Announced
One of the key rules of social media is listening to what your 'fans' want. Because of this, we have picked the winners. DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.... The set of Ginsu knives goes to... Frank Favano The Design Monkey Website goes to... Shelley Parsons And the Custom Blue Zoo...
Amazon Associates Program in Arkansas Leaves as New Tax Law is passed
This email was just sent to me this morning. Apparently, a new Arkansas tax law now states you must collect tax if you are an online retailer, even if referred product purchases. Read Amazon's side of the story (below) and an article in the Arkansas Times. For well...
Location Based Services Talk at ASBTDC-May 2011
Wednesday, I was invited to speak at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas on the topic of location based services (LBS). This updated presentation covers what LBS are, why they're important, specific examples of...
Graphic Design Tuesday: 3 Reasons to Use Comic Sans
Graphic Design Tuesday: 3 Reasons to Use Comic Sans Designers: Hold your critique until I finish my article before you start blasting me. Non-Designers: Read on... 1. Use Comic Sans if you are not a graphic designer. This is really the #1 reason to use comic sans. If...
We’re Having a Mini-Contest, Inside Our Website Giveaway Contest!
Eric, cheeky monkey that he is, has put a little in-joke into our new website. We’re kind of surprised that no one has mentioned it yet. So, we’re going to have a mini-contest within our main contest to see who can find the joke. To be eligible, find...
Digital Advertising for Small Business Presentation
via slideshare.net This is the presentation that I gave on April 14 , 2011 at the Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville. It covers the basics of strategy, setup, and metrics of using Facebook ads and Google...
Don’t Need A Free Website? Donate It To Your Organization.
We’re still planning on giving away great prizes to three of our lucky fans. The prizes are: A custom Blue Zoo Creative website and social media integration package worth $1800 A Do-It-Yourself Blue Zoo Website featuring our Design Monkey™...
Blue Zoo Creative Contest Reminder To Our New Fans To Register
Remember to *Register* for Our Free Website Contest Thanks again to everyone who has become a fan of our Facebook fan page! Just a quick reminder to all our new fans to make sure that you register to be eligible to win a FREE website or a set of Ginzu knives....
Facebook Personal Profiles Can Be Converted into Business Pages
How geeky are you to be excited by this news? The bird aviary at Blue Zoo is all a twitter - even if the news is about Facebook. I've had dozens of questions about which kind of page to set up. Or if a personal page was set up, should you lose all your fans and start...
Landing a Job Using Social Media Presentation Given at The Joesph Project
via slideshare.net This is the presentation that I gave to the Joseph Project on March 30, 2011 on organizing social media to help in a job search. Thanks to everyone from the Joseph Project for the opportunity to speak. I had a great time! Blue Zoo Creative - Serving...
Still Time to Win a Website from Blue Zoo Creative
More Fun than a Barrel of Monkeys Hey there all you Zoo fans! Due to the postponement of the NWA Men's Expo, we'll be extending our awesome Facebook fan page contest until April 24. We'll be giving away the prizes only if we reach 200 fans by that time, so make sure...
Blue Zoo Websites is NOW Blue Zoo Creative and we’re celebrating with a FREE website contest!
via bluezoocreative.com Blue Zoo Websites is NOW Blue Zoo Creative. We're more than just easy to make websites. Our services include custom web design/programming, social media strategy, digital advertising, and graphic design. To celebrate our relaunch, three of our...
10 Steps to Successful Retweets
Success on Twitter depends on retweets and followers. One thing I love about the internet is the vast storage of knowledge. And nearly everyone is giving credit where credit is due. Newspaper reporters always made sure to check their sources, and reputable bloggers do...
Small Businesses Doubled Use of Twitter in 2010 via eMarketer
via emarketer.com If trends hold, Twitter usage for local marketing efforts will equal Yellow Page usage by this year. Facebook is already more important to small businesses with almost 20 points more usage than the old phone book. Don't get left behind! If you...
IMPACT Session Presentation-Social Media and Your Business
IMPACT-Social Media and Your Business from Collin Condray Here is the introduction to social media presentation that we discussed at the IMPACT session sponsored by HP Engineering, Inc.. Thanks to Mark Cloud for the invitation to speak. Blue Zoo Websites - Easy...