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Permanent Phone Number – only $20 with Google Voice

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:38-06:00June 6th, 2011|Blog, Entrepreneur, Hacks, Portland|

You don't have to give up your phone number when you end your cell phone contract, or move from where your landline is located. Google Voice can save you. Sign up for a free Google Voice account at www.google.com/voice. You will need to sign in with your Gmail / Google account. Select 'I want to [...]

Scheduling Future Posts with WordPress

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:38-06:00May 25th, 2011|Blog, Content Marketing|

One of the biggest difficulties in maintaining a blog presence is the output of regular content. There are three ways to fill up your RSS feed and keep your readers engaged: Publish multiple authors on your blog Hire a ghostwriter to write your posts for you Schedule future posts and do all of your writing [...]

No, really, my website looks great.

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:38-06:00May 10th, 2011|Blog, Entrepreneur|

Chances are, you're reading this blog post on Safari or Google Chrome. because on Firefox and Internet Explorer, this website looks like crap. [UPDATE: The issue has since been resolved. But the insights remain.] I didn't know this until yesterday. I don't know how long it has had this problem. I do know that I [...]

Making a QR Contact Card

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:38-06:00April 28th, 2011|Blog, Entrepreneur, QR codes|

Add me to your address book, with a scan of your smartphone! QR Codes, those hybrid step-siblings of UPC Barcodes, are picking up steam. They can be used for launching web pages, sending text messages, and...adding contacts. If you're the type of person who likes to get your contact info to lots of people (i.e. [...]

Interview with Erin Donley of Marketing your Truth

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:39-06:00April 26th, 2011|Blog, Content Marketing, Entrepreneur, Interview, Portland|

A Marketing Guru for the Holistic Community It takes a special kind of person to walk in both worlds: the etheric spiritual world that fuels our soul, and the practical business world that satisfies our needs. While many spiritual practitioners may be exceptional at what they do, if people don't know about them, they don't [...]

Pura Vida!

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:39-06:00April 18th, 2011|Blog, Costa Rica|

The words 'Pura Vida' when translated literally mean, 'Pure Life.' When taken in its most metaphysical sense, this is the correct way to use it. What is curious about the Costa Rican culture is that everyone uses this term, everywhere. Bank tellers say it to customers at the front of the line. Strangers say it [...]

Color Branding

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:39-06:00April 16th, 2011|Blog, Case Studies, Graphic Design, Video|

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDohoPavchc What color is YOUR brand? This video by William Arruda at Reach Personal Branding goes over some of the most important considerations in selecting color for your brand.

Blogging Calendar

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:39-06:00April 12th, 2011|Blog, Content Marketing|

If you are going to make content marketing a regular part of what you do, you need to set a blogging schedule (and stick to it). A blogging calendar can be a digital calendar, an excel spreadsheet, a physical paper calendar, or a series of post-it notes on your dry erase board. Whatever medium you [...]

Signup for Email Newsletters with QR Codes

By Caelan Huntress|2013-04-09T10:59:15-06:00April 8th, 2011|Blog, Content Marketing, QR codes|

Is it a clever crossover use of technology? Or potentially cumbersome and kinda lame? There are now QR codes that are automatically generated by MailChimp that lead scanners to a special page for signing up for your email newsletter. My initial reaction is that because this is still new, it's novel enough for early adopters [...]

Online QR code Scavenger Hunt

By Caelan Huntress|2019-07-12T06:54:39-06:00April 2nd, 2011|Blog, Case Studies, Content Marketing, QR codes|

For April Fools Day 2011, Lifehacker held an Online Scavenger Hunt using QR codes. A QR code (or Quick Response code) can launch any action inside a mobile phone; it can send you a text message, place a phone call, launch a video, direct you to a web page, or start an application. On Lifehacker's [...]