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There’s an increasing need in today’s economy to be innovative. Everywhere I look, I see the “I-word” and it’s getting old. The art of coming up with great ideas is extremely important, yet misconceptions run rampant. Many individuals believe that certain people are born with creativity and the ability to magically come up disruptive ideas, yet …

Disclaimer: I worked for the Paul LePage campaign in 2010, and I do freelance work on the side. I am not working for any of the candidates… Disclaimer #2: I like marketing, and my opinion is strictly based on what I know about new technologies, not politics. The Art of the Start The elections in …

Despite my relatively young age of 20, I’ve had my fair share of business ideas. The majority have remained ideas, yet others I have invested hours and hours of my time into, with the intention of creating something really great. Sure, it would be great to make money along the way, yet the driving force …

Facebook recently released Timeline for business pages, and I’m pretty ecstatic about it. I had a feeling that these changes would be similar to the personal profile updates released a couple months ago, but I knew the functionality would have to be different to be successful. After all, there’s a big different between Facebook users and businesses….right? …

So you’re a small business owner. There’s not enough hours in the day, and you’re constantly wearing different hats and playing different roles. One minute you are the marketing guy, the next, a cashier. It’s stressful, and you don’t have time to spend on social media. Or do you? First and foremost, I believe social …

At the moment I have a Bank of America account. I’ve probably been hit with about 3-4 charges by accidentally overdrawing more money than I have (at least in that certain account). I’m pretty tech-savvy, yet I absolutely hate the online dashboard. It’s slow, confusing, and makes banking a chore. You see, I truly want …

Over the past thirty years, technology has transformed the way we live our lives. From tablets to social media, life is changing at a rapid pace, leaving many in the dust. One area that still seems resistant to change is education. Education is big business, spending over $597 billion dollars on K-12 students. While I …

Over the past few weeks I’ve dedicated time to learn how sites can be indexed by Google. Why wait for weeks to index your pages, if this can be accomplished in a couple days, or dare I say, hours? Naturally, website owners want to see results….fast! Let me explain what you can do to make …

There’s some days when you just get lucky. I’ve been working on switching content from one domain to another. I’ve been going back through old websites I’ve designed, trying to make these updates. It’s pretty tedious, but I’m trying to maximize “link juice” to my new website. Link building is a huge priority, and I’ve …

Classes just started again. Oh joy. There’s nothing exciting about sitting in a classroom for a few hours everyday, especially when most of the material being taught is already outdated. Today, instead of counting ceiling tiles, I began to think how lean startup techniques could be applied to a traditional classroom setting. Granted, education is an …