One of the first things someone sees when they visit your business’s Facebook page is your cover photo. Like it or not, we are visual creatures. If you have some boring cover photo, people are going to think you are boring.
Think very carefully about the impression you are giving. Do you really want your business associated with something that looks outdated and uninspired? One thing that can help your business stand out amongst the sea of Facebook business pages is a creative, well-designed image. Here are 4 tips that will help inspire your next go at a cover photo!
18 Healthy DIY Work Lunch Ideas
Summer is just around the corner. Are you ready for shorts and relaxing by the lake on the weekends? Maybe you are, but is your body?
Eating healthy at work can be hard, and even at times, seem down right impossible.
All too often people at work grab a quick greasy lunch from that place nearby, snack on junk food, or skip lunch all together. All of which are equally heinous on the waistline. You are short on time, and maybe don’t even know where to start. Believe me, I get it! That’s why I put together this little guide to help everyone out a little, just in time for summer!
First things first – EAT BREAKFAST. I know you are in a hurry, but just do it. It sets the tone for the whole day. It can keep you more focused and productive through the morning. Grab a piece of fruit and some raw nuts if you’re in a rush. Just eat something! Those donuts in the break room won’t look as tempting and your body will thank you!
Now onward to lunch. It’s easiest to keep on the healthy track if you pack your own lunch. You never know how much salt, sugar, or fat is being adding to the foods you buy when you go out. You have control over what you put into your body, so let’s make some good choices!
When you pack your lunch, keep these things in mind:
4 Common Typography Mistakes To Avoid + Free Fonts
If you own a small business, chances are you do a lot of your own graphics and advertising, either yourself or in-house. One element of design that’s notoriously overlooked by small business owners is typography (the use of letters, colors, and sizes).
Typography is crucial for all kinds of design; website, signage, advertising, newsletters, business cards, everything! Typography has an important, but most times unrecognized impact on the visual aspects of your business’s branding.
Nothing irks me to the core more than seeing a piece of marketing with bad typography. If I have to see one more ad or business card using comic sans or papyrus, I am going to LOSE it.
There are so many free font resources out there nowadays, there’s just no excuse. If you’re a 5th grader making a Mother’s Day card, fine. But professional literature and advertising—step up your game!
Another thing that can be tricky is kerning. This refers to the spacing between the letters. If you don’t pay attention to this, you could have a laughable disaster on your hands. Let me show you what I am talking about.
Public Wi-Fi Is Totally Legit, Right?
I was recently out to dinner with a friend and she seemed noticeably more stressed out than usual. So I, being the stellar friend that I am, asked her if she needed to vent about anything. And boy did she ever have a lot to vent about.
She was at her gym using their Wi-Fi to send out some work emails from her laptop while she waited for her husband.Someone actually hacked her computer, at the GYM!
5 Twitter Disasters: What Could Go Wrong In 140 Characters?
Ah, Twitter. It can be a great tool for expanding your reach, creating brand awareness, and keeping in touch with customers. If you play your cards right, harness your creative powers, and keep an eye on the details, hashtags can promote your business to more people. But screw it up, and boy you’re in for it.
Case and point—5 Twitter disasters we can all laugh at, and learn from.
1. Susan Boyle’s Party
Susan Boyle’s PR team set out to the twitterverse to promote her new album event. They clearly did not spend much time coming up with this beauty of a hashtag: #Susanalbumparty. See anything a little off there? Yeah, I laughed like a seventh grader too. This unfortunate hashtag creation spawned a large amount of joke invites and general mockery. The hashtag was hastily changed to #SusanBoylesAlbumParty.
Lesson:
Take the time to re-read your hashtags to check for spelling errors, casing errors, and any unwanted double entendre.
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