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Ever been to a blog and seen page after page of pure unadulterated text? You know, a giant wall of words pummeling your eyeballs? Since you’re here at the Internet Marketing for Real Estate blog I would guess that the answer is: Yes. But what about your own blog? When was the last time you put up a picture or a link to some relevant articles that are outside of your usual feedreader favorites?
Hopefully you’ve noticed that posts here have gotten a little more picturesque lately. And that is due almost entirely to a tool called Zemanta.
Adding pictures makes your blog better
When I’m talking to Union Street Media clients about blogging or content strategies I always encourage them to take pictures. Provide words and images that your readership will find useful or entertaining (or ideally, both). Everyone nods their head and agrees but when I check back in, it’s often a wall of words. Here are some of the reasons...
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I’ve been memed.From: blog.unionstreetmedia.com
Post Date: 2008-09-18 11:36:49
Every now and then the blogosphere has a slow day out and a “meme” is spread. While “meme” normally refers to any short, digestible bit of truthiness/buzz that spreads like wildfire, in blogland “memes” are usually a question or set of questions that you’re supposed to answer.
Memes spread from person to person, like a cold virus. A person answers and then passes it on.
I have received my first meme ever. From no less than Joseph Ferrara over at t...
more Is your website code hurting your online marketing efforts?From: blog.unionstreetmedia.com
Post Date: 2008-09-12 10:08:05
Tables. Font tags. CSS/XHTML. Eyes glazing over yet? Well try to keep the lids open just a little longer. I promise to make this as fun as possible (or you can just skip to the video at the end).
Your web design is just a bunch of text
If you “view source” on your website you’ll see a bunch of text. That text is “the code” of your website. Your web browser (Firefox, Safari, IE, Chrome or whatever you use to surf the web) reads the code and then dr...
more G. Dewald at Vermont 3.0From: blog.unionstreetmedia.com
Post Date: 2008-09-12 07:33:10
I did mention it was conference season, right? Well for you Vermonters and Vermont-bound readers who missed your chance to hang out with Ted and Jonny at the Northeast Real Estate Conference and Expo , you can catch up with G. Dewald in late October.
Dewald will be part of a web design panel along with Propeller’s David Gibson and other members of the fertile Vermont web design and new media scene. Yes. Fertile.
More details as they come in. Meanwhile, you can read about last yea...
more GroSolarFrom: blog.unionstreetmedia.com
Post Date: 2008-09-11 12:33:36
GroSolar, North America’s premier installer, distributor and integrator of solar energy solutions , has been launched with a new design by Union Street Media. The site makes use of our custom design services, content management system and highlights some of our multi-media integration possibilities.
GroSolar has been our client since 2005 and this is our second site for them. We enjoy working with them very much and apparently they enjoy working with us too. Here’s what they have...
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