How to stand out and get hired faster with a personal brand

How to stand out and get hired faster with a personal brand

May 8, 2013 No Comments

With an increasing job market, people are trying to put themselves out on the market to try and find a job. An easy way for people to get noticed by employers is to create a personal brand for yourself. Not only can it help employers find you when you’re looking for work, it can also ... (function() {var s = document.createElement('SCRIPT'), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0];s.type = 'text/javascript';s.async = true;s.src = 'http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js';s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1);})(); var dd_offset_from_content = 40; var dd_top_offset_from_content = 0;

Selling Graphic Design on Etsy

Selling Graphic Design on Etsy

March 28, 2013 No Comments

  Etsy is an online marketplace specializing in the sale of artistic and crafty goods. It is a great resource for designers looking for a way to sell some of their designs. Getting started on Etsy is easy. It cost 20¢ to list one item for four months. Etsy also takes 3.5% from every sale ...

Creating Your Brand

Creating Your Brand

March 8, 2013 No Comments

Companies have a brand, an identity in which they can be recognized. In order to create a brand you must think of what that company (or who the brand is for) stands for, what they selling or how they want to be represented. First, you must understand the difference between a brand and a logo. ...

Lindenwood University Student Mixer Event

Lindenwood University Student Mixer Event

March 5, 2013 No Comments

After I graduate from Lewis and Clark Community College this spring, I will be attending Lindenwood University for my Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design. Back in January, I attended a new student mixer because honestly, I am a little nervous about attending Lindenwood. Who would not be nervous? The event itself was not what I ...

Everpurse: A Bag That Wirelessly Charges Your Smartphone All Day

Everpurse: A Bag That Wirelessly Charges Your Smartphone All Day

March 2, 2013 No Comments

Constantly charging your phone can be such a pain, especially when you need it for business purposes on a daily. Bringing your charger everywhere and paying extra money just for a car charger can lead to stress and spending countless amount of money every couple of months. Now, there’s a way we won’t have to ...

Pinterest as a Creative Tool

Pinterest as a Creative Tool

February 24, 2013 No Comments

What is Pinterest?   Pinterest is a virtual pinboard, letting visitors organize and share all of the interesting things they find on the web. It’s an active community, made up of different people, from all over the world, with different interests, all submitting images exposing the viewer to ideas they might not have found on ...

Helping Local Non-Profits

Helping Local Non-Profits

February 19, 2013 No Comments

  Alton Area Animal Aid Association, also known as the Five A’s, is a Saint Louis metro area local non-profit organization specializing in helping abused, neglected, and homeless animals. What makes the Five A’s so great is that they are a no-kill shelter. If you are unfamiliar with this type of animal shelter what this ...

Find More Job Candidates by Utilizing Social Media

Find More Job Candidates by Utilizing Social Media

February 18, 2013 No Comments

  Are you having trouble finding candidates for your open positions? Are you among the companies who feel that the candidate pool is too shallow? The solution to your problem may be right in front of you, literally available at your fingertips. Social networking is reshaping the way recruiters do their head hunting. Expand beyond ...

3 Social Media Mistakes that Make You Look Like a Rookie

3 Social Media Mistakes that Make You Look Like a Rookie

February 14, 2013 No Comments

Social media is the new key to success for businesses these days. The trick is knowing what is appropriate to post and what mistakes to avoid. It is important to be cautious of what we post to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.  As a business you can use social media platforms as an ...

Optimizing Twitter Engagement – Tweet Content That Works

Optimizing Twitter Engagement – Tweet Content That Works

February 13, 2013 No Comments

If you are not getting the results you want, you might have to take a look at what and how you are posting on Twitter. Image or text, and the text content of the tweet affect re-tweet levels for brands on twitter. Twitter puts a great emphasis on promoting the use of photos and images. ...

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