Crowdsourcing your next logo

Back in the day, if you needed a logo design, you’d pay a few thousand dollars in exchange for a handful of designs. These days, there’s a better way.

Welcome to the world of crowdsourcing! In this video, I take a quick look at LogoTournament – a service that we use and recommend.

VIDEO3 technologies to watch in 2010

3 technologies to watch in 2010

New year. New tech! Here are 3 areas to keep an eye on this year. Still gotta have a...

VIDEOFacebook for business

Facebook for business

In this video, we take a quick look at how to create a Facebook page specifically for...

VIDEOTweetDeck : your social dashboard

TweetDeck : your social dashboard

If you've talked with us lately, you know how important it is to be active on Twitter,...

Wufoo : funny name, great forms

Wufoo : funny name, great formsVIDEO

In this video, let’s talk about Wufoo, a great web-based service for creating and capturing website forms. It saves time, money and just makes life easier. Watch the video to find out how.

We use Wufoo on most client websites, and even use it for our own Contact Us page.

Thank you!

Thank you!VIDEO

Quite simply, thank you!

To everyone out there that has supported the new Forge3 site launch with tweets, comments, emails, phone calls and more – THANK YOU!

More next week. For now, be sure to become a Facebook fan and follow Forge3 on Twitter! :)

Forge3 email blast : behind the scenes

Forge3 email blast : behind the scenesVIDEO

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we sent the recent blast email telling people about the new Forge3 website.

The first part of the video is stuff that we typically do for clients, and the second half shows some of the powerful reporting that’s available to monitor response and overall effectiveness.

Lehigh University Q&A Session

Lehigh University Q&A Session

Recently, I talked with small business owners about websites, technology, Twitter, Facebook and more.

Key highlights included…

Dropbox is your next shared drive

Dropbox is your next shared driveVIDEO

Dropbox is what today’s business technology is all about. It’s today’s “shared drive” – and it rocks. It’s simple, easy-to-use and is transparent to getting work done.

Here’s a quick intro and how we use it to store and share files with clients and team members.

Website domain name basics

Website domain name basicsVIDEO

We get a lot of questions about how domain names (website addresses) work.

While it’s not important that you know the in’s and out’s of domain names, a high-level understanding is helpful.

Let’s take a look.

Hits vs. Visitors

Hits vs. VisitorsVIDEO

Do you know the difference? Probably not. Most folks use “hits” for everything. There is a difference.

Let’s take a look at what you should know so that you can walk-the-walk and talk-the-talk.

To tweet or not to tweet

To tweet or not to tweetVIDEO

Who isn’t talking about Twitter these days? From small-time freelancers to Fortune 100 companies, everyone is on Twitter. Are you?

If you’re not, you’re probably at least curious about what the fuss is all about. So, let’s take a quick, high-level look at Twitter.

Website effectiveness tracking

Website effectiveness trackingVIDEO

How do you know if your website is paying for itself?

To determine the effectiveness of your website, you need to track the activity generated by it and measure it against the cost the create and maintain the website. Here are a few suggestions to consider.

Leaving your email behind

Leaving your email behindVIDEO

There’s nothing worse than worrying about the emails you have in your Inbox when you’re away on vacation. Here’s a solution.

Prep your clients and colleagues BEFORE you check-out for your hard-earned trip.

Here’s how to do it.

Welcome to the new Forge3 website!

Welcome to the new Forge3 website!VIDEO

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. My name is Jeff Teschke, and my goal is to make your life easier, more enjoyable and more profitable.

The business world is changing. Technology is allowing us to become more efficient, productive and social. If you’re not using today’s tools, you’re missing the boat.

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