Do you use content that you did not create on your blog, website or elsewhere? By content, we mean articles and other copy; photographs and other types of images; audio; video and so on. If any of your content is not original, you need to be sure you have the right to use it. If you [...]
Facebook groups are a great way to cut through the newsfeed clutter and engage in a meaningful way with your fans on Facebook. Benefits of having a Facebook group include: Any user can start a Facebook group on any topic. This makes groups a great resource not only for marketing but for internal business [...]
We regularly ask our readers to review our books. Reviews are important for a number of reasons. Not only do they increase sales, they improve the books' ranking with online bookseller sites like Amazon. We understand that many people find writing a book review difficult, so we’re providing these tips for writing reviews that will [...]
How much of the way you live your life is determined by what other people think? How much better would your life be if you didn’t care what other people think? We miss out on so much when we are more concerned about the approval of others than we are about being true to ourselves. [...]
2015 was an exciting year for us. We launched Faith Works Images for Impact, our unique stock photography product, and Conversations, our ebook series that brings you a conversation with an expert on a focused topic designed to help you grow your business. And we shared information with you on our blogs. As the year [...]
Holiday greetings -- or not? It all began in London, where Sir Henry Cole commissioned the first Christmas card in 1843. And the holiday card etiquette question of reciprocating was born. I wonder if the recipients of Sir Henry's cards thought, "Oh, no! And we didn't send him one!" Today, according to the Greeting Card Association, Americans send [...]
I love a bargain. Who doesn’t? Although it may sound good, “free” isn’t always the best deal. In fact, it’s not always even a good deal. Recently I was watching an online training that is part of the benefits of my paid membership in the Social Media Marketing Society. The presenter was sharing some tools, [...]
This great infographic from HubSpot has some excellent tips for figuring out how to correctly spell those words you're not sure of.
Our slogan is Create! Teach! Inspire! So when we saw the infographic below that Grammarly created in honor of World Teachers' Day (Oct. 5) we had to share it. Do you remember a special teacher who had a big impact on your life? We do. Jerry's mother was a teacher. I fondly remember Mrs. Parks, who not only my [...]
International Literacy Day was Sept. 8. To help raise awareness of the importance of literacy, our friends at Grammarly (the source for some of the best shares on Facebook) produced the following infographic with literacy statistics from around the world. In the U.S., 32 million adults (14 percent of the population) can't read — and 19 [...]
