A lot of fun stuff happens both at I Heart Blank, on the world wide web, in marketing and also with WordPress.  Here’s a place where I put information that, interests me, is important for you to know, and resources to help you navigate your website (and also the web).  Check out our most recent blog posts below.

Latest blog posts

  • I've bought, owned and use some fun domain names.  I'm a pretty big advocate of owning more than one domain name and for good reason...Domain names are cheap!!!  You can generally purchase a .com domain name for anywhere between $9 - $15 (and often you can find promotions for 'non-.coms'.)  That's a small investment for a potentially great return.  Below you'll find some suggestions on when and why you might[...]

    Published On: April 29, 2013Categories: Business965 words4.8 min read
  • I often have a hard time convincing small businesses that they should be blogging.  It can be time consuming and frustrating but it's worth it in the long run.  I believe that many people decide not to blog the same way they decide not to advertise.  When you blog, you're essentially spending you time or money on something with no 'guarantee' that it will pay-off.  It's actually a type of risk analysis.  You're weighing your time (or money) to the[...]

    Published On: April 24, 2013Categories: Business384 words1.9 min read
  • Pretty interesting to see the trends of logos over the years.  The "How Corporate Logos Evolve" infographic comes courtesy of Daily Infographic.

    Published On: April 18, 2013Categories: Infographics22 words0.2 min read
  • So I started writing this article and I went on so many different 'side rants' that I decided to break them up into a 'series' of posts about how closely knit being in a band is with 'the business world.'  Here's part two... (Go here for part one) Let's Talk About Music You know there's a few interactions I've had over the past few weeks that got me thinking about my business relationships.[...]

    Published On: April 16, 2013Categories: Business1854 words9.3 min read
  • I'm working on another 'real' article, but I just had to share this commercial.  It comes from Kmart and it is titled "Ship My Pants."  It's a great example of getting your attention and no part of this commercial seems overly redundant.  I think it's cast perfectly, written perfectly and there's two versions included in the video.   Check out the video below and laugh a little...it's Monday.  A huge thanks to Pallante Photography for shooting this commercial my[...]

    Published On: April 15, 2013Categories: Advertising Gold, Business123 words0.6 min read