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LIMITED TIME RESOURCES Start Earning Money Today From Your PDF Content I am sure you all know about AdSense from Google and how you can make money by putting a piece of code in your web pages and Google pumps ads that are contextually related to your content, right? But did you know you can also do the same with PDF files? . . . keep reading How to Find Tech (and other) Bargains Most of us love a bargain - but the problem is finding the time to seek them out. Here are some sites you should be checking out on a regular basis to find some of the best "tech" bargains on the web for your business. . . . keep reading 4 ways to Immediately Improve Your Communication Skills (and your bottom line) As designers, we are always looking to improve our skills by taking online design tutorials, going to Photoshop classes, buying design books and magazines, going to seminars, and more. But we don't often make time for improving one of the most important skills of all -- a skill crucial to career success. I'm talking about our communication skills. . . . keep reading Getting Through the Gatekeeper In order to advance in this world you need key people (and influential) people on your side. But how can you contact them for help when they employ a hardened gatekeeper to filter all the good from the junk? Here's a foolproof way to do it. . . . keep reading

PREMIUM CONTENT How to Make Serious Money Doing Direct Mail Graphic Design (Part 2 of 4) In this part 2 of a 4 part series of articles we will look at what actually makes a successful Direct Mail package and how this knowledge is critical to have when strategizing your direct mail/marketing project. . . . keep reading The Top 7 Myths of Creative Firm Profitability Conventional wisdom in the creative business is often anything but wise or good for your bottom line. Here are 7 surprising firm killers that could be costing you big money. . . . keep reading DOWNLOAD: Tearsheet/Article Template Use this Tearsheet/Article template (in Adobe InDesign format) that promotes the benefits of design to your clients/associates. Just replace the yellow highlighted areas (and or image) with your information and start getting new clients or solidifying current ones! . . . keep reading A Secret Way to Find Hordes of New Design Customers Using Ebay! Many only think of Ebay as a way to buy and sell items but did you know it can also be used as a powerful lead generation machine for your design business as well. How? Read on. . . . keep reading Tap Into The Exploding Hispanic Market - Audio Interview with Luis Fitch (47:57) Listen to UNO Principal and Hispanic branding expert Luis Fitch as he shares: Why your firm NEEDS to target the exploding Hispanic marketplace • What the biggest misconceptions are about the Hispanic Market • HOW to tap into the BILLION dollar Hispanic purchasing power • Why not to take design so seriously and a LOT more. A truly don't miss interview! . . . keep reading See More Premium Content

MAC SCREENCASTS Screencast: Use Pando to Send and Receive Large Files (and folders of files) Including Audio, Video and Photos. Pando is free P2P software that makes downloading, streaming and sharing large media files fast, easy and fun - really! Whether you need to email large attachments, IM a folder, or publish your downloadable videos to the Web, Pando can help. . . . keep reading Screencast: This Powerful Program Will Soon Become the Only Measuring, Alignment and On-Screen Inspection Tool You'll Need! Screencast: This very cool tool will (I predict) soon become the only measuring, alignment and on-screen inspection tool your design business will ever need! Take it for a test drive with me and see what I mean. . . . keep reading Screencast: Use VisualCV to Create a Multimedia Resume and Wow Potential Employers, Partners, Clients and More I'll show you how to use VisualCV to add audio, video, images and more to your resume/business profile and give yourself (and your firm) a leg up on the competition by presenting a greater dimensional view of yourself and your design business. . . . keep reading Screencast: Get Super Accurate Results with iStockPhoto's Advanced Search It can get very frustrating trying to narrow your search results from the over 1.8 million images iStock has in it's database. If your employees are running into this problem try using this little-known feature. I'll show you how It can save you TONS of productivity time. . . . keep reading Screencast: Use This Little-Known But Powerful Job Search Engine to Find The Latest Design Jobs, Trends, Salaries and more I think you'll be very impressed with this little-known but powerful job search engine. You'll be able to immediately get the edge on your design competitors by knowing which design skills, salaries and positions are trending up. . . . keep reading See More Mac Screencasts