Why Scaring People Makes for Successful Marketing

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“Excuse me sir, I just noticed your child is riding the “Fairy-Princess-32″ model bicycle. Aren’t you at all concerned about your child’s safety?”

Of course, you have no idea what this random fellow is talking about, and let him continue. “Those were recalled in 2008, you know. Some nasty gear problem or whatnot. I could be wrong, so don’t take my word for it, but I’m pretty sure they talked about those on the news a while back, remember? I was down at the local bike shop earlier and they had some sales though…”

Faster than you can stop yourself, you’re already dashing to your nearest bike store to pick up a new bike for your precious little girl, because you can’t have her playing about in an unsafe environment. Little did you knowthat “kind bystander” really worked for that same local bike shop.

How to Use Flash Effectively – 10 Tips for Headers

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Flash headers are becoming more and more popular in a lot of contemporary sites because they can add some motion and life to a site, but do they really add that much value for visitors?

Here we’ll see how to properly utilize flash headers to make the most of your site.

How to Design a Flower Logo

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Another easy tutorial on making a simple logo, this one focuses on an simple flower vector. We will be working on pen tool techniques to draw out a flower with Photoshop.

Web Design – The Recession Money Maker – Part 2 – Clients

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As a continuation of the series started in part 1, this time we’ll look over communicating with clients. In an economic downturn, as word of mouth is far more important than out of one it’s important to maintain good client relations.

As we’ve all been a client to some sort of service in our lives, we know that better customer service means we’re more likely to repeat business or support that particular provider.

Web and graphic design is no different, and here are three key tips to making sure your clients are satisfied with your service.

How to Cut Out Hair in Photoshop

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Anyone who’s ever tried rendering hair knows it’s a hassle. However, it’s much easier than most people know, because Photoshop comes enclosed with an algorithm that makes it all easy. Here’s how to perfectly render hair.

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How to Use Flash Effectively

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Flash can be an exciting, interactive element to a web site, or it can be a viewer’s worst nightmare. Using flash effectively depends on how you utilize the content and how obtrusive to the rest of the site it is. Here’s how to make the most of flash if you must use it, and why not to use flash in some cases.