Successful Blogging with these 5 elements.

Follow these 5 elements listed below for successful blogging. These elements will ensure you are on the right track from the moment you create your first blog.

1. Personality
Write you first blog so it reflects your personality and about who you are. Start by telling a story. Make it personable and interesting.

2. Opinion
Don’t be afraid to post your opinions in your blog’s overall subject matter.

3. Participation
Don’t just post a blog and forget about it. If your readers leave a comment, don’t forget to respond to that person. Make your readers feel important  by talking with them, not just at them.

4. Value
Write about something that is useful and interesting to your readers. The blog needs to add value to the reader’s lives, ensuring them to stay and take the time to read what you have to say. Post something that is unique and in your own voice, with your own opinions and in a conversational manner.

5. Availability
Make sure to update your blog frequently. Don’t just blog post and disappear. Readers will keep coming back if you are reliable and they will count on you for useful information. Otherwise they will look elsewhere.

MAC•JAC Graphics & Web Design can help you start blogging from a new wordpress website. We provide training to help you get started. Our website packages are affordable and we work with anyone’s budget.

For more information on this blog, visit the website below:
http://weblogs.about.com/od/startingablog/tp/5FactorsSuccessfulBlogs.htm

Remember, blogging not only helps potential customer see you as a professional, but it also helps build trust.
Also, blogging will help give your website that extra boost in google ranking. 

When it comes to websites and blogging – CONTENT IS KING

If you win, I win.

Facebook Landing Pages Can Help Your Business!

MAC•JAC Graphics and Web Design now offers Custom Facebook (fan and non-fan) landing pages.

Instead of looking at a business wall filled with random discussions, wouldn’t it look so much better and more professional, with a customized branded banner and designer landing page.

MAC•JAC can design you a custom banner that goes down the left hand side of your business profile page. And, included in your package you will also get 2 panels, one for non-fans and one for your fans to see when they visit your business page on Facebook.

These pages can have the same look and feel as your business cards, website and other promotional material you may have for your business.

Here’s some of the benefits and design elements you could incorporate into a good design.

• A strong call-to-action
• A LIKE button
• An incentive, coupon or discount
• Incorporate several LINKS (example: to your website, that has more information)
• Users can instantly view content such as videos, recipes, news etc….
• List your services
• List your benefits
• Fans get exclusive offers for liking your page

• Add a QR code
• Add a great picture of yourself

• Embedding a YouTube Video
• Add a contact form

• Add a PayPal button and sell straight from the landing page

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In this post, I hope I’ve successfully covered some tips and points to give your business Facebook page a boost. Facebook is one of the fastest growing social media network and its users are increasing by thousands every day.

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Wouldn’t you want them all looking at your business landing page?
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Contact us today for your FREE consultation. Remember, MAC•JAC is “The Affordable Choice”.
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50 Ways to Get More People to “LIKE” your Facebook Page.

Here’s the list:

1. Post a status update and mention your facebook page.

2. Upload photos from an event or occasion, get your fans
to tag themselves in the picture. This will post to their
walls and lead to additional traffic for you.

3. Offer an incentive for people to sign up.

4. If  you contact the admin of a facebook group with some valuable
content that adds value to their readers and then in turns helps build yours.

5. Send text messages.

6. Install a Facebook Badge.
A simple and effective way to link your facebook profile.
Badges are simply images and will load fast.

7. Install a facebook “Like Box” into your site.
An excellent way to allow visitors to become fans without leaving your website page.

8.  Use status tagging.
A new feature to facebook. It allows you to tag any page or person by entering the @ sign and then typing the name of the page or person you want to tag.
EXAMPLE: @macjacgraphics

9. Use the “suggest to friends” feature on your page.

10. Install a “Like” Button into your site.

11. Connect your page to Twitter.

12. Link to Your Page as a Place of Employment.

13. Allowing comments on your landing page, will broadcast to news feeds
and lead to more traffic to your page.

14. Promote your facebook page in traditional media, such as, newspapers, radio, TV, unfortunately, these can be costly.

15. Newsletter Promotion.
Send a link to your fan page.

16. Email Signature.
Include a link to your fan page.

17. Get business cards promoting your Facebook page.
EXAMPLE: www.facebook.com/MAC.JACgraphics

18. Use Fiverr.
The place for people to share things they’re willing to do for $5.

19. Create a customed “Landing Page” for your business facebook page.

20. Run a “FANS ONLY” contest.
There is rules on facebook about running contests, so checkout Statements of Rights and Responsibilites before you run one.

21. Seek new opportunities to build links that will send traffic to my Fan Page.

22. Comment on blogs and in the website section use a link to your fan page.

23. Link your facebook page from your linkedin profile.

24. Upload video to facebook.
When you embed a facebook video on another website this video includes a watermark link to the fan page it came from. Exceptionally powerful.

25. Watermark your videos with a link to your website.

26. Create a memorable URL
If you go to facebook.com/username you will be able to create a custom URL for your page. Remember that this cannot be changed once it is set, so choose wisely.

27. Strive to deliver an awesome experience for those who interact with your brand.

28. Use Hyperlinks often.

29. Drive your fans back to your website for new blog posts.

30. Use Facebook insights, there you can analyze what activities drive the most growth.

31. Use Facebook insights, there you can determine the gender and age of the people visiting. With this knowledge you can now focus your content to appeal to those people.

32. Talk and blog about your page.

33. Learn more about Facebook. To learn more about facebook enroll in our FREE facebook ecourse. 

34. Make sure that your “Like Box” is featured prominently.

35. If your blog content is really good this will drive the growth of your page in a serious way.

36. Install a like button into your posts.If you have a self hosted wordpress blog I recommend installing the WP FB Like plugin.

37. Make a Facebook like sign

38. There are several services out there that sell facebook likes.

39. Use Facebook ads. FB ads can be targeted based on age, location and interests. 

40. Turn your customers into fans.
If someone likes you enough to buy your product then there is a good chance that they will like you on facebook as well.

41. Advertise your Facebook page.When I signed up for my Hosting account with GoDaddy I was able to get a free Facebook advertising coupon for $50 and I believe they are still offering this promotion.

42. Facebook posts get the most engagement early in the morning and a few hours before bed.

43.  Get an attractive profile picture. Currently the maximum profile picture size is 200 x 600 pixels.

44. Do a “fan of the month” promotion.Offer a monthly prize, such as a cool free product or service related to your brand, and the competition for this title will only increase.

45. Message your friends and ask them to join.

46. A call to action is more likely to get clicked than a link alone, so go with “Join my Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/MAC.JACgraphics” instead of simply: “www.facebook.com/MAC.JACgraphics” 

47. Create a redirect URL.
Here is an article on how to redirect a webpage.

48. Gave away shirts (or mugs, or stickers) with your facebook url included.

49. The more friends you have, the better your chances will be that some of these friends will join your fan page.

50. Share this article with your facebook friends.

You can get full details of this blog, by going to: http://wp.me/pIa4Q-du

PLEASE,  join our Facebook page, just click the image below.

What makes a good flyer design?

Here are 10 key elements MAC•JAC Graphics believes makes an effective flyer design.

1. Must have a snappy headline or tagline.

2. Best to use bright and colorful graphics.

3. Always focus and list the key benefits of your product or service.

4. It’s always good to list a testimonial or two and case studies.

5. Organize the page with boxes, borders and areas of contrast
colors to keep it easy to read.

6. Use bolded titles and subtitles. It’s best to avoid ALL CAPS, it’s harder to read.

7. Limit the amount of typefaces on one page.

8. Have someone else proofread.

9. If you are on a budget, try using bright-colored paper and print with black ink.
Use shades of grey and use contrasting background areas.

10. Offer a discount or special price coupon on your flyer.

We can help you create a winning flyer by using these proven techniques. I am sure you will see big results in your marketing efforts.

MAC•JAC Graphics & Web Design is
“The Affordable Choice”
- so contact us today for your free quote -

Below is one of our flyer examples.

Custom Line Drawings – always part of good logo design!

Custom Vector line Drawings are the perfect touch to any logo design. They can be in colour or black and white and can be sized up very large for those large posters or car decals. The three examples below are being used small on business cards and larger on posters and flyers, this happens with no distortion.

Here at MAC•JAC we do affordable vector drawings of all kinds. Prices start as little as $75.00. Contact us today, for your free quote.

PHOTO repair, PHOTO touchup, PHOTO restoration

The original on the right at the bottom of this post, was transformed using a powerful software program called “Photoshop”. By removing some age spots, wrinkles, dark circles and lines on her neck, I have made this lady look younger in about 10 minutes.

Here at MAC•JAC, we do photo repair, photo touchups and photo restoration.

Have any old wedding photos that have yellowed over the years?

Have any precious torn photos, you would love to put back together?

Have any small hard to see photos, you would love to blow up?

Have a favourite picture of  yourself, that needs a touchup, before displaying it on
your website or business card?

I can help preserve and turn all those family treasures into digital files that you can keep safe forever.

NEVER BELIEVE THOSE MODEL PICTURES YOU SEE IN MAGAZINES.

Contact me today.
j_culford@hotmail.com

What to put on the back of business cards.

Here are 12 examples that will help get people to keep your business card close by:

1. Map/directions to your office.

2. Print a special discount offer or coupon on the back.

3. If you do seminars, print key principals on the back.

4. Benefits from using your service.

5. How to request a free catalog.

6. Your 30 second introduction.

7. A calendar.

8. Put pictures of your products.

9. An offer where they can get a free report from your website.

10. Leave a place to write a reminder about their next appointment.

11. Use one or two customer quotes/testimonials.

12. An itemized checklist.

Here at MAC•JAC Graphics and Web Design, we can help you design
a business card, perfect for your business needs. Our prices include
for both single or doubled sided cards.

1000 = $75 (everything included)

 

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MAC•JAC Graphics & Web Design
SPECIAL BUSINESS PACKAGE

1. MS tag for your business.
2. New business card with MS tag.
3. A mobile website for your business.
4. Analytics report

MS Tags can be customized.

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10 reasons/ways YOU can use postcards to market your business and get FAST results.

Advantages of using Postcards.

1. Postcards can be used by any type of business.

2. Postcards are inexpensive to print.

3. Low postage rates.

4. Easy way to catch people’s attention, personalize it, write their name on it.

5. Include a tear-off portion on your postcards, this will enable you to measure
the response rates and the effectiveness of your prints.

6. List your key benefits of your product or service on the postcard.

7. Using postcards is a great way to generate traffic to your website.

8. With a targeted mailing list, you can send out your postcards to the
right audience. This enables you to maximize your marketing expenses.

9. Instead of mailing your postcards, try handing them out at coffee shops,
trade shows, networking groups, expos.

10. Use them as a mini-flyer, a thank you note or invitation to a special event.

This staging postcard is a great marketing tool, targeted to Real Estate Agents.
The customer plans on attaching a piece of bubble gum to each postcard.

Lastly, be creative and grab their attention.

MAC•JAC Graphics & Web Design’s Special
100 POSTCARDS FOR FREE
When you order 150 postcards, you get 100 postcards for FREE

INCLUDES
Custom design
Printing
Tax
Full color
Single or double-sided
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2 day service available
TOTAL COST = $65.00

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