Is it true that digital scrapbooking businesses are a way to make easy money?  Factual that in this industry you get ahead all by who you know?  Does the phrase, “if I make it, they will come” hold any truth?  I need lots of money to get started - yes?
Not so.  Nope.  Nu-uh. Not necessarily.  All those statements represent fiction.
Like any other […]

Recently I read the article, “Go Big or Go Home” over at copyblogger.  It was written by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits. This article was focused on boldness in writing and how doing so can rank your blog articles high on social networking sites.  This article combined with the comments left by readers had so many powerful “golden knowledge nuggets”.  It’s […]

It’s the 23rd day of our Mentoring Challenge and here’s what I have to share with you:
We all know that when you meet someone new for the first time, you only have a few minutes to grab their attention and make a good impression.  Sometimes that’s accomplished with charm or a decent introduction.  Many times people get […]

If you’ve ever had a dishonest customer do you wrong, you know how I felt the day I spent agonizing over the poo-head who decided to change one of my TOU’s without permission.  Take it from me, the best way to distribute a TOU is in a non-changeable, secure file.  The good ol’ fashioned text file format, […]

Well it’s me again… Greg.  I’m back with a another thought or two to share.  This one I think is an oldie, but a goodie.  Time is money.  Yes even in the digi-art business.
Do you find yourself doing similar things in your work sometimes?  Like creating the same size pages - using similar shapes, brush patterns, or lettering […]

When making papers, many times you end up with a huge file.  One that is huge when it comes to transfering it to a customer.  So the tip(s) I offer you today, are included in this quick how-to about shrinking the size of your file, while still keeping the print quality high.
Tip 1:  When saving a large 300-ppi […]