Facebook Fan Pages
Poodles Doodles and Karen Burton is proud to offer affordable Facebook Fan Pages Fan pages are a great way to get yourself or your business noticed on the web. With the recent rise in popularity, Facebook and Twitter and many other social networks are a great way to increase your presence online. Pages are FREE (THAT'S RIGHT FREE!!) for the making, and if used right can help increase your customer base. Advertising on Facebook is also a cheap way to advertise … Read more...
Drawings and Tablet Drawings
I have been working on improving my tablet drawing abilities lately. There are so many options available with my wacom tablet. I have found that I have a steady hand in photoshop, but I can't seem to control the settings very well in illustrator. Practice makes perfect I guess, but it can still be frustrating getting to perfect. Here are a few drawings I am working on and have completed in Photoshop with my wacom tablet. Starting with Tinkerbell! (she is … Read more...
WordPress Security
I have just spent the last 36 hours (yes, NO SLEEP) fixing a site that was hacked by a malicious code / virus or something. It took over complete control of my clients site. When I created the site, I implemented all the recommended security settings at the time and have kept up on updates and such. But over the last 36 hours I have learned quite a bit about wordpress security. First and most importantly, upon ANY NEW installation (or even current installations) … Read more...
WordPress Security
I have just spent the last 36 hours (yes, NO SLEEP) fixing a site that was hacked by a malicious code / virus or something. It took over complete control of my clients site. When I created the site, I implemented all the recommended security settings at the time and have kept up on updates and such. But over the last 36 hours I have learned quite a bit about wordpress security. First and most importantly, upon ANY NEW installation (or even current installations) … Read more...
Visit to Nashville Zoo
Saturday, July 23rd we braved the heat (105 degrees) to visit the Nashville Zoo on Ice Day 2010. Growing up in Baltimore, I've been to the DC Zoo and the Baltimore Zoo several times, and it seems Nashville's Zoo, though laid out nicely, seems smaller to me than the Zoo's around my hometown. I was greatly disappointed that the Flamingo Lagoon was not open and the trail heading toward the cougars (by way of the Flamingo Lagoon) was closed due to construction. … Read more...
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WordPress Security
I have just spent the last 36 hours (yes, NO SLEEP) fixing a site that was hacked by a malicious code / virus or something. It took over complete control of my clients site. When I created the site, I implemented all the recommended security settings at the time and have kept up on updates and such. But over the last 36 hours I have learned quite a bit about wordpress security. First and most importantly, upon ANY NEW installation (or even current installations) … [Read More...]
Is Bartering Back?
Bartering History Is bartering for goods and services makings its fourth comeback in the United States? History shows that when the US economy begins suffering from economic downturn that bartering begins to show up. Until now bartering has appeared in primarily three eras during the history of the United States. The colonial era. During the 17th and 18th centuries, money was scarce, so the colonists relied primarily on bartering, with commodities … [Read More...]
Favorite WP Themes and Plugins
Until June 2009 I had never touched (or even heard of wordpress), now I almost exclusively design my clients sites (and my own) using WordPress. My favorite themes for the Wordpress platform are made and supported by Studiopress. I have found that Studiopress develops the best of the best in customizable themes, which is great for someone who still considers herself a "newbie". Now the only reason I call myself a newbie is because I don't have years and years … [Read More...]
Visit to Nashville Zoo
Saturday, July 23rd we braved the heat (105 degrees) to visit the Nashville Zoo on Ice Day 2010. Growing up in Baltimore, I've been to the DC Zoo and the Baltimore Zoo several times, and it seems Nashville's Zoo, though laid out nicely, seems smaller to me than the Zoo's around my hometown. I was greatly disappointed that the Flamingo Lagoon was not open and the trail heading toward the cougars (by way of the Flamingo Lagoon) was closed due to construction. … [Read More...]
Drawings and Tablet Drawings
I have been working on improving my tablet drawing abilities lately. There are so many options available with my wacom tablet. I have found that I have a steady hand in photoshop, but I can't seem to control the settings very well in illustrator. Practice makes perfect I guess, but it can still be frustrating getting to perfect. Here are a few drawings I am working on and have completed in Photoshop with my wacom tablet. Starting with Tinkerbell! (she is … [Read More...]
All things NEW!
Page, Group or Profile?
So you're thinking about Facebook and Social Networking for your business, but where do you start? Things can be so confusing when you're not sure what direction your headed. Do you need a full profile, a fanpage, a group, multiple groups or all of the above? Tonight we will explore the difference between a Facebook Profile, a Fan Page and Groups. Facebook Profile Having a Facebook Profile is normally reserved for individuals, not businesses, however, if you are clever you can get away with … [Read More...]
WordPress Security
I have just spent the last 36 hours (yes, NO SLEEP) fixing a site that was hacked by a malicious code / virus or something. It took over complete control of my clients site. When I created the site, I implemented all the recommended security settings at the time and have kept up on updates and such. But over the last 36 hours I have learned quite a bit about wordpress security. First and most importantly, upon ANY NEW installation (or even current installations) here are a list of the plugins … [Read More...]
Is Bartering Back?
Bartering History Is bartering for goods and services makings its fourth comeback in the United States? History shows that when the US economy begins suffering from economic downturn that bartering begins to show up. Until now bartering has appeared in primarily three eras during the history of the United States. The colonial era. During the 17th and 18th centuries, money was scarce, so the colonists relied primarily on bartering, with commodities such as beaver pelts, corn, musket balls, … [Read More...]
Favorite WP Themes and Plugins
Until June 2009 I had never touched (or even heard of wordpress), now I almost exclusively design my clients sites (and my own) using WordPress. My favorite themes for the Wordpress platform are made and supported by Studiopress. I have found that Studiopress develops the best of the best in customizable themes, which is great for someone who still considers herself a "newbie". Now the only reason I call myself a newbie is because I don't have years and years of coding experience and until recently … [Read More...]
Webdesigns
Is Bartering Back?
Bartering History Is bartering for goods and services makings its fourth comeback in the United States? History shows that when the US economy begins suffering from economic downturn that bartering begins to show up. Until now bartering has appeared in primarily three eras during the history of the United States. The colonial era. During the 17th and 18th centuries, money was scarce, so the … [Read More...]
New label designs for Seaboard
Seaboard Asphalt is introducing two new products and I have just created the label concepts, what are your thoughts? … [Read More...]
Chattanooga Aquarium Visit
When mom was visiting, we decided to take a trip to the Chattanooga Aquarium. We took the backstage tour and had a great time. All of these pictures were taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT, by Karen Burton. Slideshow of my favorite pictures from visiting the Aquarium. ©2010 Karen Burton, photos may not be used without permission … [Read More...]
Portfolio addition
Poodles Doodles recently created a series of banner ads for Pamondon (awesome online store that offers books, magazines and more). Below is a gallery of the images. If you are interested in having Poodles Doodles create banner ads, please contact us today for more information. To become an affiliate and display one of these AWESOME banners on your site click here! Banner Ad Gallery [nggallery … [Read More...]
Tutorials and More Fun Stuff
Post cards and brochures
O'Desk has been a lifesaver for me, though its not enough to live on, each day that goes on that I am able to do "something" I earn more credit hours and stability among the buyers on O'Desk. Here are some recent images of a few projects I have completed through O'Desk. [nggallery id=10] … [Read More...]
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown
Poodles Doodles enjoys being quite active with the arts in the community. Non-profit and School projects are provided at a discount or as a donation*. This project (program for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown) was completed by Poodles Doodles for the McFadden School of Excellence in Murfreesboro, TN. The production of, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is running from May 14-17, 2010 and is being … [Read More...]
My FAVORITE Reference Books
I'm not like most people, I live and breathe my art all day, everyday, sometimes into the night and I even take it with me on vacation. Is that nuts? I am totally a MAC freak! and I can't live without my iPhone, I don't know how I managed before I bought it. My iPhone is FULL of awesome little apps, e-books and cheat sheets for design, photography and web creation. I admit, I still love my books … [Read More...]
Neon Sign in 10 Minutes for Photoshop
How to create cool NEON Lights in Photoshop CS4 This is probably the easiest and fastest way to achieve the look and feel of Neon lights. First, open Photoshop and a new document - I used a 600px x 200px document for this tutorial. Fill it with a black background Now, choose your text tool and select a nice BOLD font - I used Adobe Caslon Bold Now its time to GLOW! Click on the FX … [Read More...]
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Facebook Fan Pages
Poodles Doodles and Karen Burton is proud to offer affordable Facebook Fan Pages Fan pages are a great way to get yourself or your business noticed on the web. With the recent rise in popularity, Facebook and Twitter and many other social networks are a great way to increase your presence online. Pages are FREE (THAT'S RIGHT FREE!!) for the making, and if used right can help increase your customer … [Read More...]
Page, Group or Profile?
So you're thinking about Facebook and Social Networking for your business, but where do you start? Things can be so confusing when you're not sure what direction your headed. Do you need a full profile, a fanpage, a group, multiple groups or all of the above? Tonight we will explore the difference between a Facebook Profile, a Fan Page and Groups. Facebook Profile Having a Facebook Profile is … [Read More...]
Newest Fanpage design
As I have mentioned I have recently started developing Fan pages for Facebook. Below is a slideshow of some of my most recent pages. … [Read More...]
Artist Fan Pages $25
Poodles Doodles is proud to present Artist Fan Pages for the ridiculously low price of $25, get yours now before the price goes up! Why have an artist fan page? Everyone knows that the more media presence you have the better known you will be. Using a Fan page to help you with your acting/singing/artistic career and watch your followers grow... Keep you calendar, add events, invite people to your … [Read More...]
