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Software Veterans Michel Goossens and Jary Carter join Magento to Spearhead Global Expansion

I must start this post with a sincere thank-you to the entire Magento community – customers, partners, developers and employees. You have all played an instrumental role in the remarkable growth we have experienced over the past year. We forecast a 300 percent growth in sales in 2010 with over 60,000 live Magento sites around the world built for the world’s best brands, the largest...

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How To Silo Your Website:The Sidebar

The following post is part of a series on How to Silo Your Website. You should review, How to Silo Your Website the Masthead, How to Silo Your Website the Breadcrumb, How to Silo Your Website the Content. For this part, we’ll be taking a look at the sidebar. You want to keep the sidebar content dynamic … IMHO the sidebar is the second most abused and misused part of a website...

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If Internet Marketing Was a Football Team: Position-by-Position Breakdown

College Football is back tonight with Utah vs. Pittsburgh. Other local games this weekend include BYU vs. Washington and Utah State vs. Oklahoma. Everything is right in the world again. In honor of college football’s return, here are the position-by-position starters if Internet marketing strategies made up a football team: Head Coach – Analytics and A/B Testing The head coach analyzes...

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Create Surreal Environment Inspired by the Inception Movie in Photoshop

[span]Editor’s Pick in Photoshop Tutorials[/span][br] Create an amazing Surreal Environment Inspired by the â??Inceptionâ?? Movie in Photoshop using layer mask, image adjustments, cloud rendering and various tools. Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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Photoshop Color Range Tool (Video Tuturial)

Using the color range tool in Photoshop to make accurate, local changes in your images Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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Domain Name Registration Method – Basic Guide

If you’re hesitating to browse this article, you will surely miss some important data about domain name registration. Many articles on this subject could be found on the net however the advantage of this write-up is that it’s straightforward and simple to understand… Type: Domain Names Level: All levels ...

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How to Create Intense Lighting Effects in Photoshop

In this tutorial, youâ??ll learn how introduce light streaks around your artworkâ??s subject using brushes, layer styles and line blends created in illustrator. Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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Create Glossy 3D Text using Xara 3D & Photoshop

This tutorial shows you how to create 3D text in Xara 3D and render it in Adobe Photoshop. Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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Design an Abstract Photo-Manipulation Using Adjustment Layers

In this tutorial you will learn how to layer adjustment layers and apply the effects to specific parts of your composition. Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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Motion Tools in Flash CS4, Part 2 (Video Tutorial)

In Part 2 of this 4-part series, Tom Green explores motion guides and motion paths in Flash CS4. Type: Flash Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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Background Designs (Video Tutorial)

This effect has become increasingly popular for use in designing backgrounds. By using the live trace effect, you can take any stock image and transform it into an outline that can be placed behind your main subject. Type: Illustrator Tutorial Level: Beginner ...

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Natural Link Building: Past, Present and (Predicting) The Future

A while ago I wrote my case study on how I listened to Google and failed. The post got a lot of attention from the SEO community. Many people wondered whether natural link building was really dead and what was the future of building natural links. I’ll try to answer some of those questions in this post. The statements below are a mix of my opinion/my personal observations. 1. Is There a...

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More Viral Marketing Ideas

Yesterday we took a look at some marketing ideas that went viral to a greater or lesser degree. We considered some of the factors that encouraged any particular viral marketing campaign to grow as we looked at approaches from Dropbox Dothetest.co.uk and BT. Now we ll look at some that I think of as modern classics…. Autodesk Software Download A Free Trial Of One Of Our Construction...

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SEO for eCommerce Part Two: Poor Site Structure

You have been waiting for it all summer and now it is finally here! My follow up post to SEO for eCommerce Part One: Content Woes. Before I go into details on the next biggest problem with eCommerce sites and search indexing, I will take a few minutes to reply to some of the questions that were asked after the last post. Question: Can you copy website content and then edit it? Yes you can copy...

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How to Create a Vintage Party Poster in Photoshop

[span]Editor’s Pick in Photoshop Tutorials[/span][br] A step-by-step description on how to create a poster using stock vectors, basic shapes and stock photos. Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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Web 2.0 Icons in Photoshop (Video Tuturial)

In this tutorial you will learn to create a Web 2.0 style icon in Photoshop. Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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3 Super Logo Keys: Make Your Small Business Look Big

If you are looking to buy logo for your business… this is your first great move in making your small business look big. You can browse through thousands of websites and buy logos for a tiny amount out of your pocket. Type: Hosting Services Level: All levels ...

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How To Create The Expendables Winged Skull Poster Art

In this tutorial you will learn how to create the expendables winged skull poster art Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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Text Effects: 3D Magnetic

This tutorial creates a way 3D cool effect in an "A" text Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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3D Retro Strip Design – Design Tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn to create a 3D Retro Strip in a series of simple steps. Type: Photoshop Tutorials Level: Beginner ...

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