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Five Ways to Shop Local Using the Internet

March 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Make an effort to shop local, support small businesses in your neighborhood, and save money!

If one of your green goals is to shop local and support more businesses in your area, you do not have to abandon the Internet altogether. You can use the web to locate the best shops, services, and restaurants in your area. Research local gems and avoid dud spots using these five sites: LocalHarvest.org This site contains the most complete listings of local farms, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), farmer’s markets, and restaurants that serve local fare. You can often get great deals ... Continue Reading

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Ten Advantages of Using a Clothes Line

March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Using a clothes line provides crisper cottons and whiter whites, while allowing you to save money and help the environment.

I've recently started hanging all of my laundry outside on a clothes line to dry. It's a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly way of doing the family wash. My cottons are crisp and fresh-smelling, my whites are whiter, and I know my clothes will last longer. But that's not all. Here are the top ten advantages I've found to using a clothes line: Save money on your energy bill. Using the dryer adds approximately $1500 to your energy bill over its lifetime. It is one of the biggest ... Continue Reading

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7 Ways to Enhance Your Blog Using Images

September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Bloggers can appeal to their readers by effectively using images.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your blog? It is well-known that successful blogs are developed by regularly posting remarkable content. By providing relevant, valuable information, blog authors are able to draw in and engage readers. However, there is a lesser-known way that truly successful bloggers use to appeal to readers: effectively using images. If you are looking for additional ways to attract, engage, and retain your blog readers, here are 7 ways to enhance your blog using ... Continue Reading

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Tips for Using Your Smart Phone to Take Great Photos

September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Get amazing photos with your smart phone by following these basic guidelines.

You might be surprised to hear that you don't necessarily need one of those elaborate digital cameras with a huge lens to capture incredible pictures. Instead you can tap into the power of a great tool you already may own: your iPhone, Blackberry, or other handheld mobile device. Whether at a distance or up close, whether you are snapping people’s faces, outdoor vacation scenery, your child in action, or even a product for a post on your blog, it's not as hard as you think. As a mom who ... Continue Reading

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Using a Blogging Platform Software on your Website

August 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Join major companies in choosing a blogging platform, such as WordPress, to make running your web site easier.

Over the past few years there has been a trend of major websites dropping traditional HTML based websites in favor of CMS (Content Management Software) sites such as WordPress. This is good for the company, the web designer, and whoever is responsible for maintaining the website. Some of the major websites using WordPress for their content management include: eBay – The eBay Ink blog is the company’s main blog. eBay’s Social Media Strategist and Chief Blogger told me the blog was ... Continue Reading

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