How to turn a low-resolution photo into a hot business card
Great new cards just in for Kathy at Akari Bungalows. Love the updated look and texture of the recycled paper. Call us when you are ready to update your business cards 360-642-4431
Just in Time For Holiday Mailing
The Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau’s 2014 Events Calendar Rack Cards arrived today on skids. Members can stop by the Visitor Center at the intersection of Hwys 101 and 103 in Seaview, WA to get some to add to holiday mailings.
Spam Wars: Group Email Addresses
Today’s installment of “Spam Wars” focuses on group, or role-based email addresses. Role-based addresses have traditionally been company addresses defined by a job rather than a person: secretary@, info@, security@, etc.. More recently, companies have been moving away from group addresses managed by several people to a more stable management…
Spam doesn’t just come in a can anymore
Quite a few of our clients have experienced a dramatic increase in spam in recent weeks. Spam rolls like that; it will hit one site HARD and then spider out to each of the links it finds there. Meanwhile, the servers that host all this spam traffic have to remain…
Site Connection Problems? You’re not alone.
04/23/13, 5:50 pm One of our servers, Merton, is experiencing problems caused by a denial of service attack. At this time, we are enabling hardware protection to help mitigate the attack. You may experience intermittent connectivity problems with the sites on this server until the attack subsides. There is a…
Legendary Locals of the Long Beach Peninsula
Sydney Stevens‘ newest book is out and includes our own Keleigh Schwartz. Follow the link to get your copy! Geographic isolation, abundant natural resources, and the challenging climate of Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula have shaped the strong character, individuality, and creativity of those who live there–from the First Peoples of…
Small Biz Saturday One Day Sale
Email webmaster@beachdog.com to get started or request a gift certificate (good through 1pm on Sunday, Nov 25, 2012).
CAN-SPAM Act
It’s important to be compliant when sending e-mail campaigns. Rules have been set by the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers, and breaking those rules could be costly. Violators may face penalties of up to $16,000 per each separate e-mail! It sounds scary, but compliance is rather simple. Following is…
Serif vs Sans Serif
We get this question from time to time so I thought I’d share an excerpt from Print Industry’s June newsletter: “Serif vs. Sans Serif” Typefaces and Legibility Serifs are the little strokes on the ends of letterforms. You will see them on such typefaces as Times, Baskerville, Garamond, and Palatino….
The Great Popcorn Challenge 2012 More Than Just Great Marketing.
The popcorn challenge started as a friendly banter between friends and competitors on facebook and I have to say when I first heard about it I thought it sounded like a fun friendly rivalry. This happens to be between Bob’s Sporting Goods and Dennis Company with great potential for cross…
