Helen Bradley

You don’t need to look far on the Web to find infographics that showcase data in more compelling ways than you could possibly do with basic spreadsheet charts. Adding colorful infographics to your small business marketing strategy can help you deliver your message in a visually appealing way, thus making it—and your company—more memorable. Luckily […]

You don’t need to be a graphic designer to create great images for social media sites. Even if you don’t have a creative bone in your body you can make great images, and you can do it all in a fraction of the time that an expert might take. The secret lies in the tools […]

It’s ridiculously easy to find great photos on the Web. A simple Google image search brings up thousands of great photos matching just about any search phrase you can imagine. However, while finding great images is easy— finding ones that you can use legally for your business is a different matter. No business needs the […]

If you want to improve your business and solicit feedback from your website visitors, surveys can help you gather the information you need to better understand and serve your customers. Online tools make creating surveys easier than ever, and recently Microsoft added a survey tool to its Excel Web App. You can create surveys to […]

Google Drive (formerly known as Google Docs) is an increasingly popular alternative to Microsoft Office. It has all the basic features you’d expect of an office suite as well as a lot of features that aren’t immediately apparent. Here are seven things you probably didn’t know that you can do with Google Drive. 7 (More) […]

The Dropbox tag line is Your Stuff Anywhere, and that’s not far from the truth. While most people understand Dropbox is a place to store and share large documents, just how useful it is—and just how much you can bend it to your will—isn’t immediately apparent. We explain 10 cool ways to help you squeeze […]

Is your computer littered with sticky notes? Still writing reminder lists with pen and paper? If so, you may want to consider a digital makeover. Today’s powerful notepad applications can send your lists everywhere you go; write a note on your desktop, and it will sync automatically to your mobile devices. Store content from a […]

Where do you turn when you need to explain a simple technique or help someone with a software issue? While you could write a detailed email explaining the steps, often show-and-tell is quicker and more effective. Simple screen sharing software lets you show a remote user how to perform a task or fix a software […]

The PDF format is probably the most common file format for sharing and distributing documents. Most of us use PDFs every day at work and at home. Because of its ubiquity, you’ll find lots of free PDF readers—including Adobe’s own very popular Adobe Acrobat Reader. However when it comes to completing existing PDFs and creating […]

Watch the getting started videos to get an idea how to use Prezi and what a prezi looks like. Once you select a template, you can start working on your prezi and add the details for your slide show. You can add images, text and YouTube videos to any prezi, and you can also predetermine […]

Screenshots are a great way to help illustrate small business documents for your employees and clients. While the Print Screen key on Windows keyboards lets you quickly snap a photo of your computer screen, the results are basic and rather limited. If you want to capture entire Web pages, annotate screenshots or capture the cursor […]

It might seem as though the world has moved entirely online, but face-to-face interactions still involve exchanging business cards. Posting a letter still requires a letterhead and small business marketing still requires flyers and other printed collateral. In short, creating effective promotional materials still rates a place on the to-do list for most small business […]