Lately, I’ve been in a season of upgrading my camera body and lens kit with a clear intention: to focus more deeply on video storytelling. Not just sharper footage or better low-light performance, but stories that feel lived-in, human, and worth returning to. The LGBTQ+ Lumberjack Christmas Tree Pick-Up felt like the perfect place to […]
Answering the Call: My Journey to the ISA World Masters Championships
I wasn’t expecting my life to shift on an ordinary Saturday evening — but that’s exactly what happened. I was sitting at home, settling into a quiet weekend, when a text came through asking if I could represent Team USA at the ISA World Masters Championships. It stopped me in my tracks. There are plenty […]
Life Lessons Through Surfing
Surfing has taught me so much about life. 1. Perseverance – 90% of surfing is paddling. Some days the waves are relentless and if you want to make it to the outside to catch waves, you have to keep paddling, you’ve got to kick, you’ve got to duck dive deep, and keep going. 2. Patience […]
How to Use the Facebook Debugging Tool
You know when you get really excited to post your new blog article on Facebook and when you do you don’t see the image you want? There are a couple ways to fix this, but one way is to preview your post first using the Facebook debugging tool so you know what your post […]
Top 3 Favorite Free Online Tools
There are so many tools out there that make your life so much easier. Whether you’re making a social media post, hunting down an image for a blog post, or keeping track of all your projects, there are free tools out there available. 1. Canva Sometimes you need a graphic fast and you don’t […]
How to Automate Google Plus Using an RSS Feed
If your reading this article you are probably thinking that there are way too many social media platforms to keep up with and you know Google Plus is important to maintain for search results, but it’s not your most important focus for brand marketing. Let’s make your life easier by implementing an RSS feed to […]
5 Ways Search and Social Work Together
For the longest time SEO was a technical approach to gaming Google’s system and it was thought to be operated in a dark basement by some tech nerd. Which was probably true, but as the internet has evolved so has the meaning of search engine optimization.
[Infographic] How Google Determines Search Results
When people hear SEO they often freeze up and immediately think it’s a tech thing they’ll never understand. But really it’s a combination of content and social promotionContinue reading
8 Secrets for Getting Outreach Content Published Faster
Contributing to blogs, news sites and industry magazines isn’t anything new and it’s not going away even after the statement Matt Cutts said about guest blogging. That’s because guest blogging isn’t dead, being a Spammy McSpammer who only guest blogs to build links is dead. Writing for related industry publications is a great way for […]