Plug Boards! The list!

I am linked to Works for me Wednesday on Rocks in my Dryer.

First of all a plug board is a place that you can put a little picture and link for free to whatever site you want. Most have rules like family friendly only, so if you are not family friendly or G rated then might want to read the plug boards rules... and these are not always on the site it is on but the host site so look there too!

Flashy is best, in my opinion because it helps get you noticed, but too flashy can get you deleted or banned so might want look at the site a little. Standard size is 88 pixels by 31 pixels (though I have seen 50 by 50, 80 by 15 and 468 by 60 sizes as well, though more rarely).


Alphabetical order of sites:

(88 by 31)
artistic-touches.com
athomeresources.com
beadshak.net
blog.tizzalicious.com
cabwjohnson.blogspot.com
crittersnackz.com
iamtheprincess.com
indigoblah.blogspot.com
jackkyllscraps.blogspot.com
jenhintz.blogspot.com
mamamays.blogspot.com
mysticalaromas.com
outofthepinksky.net
perfectpartybycody.com
plugme.net
readybanner.com
shopwithamom.com
spirited-lady-boutique.com
thecinnamonhollow.com
thewahmshack.com
uniquecharm.net
virtualfreedom4you.com
wahparents.com


(468 by 60)
mysticalaromas.com
thecinnamonhollow.com
thewahmshack.com
wahparents.com
workfromhomeontheinternet.com


(80 by 15)
thecinnamonhollow.com

How to take GREAT photos!

These are some helpful hints on taking photos I have found and am sharing at Works for me Wednesday hosted by Rocks in my Dryer:

1. Take LOTS of photos! If it is grandkids, something you are trying to sell, or anything in between take a bunch of photos. I take about 100 photos for each of my yarns I have for sale and up towards 300 when doing a photo session for my little un. So glad I have a digital camera otherwise I am not sure what would happen to me!

2. Check out the background. It doesn't have to be Plain Jane but you don't want it to be too busy either. With children and pets this can not always be determined until after the photo is taken but in still life you can play a whole bunch.

3. Remember that you can crop! ok, so you don't like the weird person that is standing in the background of a photo. No problem, cut them out. Don't have a photo editing software? Look into getting The Gimp for free. And check out this tutorial page.

4. Look objectively at the photo. Look at the photo and ask yourself "how are my eyes traveling around the photo?" Are they centering in on what you want it to center in on? Do your eyes move around the photo? If so where? Are these places you want other peoples eyes to linger? Does the photo direct your eyes off the photo? If it does is that ok? And remember that a man's eyes move differently than a woman's eyes.

5. Color accuracy is important! Ok, not so much with people photos, but with something you are trying to sell online, you HAVE TO HAVE accurate colors, at least as accurate as possible.

Even more business stuff

Well, I have started doing my money stuff on GnuCash business wise (though really we are only at hobby at this point). I am finding it really easy to work with which is great. Just need to remember to save often due to my little daughters hands seeming to close windows on me at the worse possible moment... I love free software, esp free software that works really well.

Boring Business Stuff

Ok, so I am actually working on a business plan. I intend to actually post the thing on this blog some time next month (hey I am taking a forced break from teaching so I figure I might do this instead.). Anyway found this GREAT site that has all these helps on them. I am going though it all (and my oh my does it take forever!) and have already done the financial stuff for that two months I have been teaching. I am kinda dreading the business plan part of it. I would rather be designing!

In other news, computer is back, or should I say my hubby has set up one of the other 5 computers we own to work with the internet. He still needs his computer fixed though because he has SO much school stuff saved to it.