Archive for the ‘Blogging Life’ Category

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End of the year is a good time for reflection. My first blog was called “Color Noodle” launched December, 2008. April 2010 I switched blogging platforms to WordPress and decided to change to a new design and name, Color Budz. Have a hankerin’ to change things up again.

I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from posting. It’s time for a new beginnings. In order to provide a “full palette of color guidance™“, it helps to have a defined philosophy and point of view on color and design.

Won’t find the following terms in a dictionary but that doesn’t matter. What matters is how I’ve coined and defined them and how they will become meaningful -and hopefully useful- to you. 

Color•ography – My color approach goes beyond choosing pretty paint colors. Colorography™ is about dissecting color characteristics, deconstructing palettes and using color to create supportive envronments and customized …

Think I’ve mentioned before that I live on a mountain in the Chihuahuan Desert. It’s not like I live in the middle of nowhere, but kinda do. Pointing out where El Paso, Texas is located couldn’t be easier – it’s the farthest west corner of Texas. Mexico and New Mexico are minutes away.

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Chances are you are your own CMO, Chief Marketing Officer. To help you further understand how participating in social media can help expand your online presence and grow your business, I’m posting a super nifty chart.

Once you’re set up, it’s a matter of dedicating 15 to 30 minutes max per day. You may find you enjoy it!

I take social media seriously. I believe in it. I have decorating forums and message boards to thank for a very interesting and fabulously flourishing tribe. I appreciate every single person who has ever followed “funcolors” and continues to do so here on the blog, Color Budz.

Stats and quantifying your presence are important things to think about if you’re just now breaking into using social media to build a network.

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In 2009 I met (via phone) Maria Killam. She subsequently invited me for an interview on her blog, Colour Me Happy. Flattered and excited I, of course, accepted.

Almost one full year later and people are STILL talking about that interview!

I’m told it inspired many new ideas for many people and “lit a fire under a few butts that had grown complacent in their craft.”

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Here’s the no-nonsense check list you have been looking for! Click ‘read more’ for all the details about how to size and save pictures for your blog.