You might start off by asking yourself what graphic design even is, or if it’s even important. You might think that it’s just how something looks, and end there. But it’s far more than just the visual component of an app or a website. Advances in tech and societal trends have equal weight in...
Small business owners can use all the help they can get to be more productive. That's why Adobe created Adobe Scan: The free scan app that's making the lives of small business owners everywhere easier! Want to learn more about Adobe Scan? In partnership with Adobe, join Smart Hustle Magazine's publisher Ramon Ray on August 2nd...
While many people consider LinkedIn to be high up on their list of trustworthy social media platforms, it isn’t necessarily the first place they think of to share their visual content. But LinkedIn has just announced that it is rolling out the ability to natively share video content via its mobile app. Currently testing...
I recently built YourSizzleVideo.com. To build the service I hired an amazing web development team and spent a few weeks building the front end (design) and backend (programming). Using WixCode it looks like I could have done a lot of the work myself, or relied on a web developer but had it built faster...
When you went into business for yourself, you probably didn’t envision how difficult it would be to maintain productivity throughout the workday. Let’s face it: without a bunch of corporate bigwigs breathing down your neck, what sort of fire is there to spur you on to work at 100% every day when you are...
Last week I spoke with Raju Vegesna, Chief Evangelist for Zoho about the new and revamped Zoho. Zoho has upgraded it's entire suite of applications and is introducing Zoho One. I'll tell you about Zoho One - but that is NOT the secret sauce to Zoho's mojo. According to the press release, Zoho One is an all-in- one...
For large multinational companies and enterprises, issues in creating high-quality content and interactive media are rare. But for the small business entrepreneur, it’s a different story. I spoke recently with Josh Koppel, the founder of Scrollmotion, about this very disconnect between small and large business capabilities and how his company’s iPad app is trying to...
Over the past decade, there has been an enormous shift in the jobs landscape, with more and more people choosing to enter what we now call the gig economy. Freelancing has become highly desirable among professionals looking for more autonomy and flexibility in their work lives, while individuals looking to hire skilled professionals for...
As a customer, I've had quite a few customer service interactions that quickly went south. Most often, the agent simply could not make that connection with me, and the exchange pretty much ended with displeasure. Did they not understand what my question was? Were they not the best person to answer my question? How...
As a small business owner, you are probably used to juggling projects and tasks. Everyone has their own methods, but if your memory, email or to-do list has ever failed you, you probably wondered if there is a better way. The good news: there is! The technology is called project management software, and it helps...
