Archive for March, 2009

Weekend Getaway and Our First Anniversary

Posted on March 30, 2009 at 12:21pm by Jerad Hill 4 Comments

April 4th marks the first completed year of my marriage. Time goes by so fast, it seems as though we just got married but at the same time I feel like I have known my wife my whole life. (Slideshow at the bottom) This last weekend we got out of town. Mallory had never been…

Twittastic Networking in Modesto

Posted on March 24, 2009 at 11:10am by Jerad Hill 1 Comment

Last Wednesday about 50 Modesto locals collectively showed up at Hero’s Pizza to socialize and network. Those in attendance ranged from homemaker Moms to Presidents of large companies in our area. All of us had one thing in common, we all used the social network called Twitter. If you are unsure as to what this…

Photoshop Camera RAW Preset – Jerad’s 300 Look

Posted on March 18, 2009 at 1:08pm by Jerad Hill No Comment

This has to date been the most popular Photoshop tool I have created. This Camera RAW setting will give your images the appearance of the look from the movie 300. The tutorial for this preset has been featured on many websites. Download Jerad’s 300 Look Camera RAW Setting for Photoshop Here are instructions on how…

Photoshop Action – Bump those Colors!

Posted on March 18, 2009 at 12:56pm by Jerad Hill 1 Comment

Photoshop Action designed to bump the colors in your images. Gives it the effect that it was shot on Velvia Fujifilm. Download the Bump Those Colors Photoshop Action

Basic Sharpening Action for Photoshop

Posted on March 18, 2009 at 12:53pm by Jerad Hill No Comment

Basic Sharpening technique Action as seen in my Podcast titled “Basic Sharpening“. This Action will perform a Non-Destructive Sharpening Technique that is completely customizable. After running the action a dialog box will open giving you instructions on the options you have to customize the sharpening. Happy Sharpening!! Download The Basic Sharpening Action for Photoshop

Errors and Issues I incurred while setting up Magento

Posted on March 7, 2009 at 2:35pm by Jerad Hill No Comment

I am sure I am not the only person who has ever had issues setting up Magento. Magento is an amazing ecommerce system but is not very user friendly on the set up. Previous to trying Magento I was a 8 year user of OSCommerce. I have ran several installations of OSCommerce for my own…

Batch Resize Images in Photoshop

Posted on March 5, 2009 at 4:03pm by Jerad Hill 1 Comment

Photoshop makes it easy to take a group of images and resize them. In this tutorial I explain how to use the Image Processor in Photoshop to do just that.

Relationships Matter Most

Posted on March 3, 2009 at 5:23pm by Jerad Hill 2 Comments

In all aspects of life having a relationship of some sort with the other party helps. It helps in foreign affairs just as much as it does in dealing with your neighbor. Relationships are also key when it comes to promoting your business, products or services. Relationships help create substance and give that substance a…

Creating a Blog for Profit, My Path – Part 2

Posted on March 1, 2009 at 5:50pm by Jerad Hill 14 Comments
Creating a Blog for Profit, My Path – Part 2

First off let me mention that I truly believe if your 100% intention to start a blog for profit outweighs your desire to provide great content, you will fail. Your viewers/readers/listeners will sniff you out and walk right past you faster then the guy collecting signatures outside of Walmart. With that said here are a…