Archive for August, 2010

Why I Buy Locally Most of the Time

Posted on August 31, 2010 at 3:02am by Jerad Hill 1 Comment

I am a huge advocate of shopping locally. I believe that we are becoming less and less of a small business friendly nation. The United States was built on Small Business, but due to convenience and the must have it now mentality, it is hard for small business to compete. Because many small businesses have…

5 Small Business SEO Tips for Higher Search Engine Ranking

Posted on August 16, 2010 at 9:00am by Jerad Hill 3 Comments

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a long process of organizing content, building links, and researching. Because most people have no idea what SEO really is, companies have found ways to charge for it with out really providing much end result. The best option is for you to do it yourself or work with someone local…

Apple’s Magic Trackpad, a Website Designer and Photographers Thoughts

Posted on August 10, 2010 at 8:52pm by Jerad Hill 5 Comments

It finally came in. My glorious flat little magical device. I thought I would share some of my thoughts on how this little device works and how it will help me as a website designer and photographer. The Magic Trackpad is a desktop version of what the newer Macbook and Macbook Pro model Apple laptops…

Wedding Photographers, a Brides Guide to Booking One

Posted on August 10, 2010 at 7:25pm by Jerad Hill 3 Comments

Since I began my (slash) Photography career I have heard many stories from others about their experience with Photographers. Depending on who I am talking to, some of those stories are funny, some creepy and others outright sad. My wife and I have acquired many married friends since our own wedding who have shared their…

Slash Careers

Posted on August 10, 2010 at 12:31pm by Jerad Hill 1 Comment

I want to write more about this later… I am often asked what I do and I usually refer to myself as a Wedding Photographer and Website Designer. That answer is followed up by the question, which do you enjoy more? Which is a much more difficult question to answer. Many of us are wearing…

My little guy is 2 months today!

Posted on August 5, 2010 at 9:07am by Jerad Hill No Comment
My little guy is 2 months today!

My little guy is 2 months old today.

Real Estate Video Virtual Tour First Attempt

Posted on August 4, 2010 at 9:33pm by Jerad Hill 1 Comment

I was given the opportunity to help a Realtor friend of mine out with some promotion for a nice home in Del Rio Country Club’s River Nine Community (I also built the website for DiscoverRiverNine.Com). I had just purchased a Glidecam HD-4000 and decided to learn how to use it on the fly. I feel…

Tech Advice: Recovering Lost Files From Devices

Posted on August 3, 2010 at 9:59pm by Jerad Hill No Comment

I get emails pretty often that start out like this: HALP! I deleted my music on accident, can you help me get it back? Music, Photos, or any precious file(s) can be restored (maybe) if you take action quickly. The following will (should, maybe) work on all media devices such as iPhones, iPods, External Hard…

Square Fix for iPhone 4

Posted on August 3, 2010 at 8:25pm by Jerad Hill 5 Comments

If you have a Square card reader from squareup.com and an iPhone 4 then you have probably been a bit frustrated with it not working out to well. The problem is the metal to metal contact of the Square reader and the iPhone 4 metal antenna. Yes the antenna curse effects more then just your…