The official Musings of Jerad Hill a Photographer and Web Designer from Modesto.

What If Starbucks Marketed Like Churches?

Jerad Hill — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:45:23 +0000

Funny little moments in this video that remind me of moments I have had at church with others. This is great.

Modesto Ripon Riverbank and back, 36 miles

Jerad Hill — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:57:41 +0000

I spent a lot of time on a bike today. This morning I got to the gym for a 5am spin class. I rode 12 miles there. Then I worked until 3pm, rode six miles to meet up with some friends and then rode 30 miles. For some reason RunKeeper did not record from my house to my buddy’s house on the same trip. Runkeeper was a little inconsistent this ride.

Start Time: 11/10/08 3:29 pm
End Time: 11/10/08 5:22 pm
Elapsed Time: 1:52:58
Distance: 36.20 mi
Avg Pace: 3:44 / mi
Avg Speed: 16.04 mph
Total Rise: 840 ft

How to get listed locally in Google, Yelp and Yahoo.

Jerad Hill — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:32:49 +0000

It doesn’t take a web professional to get your business listed in Google, Yelp and Yahoo. In this video I will walk you through the process of listing your business with these websites.

Download How to get listed locally in Google, Yelp and Yahoo.

37 Mile Ride today

Jerad Hill — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:41:39 +0000

Today I went for a ride by myself. I had an idea of how far I wanted to ride but did not think I would actually tackle the distance. This last week I completed a 33 mile ride on Tuesday morning and a 28 mile ride Wednesday afternoon. I am enjoying riding more each time I complete a ride. Keep in mind I am riding a single gear track bike.

The distance: 36.92 Miles
Average speed: 17.24 MPH
Average pace: 3.29 miles
Total Time: 2hr 8mins.

Get control of your Inbox

Jerad Hill — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:01:37 +0000

There was a time in my life when email handling would bring my productivity to a standstill. It was often that I put off an email response because I believed it deserved more time then I had to offer at that moment. The problem that brought is that I often forgot or the email became buried under many others. Over the years I have found that any response to an email is better then a good response at a later time. Last year I was receiving a great deal of emails inquiring about pricing and packages I offer for wedding photography services. Each email was unique enough that a boxed answer or saved response would not be sufficient. Emails were falling through the cracks. Often it was weeks before I responded due to being so far behind. Brides act quicker then that. Besides that, I was guilty of saving emails after I respond to them. I would have 100 or so in my inbox that I kept there in case a response came back with out the first communication attached to it. When that grew to difficult to manage I set up folders in my email application to keep them organized. I never went inside those folders. If I need to find something, a quick search would bring me what I desired thus rendering the organization of my emails pointless. It would be no different if they were all in one folder. After watching the InboxZero video I decided to implement that as my new policy for email handling. On occasion I backslide, but it does not take as much effort to get back to an empty inbox as it used to. For a person who receives 50-100 legitimate emails a day and 4-5000 in spam, inboxzero has helped me beyond measure. I suggest you watch this video and use from it what you believe would work for you.

What is this recession you speak of?

Jerad Hill — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:16:07 +0000

Add value, not discounts.

What Recession?

Your advertising = Fail

Jerad Hill — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:16:16 +0000

In a downturn market it is very easy to think that we should go out into the back yard and dig up the stash we were saving for a big advertising campaign. However I believe that in the market we are in today, that would prove futile. I am a huge believer in community. I do not believe in hit or miss marketing. Huge newspaper and yellowpage ads are the way of the past. Watch this video; Gary V does a great job of illustrating my point.

Thrive in this Recession

Jerad Hill — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:30:44 +0000

It is all to easy to fall into the all to familiar survivor mode when money seems tight. I would like to offer a different approach to take. Rather then sit back and hide in the corner until it’s over try making the most of the situation. Today I am talking about how to thrive in this so called recession we are experiencing.

Thrive in this Recession

ModestoBuzz.Com

Jerad Hill — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:23:33 +0000

ModestoBuzz.com is a social blog website run by Roy McKenzie. I say Social Blog because this blog allows you to register as a author and post content to it. I think it’s a great idea. Our local newspaper’s website allows you to post comments to stories they write but there is nothing in Modesto that allows users to post content of their own. Content ranges from posting something you are selling to specials going on at local businesses. I like where this blog is going. A while back I wanted to do a video podcast reviewing local businesses. We need something like this in Modesto, I hope it takes off and people start making use of it. Good work!

Ordered a new fixie

Jerad Hill — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:44:06 +0000

I did it, finally after months of fretting over what to get, where to get it from and how much to spend. Deciding to order a fixed gear bike also saved me a bunch of money. I’m sure in the future, probably near, I will purchase a road bike. The Central Valley is pretty flat and a fixed gear bike will do just fine. A friend of mine has a fixed gear bike and rides it everywhere, part of my inspiration for wanting a fixie is because I totally dig his bike.

So I ordered a 2009 Motobecane Messenger from BikesDirect.Com. Anybody have any experience ordering from them? I ordered the bike in Orange, because I didn’t like the red and am not really into black frames. I used to bike a lot when I was younger. Whenever I had a black frame, I would crash a lot.

Here are two images from their website:

Can’t wait for it to get here.