Twitter Link Roundup #145 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More Ross | September 14th, 2012
Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!
The image on the right shows a phenomenal corset tattoo. You can find photos of 55 more crazy and creative tattoos in the Design section below.
7 Habits of Highly Effective and Successful Entrepreneurs – http://crowdspring.co/OGOWB1
5 Warning Signs That Your Customer Service SUCKS - http://crowdspring.co/P5rCvZ
4 BIG Reasons You Should Be Posting to Your Facebook Page MORE Than 1x Per Day - http://crowdspring.co/TsMR0J
Good reminder on why it’s important to never breach your customers’ trust - http://crowdspring.co/UFSrLk
12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – http://crowdspring.co/Nq6dRJ
If You Want More Jobs, You Should Want More Immigrants – http://crowdspring.co/QIdnRa
Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – http://bit.ly/QxeG7C
3 Ways To Become An Authoritative Leader, Even If You’re Under 30 - http://crowdspring.co/Ng4Wwx
7 Habits of Highly Effective and Successful Entrepreneurs – http://crowdspring.co/OGOWB1
3 Ways To Become An Authoritative Leader, Even If You’re Under 30 - http://crowdspring.co/Ng4Wwx
High-Growth Firms Flourish in Unexpected Locations and Industries, Kauffman Studies Show - http://crowdspring.co/PdPGPg
29 Things I, as a designer, wish more tech startups knew – http://crowdspring.co/SqoyBj
In Defense Of The Lifetime Value (LTV) Formula – Forbes – http://hub.am/PeEbHk
After the Techcrunch bump: Life in the “Trough of Sorrow” – http://crowdspring.co/QdSei3
Advice I Wish I Could Have Given Myself 5 Years Ago – http://perfor.ms/OFZhwg
There Are No Shortcuts, It’s All Hard Work – http://crowdspring.co/PdQm74
If You Want More Jobs, You Should Want More Immigrants – http://crowdspring.co/QIdnRa
12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – http://crowdspring.co/Nq6dRJ
Convertible Debt - http://crowdspring.co/SsYGEW
Do You Need To Be A Jerk To Be A Successful Entrepreneur? – http://crowdspring.co/P7JqIK
Why Chicago is the Best Place to Start a Digital Startup - http://crowdspring.co/OtX1sz
Must read for entrepreneurs – phenomenally detailed post about an $18 million raise - http://crowdspring.co/Pfo7Xb
Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – http://bit.ly/QxeG7C
Good reminder about the false promise of vanity milestones - http://crowdspring.co/OEHSER
“desperation for software talent has moved even small and midsize tech companies to make acqui-hires.” – http://crowdspring.co/U9bU4Y
Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? - http://crowdspring.co/OEHBlv
5 Warning Signs That Your Customer Service SUCKS - http://crowdspring.co/P5rCvZ
“Once you stop trying to please everyone … you will build a much stronger brand, and business.” - http://crowdspring.co/PgStFx
Good reminder on why it’s important to never breach your customers’ trust - http://crowdspring.co/UFSrLk
Why context is so important – http://crowdspring.co/P7JVT9
It’s Not Just Technical Debt; Everything Gets Painful & Slow as You Scale - http://crowdspring.co/PgSmd9
“Research shows that small-group dynamics can alter expression of IQ … dramatically dropping problem-solving ability” – http://crowdspring.co/RFrYyC
Notes & signals: an investors debate – http://crowdspring.co/StED9r
Excellent post about the differences between 500 Startups and Y Combinator - http://crowdspring.co/PgWsls
For context on the above post, you should read the original post - http://crowdspring.co/PgWIAU
We should embrace more immigrants to spur growth - http://crowdspring.co/PgTIUZ
Good post about Bezos, the new Kindle Fire, and Amazon’s future - http://crowdspring.co/PgUiSU
“These days, investors want to hear about the revenue you’re generating, not the traffic.” - http://crowdspring.co/Pntns1
Game Maker Without a Rule Book - http://crowdspring.co/PfgekA
What is success? – http://crowdspring.co/OEFwWC
Andrew Mason talks about Groupon’s growth and growing up - http://crowdspring.co/PfiTL5
4 BIG Reasons You Should Be Posting to Your Facebook Page MORE Than 1x Per Day - http://crowdspring.co/TsMR0J
Why the Social Media Revolution Is About to Get a Little Less Awesome - http://crowdspring.co/PnsYWt
Attack of the Ad Nerds: Millennials Bring New Passion to Agencies – http://crowdspring.co/P7ItA2
Can’t Get You Out of My Head-The history of advertising jingles, a truly American art form - http://crowdspring.co/Pfj0GG
Investing in SEO: Marketers are Doing More SEO Than They Think – http://crowdspring.co/PflpRE
“Product searches on Amazon have grown 73 percent over the last year while searches on Google Shopping have been flat” – http://crowdspring.co/UFUVcB
4 BIG Reasons You Should Be Posting to Your Facebook Page MORE Than 1x Per Day - http://crowdspring.co/TsMR0J
20 New High-Quality Free Fonts for Use in Design Projects - http://crowdspring.co/OMkaXj
20 Photoshop Tutorials for Designing Business Cards – http://bit.ly/QxjhGU
New Collection of Free Fonts to Download – http://crowdspring.co/NqH89a
35+ Amazing Photoshop Photo Effects Tutorials - http://bit.ly/QxjABr
20 Extremely good free fonts for your designs - http://bit.ly/QCjZjO
35 Awesome Letterhead Designs For Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/NqHfl5
29 Things I, as a designer, wish more tech startups knew – http://crowdspring.co/SqoyBj
7 Super Sexy Fonts for Your Designs - http://bit.ly/QxjLwG
30 Awesome Poster Designs Inspiration - http://bit.ly/QCkcDC
50 Wickedly Fantastic Business Card Designs - http://bit.ly/RI1oVE
14 Great Product Packaging Designs - http://crowdspring.co/NqHi0k
25 Free Professional Fonts for Graphic and Web Designers – Download - http://crowdspring.co/NqH3Ck
A roundup of great icon fonts - http://bit.ly/PeBVhd
25 Creative and Beautiful Poster Design examples for your inspiration - http://crowdspring.co/NqH0qp
The Ultimate Guide to Digital Signage Design - http://bit.ly/PeCd83
55 of the craziest and most amazing tattoo designs for men and women - http://crowdspring.co/NqGYyP
Your Most Important Typographic Choices - http://bit.ly/OABfTW
7 Elegant Fonts You Simply Must Use - http://bit.ly/OAARFf
60 Outstanding Sets of Photoshop Tech Brushes – http://bit.ly/RI1c8N
Free High Resolution Collection of Ultimate Textures – http://bit.ly/Qxj86a
14 Great Product Packaging Designs - http://bit.ly/QxivcM
Smart And Effective Package Designs Created By Designers – http://bit.ly/QxjppK
Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/1ySfi
Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/XTLkS
30+ Amazing Photography Logo Designs For Your Inspiration – http://bit.ly/QxiTrU
55 Creative Fashion Themed Logo Designs for your inspiration – http://bit.ly/Qxk5vf
20 New High-Quality Free Fonts for Use in Design Projects - http://crowdspring.co/OMkaXj
7 Super Sexy Fonts for Your Designs - http://bit.ly/QxjLwG
7 Elegant Fonts You Simply Must Use - http://bit.ly/OAARFf
20 Extremely good free fonts for your designs - http://bit.ly/QCjZjO
25 Free Professional Fonts for Graphic and Web Designers – Download - http://crowdspring.co/NqH3Ck
10 Things To Know About Images In Web Design – http://bit.ly/Qxkazc
15 Special Parallax Scrolling Examples that are “Object-Oriented” – http://bit.ly/QCk7jm
A roundup of great icon fonts - http://bit.ly/PeBVhd
10 Free Progress Bar PSD and Page Loading Bar PSD – http://bit.ly/QCkpql
25 Free Professional Fonts for Graphic and Web Designers – Download - http://crowdspring.co/NqH3Ck
20 Beautiful E-Commerce Website Designs - http://bit.ly/RLKH6j
40 Fresh Web Designs For Your Inspiration - http://bit.ly/RI1I6O
45 Examples of Sleek Contact Forms in Web Design – http://crowdspring.co/NqGRmT
23 Great Examples of White Usage in Web Design – http://bit.ly/RI11uh
30 Dark Web Designs - http://bit.ly/RLKqQK
A Guide To iOS SDK For Web Designers - http://bit.ly/PeCrvE
25 Beautiful Examples of Pricing Tables - http://bit.ly/RI01GE
How to Steal Killer Sales Copy Straight from Your Prospects’ Mouths – http://crowdspring.co/Skkso7
I love this multi-user feature on the new Kindle Fire. Anyone with kids will appreciate it - http://crowdspring.co/NR6qip
Interesting that 6 of top 10 cities with happiest young professionals are in California - http://crowdspring.co/OgveA1
The Weatherman Is Not a Moron – http://crowdspring.co/UFV9jT
Interview with Mike Samson about crowdSPRING – http://crowdspring.co/OGS3sB
This explains why Zynga games constantly spam Facebook users – http://crowdspring.co/UKYJsZ
Excellent review of the 7” Kindle Fire (from the Verge) – http://crowdspring.co/PgTvkK
Why Men Fail - http://crowdspring.co/QaVBX0
What Is It About an Elephant’s Tusks That Make Them So Valuable? - http://crowdspring.co/PRTzbn
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
