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Welcome to the New FrancineKizner.com

May 7, 2009 in Blog by Francine

I can never seem to go too long without redesigning my site. This will be its fourth major iteration in the past five years, and boy has it come a long way! From my first site built entirely in Word and Photoshop to one I built in Dreamweaver to my first and now second WordPress [...]

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Mom Invented

May 5, 2009 in Web Design by Francine

MomInventors.com, the site for Mom Invented, is a magazine-style WordPress site with lots of custom widgets and templates. The theme is built on Mimbo Pro 2, has ad spots throughout the site, encourages a lot of reader interaction and has a custom newsletter for its RSS feed.

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Amplifier Strategies

May 1, 2009 in Web Design by Francine

AmplifierStrategies.com, the website for professional philanthropic investment services company Amplifier Strategies, was built on WordPress with a theme I created very loosely based on a Revolution theme (no longer available) that I then customized with a custom color scheme, widgets, images and more.

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Measure Your Twitter Impact

May 1, 2009 in AllBusiness by Francine

Though the Ashton Kutcher-CNN race to 1 million followers brought a lot of hype to Twitter, your follower number isn’t the only metric you should be looking at to determine how successful you are on the popular social networking site. Check out the following analytics tools that can help you get a better picture of your Twitter activity, from how many people are retweeting your messages to how you stack up against other users.

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10 Tips for Getting Found on Twitter

April 23, 2009 in AllBusiness by Francine

Twitter is a powerful communications and marketing tool, but it’s all too easy to get lost in the chatter. By applying these simple search engine optimization practices to your tweeting, people will be able to find you more easily, and you’ll gain more followers for it.

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  • About Francine

    Francine Kizner

    Francine is a writer, web editor, consultant and designer focusing on bringing great sites to small businesses while teaching business owners about new media and technology. She lives in Los Angeles and paints, draws and takes on other creative pursuits in her spare time... Read More