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From the fwiw department:

Ever wonder why we keep asking you to click on the Facebook like "Likes"? 8871884863?profile=original

Actually I wasn't even sure myself but now have the answer. Hint: it makes the item go "viral" and put that post on other sites, insuring that if you are doing some publicity ("I'm going to be at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts this week," e.g.,), your friends find out, their friends find out, etc.

Here's a video that explains this better:

Why Liking Things on Facebook is more important than you think...

While you're reading, please "Like" this post...

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In my area of the country the last week of July and early August are times for artists to catch their breath before they head back to the lucrative fall shows. In the spirit of making good use of time "off" I'm directing you to some information on getting your website up and running from my favorite web guru Scott Fox:

How Much Does it Cost to Build a Web Site for Business Today?
Watch this short video for my answer including the costs of free web site hosting services Wordpress, Weebly, and Blogger, plus the costs of paid web site builders like Typepad, Wix, Citymax, and more. These are all cost-effective web site building hosting services you can use to start a new web site business online.


Here's the teaser -- in actuality it can be fr*ee. I started my first blog on a free site and it was terrific and got me started.


Check out the link and video: http://www.scottfox.com/2010/07/how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-web-site-video.html



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