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Introducing Copy & Paste

Placeport makes your life even easier: With just one click on the new “Duplicate” option of a block Placeport automagically creates a perfect copy of the selected block. From now on, you will never do the same things over and over again. Save yourself time and effort with an increased productivity of up to 80…

You Can Have an Easy Life or an Awesome One. Choose Wisely.

A few years back after one of my more impassioned lectures, a young buck in the back row raised his hand. “I understand what you’re saying about taking risks in your career, but I’ve got rent to pay.” he said. I was shocked by his defeatist attitude, saddened at how the practicalities of life had already…

Never Stop Learning: How Self-Education Creates a Bullet-Proof Career

Business writer Tom Peters once said, “A career is a portfolio of projects that teach you new skills, gain you new expertise, develop new capabilities, grow your colleague set, and constantly reinvent you as a brand.” At the heart of expanding your social graph and reinventing yourself is an unquenchable desire to learn—a mindset that…

The 5 Common Characteristics of Ideas That Spread

Your success as a creative depends not only on coming up with great ideas and making them happen, but also with getting those ideas adopted by your target audience. Whether it’s the buying public, an art dealer, or just your direct supervisor, getting your work off of your hard drive and into the world is…

A Better Placeport Experience

Placeport has got many improvements we think you’ll enjoy. We hope you will fall in love with the brand new Placeport user interface as soon as you see it. Not only did the Visual Editor get a new paint job, but we have also made dragging, animations, and general usage feel much more snappy and responsive. Experience it yourself and be surprised!

How To Accomplish More By Doing Less

Two people of equal skill work in the same office. For the sake of comparison, let’s say both arrive at work at 9am each day, and leave at 7 p.m. In truth, a 10-hour workday is too long, but in most companies long hours are the norm at the management level. Bill works his 10…

Remaining Adaptable

Innovation in technology affects every creative field. We provide the following advice: Keep learning Take the time to study upcoming technology and understand the implications for your field. It is better to be ahead of the curve than left behind. Experiment Even if you do not fully understand the new technology, give yourself some technical…

The Unpredictable Consequences of Using Money as an Incentive

It seems like common sense: a larger reward encourages a greater effort. So if you need to inspire a person or team to strive harder, an obvious tactic is to offer more money. Reality, however, is not that simple. Even the mere mention of money can be enough to change our mindset: It has the…

4 Creative Ways to Attract More Visitors to Your Website

“How can I get more website visitors?” This is one of the most common questions I hear from clients, frustrated at the lack of business their website brings them. Often, there isn’t much wrong with the site iteslf — it’s professionally designed, and the portfolio is full of gorgeous work. But it just sits there,…

Placeport Launch Day: First impressions

It’s been a very exhilirating week. Since launching Placeport a few days ago, we’ve had some exciting feedback, are fortunate to have some great new partners and clients using Placeport, and now have some excited pioneers from all around the world, each building their own unique business website, using the Placeport Visual Website Manager. The…

Build your own website for only $69 a month. Try Placeport free for 30 days.

Build your own website for only $69 a month.

Try Placeport free for 30 days.

Build your own website for only $69 a month. Try Placeport free for 30 days.