Category Archives: Tutorials

Tutorial – Editing Jewelry When You Cannot See It

I love Boom’s fabulous pastel ombre backless tees at Collabor88. The come in all shades of pastel and are as fresh as springtime. Before choosing this jewelry from Bliensen & Maitai, I tried on several other options, a couple of … Continue reading

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Ground Offset, where have you been all my SLife?

In the picture above, you can see that my hands are in the globe. I can fix that in Exodus as easy as 1, 2, 3. Click on the quick preferences in the lower left Find the ground offset option … Continue reading

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Chiaroscuro – a Lighting How-To

Reader and blogger Isabelli Anatine asked for a tutorial on how to get a chiaroscuro effect in Second Life photos and so here goes. First I started out the making myself a projector as I already explained how to do … Continue reading

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Marketing 401 for Bloggers

Well, now we are getting into “Do as I say, not as I do,” territory.  I am talking about Flickr. I use Flickr and I add a link to my blog in my description, but I know I could do … Continue reading

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Marketing 301 For Bloggers

Probably the most controversial subject for bloggers and blogger marketing is the relationship between bloggers and designers and review or promotional items that they may feature in their blogs. This is a topic fraught with misconceptions, angst, resentments and drama, … Continue reading

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Marketing 201 For Bloggers

A few months ago, Gidge did an intro to marketing for bloggers seeking to get the world out about their blog on different social networks. That social network marketing is a critical portion of marketing your blog, particularly in its … Continue reading

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How to Use FILTERCAM – Yeah It's A Tutorial

My friend and fellow blogger Gala and some other people have asked me what is this Filtercam thing that Cajsa and I (and some others) have been on about lately. It’s certainly not NEW but what is new is that … Continue reading

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IOF PSA: Marketing 101 for Bloggers – Social Networks

So after Cajsa did her unbelievably thorough marketing pieces for Creators (mostly fueled by frustration- don’t get us started) it was mulling through both our minds that not only do Creators need some sort of SOP for marketing success, so … Continue reading

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Fun With GOS Boots or HOW THE SHOE POLISH WORKS

One of the things I’ve learned in four years, is that you can never be sure that everyone GETS everything. I’ve been asked a couple of times recently if I knew how the boot polishes at GOS worked, so I … Continue reading

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IOF PSA: Marketing 201 for Creators

So your store is up and running. We can find your store from search and from your profile. Now it’s time to get the word out. In-World Marketing Groups: I am a group-a-phobe and have no real expertise on in-world … Continue reading

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