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		<title>Video Tutorial: Batch Processing In Photoshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is quite common for us to need to make a repetitive change to a large number of photos. This can be very time consuming and mind numbing task. I ran into a video the other day by Brian Getting of Practical eCommerce that I thought I&#8217;d share that shows how to automate repetitive processing tasks in Photoshop.

http://bannerrep.com/videos/tutorial_PS4/batch_processing.mov

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		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/08/25/video-tutorial-batch-processing-in-photoshop/</link>
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		<title>What it means to artist websites now that Google can index Flash content.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Historically, much of the Flash-based content on the web has been unavailable in search results due to search engines inability to extract content, such as text and links, from Flash (SWF) files. This situation has been frustrating for web developers and artists alike who have tried to come up with workarounds to help get search [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/07/16/what-it-means-to-artist-websites-now-that-google-can-index-flash-content/</link>
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		<title>Finding Art Display and Gallery Opportunities Just Got Easier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hat tip to 
Erik Deckers for making me aware of this:
DoubleShot Studio recently announced the launch of 
ArtPerk.com, a new website for artists seeking to locate display opportunities and gallery openings. ArtPerk lists opportunities throughout the nation and offers unique features to help artists find show opportunities in a quick, user-friendly way.
Artists seeking shows to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/07/11/finding-art-display-and-gallery-opportunities-just-got-easier/</link>
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		<title>Things to consider before adding music to your site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently noticed that there seems to be a growing trend for professional artists to have &#8220;relaxing&#8221; music played while visitors view their website.  I think this resurgence of having music on your website, comes from people believing that everyone has a boardband connection, which of course is not true. This is similar to what happened with personal web sites [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/06/24/things-to-consider-before-adding-music-to-your-site/</link>
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		<title>Reducing sales friction online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was catching up on email and had the following persuasive element used by cafepress.com brought to my attention today. 

This is an awesome example for how to address concerns clothes buyers might have who are worried about both how a shirt might fit and how thick or thin a shirt is that they are buying. As someone who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/06/17/reducing-sales-friction-online/</link>
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		<title>Steering your online small business through a tough economy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Economic waves rise and fall and Internet retailers are as vulnerable to capsizing as any business. Why do some local businesses seem to ride it out more easily than others? What can you do to help your business stick around until the next break in the storm? It’s time take a look at the many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/06/12/steering-your-online-small-business-through-a-tough-economy/</link>
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		<title>Tips to improve your company&#8217;s image through E-mails and Voicemails‏</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw a great article by the Professional Photographers of America today, which I thought I&#8217;d share some of the key points that they brought up on how to stop losing leads at the beginning of your sales process. 
 
While it’s the big things like the quality of your products and services or your pricing policies that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/06/09/tips-to-improve-your-companys-image-through-e-mails-and-voicemails%e2%80%8f/</link>
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		<title>Why your &#8220;about us&#8221; page matters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The buying cycle includes at least four distinct phases. Each involves important information about your company and its products and services.
This is why you can&#8217;t overlook the importance of your &#8216;About Us&#8217; pages, especially during the key negotiation phase. Although it might not solely make a purchase, a bad &#8216;About Us&#8217; page can definitely stop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/06/06/why-your-about-us-page-matters/</link>
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		<title>How to make an offer on a domain name that you do not own</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Domain Name - Buying and Selling a Domain Name
Over the past several years there has been a boom in domain name speculation, and as a result, it is very possible that the domain name you want is no longer available. If you have searched for every possible domain name you can think of, only to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/06/05/how-to-make-an-offer-on-a-domain-name-that-you-do-not-own/</link>
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		<title>Two views on how to handle delivery issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been following an interesting thread on how to deal with delivery issues with item sold online that I thought would be appropriate to share. Below are the experiences of two vendors in how they have chosen to deal with the challenges of shipping and confirming delivery of their products.
We (John Wagner of Jewelex.com) uses the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.criticalexposure.com/2008/05/31/two-views-on-how-to-handle-delivery-issues/</link>
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