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Funeral Home Websites Training Videos: Resize Obit Photos

2010-10-04T21:24:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Resizing Obituary Photos Online with Picnik.com

Step By Step Actions

Go to http://picnik.com/app
Click Upload a photo (browse for it)
Resize the photo
- (must be larger than 150 x 200)
Crop the photo to 150 x 200
Click “Save & Share” & then “Save Photo”

For More Information…
About Funeral Home Websites and Training Videos, visit:
www.FuneralFuturistWebsites.com

And if you have a question, email it to:
questions@funeralfuturist.com

Funeral Home Website Training Series
By Robin Heppell, CFSP

Free Funeral Marketing Tips | Create Your Facebook URL

2010-05-07T13:05:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos: Resize Obit Photos

2010-05-01T15:44:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Online Image Resizing with: WebResizer.com

Step By Step Actions

Go to http://webresizer.com/resizer
Browse for you image & upload it
Specify any settings you want
Click “Apply Changes”
Click “Download this Image”

For More Information…
About Funeral Home Websites and Training Videos, visit:
www.FuneralFuturistWebsites.com

And if you have a question, email it to:
questions@funeralfuturist.com

Funeral Home Website Training Series
By Robin Heppell, CFSP

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos: Add Photos to Obits

2010-04-23T17:32:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Adding Multiple Photos to An Obituary

Step By Step Actions

Open Obituary Notice: Posts > Edit
Set you cursor in the body of the obituary where you want the photo to be inserted
Click on “Add An Image”
Select File: Open
Click “Insert into Post”
Click “Update Post”

For More Information…
About Funeral Home Websites and Training Videos, visit:
www.FuneralFuturistWebsites.com

And if you have a question, email it to:
questions@funeralfuturist.com

Funeral Home Website Training Series
By Robin Heppell, CFSP

Funeral Association Tips | Information Gathing and iGoogle

2010-03-15T20:52:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Internet Marketing | Creating a Twitter Account

2010-03-15T03:16:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Internet Marketing | Social Media Username Checker

2010-03-15T02:32:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Internet Marketing | Creating a Gmail

2010-03-15T02:08:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Internet Marketing | Creating a YouTube Account

2010-03-15T02:05:00.001-07:00

Funeral Home Internet Marketing | Creating a Facebook

2010-03-15T02:03:00.001-07:00

Funeral Association Tips | Browsing Using Firefox

2010-03-12T22:15:00.001-08:00

Funeral Association Tips | Searching with Google Alerts

2010-03-12T21:44:00.001-08:00

Funeral Association Tips | Online CEU Co-Hosting Event

2010-03-12T21:41:00.001-08:00

Funeral Association Tips | Information and Google Reader

2010-03-12T20:17:00.001-08:00

Funeral Home Internet Marketing | Social Media Fast Start

2010-03-08T14:09:00.001-08:00

Funeral Association Tips | Using Skype To Communicate

2010-03-08T13:00:00.001-08:00

Funeral Association Member Benefits | Create Free Online Survey

2010-02-16T13:53:00.001-08:00

Survey Your Membership in Less than 5 Minutes.
Robin Heppell, owner of FuneralFuturist.com

How To Quickly Survey Your Membership

1. Login / Create iGoogle or Gmail Account

2. Go to: Documents > Create New > Form

3. Add Title, Description, & Questions

4. Edit Confirmation

5. Send Link to Membership

6. Optional: Embed form in Webpage

7. Check Results

http://www.FuneralFuturist.com/association-tips

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos Tributes.com Plugin

2010-01-21T23:16:00.001-08:00

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Automatically Update Your Tributes.com Listings

Step By Step Actions

1. Add Obituary Text as usual
2. Add Photograph as usual
3. Fill out Tributes.com fields
4. Publish / Update obituary post

For More Information…
About Funeral Home Websites and Training Videos, visit:
www.FuneralFuturistWebsites.com

And if you have a question, email it to:
questions@funeralfuturist.com

Funeral Home Website Training Series
By Robin Heppell, CFSP

Free Funeral Marketing Tips | Email Accounts & Google Apps

2010-01-19T04:06:00.001-08:00

Free Funeral Marketing Tips | Funeral Costs or Prices

2010-01-19T03:09:00.001-08:00

John Callaghan 2010 Strategic Marketing Plan for Funeral Homes

2010-01-18T06:22:00.001-08:00

Do You Have a Strategic Marketing Plan for Your Funeral Home?

If you don’t, how do you expect to market during these tough economic times…

John Callaghan just released his 2010 edition of his Strategic Marketing Plan For Funeral Service Professionals

Insights from John’s Book…

· Why Traditional Mass Advertising is less effective in tough economic times

· How to Cultivate Referrals from key community influencers – Clergy & Hospice

· How you can Educate Your Market to select your firm and more Profitable services

I had the opportunity to interview John about the book and he also answered 71 Funeral Marketing Questions, here’s a sample of the questions…

· What is the most effective advertising in a small rural community?

· What is the best way to counteract, “I want the cheapest funeral?

· How do I market my firm against the “low price firm” in the market place?

· How important is advertising in the yellow pages?

Here’s What You Get…

· Callaghan’s 56 page 2010 Strategic Marketing Plan

· 33 page Transcript of 71 Funeral Marketing Questions & Answers

· MP3 Recordings of the Interview and Q & A session

· Available by Instant Download…

Here’s How To Order

Go to:

http://www. FuneralMarketers.com/2010-plan

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos Windows Movie Maker

2010-01-13T18:15:00.001-08:00

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Creating Videos with Windows Movie Maker

Step By Step Actions

1.Drag Images and Audio into Collections

2. Add Audio to Timeline

3. Add Images to Timeline

4. Add Effects & Transistions

5. Add URL Text Overlay

6.Finish Movie – Save to Computer

For More Information…
About Funeral Home Websites and Training Videos, visit:
www.FuneralFuturistWebsites.com

And if you have a question, email it to:
questions@funeralfuturist.com

Funeral Home Website Training Series
By Robin Heppell, CFSP

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos Movie Maker Narration

2010-01-13T17:10:00.001-08:00

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Adding Narration with Windows Movie Maker

Step By Step Actions

1.Have your Script Prepared

2.Extend Images Longer than the Script

3.Record the Narration

4.Add Narration to the Timeline

5.Adjust the Images Length of Time

6.Finish Movie – Save to Computer

For More Information…
About Funeral Home Websites and Training Videos, visit:
www.FuneralFuturistWebsites.com

And if you have a question, email it to:
questions@funeralfuturist.com

Funeral Home Website Training Series
By Robin Heppell, CFSP

Funeral Celebrants | Ellen Wynn McBrayer| Funeral Gurus

2009-12-01T15:18:00.001-08:00

http://www.FuneralGurus.com/
Ellen Wynn McBrayer shares her experiences with offering Funeral Celebrants and Personalized Services to her client families. Interview by Robin Heppell, CFSP.

Video Tributes | Larry Schildmeyer | Funeral Gurus

2009-11-16T02:22:00.001-08:00

http://www.FuneralGurus.com/
Larry Schildmeyer shares how he makes more use of a/v equipment before, during, and after the funeral service. Interview by Robin Heppell, CFSP.

Funeral Home Renos AV | Anthony MacDiarmid | Funeral Gurus

2009-11-12T14:19:00.001-08:00

http://www.FuneralGurus.com
Anthony MacDiarmid shares his recent experience of updating his facilities with the latest audio video equipment on a budget. Interview by Robin Heppell, CFSP.

Funeral Celebrants | Marc Gaudreau | Funeral Gurus

2009-11-05T04:06:00.001-08:00

http://www.FuneralGurus.com
Marc Gaudreau shares the importance and impact that adopting the Celebrant Movement has assisted his firm and the families he serves. Interview by Robin Heppell, CFSP.

NFDA 2009 Boston | Jessica Koth | Funeral Gurus

2009-11-03T21:38:00.001-08:00

http://www.FuneralGurus.com
Jessica Koth, Public Relations Manager for NFDA talks about the success of the 2009 NFDA Convention in Boston & social media's part. Interview by Robin Heppell, CFSP.

Sample Funeral Home Welcome Video

2007-11-17T09:53:00.000-08:00

Here is a sample of a Funeral Home Welcome message that I did for Heppell Funeral Solutions.

Funeral Business Management Consulting

Schedule for Funeral Arrangements, Services, Interments & Other Events

2007-05-30T10:11:00.003-07:00

These are samples of how the Google Calendar can be used to schedule events for your funeral home. This calendar is for educational purposes only. The stated services and events are factious and do not represent actual funeral services or an actual funeral home.

Monthly View

Agenda View

Grief Resources

2007-05-17T07:47:00.001-07:00

Why Do People View Someone Who has Died?

2007-05-16T23:20:00.000-07:00

Over the years many families have asked me, why do people view their loved ones?

Although formal viewings and visitations may less common today, many families still receive comfort by viewing to help them in the grieving process.

The three main reasons are:

1. Acknowledging the reality of the death
2. Seeing them in a peaceful state
3. Saying goodbye

In today's busy society where we are more mobile - either from traveling or from living abroad - many family members are not in the same town when the death occurs. There is often a disbelief that the death had actually occurred - just having to take someone else's word for it. This is the same in cases of sudden death - vehicle or other accidents, murders, and suicide - by not having the opportunity for a viewing, there can be a degree of doubt that the person died. This is evident when families do not have the chance to view their loved one such as airplane crashes and more particularly September 11th. This is why great pains were taken to recover remains for DNA purposes. Still many of these people are left with the uncertainty of the death actually happening. By having the opportunity to view the deceased, the person can acknowledge for them self of that reality of the death.

Also, with the increase of long-term illnesses like cancer, it is more common to see our sick family members suffer in their final days. Usually in pain, on heavy medications, or hooked up to machines, these last visions received during vigils in hospitals can stay with survivors for a long time. The same is true of one who dies from a tragic accident or suicide as their family may have witnessed this horrific site or have been told the gruesome details. For families of these circumstances, a viewing at the funeral home will allow them to see their loved one in a peaceful state - without tubes, sunken cheeks, or ghastly wounds.

And sometimes people just need to say goodbye. Whether if the death was sudden or if family members were out of town - today's busy world sometimes prevents us from making that phone call or stopping by for a coffee. Maybe the last conversation ended in haste or maybe there hasn't been a conversation for some time. Whatever the circumstances, the viewing can give the survivors the opportunity to say thank you, to say I love you, to say goodbye.

From time to time people say that they do not want to remember their loved one lying in a casket - fearing that this memory will haunt them. I like to reflect on the time that my grandfather died. We had the traditional visitation - well over two hours, and sure, if I think about it, I can remember him in the casket - but whether it is a few minutes or a couple of hours - the memory viewing is not even a blip on the timeline of the years of memories - and it is the lifetime of memories that I recall when I think of Grandpa.

Although every circumstance is unique, having the opportunity to view the deceased can assist those left behind, through their journey of the grieving process. Your funeral director can provide you with more information for your specific needs.

As funeral directors, it is an honour of assist families during one of the most difficult times of their lives.

Welcome

2007-05-16T22:57:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Your Funeral Chapel. This is virtual funeral home blog that will serve as a resource for funeral and cemetery professionals.