Monday, October 4, 2010

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos: Resize Obit Photos

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Resizing Obituary Photos Online with Picnik.com
 


Step By Step Actions

  1. Go to http://picnik.com/app
  2. Click Upload a photo (browse for it)
  3. Resize the photo
    • (must be larger than 150 x 200)
  4. Crop the photo to 150 x 200
  5. 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
 

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos: Resize Obit Photos

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Online Image Resizing with: WebResizer.com

Step By Step Actions

  1. Go to http://webresizer.com/resizer 
  2. Browse for you image & upload it
  3. Specify any settings you want
  4. Click “Apply Changes”
  5. 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
 



Friday, April 23, 2010

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos: Add Photos to Obits

Funeral Home Website Training Series

Adding Multiple Photos to An Obituary
 


Step By Step Actions

  1. Open Obituary Notice: Posts > Edit
  2. Set you cursor in the body of the obituary where you want the photo to be inserted
  3. Click on “Add An Image”
  4. Select File: Open
  5. Click “Insert into Post”
  6. 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
 



Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Funeral Association Member Benefits | Create Free Online Survey

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



Thursday, January 21, 2010

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos Tributes.com Plugin

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
 



Monday, January 18, 2010

John Callaghan 2010 Strategic Marketing Plan for Funeral Homes

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



Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Funeral Home Websites Training Videos Windows Movie Maker

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

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