The Best Software I have purchased or obtained for my business use

I work with a variety of applications for creative development, content management and security/backups. While I use application or versions supported on my Macs they are similar or matching version applications Creative Photoshop – I spend a lot of my time in this application. I’m getting more and more photography jobs as people notice my [...]

Your own short web addresses

I’ve started using a plugin for WordPress, the back-end content manager for this web site and the same one that is used for quite a few web sites we have set up for clients in the past. The plugin is called the Pretty Link WordPress Plugin and is you to make a shorter url (web [...]

SpinningSilk Multimedia Working with Web Developers and Web Site Owners

I have been talking to current clients,potential clients and fellow business people about a shift in our business. One of our core services of the past few years, in fact our business was originally called, Greer Web Design and started as a part time venture helping out friends and family with their web site needs. [...]

The Best Equipment We Have Purchased at SpinningSilk Multimedia

Often we buy tools and other equipment for our business. Sometimes it’s just business as usual, other times it’s a disappointment and loss but thankfully I have a list for items I am exceedingly thankful that I decided to “invest” into my business. By investment I don’t mean the actual item increased in value but [...]

Delegate Out Of Need – Not Fear

One of the worst mistakes I have made in business is delegating tasks to others, namely my wife and former co-owner of SpinningSilk Multimedia when I was afraid to take on certain tasks like; Dealing with e-commerce issues computer programming Sales Finances – both at home and work Talking on the Telephone Those to name [...]

How do you feel about your "home" telephone number?

Earlier this year we decided to ditch what has now become known as the “land line.” It got to the point that we were paying for an extra service that only delivered us annoying phone calls from salesmen, politicians or family and friends who were had grown accustomed to that number over the years. It [...]

Backing Up IS Security AND Insurance

Several posts ago I wrote an article called, Web Design IS Multimedia. This post carries on the same theme. You often hear about computer security in terms of virus protection or keeping someone from “hacking” into your computer or network. You often hear about insurance in terms of protection and recovering from the loss of [...]

A week of using iPhone 2.0

last week around this time I installed the 2.0 software upgrade on my iPhone. I have been an iPhone owner since it was first made available about this time last year and since then I have been extremely satisfied with the experience. Installing the iPhone 2.0 upgrade and adding some free applications have taken the [...]

Web Design is more than you think

In the past 10 or so years the term “web design” has gone from describing an almost mystical trade to an over saturated term often misunderstood among those not in the “industry.” I go to networking meetings and often that have one to three types of businesses represented more than any others, real estate agents, [...]

SpinningSilk I.T. – Providing other services you may need

It might not be completely obvious but SpinningSilk Multimedia is a division of a larger company, SpinningSilk, LLC. We devote the greatest amount of time to SpinningSilk Multimedia, the division this web site is based on but we do provide products and services which have a connection to our multimedia services but we chose not [...]