Cat's artwork mentioned in the Washington Post!

Lead Designer and artist, Catherine Larson (aka Cat) had a great show in D.C. this June. She was interviewed by the Washington Post! CONGRATS!

Show information: The 2010 International VSA Festival June 6-12, 2010

Here's the write up that includes a mention of her piece:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/21/AR2010062104099.html



And here's another article about the show.

What's next for Cat? We will keep you posted!

Where is JameyB when she isn't in the office?

Thought you might enjoy hearing what another one of us does in our free-time...

JameyB is the current President of the Beloit College Alumni Board. From speaking at Commencement, to event planning to assisting with campus issues and being an active participant at Homecoming/Reunion, she is happiest when working with the 15 member Alumni Board.



JameyB enjoys volunteering with her alma mater and is inspired by the students there today! And loves getting together with alum and parents of alum. There is just something special about Beloiters. On June 26th we celebrated the 3rd Annual International BRAG (Beloit Regional Alumni Gathering). Over 51 cities and 400+ participants got together world-wide. Chicago had 2 events, one in Roscoe Village and another in Wheaton. Chicago is one of the largest Alumni clusters, next to Beloit, WI.



But never fear, JameyB's love of the internet will keep her weaving web sites and learning all things about online marketing.

added functionality to a client site! welcome "the crosslight blog" at mwalliance.org

When we were working on the remodel for the MEEA website and converting it to a CMS (Drupal), ideas were brewing for a blog. Word came down that we could add a blog and whammo - - here it is!



The Crosslight blog features up-to-the-minute SSL updates 1-3x times a week.
It features:
- R&D and technology updates
- Interviews with industry leaders
- Info on activities in the region
- News flashes on any important announcements from DOE or others

And the client can manage posts, images and comments through the admin tool.

If you are interested in adding a blog to your site, give us a call to brainstorm the best route, name and maybe a logo design! Call 773-665-2552

Cat's Nine Year Anniversary with YPBCO

We are so lucky to have Cat on our team!
Her thoughtfulness, attention to detail and creativity is part of the Your Plan B Company success. Lead Designer for the award winning websites (GreatChicagoStories.com, HoosierGroveMuseum.com, ChicagoHistory.org/MyChicago, and KeeptotheCode.com) Not to forget her love of Spongebob (which tells you she has a great sense of humor)!

For fun, here is a photo of Cat back in 2001 as our intern.
(she is third from the left with the red scarf)


In this photo: Matt, Heidi, Cat, John, DavidB and JameyB

Thank you Cat for all that you do!
We look forward to many more projects with you!

Your Plan B Company is now an Amazon Associate

Every day we get questions from up and coming student designers or clients who want to do more maintenance themselves or friends looking for an insiders perspective....so we decided to make it easy and set up an Amazon Associates shop listing only the items we have bought and tried ourselves.

See the items we suggest ;)



And you should know, if you purchase from our Amazon Associate account, you help grow the office "fun-money-fund" which supports some of the team building, inspiring and silly things we do here at Your Plan B Company. Like (but not limited to) Easter Egg Dying, Talk Like a Pirate Day, Leif Erikson Day, Themed Dress Up Days, Earth Day, Halloween, Random Lunches ordered in, stress relief Dance Dance Revolution and Wii bowling!

Thank you for your support!
And keep asking us questions!

YouTube Video Case Study

I now pronounce you monetized: a YouTube video case study
First posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009 | 9:19 AM

"Last week the world watched in wonder as Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz's wedding party transformed a familiar and predictable tradition into something spontaneous and just flat-out fun. The video, set to R&B star Chris Brown's hypnotic dance jam "Forever," became an overnight sensation, accumulating more than 10 million views on YouTube in less than one week. But as with all great YouTube videos, there's more to this story than simple view counts..."

Read More I now pronounce you monetized: a YouTube video case study from YouTube Biz Blog

Top 26 Most Important Rules of Email Etiquette from About.com

Email has become a standard and necessary form of communication for most of us. People have been integrating it into their daily routines since 1993 with AOL becoming global. (Earlier if you were part of ARPANET)
Anyhow, we feel email etiquette is something to review regularly with you and your team and About.com covers it really well. Take a look:

1. Take Another Look Before You Send a Message
Don't send anything you don't want to send.

2. Do Not Default to "Reply All"
"Reply" is good. "Reply to All" is better. Right?

3. Keep Emails Short
Do not intimidate recipients with too much text.

4. Properly Format Your Email Replies, and Be Lazy
Do you think quoting original text in your email replies perfectly is a lot of work? Don't let the '>' intimidate you! Here's a very comfortable, relaxed, quick and still clean and compatible way to reply properly.

5. Write Perfect Subject Lines
Do you make these mistakes in your email subjects? (The key to getting your messages read is not to be clever.)

Continue reading for additional tips...