Before spending any money on Search Engine Optimization or Social Media Marketing, do these three strategies that will promote your obits for free, generate more online condolences, assist in your Google rankings, engage more people on Facebook, increase online floral sales and even get more people to attend services that you host. Like or share this video with your friends and …
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How to Embed A Video Tribute from YouTube into your Online Obits
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9Oyu_S0yc Step By Step Instructions 1. Copy URL from YouTube 2. Go to Edit Obituary Post 3. Paste & Edit Code: add "v" or "vh" to URL - httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTHVjvX786g - httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTHVjvX786g 5. Press "Update" Note: If you do not have a Funeral Futurist Website, this tutorial will not be applicable. If you would like more …
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How To Add Hyperlinks To Online Obits
Step By Step Actions Go to edit mode of Online Obituary Highlight the word or phrase that you want as the anchor text Click on the Link Icon (Chain Link) in the Toolbar Type or paste the URL in the box (make sure there is "http://" at the beginning) Optional: Add a Title (appears when visitor hovers over the link) Optional: Check the box "Open link in a new window/tab" if desired Click …
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How To Resize & Crop Obituary Pictures
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” …
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How To Resize Obituary Images Online
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” …
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Obituary Indexing Speed by Google
In this video I will show you how to perform a test to see how long it takes to have your online obituary indexed (found) by Google. 1. Open 3 Internet Browser windows such as FireFox, Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer 2. In the 1st window, upload your obituary notice to your website 3. In the 2nd window, go to: www.online-stopwatch.com and start the clock 4. In the 3rd window, go to …
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Automatically Submit Obits to Tributes.com
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 …
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Edit Obit Pictures with Gimp
Open Photo of Deceased for Obit in GIMP (Download Here) Scale the Image to at least 150 w X 200 h Canvas Size to 150 w X 200 h Select All (Ctrl +A), then Crop to Selection Add Border if desired by using “Open as Layer”, then move border to top if necessary Save Photo as .JPG Next: Follow Uploading Picture to Obit Tutorial …
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How to Add a Video to an Obituary
Convert video to .FLV format (640 x 480) (Use “Format Factory” if necessary) Open Obituary Notice: Posts > Edit Click on “Add Video” Select File: Open Click “File URL”, copy link & close window Go to “Custom Fields”, select “obit-video”, paste link, & click “Add Custom Field” Click “Update Post” …
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How to Add a Picture to an Obituary
Open Obituary Notice: Posts > Edit Click on “Add An Image” Select File: Open (Note: images should be 150 w X 200 h) Click “File URL”, copy link & close window Go to “Custom Fields”, select Obituary, paste link, & click “Add Custom Field” Click “Update Post” …
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