Mature Markets Can Deliver Multiples. Mustangs Not Unicorns.

I was meeting with a Private Equity promoter a few weeks ago and the talk was good for non-traditional entrepreneurs. What I mean by non-traditional are the visionaries in this climate that are looking where the crowds are not. Too many people are on safari scouting unicorns when there is herd of mustangs standing beside them.

Fast Project Recipe – Launch a Content Marketing Platform

As you know, I recently launched OwnerFUEL. It’s the media portion of my company, Owner. I wanted to share with you just how simple it was to launch, and what we did to get it up and running. I’ll tell you right up front that a lot of what I recommend hinges on you choosing to build on the Rainmaker platform. But I explain all the reasons why that’s the right choice.

Fast Project Recipe – Launch a Content Marketing Platform

Project Time: 2 Business Days

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PV Solar Panel Glass

The glass in a solar panel is designed to protect solar cells, but at the same time as the light efficiently and reached the solar cells efficiently without thinking.

When we ask, “How does a solar panel”, tempered glass, which is the material used in the real panel must be part of our discussion. The reason is simple, is not easily broken and when it does not produce sharp pieces of glass that can cause harm to a person when it breaks. A tempered glass is as the glass material of the window of his car. Tempered glass panel also helps provide stiffness. If you have experienced the operation and development of a broken pane, you will feel it is unstable and can break if not completely handled some support from their fields, bottom and side. Now why use such a sign? Well, you need to carry the broken boards and send it to the manufacturer for warranty purposes, hence the need to ensure that no further damages.

Although solar cells have been integrated into the anti-reflective coating to prevent the inner layer of silicone to reflect light, the glass panel can further improve energy conversion using clear additional non-reflective material. But this anti-reflective coating on the glass may not last long or can not follow the life cycle of the panels and can reduce the performance of the panels in several years. Another method for resolving this problem is to texture the glass surface, which reduces reflection and even this to work, the rough texture may become a means of dirt or dust to attach to the surface and may not be easy or even winds heavy rains to evict them from the cup. This is where low iron tempered glass comes in where it provides long-term protection for panels of external harmful elements such as dust, water, chemicals, objects, or other biological factors that may impair the inside panels. This specialized type of glass is also stable under prolonged ultraviolet (UV), highly transparent, waterproof and gas and is self-cleaning. PV glass iron content is significantly reduced during manufacture to mainly improve transmittance.

Manufacture of glass for solar panels are not only to build it. Manufacturers also adhere to international standards in order to make safe and reliable glass.

Of course, if you build your own solar panel, you have the option of using special high quality glass however, if you are a beginner, a good glass material is Plexiglas, which has similar characteristics of tempered glass. Plexiglass is actually a brand name and also called safety glass. Knowing these facts about the glass used is only the first step in answering the question of “how a solar panel.”

Do You Need Ideas For Balancing Your Work With Your Life?

The answer to work-life balance is not creating more hours in the day, learning productivity tools, or adhering to a specific ratio of work versus life hours. The power to create work-life balance is not in execution but in defining what a successful life means to you, then having the courage to live by your own rules.

3 Resources to Help You Create Remarkable Visual Content

As someone who made an intentional decision to have a career working with words, talking to you about the importance of visual content makes me feel a little weird.

But I have to tell you, when I’ve been scrolling through my Twitter timeline lately, it’s the updates with intriguing visuals that catch my eye. They’re the ones I read, and the links I click.

In the current digital marketing landscape, the strategic use of visual content — whether it accompanies text or stands alone — is a smart move as you strive to produce the best experience for your audience.

This week’s Copyblogger Collection is a series of three handpicked articles that will help you learn:

• How to create simple, captivating drawings
• How to use images to engage distracted readers
• How to create a visual brand

As you work your way through the material below, think of these lessons as a mini visual content creation course.

How to Create Simple Drawings to Clarify Your Ideas and Captivate Your Audience

If you think you can’t draw, Mike Davenport and Henneke are out to prove you wrong in How to Create Simple Drawings to Clarify Your Ideas and Captivate Your Audience.

They’ll show you how anyone can draw images without an art school education or fancy tools. Mike and Henneke explain that:

Simple images are quick to draw, and you don’t have to buy them. You might even find that readers engage more with hand-drawn images because they are more personal.

My favorite tip from this article is a simple way to get your hand-drawn images online. Check it out!

Use Images (Not Just Words) to Turn Your Distracted Visitors into Engaged Readers

We are living in a visual world, and Pamela Wilson is a visual girl. That’s how the song goes, right?

Pamela shares how to harness the power of images in Use Images (Not Just Words) to Turn Your Distracted Visitors into Engaged Readers.

Her expert knowledge will guide you through image creation best practices that you can start using right away.

How to Create a Visual Brand and Fight the Dark Forces

Rafal Tomal recently watched Star Wars for the first time and didn’t just regard his viewing experience as entertainment. He composed a piece with visual branding lessons you can learn from the film.

In How to Create a Visual Brand and Fight the Dark Forces, he says:

Visual branding is about telling a story, creating a coherent user experience, and appealing to emotions.

Rafal will help you conceive and implement a strong visual brand throughout your digital content — from your website design to your blog post images and social media profiles.

Expand your digital content creation

Use this post (and save it for future reference!) to help you think of new ways to create remarkable visual content to share with your audience.

We’ll see you back here on Monday with a fresh topic to kick off the week!

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In Praise of Square Photos – or Why Instagram Had it Right

The tech world is awash with excitement because Instagram (over 300 million users) now supports photos and video uploaded in traditional landscape and portrait mode, instead of just square. Oddly, I think Instagram did the mobile web a favor by pushing for us to upload in the square format.

In Praise of Square Photos

Photographers and artists are already grumbling at me, I’m sure. But hear me out.

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A Drone Found A Man With No Chill Sunbathing On Top Of A 200 Foot Wind Turbine

It’s summer and the beaches are packed – so this guy got some private sunbathing time sky high

A drone pilot scoping out a giant wind turbine stumbled upon a man sunbathing on top of it.

Woken from his nap by the noise of the drone, he sits up, gives a wave, and looks rather nonplussed as the drone moves in further for a good look.