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...or should we say illustrator. Please say hello to John Tyler Christopher, a very talented artist and graphic designer. For the utmost in character design and digital painting, this is the cat to talk to. Recently involved in a Witchblade™ comic book cover, a Dungeons & Dragons™ Manual and several ongoing projects involving high end concept and cover art, John certainly has his hands full.

Get at us today for your concept or art project. We'll let John know you rang!

So, we ran a few numbers, and have been checking many reports on some of our sites and everything is tracking great in 2010. One of the things we weren't expecting were how well many of our Facebook fan pages, Myspace apps and upload files were tracking. In case you didn't know, fan pages and apps can help with retention. If you offer new content in the form of status updates or xml feeds, your app serves as a direct line between your clients and you.

We have observed similarities with many of the blogs we have developed recently, including "Indiana's Favorite Blog." Once subscribed, as long as you are posting relevant content and attending it with interesting images, you can expect your blog to grow exponentially as well as rise in the analytics department.

Case #1 : Facebook Fan Pages

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In less than a year, we have nearly 4,000 fans of our Lafayette, IN page. This helps our clients and us since we can post local business news and have immediate access to a large volume of interested subscribers/fans.


Case #2 : Myspace Apps

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Being able to post new music and have it go out to a dedicated base of fans who have added your app is a pretty incredible way to let people know what you're doing. This has the added benefit of going out to anyone viewing their page. Typically, if their friends find the app interesting, they will add it as well. The effect is viral.


Case #3 : Blog Views

 Coming Soon


Case #4 : iStock Uploads

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After a year on files that are not actual content, we have seen great returns through our careful tagging of music files. Couple the download rate of each file with a comparable royalty rate and this makes for a great revenue stream for uploading files and tagging them creatively. Multiply this by the number of stock photo and music sites out there that offer nonexclusive agreements and you can start collecting the checks almost immediately.


For more information, feel free to contact us and we would be glad to answer your questions regarding our guerrilla marketing strategies and how to get your page to the top of Google.
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Found this vintage photo in the attic of our nearly century old home. I thought it was interesting to see the timeless attraction of racing. Several facts become apparent:

1. Fast cars will always be fun to drive/watch...because they're fast
2. Dirt tracks are dangerous leading to crashes...especially when fast vehicles are involved
3. Crashes are awesome!

Understand the logic?

Inscription on back says: JALLOPY RACE - JUNE 16, 1940 PORTVILLE, NEW YORK

* Note the air on that sucker! In the background are seated an audience on a hill - no bleachers. Click to enlarge.

Maximumedia designs Indianas favorite blog nomineeIt's official! Maximumedia designed "Indiana's Favorite Blog!" second place winner! And the blog even won it's category in "Business." Congratulations to Chris Voglund and his outstanding attention to sharing informative tips, safety anecdotes and running images. Very well done, sir! 

Here's his blog!