We're pleased to announce that our blog software now includes enhanced Social Networking support! You can connect your blog to your favorite social sites in exciting new ways: It's a great way to strengthen your online marketing efforts!
What's New
LinkedIn and YouTube
Connect to your YouTube and LinkedIn accounts, just as easily as you have been with Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.
Twitter Feed
Want more Twitter love? Display your most recent "Tweets" right in your sidebar. It's easy and fun!
Facebook "Like" Box
The Like Box is a social plugin that enables Facebook Page owners to show how many users already like their page from their own blog.
Facebook "Like" Button
The Like button lets visitors share your posts with friends on Facebook with just one click. Love this feature!
Link Images
Want to link to another website with a logo? You can do this and more, now that the Links section supports an image upload.
Help
Making the blog easy to use is very important to us, and we believe you'll find these new features to be user-friendly. However, we do have blog experts waiting to help you with questions. If you'd like a one-on-one chat, just call 800/228.0629. You also can check out the tutorials on our support site.
Don't Have a Blog?
If you don't have a blog yet or are thinking of switching to Marathon's, learn more at our website.
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To celebrate our newest Package Website design, Basil, we've designed a FREE bundle for your internet marketing campaign! We've included files for your Facebook profile, a background for Twitter, and a header for your blog.
All templates are layered Photoshop files. While sample data is included, you'll need to insert your logo and images. A basic knowledge of Photoshop and working with layers is recommended. Although Marathon cannot provide support for modifying these files, each PSD file should give you a great start!
Need a website to match?
The background from this bundle is now available to use with any of our 2009-2010 Package Website Designs! To see how it looks on a real site, we've put together this sample with our "Basil" design:
Instructions:
- Within the downloaded ZIP file, you will find files marked for use on Facebook, Twitter, and Blog. Please open the PSD file that matches the social networking site you are working with.
- Select the layer of the image placeholder you wish to drop your first photo in to. Open the new photo you want to use to replace it, then drag or paste your photo directly over the image placeholder. Right click your photo and select "Create Clipping Mask". From here you can resize, rotate or drag your photo into it's desired position using the move tool. Continue repeating this process until all image placeholders are filled.
- Hide the logo layer and drop in your own logo. Feel free to add any additional design elements you want such as your tagline, address and/or phone number. Once you achieved your desired look, save as a .jpg file and upload to either Facebook or Twitter.
- For help with Twitter, log in and go to "Design." Which is found under Settings.
- If you need help updating your Facebook picture, try reading the documentation in the Facebook Help Center.
If you have a question about the Package Website designs these templates are based on, please visit our website or contact a websites and services representative by calling 800/228.0629.
For more information on social network media marketing, be sure to look into The Professional Photographer's Guide to Marketing Success by Ann K. Monteith.
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Here's a new batch of blog header templates to help you promote spring sessions in style. We've sized them to to work specifically with Marathon's Blog Software, but you can use them however you like. Just like before, these templates are absolutely free. We'd love to see how you use them. Enjoy!
All the header templates are provided as layered Photoshop files. We've included some sample data, but you'll need to insert your logo and images. A basic knowledge of Photoshop and working with layers is recommended. Though Marathon cannot provide support for modifying these files, these PSD files should give you a great start! Each design comes in three sizes with matching sample color schemes to fit the available layouts of Marathon's Blog Software.
Want them all? Download here.
Instructions:
- Download the blog header design you wish to use. Within the downloaded ZIP file, you will find three different template sizes. Please open the PSD file that matches the blog layout you have selected.
- Select the layer of the image placeholder you wish to drop your first photo in to. Open the new photo you want to use to replace it, then drag or paste your photo directly over the image placeholder. Right click your photo and select "Create Clipping Mask". From here you can resize, rotate or drag your photo into it's desired position using the move tool. Continue repeating this process until all image placeholders are filled.
- Hide the logo layer and drop in your own logo. Feel free to add any additional design elements you want such as your tagline, address and/or phone number. Once you achieved your desired look, save as a .jpg file and upload into your blog via your Dashboard.
More about Marathon's Blog Software
With Marathon's Blog added to your website, you'll be able to present your most up-to-date studio news at the push of a button. Share your favorite photographs, announce your recent promotions, or tell a story! It's all about making a connection between you and your favorite people: your clients!
Marathon's Blog has been designed and developed by Marathon's own team of programmers with the needs of the professional photographer in mind. That means you'll receive Marathon's superb technical support rather than having to turn to a third party developer when you need assistance.
Features include:
- Customization through multiple layouts, color changes and a header image.
- A much wider aspect ratio to support today's larger/wider screens.
- Categorize your posts with easy to use Tags.
- Schedule posts to publish in the future.
- Link up to your profiles on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
- Security features such as re-Captcha to prevent SPAM posts to your blog.
- Include videos and/or slideshows to posts from embed features found in YouTube.com, Animoto.com, or even Slide.com.
To start your own Marathon blog, contact a Websites Account Representative directly at 800/228.0629.
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We were so overwhelmed by the response to our last batch of blog header templates that we couldn't help but make more! Here's a new batch to help you celebrate the holiday season in style. We've sized them to to work specifically with Marathon's Blog Software, but you can use them however you like. Just like before, these templates are absolutely free! Happy Holidays!
All the header templates are provided as layered Photoshop files. We've included some sample data, but you'll need to insert your logo and images. A basic knowledge of Photoshop and working with layers is recommended. Though Marathon cannot provide support for modifying these files, these PSD files should give you a great start! Each design comes in three sizes with matching sample color schemes to fit the available layouts of Marathon's Blog Software.
Want them all? Download here.
Instructions:
- Download the blog header design you wish to use. Within the downloaded ZIP file, you will find three different template sizes. Please open the PSD file that matches the blog layout you have selected.
- Select the layer of the image placeholder you wish to drop your first photo in to. Open the new photo you want to use to replace it, then drag or paste your photo directly over the image placeholder. Right click your photo and select "Create Clipping Mask". From here you can resize, rotate or drag your photo into it's desired position using the move tool. Continue repeating this process until all image placeholders are filled.
- Hide the logo layer and drop in your own logo. Feel free to add any additional design elements you want such as your tagline, address and/or phone number. Once you achieved your desired look, save as a .jpg file and upload into your blog via your Dashboard.
More about Marathon's Blog Software
With Marathon's Blog added to your website, you'll be able to present your most up-to-date studio news at the push of a button. Share your favorite photographs, announce your recent promotions, or tell a story! It's all about making a connection between you and your favorite people: your clients!
Marathon's Blog has been designed and developed by Marathon's own team of programmers with the needs of the professional photographer in mind. That means you'll receive Marathon's superb technical support rather than having to turn to a third party developer when you need assistance.
Features include:
- Customization through multiple layouts, color changes and a header image.
- A much wider aspect ratio to support today's larger/wider screens.
- Categorize your posts with easy to use Tags.
- Schedule posts to publish in the future.
- Link up to your profiles on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
- Security features such as re-Captcha to prevent SPAM posts to your blog.
- Include videos and/or slideshows to posts from embed features found in YouTube.com, Animoto.com, or even Slide.com.
To start your own Marathon blog, contact a Websites Account Representative directly at 800/228.0629.
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Your blog is a representation of your studio, so it's a good idea to dress it up nicely. Give your Marathon Blog a unique look by adding a personalized header image. To help get started, we've created the following templates and are providing them to you for free!
All header templates are layered Photoshop files. While sample data is included, you'll need to insert your logo and images. A basic knowledge of Photoshop and working with layers is recommended. Although Marathon cannot provide support for modifying these files, each PSD file should give you a great start! Each design comes in three sizes with matching sample color schemes to fit the blog layout you've chosen.
Want them all? Download here.
Instructions:
- Download the blog header design you wish to use. Within the downloaded ZIP file, you will find three different template sizes. Please open the PSD file that matches the blog layout you have selected.
- Select the layer of the image placeholder you wish to drop your first photo in to. Open the new photo you want to use to replace it, then drag or paste your photo directly over the image placeholder. Right click your photo and select "Create Clipping Mask". From here you can resize, rotate or drag your photo into it's desired position using the move tool. Continue repeating this process until all image placeholders are filled.
- Hide the logo layer and drop in your own logo. Feel free to add any additional design elements you want such as your tagline, address and/or phone number. Once you achieved your desired look, save as a .jpg file and upload into your blog via your Dashboard.
With Marathon's Blog added to your website, you'll be able to present your most up-to-date studio news at the push of a button. Share your favorite photographs, announce your recent promotions, or tell a story! It's all about making a connection between you and your favorite people: your clients!
Marathon's Blog has been designed and developed by Marathon's own team of programmers with the needs of the professional photographer in mind. That means you'll receive Marathon's superb technical support rather than having to turn to a third party developer when you need assistance.
Features include:
- Customization through multiple layouts, color changes and a header image.
- A much wider aspect ratio to support today's larger/wider screens.
- Categorize your posts with easy to use Tags.
- Schedule posts to publish in the future.
- Link up to your profiles on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
- Security features such as re-Captcha to prevent SPAM posts to your blog.
- Include videos and/or slideshows to posts from embed features found in YouTube.com, Animoto.com, or even Slide.com.
To start your own Marathon blog, contact a Websites Account Representative directly at 800/228.0629.
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New Themes
Choose between 3 layouts to get your blog just the way you want it.
Tags
By tagging your posts, you can group them into as many descriptive categories as you like.
Post Scheduling
With this feature, you can write new posts now and schedule them to publish any day you like.
Comments
We've made big improvements to how you manage visitor comments and added optional inline comments!
Page and Link Sorting
Quickly re-order your pages and links.
Social Networking
Make it easy for your clients to find your profile on Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.
Various Interface Updates
To make room for these features and make existing ones easier to use, we've reorganized the admin navigation. Representatives are available to help or you can visit our support site if you have trouble with any of these changes.
If you have any questions about this upgrade, please contact a Websites & Services Representative a 800/228.0629.
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We'll be releasing the next version of our blog software on October, 28th. There will be some downtime starting around 8 PM CST while we upgrade the blog system. Since our blog is a stand alone product, all other services will run as normal.
You can look forward to these new features!
- New Layouts
- The ability to tag your posts
- Schedule when you want your posts to come out
- Easily link to your social networking profiles
- View Comments directly from the blog view
- Easily sort your Pages and Links
If you have any questions about this upgrade, please contact a Websites & Services Representative a 800/228.0629.
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Janna Coleman commented on April 22nd, 2010
Awesome!