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New Art Show + Book Signing on 7/5

I will be having a super exciting combined art show and book signing event at Riverside Studios in Truckee, CA on Friday, July 5th from 4 to 8 pm.

I am presenting my newest fine art works titled “Tahoe Macro and Micro” on July 5th. These “Tahoe Macro and Micro” works emphasize the idea of what energy looks like here in Tahoe, showcasing how energy at all levels exhibits similar behaviors. I have about 12+ new works (I am still finishing some up) that will be on display there in downtown Truckee.

For those of you who do not know, I recently released my first book of comics from my webcomic, Unearthed Comics. I will be signing copies of my new comic book Unearthed Comics: Un-earthing the Universe, One Comic at a Time at the show. And if that is not enough of a draw, I will also be giving away copies of my book, some art prints, and other prizes. The opening and book signing also coincides with Truckee's Fist Friday events so it is going to be a fun time.

If you are in Lake Tahoe for the weekend of the Fourth of July, come by on Friday July 5th from 4 to 8pm to get your copy of Unearthed Comics: Un-earthing the Universe, One Comic at a Time and to say hi.

Riverside Studios:

10060 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96161
(530) 587-3789

Sara Zimmerman's newest fine art works from her "Tahoe Macro and Micro" show on July 5th from 4 to 8pm

Get My Unearthed Comics Book

It's New!Unearthed Comics: Un-earthing the Universe, One Comic at a Time features full-color comics from Unearthed Comics’ cartoonist, Sara Zimmerman. Unearthed Comics’ most popular comics, including “Lemonade Stand” and “Entrepreneur Brain” are presented in this hilarious, full-color collection of more than 60+ business, parenting, marriage, science, yoga, environment, and health comics.

In addition to the book’s several never-before-seen comics, Unearthed Comics: Un-earthing the Universe, One Comic at a Time includes a special “Illustrated Guide to Un-earthing the Universe”: a 5-page, humorous take on new-age teachings and ancient wisdom.

Unearthed Comics: Un-earthing the Universe, One Comic at a Time is the first printed collection of comics from UnearthedComics.com.

Only $16.99

Or Be Part of the Unearthed Team

Do you want 2 or more books, a print, and the limited “Guide to the Universe” poster? How about some advertising on UnearthedComics.com? Or, just want to support Unearthed Comics’ next project? If so, there are some cool sponsorship opportunities and perk packages that include all of these things and more. Click here to read more.

Tip: How do you look at your own business?

You can spend all the money in the world on advertising and marketing. However, if you don’t put the energy into seeing your own business as you want others to see it, how can they?

Do these thoughts sound familiar:

• “I don’t have time to post on Facebook, let alone create a blog post.”
• “My website looks sloppy and unprofessional.”
• “I don’t know what to write for my blog. I suck at writing.”
• “I need more work.”
• “I can’t keep track of everything I need to do.”
• “I’m too old to start messing around with social media.”
• “I’m so busy that I don’t know where to start my day.”

Read these again. Think about what you are saying to yourself about your business. And if you say it often, who else is starting to think these same things about you and your business?

Are you too unorganized to be trustworthy? Are you a terrible writer? Do you really want more work, OR do you want more money and fun projects? Are you lacking so much confidence that maybe you should not be hired?

I’m writing this because these are many of the things I hear on a regular basis. Oddly enough, the folks who say this over and over to me are the same ones who attract these exact problems. I’m a huge believer that you get what you give, especially in business. So how can you change these ideas and look at your business with a fresh perspective?

Write Out and Review Your Excuses

1. First, write out your excuses, one by one. Then go through them. Is there a consistent tone or problem? What feeling are you receiving by reading these: hopefulness and problem solving actions or hopelessness and defeat?
2. Second, pretend you are a business coach. What would you say to yourself for each excuse?

Create New Thought Patterns

Next, create new patterns and ways of looking at your business. For instance, if you are constantly saying you despise technology and you can’t stand your computer, turn it around to focus on the things you like about technology and your computer (and ignore those others). Or, if you regularly say that it is hard to get a good client, then change that by focusing on the clients who are easy to work with and make you excited to come to work.

Putting this new positive energy into your business will not only help how you see your business, but will change how you speak about your business to others. In doing so, positive changes can be made towards your business goals.

Website launch fest!

We have been working on numerous projects over the last few months and all of them came to an end in this last two-week window. We successfully launched 7 new, beautiful custom wordpress websites that were designed and created by me and my team.

From Truckee and Graeagle, CA, to New Hampshire and New York, these projects had us working with clients from all over the U.S. Some required photo galleries, other requested unique quizzes, and some required eCommerce. Take a peek at these new websites in my website portfolio and be sure to drop a line welcoming these new businesses.

Free Marketing eBook for Small Businesses

How many times have you received a new solicitation asking you to:

• join a group?
• buy a discounted advertisement?
• join a network and create a profile on a new site?
• invest in smarter search engine optimization (SEO) for your website, etc?

And how many times have you been asked to ACT NOW to receive an incredible deal or you will miss out forever?

Small business owners face making many new decisions every day. And many of these involve marketing choices. Some decisions are easy. Others require careful thought and analysis and can become overwhelming. Making a smart decision can be a difficult task, especially when:

• you are busy running a business
• there is money and time at risk

As a small business owner you know that making wise marketing decisions can possibly make or break your business. Instead of using guess work to determine the best approach to valid investments, you can use simple tools to streamline your decision making process.

I wrote the Make Smart Marketing Decisions and Grow Your Small Business eBook to share proven tips on how to make smart marketing decisions, feel confident in making those decisions, and turn your decisions into a stress-free process. In this eBook we will cover how to:

• Classify Marketing Decisions
• Gather Details For a Specific Marketing Tactic
• Evaluate Details Relevant to Your Marketing Tactic
• Assign Value and Examine Budgets
• Make Your Decision
• Manage Your Decision
• Monitor Your Decision

To receive your free copy of Make Smart Marketing Decisions and Grow Your Small Business eBook, click here to sign up.

New Testimonial - Earth Day Foundation

The Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival has had the pleasure of working with Sara Zimmerman for multiple years now on both the web and print aspects of our marketing campaigns. Sara is an organized and creative person, who has elevated the Festival's promotional design and really captured the look we are going for. She is a skilled, dependable and easy to work with designer; who took on everything we needed and completed it on schedule with great results. Her ability to pull everything together, just the way we wanted it was more than impressive. I would like to thank Sara for the outstanding effort she has committed to our project and would fully recommend Sara for any design work that needs to be done.

David Greenleaf Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Committee Member

Logo Design and Branding for Tahoe Golf Tech

Logo Design

Tahoe Golf Tech contact me because they needed a logo and professional brand. After brainstorming, I created a simple logo that can be small, large, embroidered, and used in most mediums.

Branding

Once the logo was complete, I completed their branding, bringing it through in their business card, flyer, Twitter, and Facebook fan page.

The Shiny

New Testimonial - Tahoe Golf Tech

New testimonial from a wonderful client:

"I hired Sara to help create a brand, logo and visual concept for my new small business, Tahoe Golf Tech, and she was great to work with and produced amazing products. I looked around at various graphic designers in the local region and found that Sara was the most punctual to respond and created modern and appealing designs. I will use Sara in the future to help with my web presence and assist in expanding my reach via SEO and an online store. She is more than an artist. She helps you determine what your company is and what you want it to become. I would highly recommend Sara to any person or company looking for a creative, dependable and high-quality producing graphic designer."

~ Anthony Demelo, Tahoegolftech.com

How to Get 5 Million Visitors to Your Website

Want to get 5 million people to come to your website? Per cartoonist and web designer, Matthew Inman, here's how: