Posts Tagged small business web design
What’s in a Brand?
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Bobby Martinez So what can a design team do for your brand? Understanding this lies at the very heart of why design exists, and what designers actually do.
Read moreThe Digital Democracy
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Bobby Martinez When the internet became a vast public entity in the late 1990′s, no one could predict how important personal information would become in the general scheme of the digital community. Most corporations saw web earning potential in interactive entertainment, rather than the digital community we now experience. Where film and television, as digital media, have [...]
Read moreHail to The Thief: How Obama Stole the Hearts of America and taught us all about business marketing.
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Bryan Lokey There are two kinds of internet marketing, the kind that works, and the other kind. Mimicry has become less a form of flattery, and more of a standard operation procedure, so who better to mimic than the man who marketed himself so well that he became one of the most powerful men in the world. [...]
Read moreMake Your Web Site a Touch Point
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Jacqueline Sinex Many marketing experts will advise you to have multiple “touch points†for you customers and prospects – some way to contact those people repeatedly and keep you in their minds. You might mail a postcard, make a follow up phone call, or even visit their doorstep. But remember that your web site should also serve [...]
Read moreStop, Drop, and Roll your website into shape: Key mistakes to avoid.
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Bryan Lokey Trim down your homepage. Your homepage should draw people into your site and make them want to see more. It should not only be easy to read but should load quickly as well. Although high speed internet is quickly becoming the standard, there is still a large percentage of people who connect through dial-up. If [...]
Read moreAll you really need to know about website design you learned while trick or treating.
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Jacqueline Sinex Remember going door-to-door as a kid on Halloween? It was all about the treats. Every kid on the block set out to see which house would have the best candy that year – the house with the biggest bunch of chocolates and lolly pops. But there was always that one house that disappointed – nothing [...]
Read moreBlog Basics
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Bryan Lokey You may have noticed the increasing popularity of blogs on the Internet. Blogs are not just for personal use and are not simply a soapbox; they are a great way to build content for your web site, attracting both visitors and search engines. Hosting your own blog can be free and easy. Getting Started with [...]
Read moreQuestions About “DIY SEO”
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Bobby Martinez We often field questions about search engines and how a small business with limited budget can drive traffic to their web site. Most people want to know, what can they do themselves, without hiring anyone, without spending much money. There are probably hundreds of details in that response, but here are the basics of what [...]
Read moreJust Say No To Free Template Software
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Rachael Pierce You may have seen small budget providers offer free ‘do-it-yourself’ web site building software, and it looks so easy you don’t know why you should pass it up. But before you jump into that template software, know what you are actually getting. When you use templates to design your website, your website is usually not [...]
Read moreHello Out There!
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Rachael Pierce Hello. I am a potential customer. I’d love to talk to you about your product. Heck, I’d even like to buy it. But I need one question answered. Can you help me? Wait, I am on your website. I can just find your contact information and call you myself. Hold on…… I can’t find out [...]
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