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Tips for the Ultimate Seasonal Website

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

Websites for consumer-targeted businesses, like spas, salons, restaurants, and retail stores, often cater to seasons. This can mean climate seasons like summer and winter or holiday seasons like Christmas shopping. In 2013, 191.1 million U.S. citizens were online shoppers and had browsed products, compare prices, or bought merchandise online at least onc

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Wall of Text vs. Doorway Pages: How Do You Create an Engaging Homepage?

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

There are many trends in web design that lean toward more visuals and less text content. Website designers are asked to create that super engaging “wow” factor for a homepage that appeals to a savvy, young online audience.  We are specifically told to avoid the “wall of text” because the last thing visitors want is […]

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SEO Companies: The Royal Patron of Monkeys and Geniuses Alike

by Rachel Schelter
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

Do you know the theorem of infinite monkeys? It stipulates that an infinite number of monkeys striking typewriters for an infinite span of time will eventually produce the full text of Hamlet. Now, our simian friends are wonderful and majestic creatures, so please do not be offended if, in this blog’s metaphor, you are compared […]

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Spammers, Bots, and Your WordPress Website

by Alan Safai
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

If you go online, chances are you’ve seen spam somewhere. But what if you are a business owner and your website is being flooded with spam? One of our long-time clients sent us a question recently: “Do you have any advice in preventing bots from sending spam comments to our website? I get a lot […]

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3 Common SEO Falsehoods

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Since the mid-90s, we have turned to search engines to locate information.  And since the birth of Google in 1998, our culture has transformed at an exceptional rate into a global population reliant on the Internet to find businesses.  It is essential for businesses to implement an SEO strategy to ensure their visibility on search […]

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Put Mobile Website Compatibility on Your Summer List

by Rachel Schelter
Thursday, July 17th, 2014

The summer of 2014 is halfway over – have you accomplished everything on your summer to-do list? Don’t worry if you haven’t. Once we’re free from the heavy coats of winter and long pants of fall, it’s hard not to let loose in the freedom and promise of summer. But we can get a little […]

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Healthy Habits of Online Marketing

by Jacqueline Sinex
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

Here are some simple website tips to read from your exercise bike.

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Magento and Pro Stores Alternatives

by Jacqueline Sinex
Thursday, July 10th, 2014

eBay recently announced the discontinuation of two of its popular e-commerce software properties: Magento Go and Pro Stores.  These services have been a popular resource for thousands of merchants to build a shopping cart-enabled website and sell their products online.  With the phase-out, small business owners are forced to look for a new solution, an

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