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Just Say No To Free Template Software

by Rachael Pierce
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

You may have seen small budget providers offer free ‘do-it-yourself’ website 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 consistent. [&helli

Hello Out There!

by Rachael Pierce
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

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 […]

Domain Name vs. Web Host

by Rachael Pierce
Monday, April 7th, 2008

Often customers ask us what the difference is between their web hosting service and their domain name. While these two are closely related, and work hand-in-hand, they are separate entities. It can be helpful to house all of these services under one roof, so you deal with one company for all your websites needs. For […]

Website Navigation Menu Tips

by Jacqueline Sinex
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Using CSS (style sheets) to style the links of your website menu can be advantageous, both for search-friendliness and for usability. It is easy to set up styles for your links once you become somewhat comfortable with using style sheets. You can even make the links look just like tabs or buttons, with or without […]

The 3 Essential New Year Resolutions for a Successful Site

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

It’s hard to believe another year has passed. Time seems to slip away, leaving us standing at the edge of 2008, thinking about what could have been better, or what could have been worse. It’s a time when everybody makes resolutions to better themselves, and they often neglect their websites. Your website is a window […]

Promoting Retail Business on the Web

by Jacqueline Sinex
Friday, December 21st, 2007

Update: Froogle has been since been renamed Google Shopping. Businesses with a tangible product to sell have access to some handy tools on the Internet that can make service industry business owners quite jealous. Case in point: Froogle. In case you haven’t heard of it, Froogle is Google’s answer to online bargain searching. If a […]

Mastering Self-Promotion

by Jacqueline Sinex
Friday, December 21st, 2007

Update: MySpace.com is no longer a prominently used platform, and Friendster.com no longer exists. Whether you are a clothing salesman or a real estate agent, you can always benefit from the power of the Internet. And you may have noticed a growing trend in web promotion with do-it-yourself tools like blogs and networking websites. These […]

Content is King: 4 Tips for Preparing the Meat of Your Website

by Jacqueline Sinex
Friday, December 7th, 2007

Most people recognize that a website is rarely just graphics and text. It really has to say something. It has to reflect the principles of a business, the mission of an organization, and sometimes it even has to convince someone to become a customer. So naturally, most business owners cringe at the thought of preparing […]

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