We were excited to be on Shalom Klein’s radio show, Get Down to Business, yesterday. We talked about good website design, what makes a website great and why our clients like to work with us. Many thanks to Shalom for the shoutouts. And yes, we’d love to come on your show again!   Listen to our […]
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At least once a month, we get a frantic query from someone with a website they can’t update. Their web designer or developer is AWOL They don’t know how…. can’t remember…never learned how to manage their site. So it’s basically useless. Can we help? Unfortunately, the answer is almost always no. We can’t do anything
There’s a big difference between done and done right. You’re starting a new business and you’re on a limited budget. Your head is spinning with all that needs to be done, and most of it is being done by you. But you’ve never built a website and you don’t really have time to learn how
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The goal of marketing is pretty simple. Attract, inform, engage. You want to attract new customers. Then let them know how your products or services can help them. With clear, concise content and compelling graphics. Easy, right? It should be. But too often, people make it far too complicated. Especially on websites. We’ve all seen
Nice website. Too bad it won’t bring you any business. Read More »
A client was talking about why she likes to work with us. One of the reasons? Our monitoring package. She said it’s a key differentiator from other firms that develop your website and then disappear. Thank you to this client for reminding us that what we do isn’t necessarily the norm. Which leads us to a problem that
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If you’ve been in business for a while, odds are you’ve had some experiences you don’t want to repeat. For example, bad client relationships. The kind that make you want to rip your hair out. Like this. Here’s how it goes: you have an introductory meeting to find out exactly what the client needs (in
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It’s tempting. You’re a startup with tight (or no) funds. You don’t want to spend any money unless it’s absolutely necessary. You see all the DIY website promos and figure “how hard can it be?” Looks like a no-brainer. So you opt for WIX or some other development program and build your own website. For free.
Why you shouldn’t build your own website. Read More »
We’ve always preached that good content is good SEO*, and good SEO gets good SERP**.  That’s true, but there’s now a new wrinkle.  Google cares whether your website is “mobile ready“.  All things being equal, a mobile ready site will be placed above one that’s not on the search results page. What does mobile ready mean?
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If you’ve ever gone house hunting, you know how important curb appeal is. It’s the “drive by factor. Even if the interior is absolutely smashing, Â if a house doesn’t look appealing from the outside, few potential buyers will make it inside. Photo Credit:Â Brock Builders That same visual appeal applies to websites. Those that haven’t
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