Net neutrality, a measure imposed by the Obama administration, is the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all data on the internet the same, and not charge differently by user, content, platform, or application. Continue reading “How Will the Loss of Net Neutrality Affect Small Business?”
Category: Web Development
Design Your Company Website with SEO in Mind
What makes a company website successful? Many will say it’s search-engine optimization, some will say it’s design, and a few will say it’s user experience. The answer is: all three. When designing a website for business, it is important to keep this in mind and not prioritize one of these aspects at the expense of the others. Individuals are often surprised to learn that both design and user experience play a substantial role in how a website ranks on search engines. Continue reading “Design Your Company Website with SEO in Mind”
What Mobile-First Marketing Means for Your Business
Last month’s Google Performance Summit in San Francisco, CA, revealed a number of changes to Google’s AdWords and Analytics tools. Some of the highlights of Google’s summit included the development of “Promoted Pins” in Google Maps, changes in ad bidding and a new appearance for ads in search results. All of these developments reveal that Google is moving forward into the mobile-first era while continuing to handle trillions of searches every year. Continue reading “What Mobile-First Marketing Means for Your Business”
Bringing Traffic to Your Website: On-page, On-site, and Off-site Optimization Strategies
These days, it’s not enough to have a beautiful, user-friendly website. It’s also important to consider the site’s existence on, and interaction with, search engines. Search engine optimization is one of the best ways to initiate and funnel traffic to your website, and a well-performing website utilizes the right combination of on-page, on-site and off-site optimization strategies.
Blogging Best Practices
By now, most bloggers are familiar with the phrase “content is king,” and while there really is no substitute for good content, many bloggers are simply not getting the audience their content merits. A lack of knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO) techniques is the main reason for low readership on well-written and frequently updated blogs. But even those who are not tech-savvy can optimize their blogs by improving the quality, images, tags and links (assuming you are using a user friendly website such as WordPress, Drupal or CMS). Continue reading “Blogging Best Practices”
Should You Choose a Custom Website or Template Website?
When running a business, one of the most important branding and marketing strategies is to create an informative, effective website. How can you decide if your business is better off with a template or a custom-built website? First, think about the goals, budget, and scope of your campaign. For example, if the main objective is a quick, low-cost redesign or creating your first website, a template-based website could be beneficial for your business. However, while many business owners create their own websites using templates through sites like Weebly or GoDaddy, these templates may hinder your overall marketing strategy if your company is looking for a more comprehensive set of services. Continue reading “Should You Choose a Custom Website or Template Website?”
10 Things YOUR website NEEDS to be successful
The internet is now the main way for businesses to gain exposure. It’s an easy and fast way to get found, communicate with clients and bring in new business. This is your first impression- make it count!
When developing or maintaining a website, there are quite a few factors to consider since websites can easily help or harm a brand. What should the site include? How can I maximize the return on my investment? These are all questions that can be answered by considering a few important factors that you must consider to gain traffic and build your reputation. Continue reading “10 Things YOUR website NEEDS to be successful”
Don’t Let Your Website Bomb Like the Obamacare Healthcare.gov
What were the problems with the Healthcare.gov launches?
By now, everyone is familiar with the problem-ridden launch of the various Obamacare/healthcare.gov websites. So what happened? And why was the launch so problematic? The Obamacare website launch problems boil down to the following: Continue reading “Don’t Let Your Website Bomb Like the Obamacare Healthcare.gov”
Drupal: How to Stop Worrying and Love Web Design
A strong web presence is absolutely essential to maintain and grow a business, and the availability of in-office web designers has not yet caught up with demand. This disparity has created the need for an easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS) that allows businesses to manage their own websites without the aid of an on-staff web designer. Continue reading “Drupal: How to Stop Worrying and Love Web Design”
How to Choose the Right Keywords
When it comes to search engine optimization (SEO), keywords are extremely important. Keywords are the words or short phrases that Internet users type into a search engine when looking for a website, business, service or product. In regards to SEO, search engines use keywords when analyzing and prioritizing websites. By including strong keywords in the content of your website, the meta tags, ALT tags, your domain name and each individual page name, your search engine rankings will dramatically improve. Apart from SEO purposes, keywords should also be used in blog entries and your Web advertising campaigns. This article will explain how to choose keywords that will boost your business’ online visibility and bring you higher conversion rates. Continue reading “How to Choose the Right Keywords”