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Exploring Other Means of Social Media and the Potency of Images

by Brian Disbot
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

Social media has become a cliché term. We experience it almost every day, whether actively interacting on Facebook or Twitter. Many business and entrepreneurial writers claim that social media is the way to your customer’s heart, but this notion has been debated to wits-end. However, what has not become run-of-the-mill is the way in which [&hellip

Look for Green Grass in Your Own Yard

by Jacqueline Sinex
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

Ever heard, “The grass is always greener on the other side?” A lot of people think that way, and those people may find themselves chronically dissatisfied. This can also be true in websites, as many business owners are constantly nit-picking at their own web design, their own content, and comparing to competitor websites. Shouldn’t yo

Descriptive Page Titles

by Jacqueline Sinex
Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Are your page titles boring? More importantly, are you missing opportunities by having generic, boring page titles and links? We all recognize About Us by now. Most websites have an “about” section. And you should. But is there another more engaging title that could do all these things: Tell your readers who you are. Tell […]

Beach Bums: Reaching Your Clients Outside of the Office

by Brian Disbot
Thursday, July 19th, 2012

With summer in full swing and Independence Day in our rearview mirror, we tend to lose focus on business due to the heat and wealth distractions that come with this lackadaisical season. If we could, we’d spend our days lounging by the pool, grilling with the family, or out on the lake. The fact remains, […]

Typography: What Your Font Says About You

by Brian Disbot
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

There is a realm within the world of web design that holds typography as the “holy grail” of design and aesthetics. Thousands of books, articles, and videos have been produced to focus specifically on fonts, their design, and their effectiveness. While many people are unaware of this massive and ever-expanding subject, it is important to […]

“502 Forbidden” : The Importance of Usability Tests

by Brian Disbot
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

One of the most important aspects of a website is usability. Web usability is defined as the flow of your website from page to page. In other words, it is a measure of how well your website is put together and whether improvements are needed to clarify or completely redo a part of the site. […]

Quick Tip: HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

by Brian Disbot
Monday, April 2nd, 2012

Today almost everyone has a website of some sort. Whether it’s for business or pleasure, we are all connected to the Internet. Social media websites give you a generic, yet customizable theme that allows you to express yourself by posting text, pictures, videos, and listing your likes and dislikes. The World Wide Web encompasses so […]

Beware of Fraud Alert Emails

by Jacqueline Sinex
Monday, March 19th, 2012

There is a new wave of phishing spam emails hitting inboxes lately. A “phishing” scam involves an effort to try and gather sensitive information from you, such as banking information. These are among the most dangerous types of “spam” you can receive. Some of the emails that scammers send have a branded appearance of a [&helli

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