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Social Media: Not Just a Fad

by Morgan
Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Fads of the Decades 1960s: tie-dye, lava lamps, and ouija boards 1970s: tetherball, pet rocks, and Farrah Faucet hair 1980s: parachute pants, Rubik’s cube, and Jazzercise 1990s: Tamagotchi, chat rooms, and spandex 2000s: Crocs, Hannah Montana, and… social media?? Consider the Following (Adapted from Erik Qualman’s Article, Social Media:

Online Mascots

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

As more of your competitors venture onto the Web, you may be searching for ways to stand out from the crowd. One way that companies are connecting with their audiences is through a “mascot”. Your mascot may be a completely fictional character illustration that represents your product or service. Many well-known organizations from Jack-in-the-

How to Tell if Your Website Server is Down

by Bobby Martinez
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Are you asking yourself, “Is my website down?” There are many, many different things that can cause a connection error between you and your website. Just because you can’t load your website, it doesn’t mean that your web hosting server is actually down. If your web browser is displaying a connection error, try these things [&helli

How to Make a Website: 3 Easy Step-by-Step Instructions

by Bobby Martinez
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

You don’t need to be intimidated by the internet. It’s merely a collection of interconnected websites, and websites are actually very simple things. They are files that people can access through Internet Browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome. See? It’s not so scary when you break it down to its simplest [

Got Ideas, But No Direction?

by Rachael Pierce
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Our prospective clients often know they want a website, but don’t have any idea what they want on the site or where they should start. When telling them what to prepare for their initial meeting, we often say to just bring ideas. Oftentimes, they actually need help generating what their ideas actually are. Some quick […]

Choosing a CMS for Your Website

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

A lot of folks crave the ability to self-manage their website. But, no two content management system applications are equal. When researching software with your web developer, these are some factors to consider: You need CMS software that runs efficiently and won’t bog down the server and site speed. You want an administrative interface that [&hell

Quick Tips: Interactive Media Frenzies

by Jacqueline Sinex
Monday, August 3rd, 2009

2009 is proving to be a turning point in the number of small business owners who have asked us about using audio and/or video media in their websites. But while awareness of these interactive mediums has grown, it isn’t always advisable to start plastering video and audio files all over your website. Remember to go […]

Right Message, Wrong Medium

by Rachael Pierce
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Okay, you’ve got it. You have the perfect message (and ravishing design to go along with it) and now you are charged with the task of figuring out which medium works best for your message/design. All mediums are not created equal for every message, idea, or campaign. Picking the right medium means you have to […]

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