A few months ago, Google officially announced that it would consider Secure Socket Layers – more commonly known as SSL connections – as a search signal. Such a move fit perfectly with the search engine’s known appreciation for user experience. Long used by banks and online retailers, SSL connections are fast and encrypt any transfers […]
Once upon a time, there was an almost unbreakable rule in graphic design: if something was important, it had to be located at the very top of a page. For decades most valuable images and pieces of content were – and mostly still are – located “above the fold.” For those of you who don’t […]
Pay-per-click advertising is growing at an enormous rate. Industry-wide, small and medium-sized businesses are spending billions to reach customers through Google, Facebook, and other popular web portals. But, experience has taught us that even though there are numerous companies who are using their ads to find targeted buyers at an affordable rate, they are just […]
Every business owner wants to have a profitable website. But, many aren’t even sure what that would look like, much less how to actually get one. There isn’t anyone formula for driving leads or earning money on the web, of course, but years of experience have taught us that most profitable websites have a handful […]
Do you feel like you’re constantly trying to catch up with the competition when it comes to search engine optimization? Would you like to turn the tables on them and earn one of the top positions for an important search term or phrase? If so, you certainly aren’t alone. We meet with new potential clients […]
Do you love looking at different web designs and images, but hate the idea of writing the content that will have to fill your new pages? If so, we’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that you certainly aren’t alone – most people are visual thinkers who hate the […]
You would think, in the digital marketing age, that finding a great web design and Internet marketing vendor would be a pretty simple task. And yet, as business owners find out month after month, it’s surprisingly easy to choose a terrible designer or creative team and end up wishing you could get your money back […]
Few things are as frustrating as taking the time to develop a great piece of content, only to discover that no one is actually reading it. Things can be even worse if you have paid a professional copywriter to get the job done and potential buyers still don’t take notice. More often than not, the […]
With the introduction of the Penguin algorithm update a couple of years ago, Google took away the incentives for link-farming overnight. Whereas having thousands of junk links pointed at your website was once a way to ensure your website would be more visible to searchers and customers, all at once it became a practice that […]
You need a new business website, and there are more tools than ever designed to help you build your own – including WordPress templates, starter packages from web hosts, and do-it-yourself online services. The commercials make everything look easy, and beginning with an existing design could be the perfect way to save time and money, […]