Category Archives: Web Strategy

Traditional or WordPress Website?

March 3, 2010 – 3:57 pm

Should you convert your website to a full Word Press site? If you have been hearing the buzz about moving your static site to a full blog site, then read on. There are certainly pros and cons with making a move like this, and this article tries to bring those to light. Pros of building [...]

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How the heck do you setup a Facebook Fanpage?

March 2, 2010 – 11:09 pm

They don’t seem to make it easy for us, do they? Hopefully this short article will make your life easier, and you can stop banging your head against the wall! You can find the link to create a fan page in lots of different places, but we’ll talk about the two easiest ways to get [...]

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Blogging Basics – Blog Etiquette

February 23, 2010 – 4:08 pm

Have you settled on a blogging platform? Great. This is your ticket to the virtual universe known as the blogosphere. But before you launch, there are some things you might want to consider to make this trip as rewarding as possible. 1. Target Audience First of all, you need to have at least a basic [...]

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Blogging Basics – Hosted or Self-Hosted Platform?

February 11, 2010 – 9:40 am

Ok, so you’re online. You have a website, a Twitter account and a Facebook profile. Now what? Sounds like you’re ready to start blogging. A weblog is an excellent way of reaching an audience, getting new clients and visitors to your website, and – best of all – you are not limited to 140 characters. [...]

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Social Media Stats – That Will Blow You Away

February 6, 2010 – 12:22 pm

Who knew even 2 years ago that social media would play such an important role in our connectedness, both from personal connections (with family and friends) to business connections (with clients and colleagues). There are many that still think social media is a fad, and that eventually it will just simply go away. I was [...]

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Top 5 Features of a Well Built Site

January 16, 2010 – 5:58 pm

Taken from “Online In 10 Steps – Guidelines For Creating Winning Websites”, written by Angela Nielsen. FAST. Pages must load quickly to keep visitors interested. RELIABLE.  Visitors expect everything on your site to always load, to always function, and to always be there.  Let them down and they will move on to a site that [...]

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I Am An Addict

December 26, 2009 – 9:41 pm

My name is Angela, and I’m an addict. My addiction has taken over my life. I find myself doing it when I wake up in the morning, I do it when I’m on conference calls with clients, I do it when I am sitting at stoplights, I even sneak off to the bathroom at dinner [...]

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How Important Is Your Picture On Your Website?

November 1, 2009 – 6:09 am

If you sell a widget of some sort, and your business is more about that widget and less about you (like sunglass sales, or shoes sales, etc), then a picture of yourself on your website will not likely carry too much relevance to your site viewer. If on the other hand you are a provider [...]

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What Is Web 2.0 Really?

October 14, 2009 – 7:04 am

[The following is taken from Wikipedia...] The term “web 2.0″ refers to a perceived second generation of web development and design, that aims to facilitate communication, secure information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. WEb 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities, hosted services, and applications; such [...]

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The Naming Game – How To Choose Your Domain Name

October 2, 2009 – 9:42 am

You want to create an internet presence, but you’re stuck at the first step: acquiring a domain name. Where do you begin, what do you call it, what mistakes should you avoid? For anyone choosing a domain for the first time, this article will answer those questions and make you a domain naming pro! What [...]

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