The Lily Pad - A Blog for Small Business Owners

So You Want More Facebook Fans?

April 18th, 2012 | Posted in Blogging & Social Media, Web Marketing by Angela Nielsen

At the time of this posting, Facebook reported having over 845 million active users. Approximately half of those monthly users signed on to their account daily. With so many people flocking to Facebook, you would think it would be easy to increase the number of "likes" on your business page, right? Wrong! Building a fanbase on ...

One Lily Named One of Constant Contact’s 2011 All Stars

March 16th, 2012 | Posted in Awards & Recognition, In The News by Angela Nielsen

One Lily recognized for achieving exemplary marketing results. ONE LILY, CA — 3/16/2012 – One Lily, a web design agency, has received the 2011 All Star Award from Constant Contact®, Inc., the trusted marketing advisor to more than half a million small organizations worldwide. Each year, a select group of Constant Contact customers are honored with ...

Facebook Timeline For Pages Is Here

February 29th, 2012 | Posted in Blogging & Social Media, Web Marketing by Angela Nielsen

We've been hearing rumors that Facebook would be releasing Timeline for pages soon, and as of today - it's now available. If you run a Facebook Page for your business, you can go in to your page now and upgrade to timeline, or wait until the end of March when the upgrade will be done automatically ...

Color Matters Infographic

February 1st, 2012 | Posted in Infographics, Web Design & Strategy by Angela Nielsen

Color increases brand recognition by 80%. As a web agency, one of the most common conversations we have with clients is regarding their color palette. Many small business owners are confused about color, and tend to want to design their brand around their own personal preference, without even considering what would appeal most to their audience. ...

The Pluses and Minuses of Google Plus

November 15th, 2011 | Posted in Blogging & Social Media by Donna Queza

A few months ago it was all you heard about: Google has a new social network. It’s going to be a Facebook killer. We’ll never use the Internet the same way again. Google+ is the future of social networking. We all love a bit of drama, so many of us ran out and set up accounts right away. (Current estimates ...

Getting to Know Google Plus – A Beginners Guide

November 8th, 2011 | Posted in Blogging & Social Media by Donna Queza

Google Plus (Google+ or G+) is the latest social network that people are buzzing about. With the very recent launch of brand pages, businesses are getting even more interested in how to capitalize on the site’s growing popularity. If you’re thinking about joining the world of plusses and circles, here are a few things to get ...

One Lily Receives Davey Award

November 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Awards & Recognition by Angela Nielsen

One Lily Inc. Receives International Davey Award - for their Site’s Design Excellence. After a decade of garnering awards on behalf of their clients, One Lily is again recognized for ingenuity and outstanding design – this time for their own website. Apple Valley, California. November 2, 2011 – One Lily, Inc. has long received international attention for ...

Choosing Social Media Platforms

November 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Blogging & Social Media, Web Marketing by Angela Nielsen

For many small business owners, taking the plunge into social media can be both exciting and terrifying. There is quite a bit to learn, but of course there is also the excitement of connecting with new people and reaching a larger audience. Where Do You Start? The question we get asked often is which social media networks ...

Should You Automate Your Social Media?

October 26th, 2011 | Posted in Blogging & Social Media, Web Marketing by Angela Nielsen

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. One of the questions I get asked most often from our clients and prospects is whether or not I can help them automate their blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. They want their social media profiles to be on auto pilot - feeding one to the other so they ...

One Lily receives W3 Award

October 20th, 2011 | Posted in Awards & Recognition by Angela Nielsen

One Lily Inc. receives W3 Award for creative excellence on the web. Firm garners Silver Award for ingenuity in design and marketing services. Apple Valley, CA. October 11, 2010 – The International Academy of the Visual Arts today named One Lily a recipient of their Silver Award in the W3 competition for outstanding websites, web marketing, web ...