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Top Email Marketing Mistakes That Could Hurt Your Message Open Rate
Email marketing is one of the best online marketing tools companies have. But, the key to good email marketing campaigns is to stay out of people's SPAM folders. Many readers and subscribers can forget they signed up to receive your emails, that they did business with...
WordPress Releases 4.2.2 With Important Security Updates – Update Immediately!
WordPress 4.2.2 has just been released which contains several important security fixes. We recommend you update immediately if you haven't already. If you are on one of our WordPress Care & Support Packages, no worries, we have taken care of it for you already!...
5 Important Questions to Ask Your Web Developer
When it comes to hiring a web developer there seem to be a plethora of choices out there. And their experience can run the gamut, from someone who has thrown together a couple of WordPress sites for friends and family and now considers themselves a web designer, to a...
What Is The Ideal Length For Things Posted Online?
I recently ran across a really neat infographic from BufferSocial, which shows what the ideal length of things like Facebook posts, tweets, blog posts, blog titles and other things that are routinely posted online should be. And, one may ask, why does this matter?...
Creating A Custom URL For Your LinkedIn Page
Did you know that LinkedIn allows you to create your own custom URL, which can take people directly to your LinkedIn public profile page? When you open a LinkedIn profile you are given a default address, but it is long and difficult to remember. Many people like to...
What Makes Up A Well Optimized Web Page?
Web page optimization can really make a difference in how your website shows up in search results and what kind of rankings you receive. According to Sure Payroll, which recently published an amazing infographic on the Anatomy of an Optimized Web Page, properly...
Why Your Website Is Your Best and Most Cost Effective Salesperson
Some balk at the prices they get from website designers and developers to build their website, but they don't take into consideration what a bargain they are really getting. Especially when you consider your website is probably the best salesperson you will ever...
Why Free Website Hosting Is A Bad Idea
I am going to share my reasons for why free website hosting is a bad idea, especially given the fact that website hosting that is paid for is generally fairly cheap anyway. It's understandable to try to get something for free, rather than paying for it, especially...
Why I Don’t Do Cheap Websites And The Pitfalls Of Having One Done
Go on Craigslist and you will find a ton of people willing to design cheap websites. Anyone can build a cheap website if they want to – whether they are a novice or a professional. Sure, we could do that for our clients as well. But, we choose not to create cheap...
Google To Give Priority To Mobile Friendly Websites Starting April 21st
Because more people are accessing the internet from their mobile devices now, Google's algorithms are adapting to these usage patterns. On April 21st Google will begin giving priority in searches to mobile friendly websites. So, if your website isn't mobile friendly...
5 Signs That Your Website Designer Sucks (And Won’t Help You or Your Business Grow and Make Money)
So, you are thinking about a new website or sprucing up your old site, and you are starting to look for a website designer. How do you know if your prospective website designer sucks or not? As I was searching the web recently, I was stunned at what I saw in terms of...
Personal Branding: Why It’s Important
A lot of people look at me funny when I bring up the term "personal branding." Many have heard of "branding" in terms of their business, but never consider the benefits of personal branding. Branding has long been a tool used by companies to position themselves in...
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