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Fast Turn Around on Custom Website

Sometimes you just don’t have the luxury of time and when you don’t have that luxury, corners need to be cut…somewhere.

For example, we had a week to design signage, an e-mail flyer, and a website. A week is a frightening short period of time especially when it is not the only job in the [...]

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Websites – What is the Best Way to Get One?

I had an interesting conversation with a client the other day. They are in the real estate business (distressed condo properties) and they want me to do something with their website. In their opinion it was old fashioned, had no pizazz and just didn’t fit the bill. I sat down with them [...]

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Who Did That Website?

When you want to know who authored a website

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When 18,000 Mailers Go Out, Your Website Better Be Ready!

The website – americanstructures.com. The challenge – have the website up and running by the time 18,000 mailers went out.
It was an interesting experience for I was working with one of their employees who is a soon to be wizard webmaster but is still in the beginning stages. I spent a day with [...]

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Do Meta Tags Get Your Website Found

The simple answer is no. The more complicated answer is that they still hold value and they should not be ignored.

The most important meta tag is the Description tag. The reason? Sometimes that description is used for the description when your site comes up in search results. It gives you an opportunity [...]

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Flash & Websites — Is There a Middle Ground?

There are two arguments that seem to take center stage when it comes to flash and websites.
It is pretty uncontested that a website built with flash presents a beautiful presentation, almost guaranteeing the end-user a rich experience. On the other hand, a website that is built with flash reduces the visibility of [...]

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Steps to Improving Your Web Writing Skills

You only have mere seconds to catch the attention of a website visitor and you cannot afford to waste it. The following will help you cut the clutter and get to the point.

Make it straight forward. If you can say it in 7 words instead of 22, go with 7.
Keep it simple. Stop with the [...]

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When You Write a Post, Who Are You Writing For?

So often posts are nothing more than the ramblings of someone who wants to tell everyone else about their latest and greatest project or invention…they are writing for themselves.
Do you write because you want to shout from the rooftops about how successful your last project was or how happy you are about something you have [...]

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So Much To Learn – So Little Time

Ever find yourself reading at lightening speed trying to absorb what you need to know in the shortest amount of time? Or you find that what you need to know is in the middle of the learning curve instead of the beginning? Feeling a bit frustrated?
The web is no longer a simple place [...]

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Are You Leaving Money on the Table?

What other products or services do your clients need or want that you are not supplying? In the current economic environment you cannot afford to leave money on the table.
Unfortunately, because so many people are self-employed, they do not have the staff to supply other services or products. So how do you supply additional [...]

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