Opportunity lost? Or found?

The Internet is full of opportunity. And yet, many businesses fail to recognize them. Or they just choose to ignore them. Do you know that… More than half of all US residents, and more than 75% of all US adults, are online. One third of US consumers spend more than 3 hours online every day.…

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Is your website hiding in plain sight?

Looks can be deceiving So your website looks good to you and your visitors. That’s great. But how does it look to search engines? If your website is like most, a many of your visitors access your website from a link on a search engine results page – or “SERP”. A search engine can’t point…

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Transfer big files easily

Transfer big files with TransferBigFiles.com As a web designer, I often need to transfer files that are too large to send or receive by email. A free online service that I found is called, appropriately enough, Transfer Big Files. You can use it without even registering or installing anything on your computer. Just go to…

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Be Number One with WordPress

Be number one in politics or in business with WordPress Regardless of the party platform that you like most, more politicians are building their website platforms with WordPress in their appeal to voters like you. In fact, about 40% of the US Congress, US Senate, and Gubernatorial races and state parties use WordPress.  No single…

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Promoting your website

Not promoting your website and your domain name? It’s like keeping your best sales and customer reps hidden in a back room. Many organizations make the mistake of assuming that, if they build their website, somehow just come to it. If only that were true! Like anything else, you must promote your website if you…

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Reasons why you need a website

So you don’t think you need a website? (Think again.) As a web designer, I’ve heard all kinds of reasons business people give for why they don’t need a website. Although I don’t think that a website is always the key to business success, I do think that many people may be missing great opportunities…

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QR code video resume grabs attention

This video demonstrates a very creative, unique, and attention-grabbing resume using a QR code, video, and a smartphone. If someone submitted a resume like this to me, I can assure you that I would be eager to show it to others also. This would be especially useful for someone seeking a position where creativity and…

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Search Engine Optimization basics

What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? Keywords in the text of your pages may help Google and other search engines to find your website. However, relevant links from other websites trusted websites can really to make your site show up high on the first page of web search results. These “backlinks” are critically important in…

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What is WordPress?

WordPress is a “Content Management System” (or “CMS”) that can be used to build websites that allow non-technical users to update and modify them. Technical expertise is not required to do this and no special software is required. Many businesses will have a web developer or designer create the initial website to their requirements. The…

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