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The quick answer is absolutely! The need for responsive website design is a tricky concept for many business owners to grasp. People are conditioned to be skeptical and say “no” when they think they are being sold. Your job as an SEO sales professional is to break down the wall of disbelief, find out what marketing advice your client needs, and start the education process. Improving Your Sales Pitch with […Read More]
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Facebook Page Link Post Update: Are Links Now More Important?
It was hard to miss that a change occurred to the size of link previews on Facebook this week. Now, when brand and company Pages post links to their followers, the once miniscule image preview now appears as a full-width image. This update continues to align with Facebook’s new vision for users’ Newsfeeds, where they emphasize bold, beautiful, and image-conscious content shares. The Specs The update was rolled out on […Read More]
4 Fool-Proof Tips for Understanding Google Analytics
Data Has Become Too Complicated! When talking with clients and colleagues alike, one of the more popular comments I hear is that people are familiar with web analytics, but don’t consider themselves comfortable enough with the data to really understand what is being presented. I’ve always been fascinated by this response, though I’m certainly not surprised. Anyone can visit their favorite internet marketing publication and see an almost never-ending list of […Read More]
How to Avoid Social Media Hackers
While you might not think that there are any real dangers while using social media to brand yourself, you always have to be fully aware of the hackers out there. Yes, even trying to reel fans in on social sites like Twitter can make you a prime target of hackers. Facebook is another dangerous place to do business, along with even more professional sites like LinkedIn. There is a lot […Read More]
The Best Time to Post on Facebook is a Small Window
When is the best time to post on Facebook? This has been the biggest, most on-fire question for social media marketers since the unveiling of Facebook Pages for businesses. Instagram marketers have had a relatively collected pace in marketing because there always are websites like https://www.simplygram.com/how-to-get-more-followers-on-instagram/ to help them achieve a following. While there have been several studies, statistics, and general speculation about the topic, no one has ever really […Read More]
Your Guide for Creating Effective Web Design Layouts for Online Businesses
The web. How often do we hear this term? Most of us cannot imagine a world without the web, where information is available to us at a faster pace, in a more accessible manner, and often with more insight than we know what to do with. That being said, e-commerce, or the act of buying and selling online, has become one of the most important aspects of the web for […Read More]
Social Media Marketing: The Evolution of Marketing
The Beginning Years-Word of Mouth Marketing Some of you may remember how word of mouth marketing worked in the years prior to the internet. You have a particular purchase in mind, and you call a couple of your friends on the phone to get their opinions on different brands, dealers, or providers, and you don’t make your decision on the purchase until you have your Dad’s approval. Back then, there […Read More]
Custom jQuery Rotating Banner Tutorial
As I was creating a banner the other day I realized it may be a ripe subject for a new blog post! So here we are: The Custom jQuery Rotating Banner Tutorial. Let’s begin. First off let’s setup our HTML. [code language=”html”] <div id=”banner”><!–Begin full banner container–> <div id=”rotating-tab”></div><!–The tab that shows which object is selected–> <div id=”banner-shadow”></div><!–My accent shadow–> <div id=”right”><!–Begin box that holds each single object–> <div class=”single […Read More]
The Growing Popularity of Infographics
Why Infographics Work Have you noticed how popular infographics and other visuals have become in the marketing world? There is a reason for that. If you are a business owner, you know better than anyone how busy life gets and how short of an attention span we can have sometimes. The decision for the online consumer to stay on a webpage or leave is made in just seconds, so something […Read More]
Web Form Spam Protection
The Fight Against Web Form Spam In the early days of Advice, one of the most common trouble tickets we would receive went something like this: “Hi Support, I’m receiving hundreds of spam emails a day from our web forms – isn’t there anything we can do to stop this?” For a developer, there are some seemingly easy answers to this, but I’ve found it’s more complicated than it seems. […Read More]