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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]
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Infographic: Brand Loyalty
Many businesses choose to use a high percentage of their marketing budgets trying to get new customers. While continuing to get news customers is important, keeping your current customers may be more important. Brand loyalty means that a former customer continues to use your products or services instead of going to a competitor. There are many reasons that a consumer prefers a certain brand, and how they perceive your company’s […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]
Facebook Likes in the SEO World
Does Facebook Affect Your SEO? Everyone and every business is jumping on this social media bandwagon to sell themselves and their services. As we all hunch behind the harsh LED glow of our computer monitors, it seems the only way to connect with each other and our loved ones is through the means of Facebook, Twitter, and the like. Value is being added to a business each time a […Read More]
Has Penguin 2 Hit Your Website
Penguin 2.0 Penalty: The Basics There’s been a lot of talk about Penguin 2.0 penalties and bad backlinks. As a business owner with a website, you’re probably wondering if your site has or will be hit with a Penguin penalty. Since you’re here, there may be cause for concern. Let’s help you find out. Drop in Traffic and Rankings A drop in traffic and rankings around the end of May […Read More]