More than meets the eye with OCWS hosting services. You probably know by now that Old City Web Services offers website hosting services–but did you know that your hosting package includes up to 10 e-mail addresses at your domain? You don’t have to use that old Bellsouth or Hotmail account for your business, just give […]
Promote your event on the OldCity.com calendar.
Don’t miss anything going on in St. Augustine with the new OldCity.com Weekend Outlook Blog! With so many festivals, events, concerts, art shows and more going on around St. Augustine these days, it’s getting difficult to keep up with everything! We’ve decided to make it a little easier by highlighting a few of our favorite events […]
5 Tips for Do-It-Yourself Copywriting
Old City Web Services is going back to school. Earlier this summer, Old City Web Services partnered up with a new local program to match private businesses with public schools so that we can share career perspectives, advice and tips with students. Last month, Cecile Nusbaum (OCWS General Manager) and Bobby Jones (OCWS Art Director) […]
What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
If you’re a little confused when it comes to SEO, you’re not alone. The evolution of the Internet has left many people scrambling to keep up with new terms and capabilities on the web. Search engine optimization is a new internet marketing tool that combines knowledge of how search engines work with research into what keywords and phrases […]
5 Twitter Tips
What is Twitter? Follow us on Twitter! Twitter is an online social network–it’s like a 24/7 chamber mixer for people around the world. The conversation is constantly going on and you can choose to jump in and out of it as you please, posting your own information or commenting on other people’s information. 1) Customize […]
Advertising and Landing Page Congruency
Every day several hundred million people do a Google search, click on one of the results, get sent to a website only to be greeted by a page that has absolutely nothing to do with the ad that they clicked on. If the website owner is lucky the visitor may poke around the site a bit; […]
Do You Send Text Messages to Your Customers?
Hopefully you answered yes to that question. If you answered no then have no fear, this article will help you get started in the very lucrative and response rich text marketing world. Text messages have a read rate of 95%. Yes, you read that correctly. 95% of all text messages are read. And the response […]
How to Create a Landing Page for your Business Fan Page on Facebook
Facebook is a wonderful tool for building your business through social media. So take advantage of the tools they offer and your ability to make landing pages right inside of Facebook. This will truly set your company apart from others and can help generate an influx of visitors to your main site. Below are 17 […]
Do You Comment On Other Peoples Blogs?
I hope so. Why? Because it is a great way to build online exposure and build relationships with other social media savvy businesses and bloggers. Ideally you should have around 12 blogs on which you regularly comment Make your comments meaningful and real…not a little short ditty that says “I like your blog” but rather […]
Every Page On Your Website Should Have a Call to Action
That’s what makes it a landing page. In fact, when you understand that each and every website should be working for you to get new customers or keep track of what current customers want, then deciding what content to include on each webpage gets easier and easier. When in doubt, about what you should do to make […]