Unique ways to market your business Marketing seems to be a constantly changing puzzle business owners try to solve. In a world where focus is on what’s new, innovative, and different, how can your company stand out from the crowd? We’re here to tell you some unique ways to market your business. We’ve put together […]
New Year, New Look: Update Your Website
is a new year – a great time to start fresh for your business. One way to start the year off on the right foot for your business is to give your website a fresh new look, and make sure that your website is optimized to keep up with today’s web design and development trends. […]
Why Good Marketing Needs Print Media
We all know that every day, new trends are emerging on the internet and technology is ever-changing. For many, this leads them to believe that print is dead. Maybe surprisingly, though, print is far from dead. For many small businesses, print marketing is part of their overall marketing plan and goes hand in hand with […]
Promoting Your Website Part II: Branding
Last week in our series about promoting your website, we discussed the importance of SEO. Part of SEO is knowing your brand and niche well enough to use the right keywords so that ultimately, your website is being promoted to its maximum potential. You can’t do this until you have your branding complete. Branding involves […]
Small Business Advertising on a Budget
It can be difficult as a small business owner to know how to reach an audience and advertise your services and products without busting your budget. Here are some ideas for small business owners who want to get the word out and are on a budget. Banner Ads As a small business owner, it is […]
5 Best Practices in Web Design
Good web design brings a website to life, engages the user, and can be the catalyst your small business needs to attract more customers. A visually appealing website makes visitors want to stay and return. There is a lot to consider when building a website: brand, ease of use, appearance, color scheme, navigation, photography, and […]
Influence with design
Determine your goal, make a plan & persuade your audience What is design and how does it relate to my website? Let’s start with a definition: Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design; interface design; user experience […]
Creative use of video online
Video has maintained a powerful reputation of being one of the most efficient tools of visual communication. A creative and engaging video is a terrific way to present a product, service or brand and transform the user-experience to a much more interactive level. Because of this, professional, eye-catching videos are becoming increasingly popular in Web […]
Responsive Web Design- what it is & why you need it
Responsive Web Design is a web design approach targeted at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing experience– easy reading and navigation with minimum resizing, panning and scrolling across a wide range of devices (from mobile phones to desktop computer monitors). When developing a new website for your business or redesigning your outdated existing site, […]
Image fundamentals for your site
A picture is worth a thousand words. Okay, maybe that sounds a bit cliche, but it’s true, especially when it comes to your website. So what does this phrase truly mean? It means that a single image has the potential to tell a story just as well as a large amount of descriptive text. Jakob […]
