SEO is a huge buzz phrase, everyone wants to know what they can do to increase their search engine rankings. We’ve given you some quick tips on increasing your rankings, but today we’ll talk about some tools to monitor and track things on your website. All of the tools we’ll talk about today are free as well!
It’s important to monitor your site in order to see how well your efforts are paying off. If you don’t monitor activity, you’ll never know exactly what could be improved or if what you’re doing is actually working. Check out our ideas on some great tools below.
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Sticker Mule is a recently launched online service that prints great stickers and skins in all sorts of shapes and sizes for any custom design that you submit. They have an easy to use online ordering system and great quality products.
We printed some great stickers with them recently and were very happy with the results so we wanted to give them a shout out and let our readers know more about them and their products. The stickers we ordered were die cut in a custom size and are pretty cool – see the photo below!
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With the recent changes Facebook made to Pages, you can now have a cover photo at the top of your page. This great new addition allows you to show a lot of personality and branding character to new and veteran users of your page, giving them a great idea of who you are and what you do.
It’s best to utilize this space well, giving information and a great visual representation of your company. We wanted to show you some examples of people that have great looking cover photos, so read on to see some great examples.
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There are tons of content management systems out there to choose from, but we prefer to use WordPress for our clients for a couple of very specific reasons. Most importantly, we believe WordPress fits the needs of our clients and us very well, and both of those are important to us.
Using a CMS in general is a powerful decision for any company. It allows you to control and maintain your own website, keeping it up to date and relevant for your users. WordPress helps you do exactly that.
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Creating an eco-friendly work environment is getting easier these days with so many options and ideas out there to choose from. Creating a green office space can mean recycling more paper, printing less altogether, turning lights off in unused spaces, and being more conscientious of our energy use.
You can also take it a step further by making sure your marketing materials are green too. Think of everything from your business cards and posters to letterhead and brochures. See our ideas below to help you get started on going green!
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Blogs are great for reading current information quickly. But sometimes when you need more in-depth information, a book can provide just what you need. Books are also great for learning the basics on certain topics, like design or development basics. Anyone that manages or runs a website, even if you’re not a designer at all, would benefit from knowing design basics so you can maintain your site well and keep it powerful for your company.
We’ve gathered together a collection of great books on web design, typography, color, layout, inspiration, & much more. Enjoy!
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Responsive web design isn’t exactly a new idea, but it’s gained a lot of popularity in recent years, especially with people surfing more and more on tablets, phones and other mobile devices.
It’s a great technique to use to ensure your site looks great on any device. It’s not going to look the same on each device, but rather your site will respond to the browser and device size and appear well in any environment.
Read on to hear more about it and see some great sites that use it.
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the practice of making sure your website is best set up for search engines, and boosting your search engine rankings in the process. It’s not always as simple as that, search engines use a pretty complex algorithm to determine rankings, but there are many things you can do on your own that will give you a good start. We have a few tips below that will be helpful in learning more about SEO and what goes into it, and what you can actually do to help. SEO should be an ongoing process though, so make sure to keep up with it to have a strong position for your company.
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What makes a website stunning and unforgettable, something you want to visit again rather just once? It can be anything from the font choices, color palette, unique layout, clean presentation, organization, or all of the above together. When all of these things come together well it creates a great first impression and a lasting one as well.
We’ve collected some great sites of all different types that are fun, beautiful, clever, professional and most importantly, very well done. Check them out below.
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Starting a blog can be intimidating, although it doesn’t have to be scary or overwhelming. We’ve been blogging for a few years now and have some great tips for people that are getting started.
Blogging can be an invaluable tool for any business and it’s important to start on the right foot and continue in a positive direction so your blog doesn’t cause more harm than good. The biggest question we’ve seen with most new bloggers is “What do I post?” and we’ll address that and other things below so you can start strong and use your blog for positive business growth.
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