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5 Mistakes You Might Be Making With Your Website

education | web design by Shannon Noack on November 5, 2012 | 2 Comments

You’ve worked hard to create a beautiful and informative website for your company so your users have great things to read and look at. It’s easy to make some simple mistakes though and either bring down your site, or lose some visitors without knowing it, causing all of your hard work to go to waste. We have some quick tips on things to be aware of with your website, so you don’t…

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HTML5 Simplified – And How It Applies To You

business | education | resources | web design by Shannon Noack on October 8, 2012 | 3 Comments

As a business owner, you might have heard the buzzword HTML5 and wanted to implement it immediately because it’s the latest and greatest, but weren’t quite sure what it was or how it applied to your website. Or maybe you haven’t heard of it at all, but would like to know more! We’ll go through a simplified version of what it is and what it could mean to you, so you understand…

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Common Buzzwords & Terminology in the Web World Explained

education | web design by Shannon Noack on August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

You may have heard many of these buzzwords and terms and aren’t sure what they mean. Responsive web design, RSS, SEO – they may just sound like Greek to you. Well we’ve gathered together a bunch of buzzwords and common terms used in the web industry and we have some definitions and explanations of each. If you manage a website, it’s great to have an understanding of some of the basic terms…

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Great Design Books For Designers & Non-Designers Alike

design | education | inspiration by Shannon Noack on April 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

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…

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Wednesday Call Solutions

blogging | business | education | marketing | resources | social media by Shannon Noack on August 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Wednesday Call Solutions is a webinar group, run by Pamela Bir and I, for business owners and professionals that are looking to learn more about social media, blogging, productivity, Microsoft Office, and more. The group holds two webinars per month on different topics that are relevant in today’s business world. The second Wednesday of the month covers a social media related topic and the fourth Wednesday of the month covers a more…

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WordPress Tips For Beginners

blogging | education | resources | web design by Shannon Noack on July 15, 2011 | 2 Comments

We like using WordPress as our primary content management tool for allowing our clients to gain easy access to their site’s content. We use it because it’s user-friendly, flexible, customizable and scaleable for different projects, and you don’t have to know html and css to use it. Although it’s great for all these reasons, and the perfect choice for many users, it can be a little daunting if you haven’t used it…

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What’s In Your RSS Reader?

blogging | education | fun by Shannon Noack on March 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Subscribing to a blog is easy to do these days, and it’s a handy way to get content that you may be interested in delivered right to you. Most blogs make it easy by including a subscribe by rss feature in a prominent place on their site. I visit a site, I’ve read through a few articles and I am interested in reading more, but I don’t want to have to remember…

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Wednesday Call Solutions

business | education by Shannon Noack on December 23, 2010 | 2 Comments

Wednesday Call Solutions is a new group for business owners and professionals that will meet regularly through scheduled webinars. Each webinar will cover a different topic with a diverse range of possibilities already in the works: social media, blogging, productivity, Microsoft Office, basic website skills, etc. The webinars are intended to ignite conversation and help us all grow through education and trading resources. Check out our Facebook Page to see what we…

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6 Design Resolutions to Keep For the New Year

education | inspiration by Shannon Noack on January 1, 2010 | 2 Comments

Some people don’t enjoy resolutions, they say they are just meaningless wishes that are too easily broken. But I love resolutions. I enjoy the fact that the new year gets everyone thinking about goals, which is what resolutions are to me. It’s a definitive point each year where you have the chance to think about how you can better yourself, your company, your work. I welcome this time each year and I’d…

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Climate Change and design

education by Shannon Noack on October 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

Today, October 15, 2009 is the 3rd annual Blog Action Day, and I’m happy to participate for my 2nd year. This year’s topic is Climate Change, a big topic of discussion in the world these days. But how does that relate to design? Well climate change effects everyone, no matter what your profession, race, gender or status in life. It’s something that’s happening, whether we’d like to admit it or not. As…

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