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What constitutes a mobile website?

Mobile Device Website Design

We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries lately from clients wanting mobile sites so it’s time to set the record straight on what constitutes a mobile site. For this example, let’s use a Washington DC dry cleaning website we designed … Continue reading

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QR Codes vs. Mobile Visual Search

Mobile Visual Search

Six months ago, digital junkies were gaga for QR codes which were beginning to appear on all sorts of different products and promotions. Shit, my shoe company even put one in the padding of the heal area for me to … Continue reading

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SEO Solicitation E-mails… BEWARE!

search engine optimization e-mails

Don’t fall victim to the latest SPAM… an onslaught of e-mails from self-proclaimed Search-Engine-Optimization (SEO) experts who insist that they can boost your website rank from wherever the heck your site currently ranks to the top of a Google search. … Continue reading

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QR Codes – Do you get the big picture???

What is a QR code?

I received a promotional e-mail today from who knows what company about who cares what product. But what got my attention was the fact that they put a QR code in their e-mail. Do you know why that doesn’t make … Continue reading

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Our reviews of Facebook ads and Google AdWords

location of your Google AdWords ads

Google AdWords and Facebook Advertising seem to be the two most talked about online ad platforms so its time we reviewed these puppies to give you a better understanding of what they are and whether your online advertising campaign can … Continue reading

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Meta Titles and Meta Descriptions – mucho importante to your search engine rank

Easily enter your Meta Title and Meta Description

Meta Titles and Meta Descriptions can help your website gain some big-time search-engine brownie points. The more brownie points you get, the higher your website appears in a Google search. So let’s examine exactly what the heck these things are … Continue reading

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A Call to Arms for ‘Calls to Action’

Include calls to action in your website design.

Here ye’. Here ye’. Thy website visitor doth need direction. Make sure to present your visitors with strong calls to action so they know where you want them to go. A call to action is a prominent message or button … Continue reading

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Google +1 Marks It’s Territory… and Soon Your Website

Recommendation Function

Google is making significant, and warp-speed, in-roads into the world of social recommendation with the release of it’s new +1 button. According to SEO Platform BrightEdge, there’s been a 33% increase in Google +1 button placement in the last couple … Continue reading

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Google AdWords Shows Some Humanity

Google AdWords

Just when you thought Google had become indifferent to its small business advertisers, they go and add a AdWords customer service phone number… and TOTALLY (or maybe just partially) REDEEM THEMSELVES! Yesterday I received an e-mail from the AdWords customer … Continue reading

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Your Website Designer: Your Friend ‘Til The End

Website Designer Buddies

Just a like a good friend, your website designer should be there for you in the long run. Don’t just seek out someone for the initial design, construction and launch. You also need to someone to perform the post-launch maintenance … Continue reading

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Search-Engine-Friendly Websites Grab the Low Hanging Fruit

Website Customers

You know the saying, “Grab the low-hanging-fruit”??? In business terms it means “make sure to get those easy to reach customers”. A search-engine-friendly website helps you do just that. Every day, customers are either looking for information about your specific … Continue reading

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Your Website’s Evil Twin! Did your designer account for it?

Different Website Browser Interpretations

Did you know that your website can look different in different browsers? If you look at your site in Firefox vs. Chrome vs. Safari vs. Internet Explorer 8 or higher they’ll probably look pretty similar. But the differences get a … Continue reading

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Say ‘ello to my website’s lil’ friend…The Favicon

Website Favicon

That’s right Tony Montana, the Favicon IS your website’s lil’ friend. Say ‘ello. There’s lot of cool little things you can do, in the course of designing your website, to further brand your business. One of my favorites is the … Continue reading

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Clip your website footer toenails!

Fix the Date in your Website Footer

Most websites out there, for better or worse, have something called a footer, which is text at the very bottom of the page that typically contains some copyright information or legal jargon. You’ll notice at the bottom of SmallBizMakeover.com it … Continue reading

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We talkin’ about (blogging) practice.

Practice Bloggin on your Website

In the immortal words of NBA great, Allen Iverson, “we talkin’ about practice.” For a long long time now I’ve been harassing all my clients, and anyone in general that I discuss search-engine-optimization (SEO) with, that they need to provide … Continue reading

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