Published by: Jason Ciment on 02-29-2012
Webmasters and designers, how do you stay current on the multitude of new developments, tools, and tactics in your constantly growing field? Aside from this blog, I mean. In the current Google economy when nearly every individual and business either wants a website created or improved, there is no such thing as doing too much homework to stay at the top of your game and entice prospective clients with your knowledge of the latest and most effective design and content management concepts. Thus, Dolody needs to be added to your reader today.
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Published by: Jason Ciment on 02-28-2012
So my images are tagged, categorized, and optimized, now what? While it's helpful to your search engine optimization campaign to label images with your keywords, there are some additional ways to connect them to your website and drive even more traffic back to you. You see, whenever your images come up in a Google Image search for related terms and gets clicked on (hence the importance of keywords in descriptions) it takes the user to your site. Also, images can not only give your SEO a nice boost, they catch user attention by putting a vibrant, tangible, face on your brand. Here's some additional tips to make your images SERP-friendly.
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Published by: Jason Ciment on 02-27-2012
How can you make not only your brand but your business persona stand out in the world of digital communication? As I advise my Los Angeles website design clients, it's important not only to be easily accessible to your prospective customers, but to catch their eyes and hold their attention in a way that is consistent with your messaging. With so many methods of electronic messaging that are in use both inside and outside of professional environments it seems challenging to make your correspondence shine in a sea of other texts and emails. Fortunately, there are inspiring and user friendly apps like Swakker to liven up your transmissions.
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Published by: Jason Ciment on 02-24-2012
How often do you set up reminders for yourself for specific tasks? Most of us have used such a function at some point and with my growing base of Los Angeles website design clients I can attest that I do it numerous times in a day. Electronic reminders are not only for work tasks but personal responsibilities and leisure activities outside the office as well. Whatever the case, it helps to be able to customize reminders so you receive them not at the precise time you need to be somewhere but in enough advance that you're out the door to be perfectly punctual. FollowUpThen lets you get as specific with your reminders as you like.
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Published by: Paul Premson on 02-17-2012
Recently, Google+ just celebrated its 100 millionth member, including people, brands, and businesses. While Google may not be the Facebook-killer that many thought it would be, 100 million members is nothing to ignore and many businesses and brands are now flocking to the social network to set up a page in order to engage with their fans. Setting up a page is a relatively easy process. Here are the 5 steps you need to get going with G+, along with several tips and tricks you can use along the way.
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