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September 7, 2019

My website was built by my cousin…

You wouldn’t believe how often we hear these words – or ones very much like it! Most small business folks and organizations that are starting out rely on the talents and good will off web-savvy folks to help build them a website, for free (or nearly). This is awesome that their family or friends are willing to do that. Problem is, more than likely this person will be distrated by real life sometime soon, leave the organization or some other event that now means your website is out there, out of date, and possibly broken in some way. Most non-web […]
September 7, 2019

Does SEO matter anymore???

The times they are a-changin’!  Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.  Every client we have asks us at some point about SEO. Can we do it? Can it be done on an older site? Why does it change so drastically?  Is it a waste of money? The truth of the matter is that it does still matter, but how the game is played has changed pretty significantly.  To have good SEO, you need the following: A site with some history (gotta be around for a while) Many external links to your site from other sites that get a lot of […]
September 7, 2019

Who remembers Frontpage?? Anyone??

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away – Microsoft released a software product called FrontPage. This allowed users to create, maintain and publish their own websites.  Unfortunately, the program was unwieldy and eventually Microsoft discontinued it. Believe it or not, there are STILL websites out there in the world that were built on this platform, and virtually nobody remembers how it works, or how the data structure in the background worked. Good luck trying to update that puppy now! [Deep breath] We can help.  Even if you just want some simple updates. Just reach out and let […]
September 7, 2019

Your website on a smart phone

We still find age-old websites built by friends and family of buisiness owners, originally doing their compatriot a favor by helping build their initial site for free. A lot of times these can actually look OK, but really need some updating. One of the most notable updates needed is that when that website is viewed on a mobile phone or tablet, the user has do pinch & zoom to see the content and navigate around. Effectively, the site is not Responsive (Mobile friendly) which not only makes people want to click away, but it makes Google sad too! We can […]