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Elements of a Successful Homepage | Part One: The Basics

This post is Part One of a series we will be writing regarding the elements of a successful and effective homepage. Your website homepage should be thought of as your first impression to your website visitors. An effective homepage is like arriving to a job interview looking put together, dressed nicely, groomed, smiling, with your resume organized, with you, and
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Integrating a Custom Blog with Your Website

For many website owners, especially those who have had a site for years, may consider a very important piece of their website’s SEO. You’ve heard us talk about “relevant content” many times. Relevant content has to do with content on your site that is interesting and shows value to your readers. Relevant content is also content that is updated on
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Increasing Your Local Search Results

No matter the industry, service, or product, there is sure a lot of competition out there and it seems to only grow each day. A great way to narrow down your competition is to start local. Here are a few methods to increase your business’ local search results online: 1. SEO - Google tends to lead the pack when it comes
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Domain Name Tips

Choosing a domain name is one of the most important steps in building a website for your business. Just like your business name, logo, and branding, it is what your customers will remember you by and something you don’t want to change very often, if at all. It is best to keep confusion at a minimum for your clients and
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Mobile Websites – Are they really that important?

Over the past 5+ years, more and more people are using smart phones like Apple Iphones, Droids, as well as portable tablets like the Ipad.  With the constant increase in mobile users, you can see how the focus has shifted towards making a website that reads properly on a mobile device. How important is it? This really depends on your
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Boise Web Designer Q&A Sessions

Q: If you could give your clients one marketing tip (besides having a website, of course), what would it be? A: Besides having a custom website built for your business, networking is one of the best things you can do to grow your client base and presence in your community. For many of us business owners, we live in a
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What is your website’s “call to action?”

What Is Your Website’s Call To Action? When you’re building your website or having one designed and developed for you, incorporating a “call to action” is extremely important to your marketing efforts. What is a “call to action?” Good Question. A Call to Action is simply something or somewhere on your site that is designed to guide the viewer to
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