2011 was a very busy year for Thrive. We feel so blessed to work with such amazing clients in our hometown of Boise, Idaho, as well as across the country. Along with helping our clients with their web design needs, we enjoy sharing our knowledge on what makes a successful business. Here are our top blog posts of 2011 for you to enjoy:
Key Ingredients for a Great Website | Boise Web Design – This post covers four elements of an effective web site: simplicity, easy navigation, excellent design, and search engine optimization. Thrive Web Design always focuses our web site designs around all four of these areas in order to design the best websites possible for our clients’ needs.
Deciding What You’re Worth | Boise Web Design - A great post featuring tips for businesses looking to set their rates where they should be… researching the market value and charging what you are worth and not what a client can only afford are just two of the topics covered.
Keeping Track of Your Business Finances and Taxes | Boise Web Design - Keeping on top of your finances is one of the first things entrepreneurs need to get a handle on when starting a business. This post covers a few tips such as keeping organized records, what constitutes as a tax write-off, staying consistent, and making goals. With tax day approaching quickly, this is a great article to read.
How Learning to Say “No” Can Save Your Business | Boise Web Design - We live in a society where saying “no” is looked down upon at many times. However, as this blog post points out, realize the right time to say “no” can actually save your business. Sometimes it is much smarter to grow at a steady but slower rate rather than burning yourself, time, and finances out.
Is Your Website Working For You? | Boise Web Design - A website is a vital tool in helping you reach out to potential clients. This post focuses on using keywords, clean web design and layout, navigation, and a contact page in order to make your website work for you.
Time Management | Boise Web Design - Entrepreneurs and business owners have a lot on their plate and are many times juggling more than they can handle. Read this blog post for some tips on time management such as reducing clutter, penciling in personal time, delegating certain tasks, and working smarter not harder.
Boise Web Design Blogging Tips - Blogging is all the rage these days among business and for a very good reason. Search engines are favorable among sites that keep their content consistently updated versus a sites that remain stagnant over the years. Read this blog post for tips on starting a blog, titling your posts, choosing blog topics, and organizing your posts.
Boise Idaho Web Design | More Content Equals More Traffic - Content is one of the most important parts in determining the effectiveness of the website. This post features a few outlined and common flubs that have proven to slow a website and business’s SEO down in relation to web site content.
Boise Social Media - The Internet is such an effective tool to gain exposure among current and future customers. It’s all about knowing how and when to use each method and discovering how it benefits you and your company. This post features four methods for gaining new exposure through social media, advertising, blogging or e-newsletters, and SEO.
Reevaluating Your Business Plan - This is the perfect blog post to read for the new year. It covers reevaluating your business plan in order to realize the goals you met over the last year and the ones you hope to achieve in 2012.
We truly hope you enjoy the information we provide through our blog. If you would like to contact us for any topic suggestions for the coming year, or if you have any questions relating to web design, please contact us and let us know. Happy New Year!
Until Next Time!
Bonnie Olswanger – Thrive Web Designs, a Boise web design company
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