We’ve explained the importance of integrating a custom blog with your website and we’ve written out some blogging tips for you, as well. Now, it’s time to talk about the crucial steps you need to take after your amazing blog post is written in order for the greatest exposure. Right now, it’s pretty likely the only people who know about your most current
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Part Two of our Elements of a Successful Homepage Series focuses on the purpose and goals of your website and how to achieve those through your homepage. One of the first things you need to think about when deciding on your homepage content and design is what you want your visitors to do once they’ve found your website and how
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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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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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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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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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Thrive Web Designs is proud to announce we are now offering photography for local (Boise, Meridian, Eagle) businesses. Many businesses choose to use stock photography for their websites because their own images just aren’t up to par. While stock photography is beautiful and professional, and tends to be a great option for the home page slideshow or banner, it isn’t
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