Apr 21

FireworksI just read a blog post titled: 4 Reasons Why SEO Won’t Work for You on Big Marketing for Small Business.

The points made in the article are extremely relevant, especially the 4th point about long-tail keyword phrases.

Case in point:

I just finished work with a client, AubrysPetCare.com, that took advantage of long-tail keyword phrases that are totally in alignment with her services. Besides my SEO implementation, my client created helpful pages and articles with these keywords in the titles on her website and blog, and she is now on page one of Google! We only launched the site a couple of weeks ago. And people are finding her and commenting on how much they like her site. Quality content combined with SEO is dynamite! Continue reading »

Apr 13

Geese Guys Website

I just finished and launched a WordPress website for my client, Geese Guys. I used the New Sense theme, and did extensive customization to achieve the final result. Basic Search Engine Optimization was also implemented on the website.

Designer’s Role: Customization and optimization.

Visit Website: geeseguys.com

Apr 11

VERY IMPORTANT

FOR EVERYONE WHO USES FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS OR PERSONAL REASONS

As we have all come to notice, Facebook likes to make changes and not really tell everyone.

Updates From Fewer People Than Before

Have you noticed that you are only seeing updates in your newsfeed from the same people lately? Have you also noticed that when you post things like status messages, photos and links, the same circle of people are commenting and everyone else seems to be ignoring you?

Don’t worry, everyone still loves you and nobody has intentionally blocked you. The problem is that a large chunk of your friend/fan list can’t see anything you post and here’s why:

The “New Facebook” has a newsfeed setting that by default is automatically set to show ONLY posts from people who you’ve recently interacted with or interacted the most with (which would be limited to the couple of weeks just before people started switching to the new profile). So in other words, for both business and personal pages, unless your friends/fans commented on one of your posts within those few weeks or vice versa – you are now invisible to them and they are invisible to you!

Here’s the Fix:

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Mar 25

Something New

This is a new list I’m starting to highlight beautiful fonts that I want to share with you.

Maya Samuels Font

This month I’m featuring a font called Maya Samuels:

Maya Samuels font

I really like the unique quality of this sans serif font. It’s distinctive, has a bit of whimsy, and a very appealing character. The font is available at MyFonts.com.


Mar 21

WordPress Themes

WHILE RESEARCHING WORDPRESS THEMES for my clients this year, I discovered some gorgeous themes that defy the conventional wisdom about WordPress (WP). These themes come with a variety of options. Be sure to explore the menus in the previews and special palettes to view the options. Continue reading »

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