No Web Design is Complete without Good SEO

Quad City Web Design and SEO

Every now and then we get an SEO related call from an existing web design or hosting client. Sometimes they want to improve their search rankings in key areas while other times they’re looking to change focus a bit with regard to SEO. Some clients seem a bit nervous about such requests as if we might feel they’re complaining. In truth, […]

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Can I Do the SEO for My Business Website?

Do It Yourself (DIY) Business-Class Website SEO

The Importance of SEO One of the most efficient ways you can spend resources to grow awareness of your small business is to invest in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). We manage SEO for a number of our clients but also have the occasional client that wants to invest the money elsewhere or simply doesn’t have […]

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Is a Website or Facebook Page Better for Business?

Facebook for Quad City Businesses

With approximately 250 million US consumers on the internet, it’s an absolute requirement for a business to have an online presence. Amidst this growth, some companies make the decision to forego a dedicated website in favor of a Facebook Page. While having any online presence is better than not having one, relying on Facebook to […]

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10 Step Guide to Local Marketing

Quad City Local Marketing Tips

The difference between local businesses that succeed and those that fail isn’t always about the money they spend. Often it’s just about having a well thought out plan on how to take advantage of local resources to raise your profile and grow your customer base. Following is our ten step checklist to help you get […]

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A Quick Reference Guide for On-Site SEO

Quad City On-Site Website SEO

Good On-Site SEO is Still Important Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, has been around for quite a while and the tactics continue to evolve for both On-Site and Off-Site SEO. A lot of the basics of On-Site SEO, though, have remained relatively unchanged and continue to be very important if you want to garner your […]

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Bent River Credit Union Unveils New Website

New Website Design More Member Friendly Bent River Community Credit Union announced the unveiling of their new website in June. Some important new features of the design include the ability for members to apply for loans on cars, boats, recreational vehicles and even mortgages online. The new website also includes much easier access to the member […]

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How To Use Dynamic jQuery Form Fields in WPCF7 Email

How To Use Dynamic JQuery Form Fields In WPCF7 Email Banner

Recently, I was working on a project that required a very specific, feature-packed form that was able to store values in a database and email multiple recipients. I’ve been a big fan of the WordPress plugin Contact Form 7 for many years and although it isn’t saturated with out-of-the-box features, it’s very developer-friendly and flexible. […]

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The Ultimate Heartbleed Guide for Non-Techies

Ultimate Guide to Heartbleed Banner - What Is Heartbleed? How Do I Protect Myself?

Heartbleed has captivated the attention of the internet in the past few days since its discovery and that’s no coincidence.  It’s bad news.  Like, really bad news.  It’s not necessarily a good thing when Joe Siegrist, the CEO of LastPass says, “It was definitely a ‘holy sh*t’ moment”. Now that it’s been a week since the initial […]

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Four Rules for Effective Advertising

Eastern Iowa Advertising Agency Plan

While types of advertising will vary, there are very few companies or brands for which advertising is not a staple. Whether you’re launching a new brand or repositioning an old one, there is really no better or faster way to communicate the value proposition of your product or service to the masses. With that said, […]

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Twitter Broke Our WordPress Widget

Illustration of Twitter Bird Wrecking Havoc

As many of you might have noticed, our Twitter widget in the footer is empty now.  That’s because Twitter broke our WordPress widget.  This makes me sad :'( Unfortunately, we’re not the only ones affected by the recent changes to the developers API made by Twitter on June 11th, 2013.  The social media behemoth deemed it […]

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