Many businesses are wondering if it makes sense to advertise on Yelp. Yelp is a very unique site that combines reviews with social networking. It has become progressively important for consumers to be able to read and share real opinions about businesses, and Yelp enables them to do just that. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, over 500,000
Whether you choose to believe it or not, the colors you use in your designs can have a major psychological impact on your customers. This science is called color psychology. Color psychology is the idea that by using specific colors, you can induce certain emotions or reactions. When we design a layout, we place a lot of importance on choosing th
Google and other search engines are always updating their algorithms, and they are increasingly shifting toward privileging “quality content”. Because of this, it’s getting harder and harder to know how best to include keywords on any given website. Believing that the more keywords the better, there are many business websites that are curren
Of all of the plugins available for WordPress blogs and websites, “All-In-One SEO” is perhaps the most popular. It makes optimizing your WordPress blog or website for search engines much easier than it otherwise might be. If you’re not already using this for your business’s website or blog, then here’s a down-and-dirty guide for how to i
Following up from last week, it's not enough to have a Facebook page for your business; you need to tend to it as well. Having an effective Facebook page shows that you're engaged with your customers. Those who are new to social media sometimes don’t know the best way to go about this, so here are some guidelines that I recommend for your
More than ever, having a presence on social media is important for businesses. Simply, if you’re not managing your business’s reputation on social media, then you can bet that someone else is. So, if you’re not already active, then here are the steps you need to follow in order to set up and promote your business Facebook page. Reasons to Cr
WordPress may be the most popular platform for making SEO-friendly websites, but any technical errors with your site's code may penalize your site's ranking. Go through the following 7 steps to help you identify and correct any problems with your current site. If any show up, forward them on to your developer so she can correct them as quickly as p
Backlinks are well-known as one of the best ways to boost your WordPress page’s ranking on search engines. All too often, however, businesses go about this the wrong way. More than ever, search engines are factoring in the quality of backlinks into their web-crawling algorithms. This means that taking a scatter-gun approach to backlinks may hurt
If you do business on the Internet and participate in social media, at some point you will field reviews and comments from your customers: both good and bad. Often, however, businesses run into trouble when they are forced to deal with the negative opinions of their customers and clients. Knowing how to respond to such reviews is not only crucial
While the creative brief provides direction and guidance to your design agency, the positioning statement clarifies your value proposition: the unique quality that sets your offer apart from others. Creating a clear and effective positioning statement can galvanize your company’s future as long as it’s convincing, genuine, and felt r
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