Category: Small Business Websites

New Year, New Ways to Stand Out in Social Media and on the Web

It is my pleasure to introduce you to Dan Rosandich, accomplished cartoonist and guest blogger.  Enjoy!  ~ YWC Humor can be defined as the tendency of particular experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. This definition is certainly fitting when it comes to cartoons. When presented with images depicting a scenario with a gag line …

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Web Design 101 for Every Small Business

Used to be, a professionally designed and printed business card was all a small business needed to achieve credibility and garner trust.  In the age of VistaPrint, though, any two-bit hustler can have a high-quality, impressive business card. (Not that there’s anything wrong with VistaPrint – I use them myself!)  Today, a professionally-designed website is the …

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Small Biz Owners: Don’t Get Bullied by Your Web Designer!

Don't Let Your Web Designer Bully You!

Y’know what really burns my butt (besides a flame about 2 feet high)? It’s when web designers employ tactics that essentially intimidate small business owners into using their services. Or, worse yet, hold them hostage through their domain and hosting accounts. So I’d like to share these tips on how to protect yourself from having …

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Yes, Virginia, You CAN Get Free Images for Use on the Web!! [UPDATED FOR 2018]

You CAN get images for your blog, social media, website, newsletter, etc completely, honestly and absolutely free at www.Unsplash.com.  Granted, they don’t have thousands of images (yet) and they’re not searchable in the traditional sense (where you type a keyword into their provided search field and receive a list of every image related to that …

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Google Encrypted Search and SEO – No Need to Panic!

There’s been a lot of talk (maybe too much talk) about Google’s roll-out of encrypted search.  This has actually been a soft roll-out nearly two years in the making.  In 2011, they began encrypted searches for all users who were signed in to their Google accounts.  Now they have made the switch to secure search …

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