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Google hopes (+) – sized features will overtake Facebook & Twitter

Google recently added the (+) sign to its suite of products for both consumers and businesses in a bid to bury the failure of Google Buzz and create a platform to challenge Twitter and Facebook. In fact, while Mark Zuckerburg may conclude the sole purpose of Google Plus is to overtake Facebook, Google begs to [...]
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The History of Web Design [INFOGRAPHIC]

Web design has changed dramatically since Tim Berners-Lee created the first HTML website in 1991. Twenty years later, an online website builder makes the complicated process of building a website, simple and possible for anyone to have a strong presence on the web.
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3 Considerations for Your Next Logo Design

Something has happened that’s never happened since we opened our doors almost 14 years ago… we designed a new logo! It was an eventful trip and we wanted to share a few things we learned along the way.
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The $Value of Search Engine Position

Position #1 compared to #2 on the Google results page isn’t that different is it? What about #10 and #11, can’t matter that much right? Wrong.
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Why is a Website Important? 5 Reasons to Be Online

Although ALL of you know what a website is and use the World Wide Web to find information there are still some who don’t think they have any reason to have any presence online. That said, I give you 5 reasons why you should be online:
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7 Tips When Registering a Domain

Everyone wants a killer domain name these days. With estimates of over 10,000 domain registrations per day, sometimes it can seem like good domains have become an endangered species. Consider yourself lucky to live in a day when mainstream internet is still in its teens and with a little effort you can find a number [...]
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8 Tips & Resources to Increase Site Speed

Web site speed has now become a more important factor following Google’s recent announcement that page load speed will be introduced to their 200+ factor algorithm. In a video interview with WebProNews software engineer for Google, Matt Cutts, said “It should be a good experience, and so it’s sort of fair to say that if [...]
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The Top 5 Secrets of Professional Online Video

Online video is becoming more popular and fundamental to business success every day. YouTube.com is actually getting more search traffic than Yahoo!’s search engine. It is important that you feel comfortable producing your own media. Depending on your goals, you can produce a great video without spending a lot of money and without a professional [...]
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How to Market Your Website Online – Part II of II

SEO stands for search engine optimization. Search engines attempt to satisfy you (the searchers) by providing the most relevant results based on your keyword search. If you can easily find what you’re looking for from the search engine results, consider yourself a satisfied customer and you’ll likely return to that search engine in the future. [...]
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How to Market Your Website Online – Part I of II

If you're looking to get more traffic to your website, here are 4 different ways to get that traffic increase and effectively market your site online. Post I of II.
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