Web Development & Maintenance

This is not the first list of “Best Facebook Pages” and it certainly won’t be the last. You can view a list of Facebook pages ranked by popularity in a number of locations, but if the information you seek is for marketing inspiration… you’ll need to ignore highly popular pages on topics, such as...
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When businesses and organizations invest in quality web development services, it’s unfortunately common for website content to be lower quality. This is because web developers speak the language of code, not marketing copy. Just as graphic design has its own set of standards to deliver a picture worth a thousand words; website content is...
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With Facebook being Google’s sole competitor for highest daily traffic ratings with the largest possible audience, there is no question why Facebook is the one and only social media platform worth investing your time and energy on… no matter what your demographics are. Even if you are one of the few who are still reluctant...
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Because people judge a business by its website, you should know if your website sucks (and why) so you can do something about it! In most cases, a website that sucks is missing one of the essential elements explained in this short and simple slideshow. If you find anything missing, please consider personal training or guidance...
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Have you ever noticed your hourly wage employees glancing at the clock, frequently slowing down productivity? It’s not too challenging to read those thoughts and to recognize that these distractions are keeping your business or organization from reaching its daily potential. In some cases, it just makes more sense to work with a professional service...
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Search Engine Optimization can be confusing enough to a small business website owner; and it doesn’t help that the internet is polluted with really, really bad SEO tips & strategies. It may be tempting to follow poor advice, especially when you believe that you will see results much more quickly. There are 3 “types” of...
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April 22, 2010 – Custom Marketing Words, a web marketing & copywriting business serving local small businesses in the Finger Lakes, announces a new product which will prove especially valuable to service providers and small business owners in Syracuse, Rochester, and Ithaca – and especially in the areas between the metropolis regions. The Small Business...
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Surely you’ve heard the story before: a young boy takes a chance on planting 3 tiny seeds which quickly grow into a strong and powerful beanstalk. When the boy climbs this beanstalk, he has access to wonderful treasures. When you plant the 3 magic seeds of web development and grow a strong presence on the internet,...
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There are a number of good things to be said about publishing a newsletter online and distributing to a mailing list via email. For one, it’s a green effort to move your newsletter to the web. (In case you’ve been living under a rock, “green” is that thing that smart business owners are bragging about...
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