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How Viewers' Minds Unconsciously React to Websites

Websites need to attract and hold viewers’ interest and make them want to revisit and—most importantly—BUY. Website viewing and clicking is based on automatic unconscious triggers, not conscious choices or decisions. Viewers experience an emotion in fractions of seconds. Most of our actions are determined by unconscious parts of our brain. We are not even … Read more

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Get Familiar with Google Business Solutions

To see all that Google has to offer you regarding your website and search engine optimization go to the links in their footer. The 2 you should start with are: About Google Business Solutions This is where to learn about how to submit your website to Google, use Google Analytics, Access Webmaster Central, and Google … Read more

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Your Website Should Be Fast-Loading, Organized & Attractive

Tips re If your website… If your website does not load quickly, viewers will not wait and will quickly move on to another website. If your website is not organized and easy-to-navigate viewers will quickly become frustrated and click off. If your website is not attractive viewers will dismiss it as amateurish or unprofessional and … Read more

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Website Design Basics

A website must include: Header — includes your logo, a tagline and often a means of contacting you: email address or telephone number. Navigation — Most often seen as clickable text or graphics to the left in a stacked fashion or along the top horizontally placed under the header. Main body — This is the … Read more

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Web Design for Mobile Devices and Monitors

I woke up thinking about web design that looks great on both the iPhone and a huge monitor and a small monitor and in every different browser. I think I am not the sole Mac user who is irritated by the fact that non-Mac users still use Internet Explorer—in my opinion, a crappy browser. I … Read more

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Apple’s New iPhone Prototype Lost in a Bar

Another reason not to get drunk and sloppy. An Apple employee had too many beers and forgot his iPhone 4G prototype on the bar stool. It was cleverly disguised as a 3GS iPhone. But was then taken apart and inspected which revealed it to be a next gen iPhone. The 4G will not be called … Read more

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Social Media Sites / Pie Chart Breakdown of Users

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Been Swamped with Work!

I’m happy to report that i’ve been swamped. Fallen a wee bit behind on blogging but hey, i’m not complaining! Designing websites, creating event program books, newsletters and teaching social media. It’s all good.

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Designing, Designing, Designing

I’m happy to report that I’ve been swamped. Fallen a wee bit behind on blogging but hey, i’m not complaining! Designing websites, creating event program books, newsletters and teaching social media. It’s all good.

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Social Media: Short Term Wins vs Long Term Engagement

“Short-term wins can be great for generating buzz and grabbing attention for your brand. But to create long-term engagement you need to put the customers at the center of your strategy and provide something that is relevant and useful to keep them coming back. Marketers must understand how and where customers want to interact with … Read more

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