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What’s So Great About Open Source Software… and What Really Isn’t

January 4, 2011 by Mary Lewis

Open source software is getting hotter these days. From web browsers to more advanced office suites, users are falling in love with applications that are constantly under development. By their…

Why Private Registration for Your Company’s Website Domain is Always Worth the Money

December 3, 2010 by Mary Lewis

Whenever you register, or re-register, the domain for your small business website, one of the questions you’re going to be asked is whether you want to opt for “private registration.”…

What You Don’t Know About Web Design and Development Really Can Hurt You…

October 26, 2010 by Mary Lewis

Every web designer loves clients. Not only do they help us keep the bills paid on time, but they give us a good excuse to do what we’d likely be…

Putting Website Costs Into Perspective

September 9, 2010 by Mary Lewis

It’s always a bit of an interesting moment when I give a new client their proposal for a small business website. Often, they’ve done some shopping around and are pleasantly…

The 5 Worst Ways to Market Your Business Online

August 12, 2010 by Mary Lewis

Given that being online is a requirement for nearly any type of small business these days, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that there are many different ways…

Why Do It Yourself Websites Cost More Than They Save

July 8, 2010 by Mary Lewis

As business owners, we love to save money. We all work way too hard to lose what we have easily, and what better way to spare a few dollars here…

SEO Site Review Session from Google

June 7, 2010 by Mary Lewis

This is good…it takes an hour but worth the time you spend:

The Right Way to Get Your Small Business to the top of Search Engine Listings

May 24, 2010 by Mary Lewis

What is the sound of one hand clapping? If you’ve ever devoted some time to thinking about that classical Eastern riddle, then you might be ready for one of my…

Graphic Designers vs. Web Designers: The Difference, and Why it Matters to Your Business

May 4, 2010 by Mary Lewis

Sometimes, we invent a lot of words for things that are basically the same. For example, I think that most of us would agree that an attorney is pretty much…

Why Does Search Engine Optimization Take so Long?

April 21, 2010 by Mary Lewis

“Are we there yet?”This phrase isn’t only well known to parents; those of us who work with search engine optimization hear different versions of it quite a bit. That’s because…