September 12th, 2011 by admin
Have you ever gotten to a web page and been completely uninspired? Silly question, I know, of course you have, it happens all the time.
A great way to spice up your page and get your message across is to use some slick professional images. Use images...
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Posted in: web tips
August 8th, 2011 by admin
Hard to believe the World Wide Web isn't even old enough to drink (in the USA at least)!
This past weekend was the twenty year anniversary of the first web site going live. August 6, 1991 the very first web site went up at http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html,...
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Posted in: random thoughts
August 5th, 2011 by admin
Every year I kick myself for failing to order tax forms (1099, w4, etc) from the IRS in a timely manner. This year I got smart - I marked my calendar in August to order the forms! If you go to http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html you can order what...
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Tags: 1099, IRS, tax, w4
Posted in: business help
June 13th, 2011 by admin
Working on the Atomic Marketing Program has shown me that not everyone knows what the social media sites are intended to do, especially with regards to our program. While it would be great if these sites could sell any and every product, this is not always...
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Posted in: business philosophy, products
May 4th, 2011 by admin
We ordered a couple of these ASUS EeePC 1215N laptops last Christmas for two of our partners. Really, they've exceeded our expectations nicely and have turned out to be real quality machines for handling business wherever we might be.
First off they...
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Posted in: products
April 8th, 2011 by admin
Over the years we've had customers come and go. Some left due to economic reason (ie. they are no longer in business) and some have left because they thought they found a better/different company to fulfill their needs. We really pride ourselves on handling...
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Posted in: business philosophy, web tips
March 11th, 2011 by admin
Imagine you ran a hot-dog stand. Now imagine that to every 3rd or 4th customer that walked up, instead of greeting them and taking their order you instead told them, "get lost, punk!" Not to particular customers mind you, just every 3rd or 4th however...
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Posted in: web tips
February 19th, 2011 by admin
So, I have decided that I should go back to school, and what better to learn about than my job? I enrolled in a basic html/xhtml class as the first step towards getting a web development AA, and this week we are learning about CSS.
CSS, for those who...
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Posted in: web tips
February 11th, 2011 by admin
Flash is a technology that has regrettably made its way into web design over time. There are certainly places where flash has proven to be useful such as videos and browser based games, but for some reason the trend became building an entire website out...
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Tags: flash, html5, web design
Posted in: web tips
January 24th, 2011 by admin
We frequently see comments that a company doesn't show up in their business area, yet the content on their site is unclear what that area is. Sometimes it isn't even clear what kind of business is being provided. Make sure the information on your "home"...
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Tags: SEO & Marketing
Posted in: products, web tips
January 21st, 2011 by admin
Please stop! The reign of "click here" ended quite a few years ago. Not only is it cliché and dated but also assumptive; there are many, many other interface possibilities ranging from screen readers or other adaptive technologies for the disabled to...
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Posted in: web tips
January 20th, 2011 by admin
Did you know we offer a hosted shopping cart that is absolutely jam packed with features and can be designed to look and feel just like your website? We do! It's a great product and has really been flying off the "shelves" this year. The shopping cart...
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Tags: ecommerce, products, shopping cart
Posted in: products