11 Tools to Promote a Web site
I’ve had several conversations with folks recently about how SEO is just one of many tools to promote a Web site, even though it is the first and sometimes only item people think of. Here’s a more...
View ArticleUpdating Drupal, Joomla, Magento, and other Popular Packages
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of keeping WordPress up-to-date. It is also important to do the same with most other popular packages. Here’s why: Let’s say you are a malicious user...
View ArticleEvaluate your Progress with Google Webmaster Tools Authorship
A few weeks ago, I wrote about hooking up your blog to Google’s Authorship program. Once you’ve done this, it is good to check in on your progress and see how Google is using the content you submitted....
View ArticleWeb Hosting Companies Need to Take Security (More) Seriously
I was helping a company today with a problem with their Web site and found it necessary to reset the client’s password. I couldn’t find the button to do it myself, so I chatted with the support staff...
View ArticleWA Sales Tax in Magento
Charging the correct sales tax in Magento for WA state customers (for vendors with a presence in Washington state) is a bit tricky. There are three options: Use a plugin: This would be the easiest...
View ArticleTip: Find a Vendor to Perform Strategic Internet Marketing Services
A lot of businesses need help finding a vendor to help them get the word out about their services and products. Most don’t even know it. The first thing many people think of is to find someone to do...
View ArticleGreat Company Logos: How Important are they?
Microsoft announced its new company logo today. That got me thinking: how important is a great company logo to the success of a business? When my firm helps businesses with logos, we often spend as...
View ArticleWeb Marketing Articles We Are Reading
Here are a few pieces we’ve come across that are worth a read: Marketing is Most Certainly Not Dead: “there’s a strong and vibrant army of marketers that have always learned and adapted to each...
View ArticlePost 100! What I’ve Learned Writing a Web Design & Marketing Blog
Wordcloud of 1st 100 Posts, using http://www.jasondavies.com/wordcloud/ It has taken me 4 years, but I finally got to 100 posts on Curvine’s Blog! Here are some things that I have learned: It is hard...
View ArticleJoin us on Social Media, Get a Chance to Win an iPod Nano
We’d like to increase the number of people who follow us on Google Plus and Twitter. If you help us, you have a chance at winning an iPod Nano. Here’s how to enter to win, by October 1, 2012: Go to...
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