About Us
I'm Mike Benedetto. I do Art and Creative Direction at liQuidprint. I make sure that your website looks as good as possible. Don't be fooled by people who say design is not vital -- first impressions are everything. We make sure your first impression is the best.
May
09Google Adwords Intangibles
Google Adwords is a machine. It's a machine designed to generate as much revenue for Google as possible. Yet, much of the time, it is my best friend. As large revenue source for so many businesses and several of my clients, we've come to depend on it. So today, I'm filling you in on some helpful things I've noticed over the 10 years Adwords has been a part of my everyday life.
Read more »Apr
11How Long Should A Blog Be?
Recently someone mentioned to me that Google and the other search engines can't see the content on a page and won't index it unless it has over 300 words on the page. After a little chuckle I knew it was time for some clarification. The thought that there's a cutoff at 300 words is pretty funny to think about, but there is a point to this train of thought.
Read more »Jan
22Working With Designers
You take your job seriously. You want to do well. Part of your job is to make sure the company's website that was built in 2004 is redesigned to meet the new standards of today. A lot of that is right up your alley: revise your site's outline, assign Matt your list of copy changes, find that folder of your company's logos on your "Redesign 2004" folder in the "Older Work Stuff" parent folder on the desktop, etc., etc. So yep, you're up for the task.
Read more »Dec
042013 New Year's Resolutions For Your Website
If you’re not spending about 50% of your marketing budget on your website and online efforts it’s time to start. If you’re well under that, try doubling your budget and track every dollar spent. Track it using Google Analytics or comparable analytic software. This may be your ticket to additional growth in 2013.
Read more »Nov
27Fraudulent Press Release Shows Value In Distribution
Writing good, quality news-driven press releases and distributing them to news sources across the web can be a valuable asset to any organization from a purely marketing perspective.
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20Cyber Monday, You Scare Me - Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is a great technique to add a following quickly and build awareness. It’s essentially free advertising or branding as you only pay upon a sale of your products.
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15Cyber Monday, You Scare Me - Website
Year round it's important to make sure your website is functioning as it should, but on a day like Cyber Monday and with the entire holiday season kicking off, its vital to make sure its up to par now.
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13Cyber Monday, You Scare Me - Email
Email, of all web tactics, is a controlled environment. You're sending emails to your "list." A list of potential buyers whom have either already bought from you once or showed enough interest that they have signed up for your newsletter. These are people who know your product and brand. They aren't afraid to pull the trigger.
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08Cyber Monday, You Scare Me - PPC
At this point, it’s too late to truly optimize for Cyber Monday via SEO (search engine optimization) and all of your organic listings. However, PPC can be turned on and off at any moment. So today we’re diving into a few tips to improve sales via PPC.
Read more »Nov
05Cyber Monday, You Scare Me
It's not so much the abundance of shoppers that hit the web on Cyber Monday, the mass amounts of potential sales, increased overhead, or the non-stop work ahead of me that's scary. Rather it's the fear of not capitalizing on the expected orders and not fulfilling on our dreams. That's why we've devoted the next couple weeks to teaching the most important aspects to make sure your organization is able to suck up every last bit of revenue from this ever-so important day.
Read more »Oct
26Transformative Web Design
Posted by: Mike Benedetto in BusinessWhat is your business or organization trying to do? Is it doing it as much as you want it to? If not, it’s time to ask these questions: What are my goals? And how do I transform my website to meet these goals?
Read more »Oct
24Facebook Gets Pinterest-y
A look at Facebook's newest feature, Collections.
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23Mobile-Optimized Email Marketing
A look at a recent PR Newswire story covering a tool called TailoredMail for making mobile-optimized emails.
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18SEO From Social Media: Can It Be Done?
A look at a recent iMedia Connection article covering social media's SEO worth.
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16Mark Your Site Safe in Google
A look at a recent Search Engine People article on using Norton and McAfee software to verify your sites in SERPs.
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10guestHub Helps to Maximize on Conversion-Driven Influencers
A look at a recent TechCrunch article discussing the influencer tracking tool, guestHub.
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09Retail Content Heavily Accessed Amongst Smartphone Users
A look at a recent Marketing Charts article on the popularity of retail content for smartphone users.
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08Facebook Enters the E-Commerce World
A look at a recent Wired article on Facebook's new gift store.
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05SEO Automation Tools That Make Your Marketing Better
Analyzing all of your SEO information can take time so keeping all the data under one roof can be a large time saver. These tools can help to do that.
Read more »Oct
04Using Facebook to Get Pinterest Followers
A look at a recent Social Media Examiner article that gives tips on using your Facebook page to leverage Pinterest followers.
Read more »Oct
02Mobile Experiences Could Make or Break Business
A look at a recent Google study that found mobile-friendly sites to be more important than you realized.
Read more »Sep
28Marketing Tools That Decrease Busy Work
At times it may become overwhelming for an organization to maintain all of its different marketing channels. Don’t let yours get caught up. With the right tools, continuing your marketing efforts consistently and successfully can be easily attained.
Read more »Sep
25iOS 6 Changes App Store Results
A look at how iOS 6 changed App Store search results.
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21Has Twitter Become the New Customer Service?
A look at a recent Wired article on using Twitter as a customer service tool.
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12New LinkedIn Changes
A look at a recent Wired article discussing the many new changes being made to LinkedIn.
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11Is Real Time Analytics the Future?
A look at a recent Mashable article that discusses real-time analytical tools.
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07Some Interesting Facts About Yelp
A look at a recent Mashable article describing 11 unknown facts about Yelp.
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05Rootsy Promises a Private Social Network
Posted by: Gianna Neri in Social MediaA look at a new social media site called Rootsy that's made for a secure, family network.
Read more »Aug
30Reddit vs. Buzzfeed vs. Digg
A look at a recent article from TechCrunch on viral news sites.
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29Using Infographics For Marketing
A look at a recent Search Engine People article on how infographics make great marketing tools.
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2811 Essential LinkedIn Tips & Tricks
Follow these tips, and your business is sure to see success on LinkedIn.
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27Pinterest Contests
A look at a recent Social Media Examiner article on Pinterest contests.
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21Apple Drops YouTube From iOS 6
A look at Wired's recent article on Apple's decision to drop YouTube from their iOS 6 mobile system.
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20Is Twitter Still Relevant?
Posted by: Gianna Neri in Social MediaA look at Social Media Examiner's podcast episode on whether or not Twitter still matters today.
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16Using Video Content for Businesses
Video content can be some of the most effective web content, but how can businesses use it properly?
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14Digital Marketing Dominates B2B Marketing
A look at a survey on B2B marketing trends from Marketing Charts.
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13Lasting SEO Strategies
A look at an article from Search Engine People that discusses SEO strategies that last.
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10Skinned vs. Sheared
Posted by: in BusinessWhen making the decision of whether or not to invest in the web, pursue the route that will give you the most ROI…and allows your wool to keep growing back.
(1 Comments)Read more »Jul
26Social Media Negativity Preparedness
A look at a recent Marketing Charts article on how prepared companies are for social media criticism.
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25What is Responsive Design Though?
Do you truly understand responsive design and why it's important?
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24LinkedIn Update
Posted by: Gianna Neri in Social MediaA look at what's new in social media from Social Media Examiner.
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20Post Website Redesign Activities To Consider
The proof is in the pudding. When an organization redesigns their website, so much is made about design and aesthetics and the functionality and usability, when it's in a staging environment. As it should be. But why does it stop there? Shouldn't that same love be carried over to post-launch. After all, do we really know exactly how the redesigned website is going to perform?
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19Using Pinterest for SEO
A look at a recent Search Engine People article about using Pinterest for SEO.
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18Social Media Budgets Data
A look at a recent Marketing Charts article about a survey detailing the social media budgets of businesses.
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17A Blog Routine That Works
Maintaining a blog can be hard work. Don't let it frustrate you. Get into a blogging routine.
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16Tips For Tweeting Better
A look at a recent Soshable.com article on tweeting better for brands.
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13The Social Media Process
A look at a recent Social Media Today article on the 3 phases of social media.
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12Blog Content Readers Want
A look at a recent Social Media Today article that discusses five types of blog content that encourage more engagement.
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11Pinterest For Ecommerce
There's a new start-up called The Fancy that describes itself as "Pinterest for E-commerce."
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10Old Browsers Must Go
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessOld browsers are not only holding back the capabilities of your Web experience but the capabilities of the Internet in general. Upgrade!
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09Perfecting Mobile SEO
A look at a Search Engine Land article on mobile SEO and what's most effective.
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06Learning More About Your Social Media Audience
Posted by: Gianna Neri in Social MediaA look at a recent SocialMediaExaminer article on learning more about your current social media followers.
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05Is Social Media Part of SEO or the Other Way Around?
Does social media really have an effect on SEO? Should you be focusing more on your social media efforts than your SEO efforts?
(1 Comments)Read more »Jul
03Using Google+ Hangouts Creatively
A look at SocialMediaExaminer's post on businesses that are using Google+ Hangouts effectively.
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02Cost vs. Value: Your Profit From a Good Website
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessYes, websites can be expensive, but it's money well-spent as your gains will greatly outweigh your losses.
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29Facebook Drives Purchases
A look at a recent Marketing Charts report on how social media influences consumers' behaviors.
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27Cost vs. Value: Pricing a Good Website
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessWe've explored what elements determine the cost of a website, and even though price is completely custom to your specific needs, we can break it down into some general ranges.
Read more »Jun
26Make Your Own Pinterest Store
ShopInterest allows you to make an online store out of your Pinterest account.
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25Pinterest For B2Bs
Successfully using Pinterest for a B2B company can be tricky, but it's not impossible. Follow these tips!
Read more »Jun
21Google's Business Builder Coming Soon
Google is said to release its Business Builder for small businesses as soon as July.
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20Google Analytics Social Reporting Tool
With Google Analytics' social reporting tool, marketers can truly measure the value of their social media efforts and what's most effective.
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19Why Mobile & Online Targeting & Tracking Are Different
A look at a recent iMedia Connection article on how mobile and online targeting and tracking efforts must be handled differently.
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18Write Blogs That Optimize SEO Results
Are you writing your blog posts in a manner that grants you maximum SEO value?
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14Social Media Buttons for Blogs
Posted by: Gianna Neri in Social MediaA look at a soshable.com article on using social media buttons for blogs properly.
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13Drupal Add-ons
Posted by: Gianna Neri in Content Management SystemsAre you aware of the full potential Drupal possesses in meeting your website's functionality and customization needs?
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125 Companies That Build Communities Through Social Media
A look at a recent GOOD Technology article showcasing five companies that are using social media for the better.
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07Google's Mobile SEO Recommendations
A look at searchengineland.com's article on Google's official guidelines for mobile SEO.
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06SEO & the Never Ending Process
SEO is not a one-and-done operation. It is a cycle that must always be kept up with.
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05Does Pinterest Lead to Sales?
A look at a survey by Bizrate Insights on social image-sharing sites and their influence on sales.
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04PHP & .NET Developers Needed
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessliQuidprint is looking for PHP and .NET developers. Are you qualified?
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31Interaction Wins Over Transaction
A look at recent Forbes and Marketing Chart articles about the importance of brand interaction instead of transaction.
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29App Review: shopkick
A look at the app called shopkick.
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25What Is Google Drive?
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessSoon all Google Docs users will be upgraded to Google Drive. What exactly will that entail?
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24Do You Have Too Much Good Blog Content?
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessA look at socialmediatoday.com's article on balancing good blog content with purchase conversions.
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23The Questions You Should Be Asking On Social Media
Are your company's social media posts really stimulating the type of engagement you want? Which questions should you be asking? Find out.
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22Using LinkedIn For Email Marketing
A look at an iMedia Connection article on using LinkedIn to create an email marketing strategy.
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21Why Should You Upgrade Your Browser?
Posted by: in BusinessIt may seem like you're receiving a pop-up every other week to update your browser, but before you hit "remind me later," read on why updating your browser is important.
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18Good SEO is having the best looking lawn
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Associations, Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationSince summer is (almost) here in Chicago I thought this metaphor might make sense: Having the best looking lawn on your block is like good SEO.
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17SoLoMo: Should Your Business Use It?
SoLoMo is the combination of social, location, and mobile marketing, and it's on the rise.
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16Microsoft's Facebook-Driven Search Engine
A look at socialmediatoday.com's article on Microsoft Bing's revamped look.
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15Link Building Tips
If you want to improve your SERP rankings, then you must focus on link building. Follow these tips!
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14Measuring Marketing ROI
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessA look at ifbyphone's infographic on the ROI for marketing programs.
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11Google's Penguin Algorithm Update: Have You Been Affected?
Posted by: Eric Wood in Search Engine OptimizationRecently Google released their Penguin algorithm update which effected a fairly small amount of websites, but still scared many. So let's break down what you need to know with the latest Google algorithm update.
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07Cost vs. Value: Making a Good Website
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessWe are always asked, "How much does a website cost," and the answer is not a simple one. First, you must understand all that goes into a well-crafted site.
Read more »May
03Building Your SEO Power Team
Everyone knows the importance of SEO and maybe even what strategies will earn you success, but does your company have the right team to facilitate those strategies?
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02Notable Google Analytics Changes
A look at iMediaConnection's most recent article on Google Analytics.
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01LinkedIn Is the B2B Conversion Rate King
LinkedIn is the social networking site most likely to get your business conversion rates. Is your account optimized for that opportunity?
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30Major Social Media Brand Fails
A look at a recent iMedia article on three errors brands are still making on social networking sites.
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27Deliver Powerful Email Video
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessEmail is the most popular form of direct marketing, but how can you make it more effective?
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26Combining Paid and Organic Search Marketing for Synergistic Success
A look at Richard Carey's article on paid and organic search marketing campaigns.
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25Foursquare's Benefits for Business
With the passing of 4sqDay, we felt inspired to remind you the potential business growth Foursquare has to offer.
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24Mobile Shopper Facts
A look at Mashable's article on the surprising behaviors and trends of mobile shoppers
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23Not All Web Agencies Are Created Equal
Posted by: Rosanna Schatzki in BusinessCheck out how liQuidprint stacks up against your average online marketing agencies.
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23Google’s Matt Cutts Explains How Google Search Works
Posted by: Eric Wood in Search Engine OptimizationEnough with the reading already. Watch Matt Cutts explain how Google search really works.
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20How Site Navigation Can Influence Your Conversion Rate
Website design fads and trends are nice to look at, but they don't always warrant better results.
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19Current Mobile Marketing Trends
A look at a recent Mashable article about the current top four mobile marketing trends.
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18Social Media Contest Tips
Has your company considered hosting a social media contest? Before you follow through, make sure you adhere to these 7 tips.
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17Forming Customer Loyalty
A look at Marketing Charts's latest report on customer loyalty.
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16The Mobile Web & Responsive Design
The mobile Web is all about making the right Web experience for users. Responsive design may be the solution.
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13Keys To a Smooth Website Project
Posted by: Julie Camarato in BusinessCreating or recreating a website can be a daunting project, but here are a few tips we've learned along the way that are sure to help make the process a little more fluid.
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118 Signs of a Dated Website
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessBeware of these eight warning signs that are a surefire way of identifying a dated website.
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09Intranets Improve Business
Posted by: Gianna Neri in BusinessIf you're looking for a way to improve upon your business's productivity and success, then creating an intranet for your company might be the right solution.
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04Mobile App Development Advice
Mobile applications are almost a required tool for every business these days. Look here for some need-to-know tips.
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02Enhancing Your iPad for Business Use
Improving your iPad usage for business needs can improve your business success.
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30Umbraco 5 & the Hive
Umbraco v5 and a new tool called Hive provides adaptability and openness for its users.
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28Google Shifts To Semantic Search
Google is looking to branch out from its current keyword search method to a more intuitive system, semantic search.
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26Handling Negative Responses from Social Media
Learn how to transform negative social networking interactions into positive business development opportunities.
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23SnapTags: The New QR Code?
A new development in mobile marketing that's likely to replace the QR Code has emerged.
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22Quick Tips for Improving Your Website
Looking to freshen up your website without completely starting over? Read here for some fast and helpful solutions.
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21Flash and HTML5: Friends or Foes?
Ever since HTML5 was introduced, many people believed that Flash's time was up, but is HTML5 even a Flash replacement?
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16Helpful Twitter Tools For Businesses
Many outside applications exist to supplement Twitter. Which ones are right for your company, though?
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13Twitter 201: The Ins and Outs for 2012
Twitter is no stranger to businesses' current social media plans by now, but are all companies keeping abreast with its evolution?
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12Pinterest for Business
The Internet's hottest new social media site isn't just for brides-to-be. Pinterest has plenty to contribute to companies' branding, SEO, and marketing efforts.
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09Social Recruiting for Job Seekers
Social recruiting isn't only beneficial for employers. Those seeking employment can utilize this tool to boost their professional reputations and find jobs that fit perfectly with their skills.
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08Social Recruiting for Employers
Social media, if used correctly, can effectively engage and acquire the best talent in your company's industry.
(1 Comments)Read more »Feb
273 Types of Blogs to Consider Adding to the Company Website
There are three types of blogs a company can incorporate onto their website to keep their consumers more engaged and informed. Each has their own effect on it’s readers as the information shared is typically quite different. Although the setup and structure is usually the same, it is the writers who differ in creating content for any of the three: corporate, employee, and/or third party blogs.
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20Blogs Drive Interest, Freshness & Traffic To Your Website
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationBlogs have the ability to enhance traffic to a company’s website. The more often you post the more often they show up in search engines, thus driving more traffic to the site.
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09Press Releases: A Cheap Way To Advertise
To the forgetful companies that can't remember what the press release is or what it does, allow this informative piece to refresh your memory.
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02Social Media For Associations - A Continual Event
One of the many beauties of associations typically is the abundance of content gathered together or generated about a specific topic. This information is meant for their members and and readers. The information is there for the taking, but why can't users find it easily?
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24App or Mobile Optimized Website, That is the Question
Depending on the functionality of the app, they can be very profitable. If it improves the user experience enough or increases sales due to simplicity on the smartphone, then by all means the value could be there.
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12E-Commerce: Making the Customer Feel Home, At Home
A quality ecommerce experience encourages a visitor to go forward with a purchase simply by creating a safe, customer friendly atmosphere.
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04Five Features That Are Critical to Any Company Intranet
Whether they're thought of as a private, secure corner of the internet at large or an entire electronic world unto themselves, intranets perform many roles that are essential to the continued prosperity of a modern business.
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20Pay Per Click Ads: The Silver Bullet of Online Marketing
Unlike traditional advertising, pay per click advertising is a fast, efficient model that only draws noticeable financial resources when it is being effective and ultimately profitable.
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15Holiday Season eCommerce Must Listen To Consumer Trend Research on Retailers
'Black Friday' was once the big make or break date in American retail, but the rapid spread of e-commerce has turned holiday shopping into an adventure that, though concentrated on a few significant dates, is now spread throughout the season.
Read more »Nov
01Utilizing Paid Search in a Highly Competitive Market
Although effective, paid search can also be quite expensive to advertise your products or services to the right buyers, as competition can be fierce. However, there are a few steps you can take to reduce cost while engaging potential customers.
(1 Comments)Read more »Sep
29Web Video Drives Sales By Showing the Customer What They Need
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationWeb video is often more than just another way to catch a customer's attention: It can be what clinches a sale.
Read more »Sep
28Drupal Or Umbraco: Which CMS Should My Business Use?
Posted by: Eric Wood in Content Management SystemsTo start there are technical differences between Umbraco and Drupal. Drupal uses PHP and usually runs on Linux operating systems while Umbraco uses .NET and runs on Microsoft operating systems.
Read more »Sep
27A/B Testing Is Essential to Maximizing the Profits a Business Can Receive From its Website
Beyond helping to determine the general look of a website that has just been launched, A/B Testing can be an essential tool for evaluating and troubleshooting existing sites and interfaces. A business, for instance, may know through tools like Google Analytics that it receives a high number of visitors but that, for some reason, most of them never follow through with or complete the ordering process for one of their products.
Read more »Aug
117 Factors Businesses Should Follow While Using Social Media
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine Optimization, Social MediaFollowing these 7 criteria will help the company develop a platform, client acquisition, increase sales, and better brand awareness.
Read more »Aug
10Landing Page Design Is The Key To Your Advertising Success
Designing a landing page can enhance the effectiveness of advertisements. The general goal of landing pages is to convert site users into sales leads, and by using a landing page to direct sales copy, marketers can use click-through and conversion rates to analyze the success of advertisement.
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04Internet Marketing Can Open Doors of Opportunity
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationIncorporating SEM (Search Engine Marketing), SEO (Search Engine Optimization), email marketing, social media and affiliate marketing to your website initiatives during an Internet marketing campaign can speed up the interactions and different stages pertaining to the CEC (Customer Engagement Cycle).
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03Web Hosting Can Make All The Difference In Your Sites Dependability
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationFor better quality and understanding of web hosting, companies should consider allowing a web-development company to host their site.
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29Enhance Relationships Through Email Marketing
Advertisers and companies have an easier time communicating and producing results through email marketing strategies.
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28Seasonal SEO Can Prove To Be Beneficial for Businesses
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationWondering how to bring more traffic to the company website? Try implementing seasonal SEO into the marketing strategy.
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26Google Makes Changes to Place Pages
Google will no longer be showing the count for 3rd party reviews on their main search page.
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22Real Estate SEO: Getting Your Listings in Front of Targeted Audiences
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationWhen trying to get your website to perform better, it is important to do your research, incorporate your findings and then network with your community.
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21Stop Coming Up in the Keyword Search Under Boring
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationDon't put readers to sleep with boring writing!
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20Protecting Your Online Reputation: How to Defend Your Brand When Competitors Attack
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine Optimization, Social MediaSo, how do you protect your brand in these unethical SEO wars? There are a few simple ways to start at least monitoring your brand so you can take appropriate action if you notice any significant changes.
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19Create Interactive Web Apps Using AJAX
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Search Engine OptimizationWhen a site is designed using AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) web applications can be developed and altered from both the web developer's end and clients end.
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15Social Media Sites, Facebook and Twitter Get More Advanced
Social sites Facebook and Twitter testing new ways to communicate.
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14The New Marketplace; F-Commerce
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine Optimization, Social MediaThere's always new strategies and techniques to sell products. The new up-incoming trend is using F-commerce.
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13Are You Doing Enough to be Liked and Followed
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine Optimization, Social MediaFind out how to gain Facebook Likers and Twitter Followers.
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12Connecting Videos, Blogs, and E-Mails for More Site Traffic
Follow an easy 7-step process using videos, blogs, and e-mails to improve site traffic.
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06Building E-Commerce Websites
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Search Engine OptimizationUse E-Commerce websites as your online marketplace.
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30The New Way to Socialize, Google+
Check out Google+, the new social network by Google.
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29Stay Updated with Google Alerts
Using Google Alerts you'll receive new updates on the top 20 web results or top 10 news results for terms you specify to the system.
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28Subscribe to MLS Feed for Real Estate Site
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationHaving an MLS feed that is functional and properly setup can increase potential opportunities for your company.
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27Understand Your Website By Using Google Analytics
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Search Engine OptimizationCan you honestly say without analytics what you're users are doing on your site? It's time to understand consumers and target them, market the company, optimize their values.
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23Incorporating Blogs Can Improve Company Websites
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationWant more visitors and interaction on the company website? Then add a blog.
(2 Comments)Read more »Jun
22Content Management Systems Make for Easy Website Modifications
Using content management systems to easily modify a website.
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21Energizing Website Applications with ColdFusion
Posted by: liQuidprint in Associations, Branding , Business, ColdFusion, Content Management Systems, Search Engine OptimizationUtilize the powerful web application development platform, ColdFusion.
Read more »Jun
16Marketing Strategies to Boost Mobile Social Media
Incorporating mobile social media into the business strategy.
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14Becoming a Winner Using Online Video
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Search Engine Optimization, Social MediaGaining more product awareness through using online video.
(1 Comments)Read more »Jun
13Creating Successful Sites
Six simple steps to creating a successful site.
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06Usability: Testing Your Product Early Can Prevent Trouble in the Future
Performing usability testing early will help your website in the future. Generate satisfied customers and a site that is much easier to use. Make sure you have a helpful, well-designed, interactive, visually appealing website that will become a success.
Read more »May
08HTML5 vs Adobe Flash. The Battle Continues...
It has been made clear that a battle has been declared between HTML5 and Adobe Flash, and it's not only seem by the tech geeks, consumers are feeling the raft as well.
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2587 Internet Marketing Questions For Your Website
Posted by: Eric Wood in Associations, Branding , Business, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Search Engine OptimizationImproving your website doesn't have to be complex, but it does take a little thinking.
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22Using Personas To Your Advantage
Posted by: Eric Wood in AssociationsEstablishing a "persona" is an important part of determining what is happening on your website. A persona is a characterization of a type of visitor to your website.
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23Social Sign-On A Sign Of The Future
After years of speculation social sign-on is proving to be an effective way of registering users. Social sign-on, which allows users to sign-in online using their profiles from Facebook, Google, Twitter or other social websites, is becoming more and more mainstream as Yahoo and Bing recently incorporated Facebook into their sign-in process. This may be one of the few places Google will follow behind the trend.
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07QR Codes & Real Estate
QR codes can be a great way to tie your advertising to your website. Find out more about this new technology from David Sutter, our Account Manager for Real Estate.
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09Are You Ready For A Site Refresh?
It’s only been 2 years since your site was last designed. Yet for some reason your site seems outdated. It’s old, especially considering the web changes every 6 months. Well maybe it’s time for a refresh to make sure you’re up to date with today’s layouts and designs.
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26Big hit...Put Illinois to Work
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in BusinessPut Illinois to Work is an initiative funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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25Cloud Computing 2010 Survey Results
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Business200 IT professionals surveyed to learn about concerns and priorities.
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16Site Refresh Drops Big Bounce
27% drop in bounce rate means users are not giving up and going somewhere else.
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15First Year Anniversary of Google Apps Reseller Status
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in BusinessIt's our first year anniversary with Google. I hope they get us something nice!
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12Kline May Realty Gets a New Home
Kline May Realty (www.KlineMay.com) goes live with great cheering and celebrations!
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05Google Launches Personal Search for Everyone
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Associations, Branding , Business, ColdFusion, Content Management Systems, Search Engine OptimizationIn what may be the biggest change ever to come to the search engine results page, Google announced that Personalized Search is now the default behavior even if you are not logged in to a Google account.
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16Cora Bett Thomas Selects liQuidprint
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Real EstateCora Bett Thomas Realty has selected liQuidprint to build their next Web site. The broker, known throughout the industry, has engaged the Real Estate team at liQuidprint to build the future home of CoraBettThomas.com. "We couldn't be happier with our selection of liQuidprint. Their innovation and committment to our success made them the obvious choice."
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21PCI Compliance Issues
Posted by: Mike Montgomery in Branding , ColdFusion, Content Management Systems, Ecommerce, Search Engine OptimizationEnsuring your site is compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) is critical to the success of any online store. PCI compliance, a requirement for every online merchant, is intended to protect consumer data from fraud and identity theft.
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