Everything to do with SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
No matter how good your website is, at some point, you might need to go through a migration. For example, you’re rebranding or your business has expanded and your current website doesn’t reflect it.
Migrations are scary. But if everything is done correctly and all the departments – SEO, development, content – are in sync, your traffic should not suffer.
By Matthew Mapes on March 27, 2020 
In the midst of a pandemic, there is much uncertainty.
You can see someone building a castle from hoarded toilet paper, and five minutes down the road find a restaurant owner donating their entire stock of food to locals. Panic and reactionary responses to the unexpected are chaotic to say the least. Most people don’t lock themselves in their home for weeks or months at a time, and most businesses don’t have to figure out how to deal with a sudden lack of employees or income or supply lines.
Times of crisis are like this. We reveal ourselves at a human level, and how we act is characteristic of who we are. Or, at the very least, it is characteristic of how people will see us in the days to come.
So what do we do?
A robust business brand can increase the general profitability of your business, attract a huge customer base, and generate income in the form of interests. Companies should, therefore, strive to build and maintain a strong business brand to reap big from such benefits.
Predicting the future of social media is a fun exercise, but as is often the case with the future, it’s always just a prediction. Nothing is certain, even if you follow trends. Digital marketing is also going through a lot of changes throughout the recent years, with the introduction of many new tools and strategies for social media.
Part of what makes predicting the future of social media is how it constantly changes. Social media is rarely the same year after year, and it’s not uncommon to see changes happen over the course of a few months either. That means the potential for growth in social media marketing (SMM) services is immense, both right now and in the upcoming years. That said, being unable to see the future doesn’t mean you shouldn’t act on the present!
One tip that many businesses have been taking advantage of is getting into foreign markets. Specifically, getting into marketing in different languages. For example, if you’re a local business, you might want to consider the other languages spoken throughout your local area.
When it comes to marketing, many countries look to English-speaking countries like the US, copying successful elements of marketing strategies into their own work and tailoring it to local audiences.
Today, every business wants to reap the maximum benefits of the digital experience. Interactive web design is one way that to enhance a visitor’s browsing time when they land on your site, which is a great way to capitalize on visitor interest and potential business.
If you own a small business, take inspiration from popular interactive websites and find creative ways to use those ideas on your own site in a unique and interesting way. That doesn’t mean you can just copy their strategies, but it’s a good way to improvise your own content.
Link building is never easy, even thought it might appear that way. People often have these misconceptions about acquiring useful, quality links. Some people even believe that by promoting content from other websites, it will make that website reciprocate the good gesture by offering a link in return.
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Have you ever visited a website that just felt ‘right’?
It was easy to get around. It offered information almost before you realized you needed it. And it looked great on all screens.
That warm, fuzzy feeling you get on sites like that isn’t an accident. A web designer created that feeling to turn your interest into action.
You can (and must) create the same feeling in your site visitors.
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By Ryan Cecil on January 31, 2020 Understanding And Using Fonts
Even the smallest details matter in the design of a website. Typography is one part of this, and more thought than you may realize goes into it. From the size and weight, feelings it may convey, and effect on the responsiveness of a website, there are many considerations that go into choosing a typeface or making any other typographical decision. Each one of these things may make a big impact on your project.
By Alex Grant on January 17, 2020 
When a trend gets popular in the media or industry, you might have trouble deciding whether or not your company should engage with that trend. Trends have the potential to be great for business, but only when the marketing is handled carefully.
From an SEO standpoint, taking advantage of trends has plenty of benefits. However, choosing the right trend to follow can be tricky — you want to be tasteful and impactful, but you don’t want to waste energy or come off as tone-deaf.