Design And Marketing Blog

UX Revolution: Fuel Quest’s User Experience Expert, Todd Holt, Sheds Some Light

Jeremy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:16:32 +0000

Usability and Legacy Systems … Yuck! Just the thought of the words “legacy system” conjures images of big companies using old, antiquated hardware running DOS-like interfaces to perform simple tasks inefficiently. The problem for these companies is the technology changes so fast, by the time the systems they have planned, designed, and developed for launch, they [...]

5 Elevator Pitches to Help Internet Marketers Explain What They Do

Jeremy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:17:55 +0000

There are so many elements to marketing on the internet that I often find myself struggling to come up with a quick, easy to understand explanation of what it is I do. I fumble over what I think needs to be said and end up spending way to much time talking about SEO or SMM [...]

7 Debatable Reasons Hosting Influences SEO

Jeremy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:59:00 +0000

I’ve been researching this topic quiet a bit and I thought I would share what I have found. This list is meant to be fairly comprehensive of what the current discussion points are. This is not a “Live by these rules” list. If you wish to leave comments to debate these points, real world examples [...]

70 Do Follow Social Media Sites

Jeremy — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:53:13 +0000

A staple of successful internet marketing is a quality link building campaign. There are many resources on the web on link building and I will not bother going into those details here. As social media has grown and evolved over the past few years, it has become a new avenue for marketers and webmasters to execute [...]

10 Words to Use in Your Website Copywriting

Eric — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:05:54 +0000

Post by Eric Brantner Copywriting. It’s the backbone of your website. If you don’t use the right words, you’ll never convert your visitors into paying customers. So, stop focusing on those keywords for a minute, and start focusing on using these 10 results-driven copywriting words. 1. You–This is the most important word in your website copywriting. Unfortunately, [...]

18 Websites where you can find Useful Internet Marketing Tools

Thomson — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

If you are thinking how important SEO is to your overall website marketing strategy? Well don’t worry, We have put together a list of 18 website where you can find useful SEO tools that will help you to rank your website higher on search engines. Internet Marketing tools are designed to assist you in configuring [...]

11 Examples of Viral Marketing Campaigns

Eric — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:51:17 +0000

Viral marketing. The term just sounds sinister, doesn’t it? Like its name implies, it’s a way of spreading your message like a virus from person to person. How do you do it? By creating content that begs to be shared with others. Sometimes, it’s a funny video. Other times, it’s a unique application that [...]

10 Must Have SEO Plugins for WordPress

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:52:45 +0000

When the topic of blog promotion comes up, the conversation usually turns to using social media sites like Digg, ReddIt, and others to generate traffic. And rightly so. But it’s crucial not to overlook the importance of optimizing your posts for the search engines. Remember, the search engines love fresh content, so a little SEO can go [...]

11 Reasons You Can’t Ignore Social Media in 2009

Eric — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:40:03 +0000

Post by Eric Brantner So, do you still think social media is a fad that we’ll all look back on and laugh at in the future? You can keep thinking that, but you’ll be stuck on the sidelines while social media continues to grow in 2009. In fact, let me give you 11 reasons you won’t [...]

10 Reasons You Should Use Twitter

Eric — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:12:25 +0000

Post by Eric Brantner Even though Twitter is the hottest social network of the moment, many people still haven’t signed up for an account. They’re waiting to see if it’s a fad or the real deal. Stop waiting. Regardless of the future of Twitter, there are several ways you can benefit from using it right now. Here are 10 reasons you [...]