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Posted on July 26, 2018
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Free Resources! Free Resources are a game changer when you own your own business.  We know, just like us, you care where every business dollar goes. You could spend up to $500.00 on a single stock image!  Sure, there are times it’s worth it to shell out a little for a unique image, however, most of the time, the free version will do just fine. Here are some of our favorite free resources! Unsplash Unsplash is a photographic Mecca of copyright-free images,...

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Posted on July 23, 2018
Demysitifying Websites, Tips & Tools

Are you currently using Squarespace as your site platform?  It’s easy to love the clean lines and functionality of Squarespace, but still crave the ability to make your site more “you”.   Add a video to your header: In most templates where you can add images into the header sections of your site, you can also embed a video to autoplay.  Need a video?  We can film one for you, or you can often get a great one from Shutterstock.com Remove...

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Posted on June 25, 2018
Demysitifying Websites, Tips & Tools

Google Analytics tracks and reports your website traffic, as well as where these sources are coming from and how your client is finding you.  It’s a great tool to use in order to see if your advertising, search engine optimization and marketing plan is working for your business. When you build a site with us, we set up your analytics.  However, if you’re building a site yourself, it may be difficult to know how to set up and sync your analytics. First...

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Posted on June 4, 2018
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Our business tends to slow down through the summer.  Kids are out of school, families are taking vacations, and everyone in Charleston tends to head to the beach on a pretty afternoon.  We’ve come to expect this summer slump, and have started planning around it.  If your business also hits a summer lull, or a slow period during another part of the year, we wanted to offer our “back-burner” projects that we save for these warm months. 1. Review Our slowish period...

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Posted on May 28, 2018
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Have you heard about the GDPR?  It stands for The General Data Protection Regulation, which is designed to enable individuals to better control their personal data. It is hoped that these modernised and unified rules will allow businesses to make the most of the opportunities of the Digital Single Market by reducing regulation and benefiting from reinforced consumer trust.  Right now, it only affects the rights of EU residents.  Whew, to all of our US companies, right? That's a big nope.  Sure, you...

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Posted on May 21, 2018
Demysitifying Websites, Tips & Tools

We are all about making websites quick and easy for people to use! Sometimes the back-end of building websites is not so streamlined, though. Between coding, content blocks, e-commerce and making the most beautiful, functional website possible, you don’t have time for extra steps. That is why shortcuts are so useful! The best keyboard shortcuts in Wordpress can save so much time. In Wordpress visual editor you can use key combinations to make changes without a mouse or trackpad, saving you...

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Posted on May 7, 2018
Demysitifying Websites, Tips & Tools

Blogging is an amazing way to connect with clients and become a go-to resource about your area of expertise. But blogs are most useful if they're easy to find and read! This is where categories come in. You can organize all the blogs on your site into categories, making them manageable for you and your readers. Think of it like putting everything into folders for quick reference. As an added benefit, readers can click a category to see more similar blogs,...

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Posted on April 30, 2018
Demysitifying Websites, Tips & Tools

If you know our website-building and design company, you know we like Wordpress—a lot. It’s a powerful website builder and we use it to showcase clients, keep them connected and offer online services. Some of the best functionality from Wordpress comes from plugins. If you aren’t using plugins on your Wordpress site, you are missing a lot of resources for your business, not to mention less stress for you and your website team. Here are some of the optional plugins that...

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Posted on April 23, 2018
Demysitifying Websites, Tips & Tools

Downloading printables is an awesome, easy way to freshen up your graphic designs and increase your social engagement. You do not have to reinvent the wheel here! Pinterest, graphic design sites, Etsy and independent artists are all fabulous resources for content you can customize and use for your own business. With summer coming up fast, we’re loving these fresh and fun printables. And the coffee download? Coffee is relevant all year long! Check out these free downloads and then show us...

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Posted on April 2, 2018
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If you thought Instagram was a tween trend of 2010, that ship has sailed. It’s 2018, Instagram and Facebook are in bed and the rest of the world is eager to get in. New Instagram updates are rolling out hot, like the announcement that you can pre-schedule and automatically post content (Read Hootsuite’s guide >> How To Share Post Directly to Instagram). Instagram for business gives you ad capabilities and analytics. And even more recently the platform switched back to...

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