Screen Resolutions and Website Design

On many of the self-updateable sites we build I often receive the following question:The site isn't "wide"...it's not taking up my whole screen. Will it be wider? (Referring to our 800 x 600 resolution design layout)Here is where we currently stand on the issue of website width.When last I checked, statistically, 30% of the screens out there are still the old 800x600 format. (This is changing fast)...

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Lumpy EmailWant to get your email marketing message opened? Make it lumpy!

A few years ago I was at a marketing meeting and had the privilege of listening to a promotional marketing guru discuss how to get your direct mail piece opened. The basic point of his whole presentation was that if your mailing piece looks like junk mail people will just throw it away. His number one suggestion was to put something in the envelope that makes it "lumpy". A pen or something like that stuffed in your direct piece has been proven to get your direct mail piece opened. When I think...

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Get Listed in 48 hours Guaranteed

So today I got another one of those spam emails from a company called wpromote (email address seo@seo-news.com). It was a nice looking email and they are claiming that they can get my site listed on Google, Yahoo, AOL and Ask Jeeves in 48 hours all for the bargain price of only $99.95.Not only that but they will re-submit every 30 days there after, then I get a detailed report on which search engines...

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Why Janesville Wisconsin

People ask me all the time, why is your website design company based in Janesville Wisconsin?Great question. Janesville is not known as a hot bed of internet technology but we aim to change that. So why is Foremost Media located in Janesville, WI?Reason #1- Janesville is close to everywhere!Janesville is close to Madison, Wisconsin as well as Rockford, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In fact, most of these larger WI and IL hot spots are within a 1 hour drive of downtown Janesville.Reason...

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Blogging for business- Facts and Tips

I was doing a bit of reading tonight and came across a few interesting stats I though I would share on blogs for business.Shop.org and Forrester Research Inc's report 2006 The State of Retailing Online Shows-In 2005 6% of respondents offered either blogs or community forumsIn 2004 9% of respondents offered blogs or community forums (Hmmm? Why are less people using blogs to promote their business???)In this same article they had some "blogging basics" do's and dont's for a guy who is interestingly...

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Improve Your Website Position!

Every week I get at least 100 emails just like this:Dear info Your site is strong enough for top placement on Google! and Yahoo! With your permission, we would like to show you how we can make a difference in your online business. There is no charge for the site review and results are backed by a 100% guarantee. Email us at tammy@speedy.com.pe today and we will give you a free web site review. See how you can change the landscape of your online business. Include the site(s) you want us to look...

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A article in favor of blogging for business from google

Here is a great article from google on blogging for business:http://www.google.com/adwords/newsletters/q207/techbtob/page4.htmlWhy should you blog? It's an easy and informal way to keep people abreast of company activities and perspectives. While website optimization should remain a core part of your communication strategy, blogs can help you get the word out as quickly as possible. If you think you're ready to jump on the blog wagon, check out Blogger, Google's free blogging tool. It features...

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How safe is your domain name?

About once a month we seem to be helping clients sort out issues they have with their domain name registration. Typically their domain name was registered with their previous webmaster and the webmaster set themselves up as the administrator.Many of the webmasters that from the old days are no longer in business and so the clients domain expires or they need to edit DNS and they can't because technically they don't own the domain.I guess the point of this whole post is:If you pay someone to register...

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Adding PDF Documents to your site (File naming structure)

I get this question alot:I need to load some .pdf files onto the website and currently the files can only be one word and no special characters.Example: TB030107ADaylightSavingsUpdate(2)[1].pdfIs it possible to see if the website creators can allow us to use spaces in the file name?Example: TB030107A – Daylight Savings Update.pdfI think this would really clean up the look of our file download capability. Please let me know your thoughts.Here is a great response:Because there are many variables...

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To blog or not to blog- Is blogging for a business a waste of time?

I bet 2 or 3 times a month I get a question like this posed to me-"I would like to start a blog site on my website. Another company told me they are having a lot of success. Is this something that you can help me with? What are your thoughts about such a thing in B to B??!"or"I just went to a seminar and one of the mini sessions was on blogging. They told me every business should have a blog. How do I put one on my website?"I am sure I will get a bunch of greif for this but here is my take on blogging...

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