This infographic details 3 website metrics on which to keep an eye and includes some suggestions of what to do when they indicate low performance.
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3 Ways to Know When and How to Improve a Website [Infographic]
Posted by MattMansfield under Online MarketingFrom http://www.mattaboutbusiness.com 4538 days ago
Made Hot by: HomeBusinessMedia on June 25, 2012 5:05 am
Choosing a preferred image for your blogs Facebook Likes by Flavio Mester
Posted by YWD under Social MediaFrom http://blog.yourwebdepartment.com 4538 days ago
Whenever someone ‘likes’ one of your blog posts, Facebook will by default pick any image from the page and place it on the person’s wall. It can be an advertiser’s logo or some undesired interface element with no relation to your post. So we wanted to give our clients more control.
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Your Guide to starting a blog the right way Week 5 - Writing for the web by Pilar Galiana
Posted by YWD under Social MediaFrom http://blog.yourwebdepartment.com 4538 days ago
By now you should have a nice list of blog topics and you are likely eager to get started, but before you do, I need to remind you to write for the web. The best part about writing for the web is that shorter is better. Web users are active - by that I mean they quickly scan content and move on - o
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Inserting your own CSS into your website by Flavio Mester
Posted by YWD under TechnologyFrom http://blog.yourwebdepartment.com 4539 days ago
You don't need to know anything about CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) in order to design a great website using the YWD platform. All the formatting is generated for you from your choices in YWD Designer. But there may be instances where you may want to extend or even override YWD's settings, and if yo
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Get found using SEO (the basics) by Gustavo Jabbaz
Posted by YWD under TechnologyFrom http://blog.yourwebdepartment.com 4540 days ago
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) are the actions you can take that will help your potential customers find you when they use things like Google to search for a product or service. Lucky for you, Your Web Department has all the tools in place to help you optimize your site. Things like site maps, he
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Don't Create a New Business, Just Create New Termonology by Paul Chato
Posted by YWD under MarketingFrom http://blog.yourwebdepartment.com 4541 days ago
Let me get this right out. I hated sociology in university. I thought it was a load of crap. It was a pseudo science wrapped up in words like, gemeinschaft and gesellschaft and ethnocentrism. Blah. I always got into trouble because I would explain human interactions using common English words, and
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Auto-resizing images to fit your page layout
Posted by YWD under TechnologyFrom http://blog.yourwebdepartment.com 4541 days ago
In Your Web Department clients upload and insert images on their own, and sometimes they may not fit within the page layout. Also as more people are creating a mobile-optimized version of their website we wanted to make their lives easier by taking care of any sizing issues for them.
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Cloud Computing Is Changing The Face of Small Business
Posted by GetApp under StrategyFrom http://www.getapp.com 4545 days ago
Made Hot by: crystalx72 on June 20, 2012 4:48 am
From Internet only businesses, to Mom and Pop stores, cloud based software has changed everything. Blog posts roundup
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Your Guide to starting a blog the right way - Week 4 - Types of blog posts
Posted by YWD under Social MediaFrom http://blog.yourwebdepartment.com 4546 days ago
Last year I participated in Social Media Examiner’s Blogging Success Summit 2011, and had the pleasure of hearing Denise Wakeman speak. Denise has great tips on how to blog for your business and one of my favorite take-aways from her talk was her list of blog post types. Reviewing the various typ
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Sitting at Work Increases Your Chance of Dying - Forbes by Paul Chato
Posted by YWD under AdvertisingFrom http://blog.yourwebdepartment.com 4548 days ago
"forbes.com - If you sit all day at work, you may want to pay attention to recent research which demonstrates that prolonged sitting at work raises the risk of dying from cardiac and metabolic diseases, as well as the risk of dying from all causes, even if you work out."
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