Category Archives: Best Practices

Small Local Businesses Need Websites Too

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Sayf Sharif

In 1995 only 1 in 10 Americans had internet access. Five years later that number was up to 5 in 10. Today there are over 300 million people in the United States, and over 240 million of them are online. … read more

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Your FAQ Is Not A Customer Service Representative

Posted on February 20, 2011 by thinkel

I had an experience with a company today and I had to write about it. I’m not going to name names here, but it’s just another example of a company going about things in a way that really makes me … read more

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Make Blogging A Priority

Posted on February 16, 2011 by thinkel

I don’t know how often I tell people how to be successful via social media, blogging, and the like. it’s pretty frequent. It’s not hard, it’s a pretty basic set of rules to learn to follow, and you can garner … read more

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The Value of Our Websites

Posted on September 16, 2010 by thinkel

One of the most important things we need to do is prove the value of our products. If you don’t see the value in something you won’t pay for it. People don’t blink at spending $400 for an iPhone but … read more

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Web Design Matters

Posted on August 3, 2010 by thinkel

When a business is looking to construct a website, they have a number of questions to ask themselves, and choices to make. Unfortunately, they often ask the wrong questions and make the wrong choices. One of the first bad questions … read more

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Purposes and Calls to Action

Posted on August 3, 2010 by thinkel

A website has purpose, or at least it should. A website without purpose, will sit there and do nothing. A website needs purpose in order to accomplish anything. One mistake many people make when putting together a website for their … read more

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Facebook Love It Or Hate It, it’s Useful To Your Business

Posted on July 27, 2010 by thinkel

Tools are meant to be used.  Facebook is a tool.  Another channel to market your organization and communicate with your clients. Its Not About the Status or Friends If you never update your status or add any friends to your … read more

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