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Grand Haven Social Media Workshop – Session on Blogging

(Grand Haven, Michigan) Starting its third year, Social Media Workshop will begin on Friday, October 7th with a session on blogging presented by Chad Huntley of Element Design. Formally known as 2E Network, Social Media Workshop is a monthly gathering to educate the business community on this constantly growing and changing form of communication, public image, [...]

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Get a Short URL for your Company’s Facebook Page

An easy to remember Facebook URL for your company’s page can be a great asset for further marketing your online presence. If you are an administrator of your Facebook page, you can follow these steps to create an easy to remember name (for example, Element Design’s Facebook URL is http://www.facebook.com/ElementDesignLLC) (Updated 8/30/11)  1) Login to [...]

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META Keywords do not matter

I briefly discussed keywords and how they do not effect rankings in my previous post, “The Truth about SEO”. Google has recently verified this in their blog, and has brought up some good points to consider. First, watch this video on an explanation on why they have chosen to ignore keywords: Is it even worth [...]

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Owning your domain name

The importance of owning your own domain name as opposed to your web development company is simple to explain in one question: Would you want them to have full ownership of your company name and logo? It’s very common for web development companies to purchase and handle your domain name in their portfolio. While this [...]

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The Truth About SEO

Search Engines have evolved to the point where they can now determine whether or not the information on the website is sound. Many SEO companies are still operating by rules and tricks used in the past, so I have constructed this 2009 guide to help you better understand search engines. 1. “Beware of SEOs that [...]

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