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A mobile app for your business is a bad idea

By Tim Priebe | February 5, 2013

Many business owners come to us interested in a mobile app. They may want an iPhone app, an Android app, or they may not know what they want. Sometimes they want to make use of mobile notifications, sometimes they just want in on the whole “mobile app thing.” In general, an app for your business is a bad idea.

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The Cheesecake Factory Valentine’s giveaway!

By Tim Priebe | January 31, 2013

It’s time for the first giveaway as part of our 10 years of awesomeness celebration. Since it’s February (or will be the day after we post this), we’re going to give away a $50 gift card to The Cheesecake Factory!

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How to choose the right social network

By Tim Priebe | January 15, 2013

When marketing your organization, you could, theoretically, spend all your time on social media websites. But the return on your time invested starts to level out. That’s your point of optimization. It’s different for every company, and it can vary for different people in a given company. A big part of finding your point of optimization is deciding what social media website to spend the majority of your time on. When making that decision, you have to balance three things…

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The 10 years of awesomeness celebration

By Tim Priebe | December 31, 2012

Are you embarrassed by your online marketing efforts? Do you wish you could make some improvements, but don’t have the time or the know-how? We’ve got some awesome giveaways, prizes, and special deals for you throughout 2013!

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Give before you get when marketing online

By Tim Priebe | December 24, 2012

A key concept that many people miss out on when marketing themselves or their company online is the idea of giving before they get. You need to provide some sort of value, however small, before you can expect to ever receive anything in return. I recently performed an experiment on LinkedIn that demonstrates one way you could apply this concept.

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How to convert your Pinterest account to a Business Account

By Tim Priebe | December 17, 2012

Last month, Pinterest rolled out their business accounts. There’s currently not much difference between their normal accounts and business accounts. However, if we look at what’s historically happened on other social media websites, there will probably be more and more advantages for a business to have a business account.

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The extreme danger of endorsements on LinkedIn

By Tim Priebe | December 10, 2012

Endorsements are a feature that LinkedIn is now trying to push over recommendations. An endorsement when someone says that you have a specific skill. It’s as easy as liking something on Facebook, and LinkedIn is now putting much more emphasis on endorsements than it is on recommendations. Unfortunately, endorsements, in their current form, are worse than useless. They’re extremely dangerous.

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Don’t Fall Victim to This Domain Name Renewal Scam

By Tim Priebe | December 3, 2012

Have you received a bill for your domain name in the mail? You may be getting scammed. If you receive what looks like a bill for your domain name in the mail, it may be a company practicing some questionable (at best) marketing tactics. There are several ways to know if the bill is a scam.

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Easily Make Your Pinterest Account Stand Out

By Tim Priebe | November 19, 2012

Pinterest recently added the ability to verify your website. This is an easy way to make your brand stand out just a little bit more on their website. Best of all, the whole process just takes a couple minutes!

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How To Get One Year of Free Website Hosting

By Tim Priebe | November 5, 2012

For years now, we’ve been providing hosting services. However, it was limited only to clients who we actually designed a website for. Starting this month, November 2012, we’re now providing hosting services to anyone who wants it. You can check out our new T&S Web Hosting website. In the meantime, let’s look at five reasons…

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