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Do I Need A Logo?

It’s an excellent question, and one that I get asked all the time.

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CoconutCast 015 : Spam

Spam – the bane of the internet… the burnt crust on the joyous toast that is our electronic lives… the rusty nail sticking up from an otherwise smooth wooden floor… the – oh, you get the point.

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SEO Ain’t Magic, It Just Feels Like It

When people ask me about SEO (search engine optimization), this is what often comes to mind: SEO is one of those fields of knowledge that is ever-changing, ever-evolving. And while I get the technical basics, I’d never claim to be an “SEO expert”, simply because a) it’s not what I do full-time, and b) I [...]

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Back to School Special Offer

Through August 25th at 5pm only, we’re running a Special Offer where you save $100 on Membership. We’ve never offered discounted Memberships before, and we may never again, so if you’ve been planning to get a new website, now would be the perfect time, before the special deal goes away. Why Now? Because the kids [...]

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Quick Copywriting Tips

I found this excellent, and very short, list from an excellent article on website planning over at Smashing Magazine, and thought it’d be great to share with you, since most people’s writing skills were developed in the world of academia, not the real world, and definitely not the online world.

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Website WOD 14: Subscriptions

Another popular request: How do I make it easy for people to subscribe to my blog?

RSS, email, and—maybe—a newsletter.

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Website WOD 013: Testimonials

There’s probably no better way to convince a skeptical prospect than with solid testimonials. It’s called “social proof”, and it sways opinions. Use that power.

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Website WOD 012: CSS Box Model

Need some space around, well, anything? Understanding the CSS box model is your key to elite performance. Uh, website design-space performance, that is.

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Website WOD 011: Images

With the images:words ratio being what it is, using images in your content is something you should probably be paying attention to. In this video, we’ll look at finding, editing, and placing images for the best effect. One thing I didn’t mention in the video, about searching on Flickr… when you do a search, it [...]

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WebsiteWOD 010: Backups

Your mama taught you to brush your teeth every day, right? Now it’s my turn: Backup your data every day, too.

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