Most people take websites and digital services for granted, and expect them to be available 24/7/365. And a crashed website can cost a business a lot of money. Some business models, such as ecommerce platforms, lose money with each minute the website is down. But even if you don't sell anything online, a crashed website […]
Medici MediaSpace Medici MediaSpace is a collaborative, membership-based community located in St. Louis, Missouri. We are dedicated to building and growing businesses, cultivating an abundance mindset, and developing processes that enable people to be part of flexible, but disciplined projects. We are creating an infrastructure of productive collaboration that is valued and rewarded. We are […]
Each year the St Louis Small Business Monthly releases a poll where you can vote for your favorite businesses in a variety of fields. This year's poll is online, and here's how you can vote for all your favorite E4E Partner companies. Here is the link to vote: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HV99P8F #1 Best Law Firms Vote for Blue […]
As website owners progress and mature over time, we find there is a lot to improve when we look at our original blogs. Specific pieces of content, the structure and format of our sites, as well as a lot of other small things needing an overhaul can add up or have a big and negative […]
In order to get the maximum coverage possible on the internet, a thorough understanding of the latest effective SEO practices in 2015 is essential Website marketing and SEO expert Will Hanke follows the latest trends in marketing your business on the internet and how to avoid the pitfalls inherent in outdated SEO habits from the […]
So you've decided to start a graphic design project. Great! But how do you get from your initial idea to a finished, printed product? So you've decided to start a graphic design project. Great! But how do you get from your initial idea to a finished, printed product? If you decide to forgo the recommendation […]
Remember that guy from high school, the one you hung out with all the time until graduation? What ever happened to him? Remember thinking how cool it would be if you could reconnect? Thanks to the power of social media, and Facebook in particular, reconnections like this are taking place every day. People are finding […]
Between the years 2007 and 2010, more small businesses jumped online with a new website than ever. The majority of these websites were poorly thought out; they simply came into existence as the result of competition. If your competitor had a website, then you had better get one, too. These websites, known as brochure sites, […]
Guest blogging is an easy way to increase the value of your own website. Imagine every website on the Internet had a value from 1 to 100 dollars. The websites that had no updates, no social interaction, and no ease of use were only worth a few dollars, if that. The sites consistently updated, with […]
Allow me for a moment to read your mind. Let’s see… ah, you want to be at the top of Google when someone searches for your business. Good plan, terrific goal and smart way to use your marketing budget for the next year. Can you imagine for a minute how many business owners think the […]
Unfortunately, when your online strategy does get attention, it's just long enough for you to call someone that can handle it for you - which can lead to some disastrous decisions. Well, kinda. Many local Internet marketing and web design shops are more than happy to help, and many of them can do a great […]
A few days ago I received a call from a local divorce attorney that wanted more information on my SEO services. After a few preliminary questions, I realized I was speaking with a receptionist who had been tasked to 'find out more' about SEO. This is definitely not the first time this has happened, […]
When a search engine 'bot' visits your site for the first time, it looks for two files right off the bat: robots.txt and sitemap.xml. Search engines use these files to learn about your website and can make recommendations on optimizing, modifying, and even fixing your website. The robots.txt file is like a stop light. It […]
Don't bury your head in the sand, adapt to the new SEO reality. Marketing would be easy if you could ignore the Google's disruptive algorithm changes. But doing so puts your business at risk. We all want to make things fast and easy to get found online and sell more. The desire to minimize the […]
