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August Ash Blog
Sep 25, 2009
If, as we've suggested before, the pages of static content on your website are the conference room, think of your blog as the reception area of your office where engaging with new and existing customers is a bit more relaxed and personal.
We've talked about the tone of blogging, and...
Sep 21, 2009
Last week we set a foundation for ranking higher in Google, namely by familiarizing ourselves with some basics of keyword ranking. Today in the second half, we'll briefly look at three ways to start influencing...
Sep 17, 2009
Whether your purpose is to make money, endorse a cause, or cast a vision to the masses, if you own a website you want it to be as successful as possible. And one of the most ubiquitous ways of measuring success relates to how your site ranks in Google's SERPs (search engine results pages). As...
Sep 11, 2009
We met with a new client recently who runs a brick and mortar retail store, and with the help of a Magento ecommerce solution we'll be implementing for them, they will soon be reaching a bigger market online.
We weren't...
Sep 8, 2009
Whether or not your organization currently has a blog in place, your first job is to determine if you need one. Not every business will benefit from a blog because not every...
Sep 1, 2009
Blogging has become so accessible that now anyone can join in. The sometimes frustrating side of this coin, however, is that...now anyone can join in.
Not everyone can do it well, though. And like a lot of other things in competitive areas, there's a certain degree of natural selection...
Aug 28, 2009
Too many organizations genuinely believe that having a blog in place and frequently updating it is enough. It's a good start, but there's something more that separates adequate blogs from the ones that get promoted by readers.
Where good blogging takes time and attention, great blogging...
Aug 25, 2009
Proximity Matters
We've recognized that a really good web design and/or SEO firm will be capable and...
Aug 18, 2009
In the first entry of this series we talked about a web design firm needing to be capable, and what that looks like in this field. Today, we're building on that tenet a little further. On top of being capable, we're convinced that your web designer should be real.
Keeping It...
Aug 13, 2009
One of our goals at August Ash, a Minneapolis web design firm, is to help educate companies in the Twin Cities and around the nation in regard to their online marketing campaigns. Starting with the earliest decisions, leading up to the site's...