Blog Posts from 2014

Social media has become a significant aspect of our daily life, and let’s face it; it isn’t going away anytime soon. 

The more links you have, the better you rank. At least that was how it used to be.

Marketers and business owners are realizing the need to increase their investment in keywords – especially conversational keywords. Keywords are still considered to be an important factor in determining page rankings, but the way Google interprets these words has changed.

August Ash is excited to have the opportunity to present at the upcoming TIES 2014 Education Technology Conference in December!

There has been some speculation that content marketing will eventually replace SEO. Despite these theories, SEO and content marketing are two powerful tools that can and should work together towards a common goal; provide consumers more relevant and useful information. 

The Basilica of Saint Mary is a popular Minneapolis church with a rich history, located in a landmark building. The church came to us because they wanted to make their multifaceted content easier to organize, edit, publish, and find.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal has recently published its annual list of Top 25 Web Development and Design Firms in the Twin Cities. We’re excited to announce that our Minneapolis Internet Marketing and web design firm of August Ash has once again found its home on the list.

If your Drupal 7 site is running smoothly and you have no plans for major changes to your website architecture in the next couple years, there may be little or no reason to upgrade.

 This week saw the launch of Hurd Windows & Doors' new website. Built on Drupal, a content management system designed for power and scalability, the new site also includes some custom functionality.