Many businesses try to use spammy tactics to improve their organic search rankings. STOP DOING THIS! Google’s algorithms are so advanced and recognize when business try to short-cut the system.

Case and point:
I received and email from a client today. Here’s what it said:

Hello All,
I was wondering if all of you could take a minute out of your busy day to google my (example-company) and put a quick GOOD review about my business. This is an easy and free way to improve my google ranking and would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance!!  Read more... (220 words, 1 image, estimated 53 secs reading time)

I just finished up a new website for North Vancouver Councilor Alan Nixon . I was glad to put this together. Make sure to Vote for Alan.

Here’s my first attempt at making a youtube video – have mercy, it’s trickier than you think. I will continue to improve. Stay tuned for a whole series of informative blog videos.

I can’t express enough the value of having a solid brand. Before your company decides it needs a great website it is imperative to have a solid brand. Brand goes much deeper than having a logo and is essentially the guide to how you run your business. Spending the money and time to solidify your brand is an invaluable process. The breadth of brand goes much deeper than the content in this blog post. But let me assure you that companies that invest the time to truly understand their brand will have a substantial advantage over the others.

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There is a lot of discussion on whether it is worth it to have a mobile site. I have been doing some reading on the topic and believe it will become a huge market especially on the mobile marketing side. People don’t browse much from their smart phones at the moment, mainly because most sites are not optimized for smart phone browsers. Once it becomes a standard, people will be surfing way more. Many predict that there will be huge mobile marketing trends in the near future.

Here’s an interesting take on the subject.  Read more... (378 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)