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Ever thought about what font you were looking at when you’re reading online? If not, the site designer did their job: They choose a font that was easy to read. Commonly called legibility, this characteristic is important to the success of your website. Especially as visitors view your content on anything from a tiny smartphone to a giant monitor, you […]
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If your business is providing their services differently, has temporarily closed, or has pivoted in any way in response to COVID-19 there are 4 places you must put this information. In this video, I’ll show where and how to update this information. Control what you can control, stay safe, and come out of this ready to go back to business. […]
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We live in an era where technological know-how and digitalization is the key to promote any business online. Online portals such as websites and blog posts are essential to increase your customers and make your presence known in the online marketplace. They are imperative to connect to your audience and convey your thoughts to […]
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A Lightbox is a type of popup used to emphasize a piece of content including newsletter signups, PDF downloads, sitewide sales, and important announcements. This window appears on the top of your website (as a popup), that blocks and dims the background while disallowing users from interacting with the content in the background while the popup is
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If you have established your business and are now looking forward to building a website, you are going to face one of the most challenging parts about web development, which is finding the best web designers for your project. With many options out there, finding the one that is perfect for you may become tiring. This is a critical decision […]
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Question: How do you know the content you publish online is getting indexed? That it is showing up in Google? That’s where a sitemap helps. A sitemap is a map of your website. It shows search engines where all the information about your website is available. And it is the sitemap that shows search engines that you have something new […]
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15-30 seconds is all you have to show that you are a trustworthy authority with the knowledge to solve your customer’s problems. Within that time your website visitors have formulated a general sense of who you are, what you do, how professional your company is, and if they can trust you. They have no choice. We’ve evolved as humans to […]
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It seems that “need for speed” isn’t just a movie title, but a general way of life these days. Not only do people expect speed, but they make decisions at lightning speed as well. Did you know, it takes less than 3 seconds for a person to decide if they like your website? So if you want people to stick […]
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Today there are about 60 million WordPress websites. WordPress commands a 60% market share of all content management systems crushing their 5 competitors who combined have a market share of 16% (Joomla, Drupal, Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace). As with Windows (with a 78% desktop OS market share), this popularity comes with a price. Those zombie computers across the interwebs are searching for vulnerabilities day […]
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Local SEO is a set of techniques used to get you more traffic in your local area. This is the most important type of SEO for services that target a specific area for their services such as plumbers that service Bellevue, Redmond, and Kirkland or Construction companies that only service Seattle. Some common Local SEO techniques we employ include Facebook, […]
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There are many, many hosting options for your website and Thrive is one more. Hosting companies run the gamut in cost, service levels, and customer service. It’s hard to know which to choose, and which features or services benefit you the most. When you know what we offer in comparison to all the others, though, we’re confident you’ll agree we […]
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The life of a business owner can be hectic. From new client meetings to service calls, there are lots of meetings to keep up with. We know the struggles. Wrangling multiple people to agree on a time and date for a conference call. Having a lengthy, but necessary, intake form that makes scheduling an appointment with your business a seemingly […]
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