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Hashtags… When we saw the first use of the hashtag on Twitter in 2007 (August 23 to be exact… WHY DO I KNOW THAT!😖
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Hashtags… When we saw the first use of the hashtag on Twitter in 2007 (August 23 to be exact… WHY DO I KNOW THAT!😖
I hate SPAM! I hate spam phone calls. I hate spam emails. I hate spam snail mail. But, what I hate more than all those
Every morning I have this conversation in my head about what I am going to talk about that day. And, no matter what day it
I have spent a lot of time and effort positioning myself as an expert at optimizing Google My Business. For Pete’s sake, we dedicated almost
I’ve been helping small businesses with their websites and marketing for over ten years now and, much like Internet Explorer (cold sweats are coming…😱😱), Bing
I’ve been in the website business for over ten years now.During that time I also owned a computer and cell phone repair business. With all
[UPDATE] A dear friend (limey from England…LOL) told me I should include some kind of introductory message so readers understand where I am going with
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There are many reasons why you should be sure your website developer uses mood boards as part of their standard operating procedure. They create an
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It was around 9:30 AM and I was on my way to one of the two siding projects I had going. I wanted to stop
[UPDATE: September 08, 2020: I was reading through some old blog posts from a website I may or may not retire, ContractorWebsitesPlus.com, and found this
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Website shame is a real thing. You’ve experienced it yourself or you may be experiencing it now. You’re not alone. Most small businesses go through
*UPDATE 8/14/2020: I ran my first Instagram post with no hashtags and my ‘Reach’ was down to 37 and ‘Impressions’ down to 40. That’s
Do you spend a lot of time posting to your Instagram account and wonder why you’re not getting any engagement? I know I have! There’s
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