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What to Ask When Designing for a Target Audience

August 12, 2009

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When people first come to me to design a website for them, one of the first things I ask them is who their target audience is. Knowing who a website’s visitors are (or will be) is crucial for designers to know, because it helps us make all of the design decisions that [...]

Business Implications of Facebook’s New Page Features

March 10, 2009

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Late last week Facebook announced some new changes to how their business pages look. I was skeptical at first about some of these changes, but now that I implemented them on Addicott Web’s Facebook page, I’m sold. What I want to do today is help people understand the business implications of these changes.

Marketing Your Business on Facebook: Group or Page?

January 23, 2009

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Small business owners such as myself are always on the lookout for ways to promote their business. With over 150 million users and still growing, Facebook can be a great way to do that.

Obama Renovates Whitehouse.gov

January 20, 2009

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There are many things that get handed over to the incoming president at noon every Inauguration Day: the keys to Air Force One, the Oval Office, and… the password to Whitehouse.gov?

Looking Back on My First Year in Business

December 31, 2008

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With it being New Year’s tomorrow – always a time for reflection on the past year – I thought this would be a great opportunity to take a look back and see how much things have changed since last January, when I started Addicott Web.

Promoting Your Business on Facebook

December 24, 2008

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I don’t think I have to explain to anyone what Facebook is, since practically everyone is on it already – or at least it seems that way. For those who are small business owners, there are some simple ways for small business owners to market themselves on it. One of those ways is what I [...]

How Blogging Can Be Good for Business

August 12, 2008

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As I was recounting to friends and family the large increase in traffic to my website last week due to some blog posts I wrote, I had been asked more than once about why I was blogging and what it can do to help my business grow.