tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:34:01 +0000http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-1454717779169219052Fri, 07 May 2010 12:21:00 +00002010-05-07T07:21:38.019-05:00A government without limits is a tyranny.http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2010/05/government-without-limits-is-tyranny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-4546031713753948982Fri, 07 May 2010 12:15:00 +00002010-05-07T07:15:30.410-05:00WeRefuse.com - Petition States - Stop National Health Care Law http://ping.fm/8ZRdEhttp://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2010/05/werefuse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-7876963290629456174Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:12:00 +00002009-07-24T16:16:18.701-05:00It seems that according to this SEO Roundtable post, if you want to rank for a local search, i.e. "Birmingham florist," you want links from other Birmingham sites. That makes sense to me, but it's not something I would have really thought about. I know you want links from sites that have to do with, in this example, flower arranging, but I've never thought about blostering your connection to http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/07/local-link-building.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-274076427605927435Wed, 27 May 2009 16:04:00 +00002009-05-27T11:13:02.954-05:00Industry NewsFacebook has received a $200 million investment infusion from a European firm, placing the company's value at $10 billion.Companies are increasingly combining social media with cause-marketing campaigns.Microsoft is gearing up to revamp live.com and re-name it Bing. This is just as Google reaches nearly 73% of market share.Microsoft plans to use its huge marketing budget to plant thehttp://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/seo-news-for-week-of-may-25-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-3547761728180529590Fri, 22 May 2009 21:32:00 +00002009-05-22T16:36:14.330-05:00I couldn't agree more with the excellent points made in the searchenginejournal.com article on usability vs. SEO.The point of the article was that SEO and usability aren't at odds, but go hand in hand. The author listed examples of things you'd do for SEO that are helpful for users as well, and explained why they are helpful for both.My only concern is that people might take this article to mean http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/usability-and-seo-compatibility-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-405815420193036616Mon, 18 May 2009 22:55:00 +00002009-05-18T17:56:14.585-05:00I've been seeing this all around and I think it really applies to the small-business Web site because its very cost-effective. It's called the mom test, and I like it. Basically, every site should optimally go through some usability testing, to be sure that an average user can figure out where to go and what to do on your site. Over at the Bruce Clay blog, Virginia Nussey talked about using the http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/mom-test-for-usability.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-310510414957415904Sun, 17 May 2009 21:56:00 +00002009-05-17T17:06:37.530-05:00I'm kind of tired of hearing about how awesome e-commerce is. Yes, not having to manage a brick-and-mortar store can save you a lot of money. But that only works if people are as willing to buy online as they are in the store. One study claims that customer satisfaction in e-commerce is on the decline.I'm not trying to knock e-commerce at all. For some things it works well. I think it's a great http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/e-commerce-vs-brochureware-sites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-3583035419785818978Thu, 14 May 2009 23:05:00 +00002009-05-14T18:08:01.938-05:00As an SEO Copywriter, creating relevant content is priority one for me. I've finally found a great article on tips for creating great content.The tip in the article that I liked best was to research the most popular questions relating to your industry. The article suggested trolling forums, which I think is a great idea.I usually do keyword research to find the terms people are searching. For http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/trolling-forums-for-great-seo-content.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-5012946530617712082Tue, 12 May 2009 17:56:00 +00002009-05-12T12:58:40.626-05:00Sometimes the SEO and, I'm guessing, Web design worlds can seem a little incestuous, with everyone linking to and talking about the same people, stories and topics.Some of my interests lie beyond Search Engine Optimization, and while some may say that makes me less of an SEO, I say, "Non!" (French accent, for no reason)While pursuing an interest outside of SEO, I ran across an article that I thenhttp://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/bartering-for-seo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-283012215360879485Tue, 12 May 2009 16:39:00 +00002009-05-12T11:41:08.108-05:00Here's a great article on the importance of blogging for small businesses. I couldn't agree more with the author.http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/heres-great-article-on-importance-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-6055604990242423394Sun, 10 May 2009 21:44:00 +00002009-05-10T16:51:09.786-05:00Mine's at work, or I'd be spending time with her instead of blogging. What kind of heathen do you think I am?So Triad Web Design doesn't have a full site yet. Part of the reason for that is that I'm not done writing the copy. For some reason I'm finding it really difficult to get motivated to finish the copy. Thankfully we're not just waiting on me, there are design and hosting aspects that http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/happy-mothers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-2046931479336673470Tue, 05 May 2009 22:39:00 +00002009-05-05T17:43:50.219-05:00Today at my day job I was part of a "brainstorming session" to come up with a tagline for a client. Most of the people in this room had little to no experience with the client or the client's industry.After an hour, predictably, we had nothing. I kept calling out ideas and getting no response. I was getting frustrated when I remembered that committees are where ideas go to die. And this was http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/committee-where-great-ideas-are-sent-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-8773684181360623912Mon, 04 May 2009 16:35:00 +00002009-05-04T11:39:57.212-05:00In your list of online priorities, your site is first, your blog is second, and social media is third. IMHO, social media isn't something you think about until you're up-to-date on your site and blog. Why put your site and blog before social media? First of all, you don't want to get people excited about and interested in your brand through social media, just to disappoint them once they get to http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/keeping-your-priorities-straight-when.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-308811230326287704Fri, 01 May 2009 13:55:00 +00002009-05-01T08:56:46.187-05:00I've been trying to think of a very common-sense way to explain why it's so much better to build a site with Search Engine Optimization in mind, rather than going back and trying to SEO an existing site.The best analogy I could come up with is to liken building a site to building a house. I actually think the analogy is rather apt. First, think about the pages of a Web site like the rooms in a http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/ive-been-trying-to-think-of-very-common.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791872378783673996.post-3972023672856222369Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:29:00 +00002009-04-30T13:38:41.251-05:00Welcome to the first ever blog post of Birmingham's newest Web design company: Triad Web Design. Right now the site is just a contact us page, and now a blog post. Until we get our real home page and about us pages up, I'll explain a little about why we started Triad Web Design.Triad Web design is the creation of a Search Engine Optimization copywriter and a designer. All around us we saw design http://triadwebdesign.blogspot.com/2009/04/triad-web-design-new-company-new-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cathy Reisenwitz)0