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This Week in Our Web: March 28, 2014
It's the end of March, and the Chicago area hasn't seen a day above 60 degrees for over 130 days. All I can hope is that the end-of-March lamb is on its way. In the meantime, the march of information goes on, and we found some really interesting articles and tips...
Who Am I Paying for What?: Understanding Your Web Site
Don't be ashamed. You can admit it. You're not entirely sure what the difference is between domain names and web hosting. You might also be a little bit confused about what constitutes your hosting and what is really your content management system (CMS). When your web...
This Week in Our Web: March 21, 2014
This week in the American Midwest can best be summarized by the Beatles: We also saw a lot of interesting things on the backlit screens we love so well all year long. Here are some of the interesting things we saw and read this week. We started the week on our blog...
5 Reasons to Use Whatever You Want to Build a Web Site
Aspiring web site owners of the world, please allow me to release you from your fears! When you start looking at your options for building your first web site, you'll soon find yourself inundated with ads from Weebly, WordPress, Wix, Drupal, Squarespace, Joomla, and...
This Week in Our Web: March 14, 2014
Tomorrow is the Ides of March -- but don't let that scare you, since today is Pi Day! Whether you want to add an "e" and have yours with banana cream, or whether you can recite it to 100+ digits, there's definitely something to celebrate in these special days of...
Email Print This Week in Our Web: March 7, 2014
Well, we may still be getting snow here in the midwest, but the temperatures are rising just enough for some hope to seep in through the cracks in the walls at Jebraweb HQ. This great comic from John Atkinson at Wrong Hands reminds us of that brighter, simpler time...
OhShootIForgot Dot Com: Choosing Your Domain Name
Naming a web site is a lot like naming a pet. There are deep and intensely-held opinions on the right way to do it, many of which conflict with each other. That said, for a business or non-profit organization web site, I've developed some best practices that I think...
Online Automation Done Wrong (and Right!)
We are all on the receiving end of online automation every day. Every time you receive an email about a sale, an online petition, a newsletter, or an upcoming concert, that's been automated. After all, no one at your favorite local golf course is likely to be crafting...
Why Your Web Site Is Fixing Nothing
You're not selling anything these days. No one is hiring you. Business is crummy, and you start to think about what you can do differently. What is it that differentiates your successful competitors? Why are they winning while you're losing? I'd better check their web...
This Week in Our Web: February 21, 2014
This week, I was busy doing a lot of writing and rewriting in preparation for a presentation to local businesswomen in March at the Evanston/North Shore meetup for Founding Moms. I'm working with the fantastic Marissa Strassel of Strassel Creative, and if you are a...
Why I Don’t Do SEO, and Neither Should You
Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the scariest phrases I hear from my clients. It sends me reeling into the darkest recesses of my knowledge of web site development, digging for just the right way to ask them that fuzziest of all questions: what, exactly, do...
Words Matter, Like, Kind of a Lot
Why is that a terrible title? Obviously, it's totally unprofessional. We all know not to swear in a job interview ("my last boss was a ?$@*!"), respond with slang to our grandparents' jokes ("LOL, Nana!"), or use business-related terms in describing our weekends with...
This Week in Our Web: February 7, 2014
We've seen another blustery, freezing week in the midwest, but it's not going to keep us from reading and sharing interesting stories about web design, online marketing, and general technical geekiness with all of you. Here are some of the things that came across my...
Your Mom Wants You to Clean Your Web Site!
When you were a kid, your parents almost certainly, at some point, lost their tempers and yelled at you to clean your room. Even if it was tucked into a corner of their house they seldom needed to inhabit, and even if your door was closed, the mess drove them nuts....
This Week in Our Web: January 31, 2014
Did we mention that it's cold and snowy in the midwest, where we're located? Maybe you missed it. It's not fun. Thankfully, the Internet stepped up its game again this week to provide us with great content by which we can warm our chilly minds. We started the week...
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I’ll Have A Whole Milk No-Foam Web Site (With Whipped Cream) [INFOGRAPHIC]
When you stand in line at your local coffee house, you probably have your order already in your head. You know what kind of drink, what kind of milk, and what size you want -- and whether there are any extras you usually like, too. The person in front of you who gets...
Web Site Red Flags: Part III
Have you ever read anything like this on a web site?: This is the first paragraph of a new blog post. It sits right below the title. Blog posts can contain text, images like the one to the right, and links to other web sites. Many people use blogs to communicate...
This Week in Our Web: January 24, 2014
It was another bitter, freezing, snowy week here in the midwest, but at least we had the web to keep us warm. Here are some of the great things that came across our browsers this week. We started this week with our own blog post, talking about another series of web...