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Project: Successful Unemployment

Posted by Michelle on October 26, 2009 with 0 Comments

Here’s another recent project we completed.  This site, www.successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com was originally designed using Microsoft Publisher.  The biggest issue with a site created in Publisher is extra code is inserted in to the pages, making it more difficult for the search engines to “read” the site. This client did not want a blogging site, simply a [...]

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Even Businesses in Small Communities Need a Website

Posted by Michelle on October 9, 2009 with 0 Comments

Many business owners in small communities assume they will be able to gain new customers simply by word of mouth, yellow page advertising, or traditional newspaper advertising, which is true to a degree.  But by not having a website they are missing a key element in their marketing strategy. People want information before making a [...]

Prosser Balloon Rally

Posted by Michelle on September 27, 2009 with 0 Comments

Living and working as a web designer in Prosser WA, it is wonderful that we have so many events throughout the year.  This past weekend was the Prosser Balloon Rally.  There were approximately 18 balloons that came to the rally this year.  There are sunrise launches as well as night glow.  My family and I [...]

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WordCamp Portland Bound

Posted by Michelle on September 18, 2009 with 0 Comments

I’ll be heading to Portland OR this weekend to attend the WordCamp event.  What is WordCamp? It is a gathering of WordPress users and developers where speakers will be covering topics from building plugins to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for WordPress. Matt Mullenweg, the head developer of WordPress will be in attendance and doing a [...]

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What is the Difference Between a Blog and a Website?

Posted by Michelle on September 12, 2009 with 0 Comments

Mid Columbia Webs customers often ask “What is the Difference Between a Blog and a Website”, and it is an important question, that has a few answers. When people think of the word “blog”, they think of a weblog, or an online journal. Of course many small businesses now have blogs, so blogs are not [...]

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