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SEO Myths

January 4, 2022 by Philip Papeman

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19 Common SEO Myths For the uninitiated, SEO is short for search engine optimization. It’s a mostly overhyped collection of methodologies (many questionable) for improving the search engine rankings of websites. In other words, trying to game Google. Introduction SEO is a controversial topic and every “expert” has their own opinions and theories about it. […]

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The Scariest Movie Ever Made

October 7, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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Meet the boogeyman Scene for scene, John Carpenter’s Halloween may reign as the greatest horror movie of all time. The simplicity, the suspense, the music, and the style have often been imitated, but never duplicated. Released in 1978 on a dinky $300,000 budget, the 30-year-old filmmaker terrified us by bringing an evil, relentless force to […]

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Marketing for Community Organizations

August 3, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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Preserving tradition in a digital world. Despite all the changes to the media landscape in the last 20 years, the fundamentals of marketing haven’t changed much. You still need to get people’s attention, and hold it long enough to make a positive impression that leads to interaction. It’s still about creating opportunities to start a […]

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Websites That Work

July 21, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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Seven keys to online success Does your website work? And if it does, how do you know? Whether you sell products or services — online or off — your website is probably a customer’s first interaction with your business. So, just like a car, boat, or a home, your website needs to be properly maintained […]

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Vague But Exciting

June 19, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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The dawn of the World Wide Web Have you ever wondered about the origin of the World Wide Web? The passages below are from an online book (see below) by Jeremy Keith. He can explain it far more eloquently — and with much more authority — than I could. Enjoy. Complex machinery Right now humanity’s […]

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33 Signs

May 9, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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33 signs that you might need a better web designer. Sometimes I get asked: “What’s the difference between a $500 website and one that costs $5,000?” My usual snarky response of “$4,500” no longer gets many laughs, so I came up with this list of things that may indicate that you need a better website. […]

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da Vinci Was a Doodler

April 21, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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Why so few paintings? You’re no doubt familiar with Leonardo da Vinci, the 15th century artist most famous for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. But maybe you didn’t know that he was also a sculptor, engineer, architect, and inventor. In fact, despite his wizardry with a brush, only 15 paintings have been […]

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The Boys From Dayton

March 17, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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Confessions of an Ad Man At a used bookstore many years ago, I bought a first edition of the 1963 classic Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy. Neatly folded and tucked inside the book was this hand-typed memo on Diamond National Corporation letterhead: Required reading The language in the memo seems almost quaint, […]

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What is Email Marketing

February 17, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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Most folks get it wrong Despite all the hype about TikTok, Facebook ads and YouTube videos, there’s still no better way to connect with your customers and grow your business than through email marketing. Yet the vast majority of businesses aren’t using it effectively. Own your audience On any other platform, whether it’s Instagram, YouTube, […]

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A Single Window

January 20, 2021 by Philip Papeman

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Constraints are good ” … life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald / The Great Gatsby 1925 In the context of his masterpiece The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald probably wasn’t thinking about web design. I get that. More likely, this memorable line suggests that a person […]

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