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Website Trends from Tingalls Graphic Design

Tingalls Graphic Design has seen the web play a more important part in our business and in yours over the years. Web design is one of those ever changing fields that is often dictated by trends and public demand and acceptance. While some trends are absolutely spot on and important for the evolution of your website, others are exactly the opposite and can turn off your target audience. And some trends are just like fashion; your look doesn’t affect performance, but your customers may find you outdated. We’ve looked at our web design projects for the last few years and made note of a few […]

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Localized Search Engine Optimization (LSEO)

Some of you may have noted that when you’re doing a Google search the results seem to be more localized. If you type the query “Mexican restaurant” into Google you’ll get results from your area, not from all over the country or the world. You may also be aware of Google Places; which is something to look into and sign your company up if you haven’t already. These small changes show that there is a larger change underfoot, the change to localized search engine optimization. For some companies this is very important, for others it’s not very important at all. If you’re a company that feels your location is important, […]

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5 Big SEO Mistakes

We’ve covered SEO tips in the past, but what about SEO mistakes? What are you doing, or not doing, that can actually be harming your website’s ranking on the search engines? 1) Keywords – you’ll repeatedly hear how important keywords or keyphrases are to your SEO, similarly, using the wrong ones can hurt your company. Take the time to know what terms people are using to search for your company or your competition. For example, more people search with the phrase “Real Estate” than “Home for Sale”; so you want to optimize for the keyword “real estate”. 2) Click Here – How often have you seen “Click Here” on a […]

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Google Places for Local Businesses

I recently attended an SMBA meeting with representatives from the local Google office. The topic of the day was Google Places and why your business should register with Google Places. Google designed its Place Pages to help people connect to local businesses more easily and getting set up couldn’t be more convenient with representatives from Google coming to your business to walk you through the procedure at no charge. Why do you want to be listed in Google Places? One out of five searches on Google are related to location and by properly tagging your business to your location you can reach that audience who is searching for your company. […]

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Why You Should Have a Professionally Designed Website

Let’s be completely honest for a minute, we often judge by appearances. Look at the old cliché…how many times have you actually selected a book because the cover looked interesting. Take it a step further, which cookbook is more likely to succeed, the one with a mouthwatering photo of a delectable delight or the one with a picture of cooking utensils. You get the picture (sorry – bad pun intended). So why wouldn’t you want to put your best foot forward when it comes to your first impression with potential customers on the internet? When appearances matter and your competition is just a mouse click away, having a professionally designed […]

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Website Must Haves

A website is the foundation of a good, solid online strategy and in today’s digital environment, having an online presence is almost necessary to reach buyers. But having a website and having an effective, quality website are two totally different things. As online marketing experts at HubSpot say, “a website needs to not just exist, it needs to perform.” Whether you are considering a new website or evaluating your existing website, there are some key elements every website should have that will attract viewers, inform, educate or entertain them, and eventually convert them into customers. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) The most appealing and useful website is worthless if no one […]

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How to Search on Google

While most people feel that they can confidently find the information they’re looking for on Google, they’re often doing it in a haphazard way that can waste valuable time. This is why we’ve come up with five tips on how to more efficiently search on Google. Exact phrase. Let’s say you are looking for a hair product you got at your salon. You can type hair salon into Google, but your results include hair care, hair products and nail salons along with your hair salon results. By putting the exact phrase you want, “hair products”, in quotes you insure that you get results for that exact phrase. Minus that. Let’s […]

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3 Key Components to a Good Website Design

Having a website is almost a professional prerequisite in today’s computer driven world, but there’s a big difference between having a good website and just having a website. While some companies need a huge web presence, other companies don’t need a lot of bells and whistles; for them simple is better. No matter what category you fall into, or if you’re somewhere in the middle of the spectrum, there are three key components to every good website design. Eye-Catching Design Everyone has heard the clichés about first impressions, but let’s be honest, they’re very important and oftentimes your website is your first impression on a potential customer. You want that […]

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3 Reasons to Repeat Your Contact Information

Having contact information on every page of your website might seem redundant, especially when you’ve got an entire contact page, but you want it to be as easy as possible for customers to reach you. But beyond this reason, there are some search engine specific reasons why you should include your contact information on every page of your website. Location Searches Local searches have become very important to search engines lately as they’re trying to tailor the user experience. You can contribute to the latest trend by including your address, making it easier for users to instantly know where you are located, no matter what page they land on. *Boost […]

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Link Architecture and Your Website

Link architecture is the way you link internally within your website. If your goal is to create a website that is search engine friendly and easily found by people doing a search on Google, Yahoo, or Bing then your link architecture is important. You may think the humans that visit your site would prefer a search box to navigate around your site, but the search spiders that crawl around your site do not stop to type in a search query. And ultimately you want those spiders to find your pages and rank them or you’ll never get human eyes at all. This means that your most important pages are either […]

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SEO Kernels of Wisdom from Tingalls Graphic Design

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a dynamic field designed to make your website more appealing to both human searchers and search engines. By following the guidelines listed below you’re website will establish a firm SEO foundation and help you tap into the power of the internet. Link building boosts your authority with the search engines. Base keywords/keyphrases on viewer search terms, not technical jargon. Don’t overlook your title tags – make every character count! Do you have a flash website? Recode to be found by search engines Images are invisible by search engines unless they are tagged. Ask clients to review you on Google Places. Add a blog to your […]

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Why Isn’t My Website #1 on Google?

This is a question that haunts many companies, the all important Google page rank, the standard by which all is measured in your industry. Or is it? Let’s first clear up one misconception. Having a high ranking website isn’t the end-all-be-all-crowning-accomplishment of a website. Higher ranking websites on Google can bring you additional traffic, but if you have a bad website that doesn’t offer a good user experience you won’t get conversions anyway. The lesson here – focus on creating a great website with a good user experience that converts those viewers into customers. That said – you still want that #1 Google position. So why does your competition rank […]

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Changes to Google Analytics: i.e. Organic Keywords

Sometimes it seems as if Google changes more often than the weather in Wisconsin and all we can do is bring an umbrella and prepare for the downfall. Many of our clients like using the Google Analytics tool because it’s a free analysis of their website, providing them with detailed information on how many people are visiting their pages, which pages are most popular, what days attract more customers, how many more customers came during a promotional event, what keywords people are using to find the website – oh wait! Google Analytics will no longer be providing keyword information. For avid fans of analytics this will come as a big […]

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New Google Changes to Search Algorithm

Google has done it again, they’ve just announced another change to their algorithm but this one is expected to have a very significant impact, possibly affecting up to 35% of all searches. The new focus of the algorithm is on getting fresher and more-timely results for queries. Many Google searches are time sensitive and the people searching want the most recent news or cutting edge information and Google is now attempting to respond with up to the minute fresh information. What does this mean to website owners? It means that keeping current on your website and adding news or blogs will help your website appear fresh and packed with news. […]

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Play by Search Engine Rules

Almost every website is hoping for that coveted #1 position on Google and there are a variety of ways to get there, legitimate and not-so-honest methods. The important thing to remember is legitimate search engine optimization (SEO) is an integral part of your website and will help you throughout the site’s lifespan. Spammy or SEO trickery will harm your website in the long run and can even get you booted off of a search engine. Tingalls Graphic Design always plays by search engine rules and would love to help you with your SEO strategy. No Keyword Stuffing Keywords and keyphrases are very important to your website, using them frequently and […]

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Beware of SEO Scams

You’ll notice that Tingalls Graphic Design has added some Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services to our roster and we’re proud to announce that our clients have seen results in the placement of their website on search engines, especially the coveted Google. But we’ll never guarantee that you’ll get a first place placement on Google or even that you’ll reach the first page because this is something no one can ensure. That’s right, whether you’re using good, legitimate SEO techniques or if you’re trying every dirty trick in the book you still cannot guarantee placement on the search engines. We felt it was important to point out this fact because lately […]

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