Fail Gracefully: Customizing Your 404 Not Found Page

On May 7, 2012, in Education, Pro Tips, by bcash

Browsing the web can be a lonely experience and thoughtful gestures such as a custom error page will help build goodwill and retain credibility among your visitors.

 

Grandpa always said, “Check your links!”

On April 25, 2012, in Education, Pro Tips, Writing for the Web, by bcash

Learn about the 404 error page, causes and basic solutions. Better yet, learn how to prevent the dreaded 404.

 

5 Ways to Generate New Web Story Ideas

On April 17, 2012, in Effective Email, Wordpress, Writing for the Web, by bcash

While it is easy to think of ideas for your blog when it is new and fresh, a few months into the process, creative ideas don’t often flow as freely. Don’t succumb to writer’s block, though, because there are a number of inspiring techniques you can use to cultivate material.  Keep a list of these [...]

 

Secret Squirrel does not live in your website.

On May 24, 2011, in Education, General, by admin

One question we get a lot from our clients: “How do I post an important document, like a widget price list to my dealers, but not make it available for the general public and my competitors?” That question is often followed immediately by “Why can’t I just post the PDF document on our web site [...]

 

On The Same Page: Shared Status Boards with Google Apps

On February 7, 2011, in Education, Effective Email, General, Pro Tips, by bcash

Google Apps is useful for all kinds of standard office activities… reports, tracking, analysis, etc. Now, using the cloud computing model, co-authoring, and sharing are fundamentally new experiences within the typical office environment, enabling completely new methods of dynamic workflow.  Available to any user using Google Apps. One simple team coordination technique we have found [...]

Social Media in a Nutshell

On December 20, 2010, in Emerging Media, General, Social Media, by Chevy Pham

Emerging media’s social tools have overcome the early experimental stages and in 2011, it will gain massive adoption. But many organizations still haven’t grasped how these social tools have transformed the individual from a consumer of information to a producer/influencer of news.

 

Domain Name Registration and Management Made Easy

On December 8, 2010, in General, by bcash

Why would you pay a couple of bucks less just to be hassled into buying add-on features you didn’t know you needed?

The Social Nonprofit

On December 7, 2010, in Emerging Media, Nonprofit, Social Media, by Chevy Pham

Nonprofits are best-positioned to take advantage of emerging media’s social tools. But using these social tools effectively to mobilize advocates and accomplish their mission eludes many organizations. Alpine Internet starts the new year by doing good: local nonprofits can learn how to jumpstart their social media strategy by attending Free Friday Workshops: The Social Nonprofit.

Isn’t WordPress Only for Blogging?

On November 10, 2010, in Education, Wordpress, by bcash

Blogging on Wordpress is out! Websites by Wordpress, with its multitudes of plug-ins, are in. So what makes Wordpress such a compelling platform? Themes and plugins.

Facebook Places / Gap Free Jeans Deal – What did shoppers think?

On November 8, 2010, in Emerging Media, by Chevy Pham

Facebook Deals makes a debut by partnering with Gap to incentivize Facebook users to “check-in” to the local Gap store using Facebook Places on their mobile smart phones to score a free pair of jeans.

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