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Why content is still king

In our previous post, we talked about the importance of including keywords in your site structure. What we didn’t say is that keywords mean nothing if they’re embedded in cruddy content. By cruddy content, we mean content that’s poorly written or organized. That’s salesy or full of typos. That’s been pulled from a print publication […]

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Keywords: the key to an effective website

Most people know that including keywords in your website helps improve searchability. For example, if you sell backyard playsets, you’d want to include terms like swingset, gymset, and playhouse throughout your site – terms that customers might use when Googling your products. What most people don’t know is that you should include keywords in the […]

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SEO vs. SEM explained

Quick quiz: What’s the difference between SEO and SEM? (You know, search engine optimization and search engine marketing.) Not sure? Join the crowd. In a nutshell, SEO and SEM are strategies used to help companies create effective websites – websites that attract qualified, prospective customers. Customers who hopefully – to put it bluntly – buy […]

When it comes to design… first impressions are everything

Here at Atomic, we believe in all the good stuff. Inner beauty. Strength of character. Substance over style. But when it comes to web design, we know that first impressions are everything. Ever go to a company’s URL and think to yourself, “Eeeww, that’s their website?” Or spent so long trying to find something on […]

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Tweeting for business

Google “Twitter for business,” and you’ll instantly find about a zillion articles on why companies, politicians, and nonprofits around the world are using this tiny tool to talk with their customers. Not to jump on the bandwagon . . . but we agree.  Twitter is indeed an easy-to-use,  low-cost way to create a dialogue with […]

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Social media for everyone!

Recently, a lot of our customers have been hedging about using social media to promote their business. Many of them have the idea that social media is only for youth-oriented businesses . . . like selling energy drinks to college students. Nothing could be further from the truth. Traditional companies are using social media like […]

Graphic Design USA Magazine Features SAA College Website

Yes, it’s true … one of the websites we built recently has leaped out of the Internet and landed in the pages of a big ol’ glossy magazine. The mag in question is the July/August issue of Graphic Design USA , which showcased winners of the 2008 American Inhouse Design Awards competition.