funny thing about SEO

So anyone who offers Search Engine Optimization as a service knows that good rankings take hard work, good content and back links. But I am going to spoil it for all the over paid SEO firms out there. Good rankings also need dumb luck.  For example. This week, I have been seeing lots of random…

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Layered textures and a little bit of grunge

We love cool textures and grungy sites as much as the next person around here at Factor 1, and it’s still in this year. Layers are the way to go with grunge and textures, using lots of different patterns and interesting backgrounds, with less ripped paper and torn edges. Textured backgrounds add a lot to a site and…

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we aren't dumb.

I often see communication from companies that think we (consumers) are dumb. Examples.  • Circuit City is filing for bankruptcy due to the economic colapse.    – The reality is that CC has been failing for the past 5 years. The last 6 months were merly the nail in the coffin. • Microsoft is cutting 5000 jobs because the slow…

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update me… please!

Some things are just screaming for an update… like the time share that I am in right now in Orlando. It was new & “in” when Miami vice was having it’s inaugural years.  The problem that this place faces is that it spent a TON of money on permanent fixtures that had a shelf life…

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MLK – change requires action.

One of the great lessons of the man we celebrate today, Martin Luther King Jr., is that change requires action: “One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying.” That tag line on your ad stating that “customer service is the difference”…

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default content

have you ever noticed how many web pages you visit NEVER change after they are released? OR have you been to a website that has a posted item or a blog where the date is still form last year? What were your thoughts? Did you you think the company had died? Did you think that…

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Don't make this list

Often I enjoy looking at my past work. No, not as a self-aware, look how great that came out, thing. The complete opposite. “Look how terrible that idea was”, or maybe a “What was I thinking?” thought. Looking back on history is great. Its good to know where you came from, to know where you…

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What is your company's style?

Does your company stick to one style? How do you decide how to define your company? Is it important to have a distinct style? Well this is what we call your brand. And yes it’s definitely important to be distinct and memorable. It’s what distinguishes you from your competition, it’s what tells your customers the…

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Berachah Testimonial

www.placeofblessing.com Factor 1 has been our church’s web design company on two projects now. It is totally awesome to be able to work with people who are 1,500 miles away and feel like their next door. The design team is fresh, edgy, and unique. What a breath of fresh air to be able to work…

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Yellow is in for 2009

I’m sure many of you have heard, yellow has been named the new “in” color of the year. With all the dismal news these days of the economy, the housing market, and other current events, people want to feel uplifted. Marketing changes with the times and the needs of the people and color trends usually…

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