Further your design education

We are all about learning new things here at Factor 1. We try to stay on top new design and coding trends, and we love finding new techniques to test and play with. I know we have quite the mix of regular readers here: fellow designers, other coders, and some clients that have no design…

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5 years

Did you know factor 1 opened shop 5 years ago this month?!??! What should we do to celebrate?

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SEO tip. Meta Keywords don't matter

I have been telling this to clients for years. meta keywords don’t effect your search results with google. Content and back links do. Google has always eluded to the fact that they ignore them, but today google shares a great blog post and video on the subject. Q: Does Google ever use the “keywords” meta…

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IFESH site launch

IFESH launched the site a few weeks ago, and is hearing great things about their new site. Esau had this to say about factor1: “I highly recommend using the web design services of Factor1Studios. The firm is very professional, artistic, economic and very easy to work with. A Godsend to non-profits looking to build up-to-date…

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names. pick one.

Is it Premium? is it Plus? Ultra? What makes it all 3? Car companies do it too. Employee Plus Plus + pricing. At what point is the ‘one-up-manship’ creating stupid product names? KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid.

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6 big site launches

no time for details today. we have been busy launching all kinds of great sites. www.GetCollegeFunding.org www.WelcomeToMaricopa.com www.MidwaySD.com www.DPchurch.net www.IFESH.org www.EngageCityChurch.com  – Our first client from Australia. From Will @ Engage City: Hey BIG thanks to the Factor 1 Crew for their amazing work on our brand spankin new website. We love it!

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the dirty on your web budget

The number one concern in any organizations quest for a new website is the cost. Everyone generally wants the best work for the cheapest price. I would say we see 4 out of 5 clients base most of their decision on the price. Sure some things like features, quality, and experience come into play. It…

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