Okay, real talk, blogging often is hard shit. We care so much about you and your time. We don’t write posts for the sake of writing posts. If we have a passionate topic, you’ll see it here. Otherwise trust we are probably just busy making something great for the citizens of the interwebs.
So I have seen companies who hire and shoot their clients video testimonials. Our clients are all over the country, so going to them would be a pricey endeavor. So we just stick to asking for a referal via email to share with our friends and potential clients. I was excited to see this from…
Read moreOften we are contacted by potential clients that have little to no money. Just yesterday we had an up and coming actress inquire about a site, and only had $300 to spend. This is hard on me. I love to help people, and I really love the web and marketing. In fact its why I…
Read moreA property manager once told me that the best indicator of the nature of a renter is to take a look at the condition (exterior and interior) of the personal vehicle they arrive in. If it is well maintain, it is a strong clue that so too will your property be. Their behavior will be…
Read moreSure many of you think Veterans day is a fluff holiday for banks and government. We take the day off here at Factor1. Want to know why? We are thankful to the men and women who fight for our rights. While no one on staff here at Factor1 has served directly, we all have friends…
Read moreSo last month we launched the all new factor1 website. Over the last few weeks we have heard tons of praise, comments and questions about the site. I want to share some background to it. Not because I think we are cooler than sliced bread, but because I feel like we did things different, in…
Read moreWe are firm believers in reusable bottles. Both at home and here in the office. We moved to aluminum bottles after all that mess with BPA in plastics. Usually this is a SIGG brand bottle for me. So we order them online every now and then, as we can’t seem to have too many swanky…
Read moreDid you know factor 1 opened shop 5 years ago this month?!??! What should we do to celebrate?
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreGimp This image editing program has been compared to Photoshop with all it’s tools and editing capabilities. However, the good news is that it’s completely free. The program comes with tons of cool stuff and allows you to crop, resize, and retouch photos. The bad news, is that it’s not geared toward those that haven’t…
Read moreSorry for the lack of blogging. We have been pretty busy around here at factor 1. here is what we have been up to: matt & his wife now have twin baby boys = chaos ryan & family moved to seattle. Yep, we now have a factor 1 seattle office and someday ryan will start…
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