Start with goals
Keys to successful websites – Start with goals Contact steve@addedvalueweb.com (or call 248-470-3468) for information. When building your website you’ll find it easier to develop your content if you have a clear understanding of your own web goals. The content is also more likely to have the impact you want with your audience as a…
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Be Number One with WordPress
Be number one in politics or in business with WordPress Regardless of the party platform that you like most, more politicians are building their website platforms with WordPress in their appeal to voters like you. In fact, about 40% of the US Congress, US Senate, and Gubernatorial races and state parties use WordPress. No single…
Read MorePromoting your website
Not promoting your website and your domain name? It’s like keeping your best sales and customer reps hidden in a back room. Many organizations make the mistake of assuming that, if they build their website, somehow just come to it. If only that were true! Like anything else, you must promote your website if you…
Read MoreReasons why you need a website
So you don’t think you need a website? (Think again.) As a web designer, I’ve heard all kinds of reasons business people give for why they don’t need a website. Although I don’t think that a website is always the key to business success, I do think that many people may be missing great opportunities…
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QR code video resume grabs attention
This video demonstrates a very creative, unique, and attention-grabbing resume using a QR code, video, and a smartphone. If someone submitted a resume like this to me, I can assure you that I would be eager to show it to others also. This would be especially useful for someone seeking a position where creativity and…
Read MoreSearch Engine Optimization basics
What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? Keywords in the text of your pages may help Google and other search engines to find your website. However, relevant links from other websites trusted websites can really to make your site show up high on the first page of web search results. These “backlinks” are critically important in…
Read MoreWhat is WordPress?
WordPress is a “Content Management System” (or “CMS”) that can be used to build websites that allow non-technical users to update and modify them. Technical expertise is not required to do this and no special software is required. Many businesses will have a web developer or designer create the initial website to their requirements. The…
Read MoreHow your website is found on Google
What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and what is Search Engine Marketing (SEM). This brief video explains these. In our opinion, both are important. Both help bring people to your website. However, only Search Engine Optimization also assures that when visitors reach your site, they will find the site to be relevant to what they…
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