Design Spike

With just a few weeks left in the by-election for Alderman in Lethbridge, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the websites of the 10 declared candidates to look at how they compare, what they’re doing right and what could be improved. Campaign websites are critical tools in most elections these days and can have a significant impact on success of candidate.

So you have a brand new website, but no traffic. What can you do? One way to start getting visitors right away is to invest in some advertising. When it comes to online advertising, you have a lot of options, but the big dog is definitely Google AdWords.

What is Google AdWords?

AdWords are the “sponsored” links that show up in Google when you do a search. They are almost always related to your search phrase. These are paid ads are usually sponsored by the sites in the links.

We’re big fans of WordPress so today is a big day for us. After many months of hard word, the WordPress team released version 3.0 today of the open source CMS, code-named “Thelonious”.

Photo by Kristina B

Used correctly, a blog can be one of the most effective ways to promote your business online. Company focused blogs can be used to post information and news about your business to current and potential customers. Over time, blogs can also be a great source of search engine traffic.

1. Pushing keywords more than their message. It’s great showing up at the top of search engine rankings, but most people only use the web to research or confirm their decisions. No one will pick an agent only because their at the top of the search results.