by Melissa Ward | Social Media Markeing
The telephone has become such a common fixture in our society that we use it without giving it a second thought. Be honest, have you ever said yourself, “I have no time to use the phone.”? Email has become a similar commonality in our everyday lives. Whether we...
by Melissa Ward | Website Design
I am not new to WordPress. I have been building client sites on the WordPress platform for a number of years. Yet, every so often something surprises me. I have a client who uses the Featured Content Gallery on three sites. To use the plug in, you need to use...
by Melissa Ward | Web Hosting, Website Design
When ever I move a client’s site to our hosting servers, I get myself all worked up. Static sites are not too complex, copy down to local computer and upload to new servers. Database driven sites, like WordPress, always make me a little paranoid. Wordpress...
by Melissa Ward | Marketing, Social Media Markeing
As we close the door on 2010 and open to 2011, I have a thought I’d like to share… There are still a lot of people doing it wrong. They are using social media as a platform to yell, blast and spam out their goods and services. At no time do they explain...
by Melissa Ward | Business Development, Marketing, Social Media Markeing
The big take aways: Transparency Relevance / Ask your audience how they want to receive information Brevity / Learn to write Top of mind Sponsored in part by NewWard Development, LLC. Visit the Social Media Club of Tech Valley to learn more or visit us on Facebook!...
by Melissa Ward | Marketing, Social Media Markeing
Help a girl out… will ya? I don’t mind those Facebook emails that get sent out to 25 people. What I do mind is the “Reply All’s” I get in return. I don’t need to see everyone’s responses (I don’t want to either). So...
by Melissa Ward | Social Media Markeing
Have you claimed your business on Facebook yet? It’s fairly simple. Search for your business and select the one with the pin next to it When you get to the Places Page – click on “Is this your business?” And verify you are a legal...
by Melissa Ward | Social Media Markeing
You want me to put my business on another web site? YES Why? It’s free (there’s more) Google Places offers local businesses a free listing, with map pin and all the little details (including coupons) for free. It’s a great way to get noticed on the...
