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The Death of Email Marketing
You’ve probably seen more than one of those “Death of…” reports lately… but there is one method online that will never die. Email marketing. You see, all the guru’s talk about the ‘changes’ taking place online and how a lot of methods that worked a few years, even a...
Marketing For Small Businesses That Think BIG!
Small businesses that think BIG use a multifaceted approach to marketing. Learn the secrets, gain the tools then watch your business accelerate to the next level of success. Marketing For Small Businesses That Thing BIG! is a seminar packed with proven, practical,...
Free Animated Gifs
This one creates those ‘loading’ animated gifs you see when you are waiting for things to load on a web page… they don’t really do anything, but they give your visitors something to look at while the page is loading … You can create your own animated gif’s or you can...
MySpace joins Google’s OpenSocial
Google announced today that MySpace has joined OpenSocial. MySpace is in good company, other social networking sites currently in OpenSocial include Linked in, orkut, Slide & Ning. The question still remains as to whether or not Facebook will join. OpenSocial is...
Think Before You Build
Originally Published in Success Magazine, Sept 2007 by Melissa Ward, Managing Partner NewWard Development, LLC Prior to a pixel being drawn on the screen, before laying out the navigation of your Web site, before discussion of colors or layout or graphics takes place,...
Free Page Strength Analysis
SEOMoz.org has developed a fantastic tool that calculates something they call “Page Strength” which can be used in to gauge the importance and visibility of any Website or Webpage. Page Strength score is probably a much more accurate reflection of a Websites...
Email Marketing: Newsletters and Promotions
If you have a small marketing budget, or are looking for an effective yet low cost way or marking your web site, products or services, email marketing is the way to go! Effective utilization of email marketing can be a boon to your online business. Email marketing...
Melissa Ward, NewWard Development, LLC Featured in Success Magazine
Up & Coming Entrepreneur Melissa Ward Category: Business Published: July 2007 Melissa Ward talks about her innovative approach to web design and internet marketing, and how she juggles her responsibilities as a business owner and a single mom....
“If You Build it They Will Come”
Originally Published in Capital Region Home Builders Magazaine, 6/2003 "Builders' Bytes" by Melissa Ward, NewWard Development, LLC “If you build it, they will come.” This phrase made popular in the late ‘80’s only holds true if they know about you! You can build the...