If you’re unhappy with your current website, chances are you’re considering a website redesign. You may have really liked your website when it was launched, but now it feels dated. Maybe you never really got the design you were looking for. Or maybe you’re having a hard time maintaining your website because the technology it […]
Your small business website is one of your most valuable business assets. It is probably the first thing new customers will see before they even visit your store. Consumers will make judgments about your business based on your website, both consciously and unconsciously. If you are doing e-commerce, the experience people have while shopping on […]
We sat down with Scott Abel to talk content marketing strategies. Scott is Founder and CEO of The Content Wrangler, a San Francisco-based international content strategy consultancy. CONTENT GARDEN: We work a lot with small businesses and non-profits who don’t have a content strategist or content marketer on staff. Can you speak to why the ability to develop […]
Are you a business owner or non-profit manager looking for tips on how to maintain a WordPress website? In this post, we will take a look at the website maintenance best practices you should implement on your WordPress website in order to improve its performance and functionality. Implementing the following tips can help you achieve […]
Signing a 12 month website contract with a digital marketing agency is almost never a good idea. If you’re a small business or non-profit, you have probably been offered a “deal” on a website in exchange for signing a 12 month contract with a digital marketing agency. Typically, this contract requires that any changes, redesigns, […]
Digital marketing fundamentals are becoming important whether you’re a freelancer, a small business owner, a non-profit manager, or a member of a larger organization. You need to know what’s available to you and your organization, how digital marketing is different than traditional marketing, and what skill sets you might need to learn vs. which ones you […]
Much of the advice we gave on non-profit social media also applies to doing social media for small business. When you’re a small business owner, the temptation to treat your social media as your main venue for driving sales can be overwhelming. As we explain below, however, being too aggressive with sales language, posting inflammatory […]
There are many questions that arise when doing social media for non-profits. Should you ask for donations? If so, how often? How often should you post? What should you post? If you are a non-profit manager, volunteer, or staff member, you may have questions like these when you sit down in front of your organization’s […]
Website must-have features come and go. What is essential one year may be ineffective the next. If you are a non-profit manager or small business owner looking to build a website, or improve your current one, you may find yourself lost in the jargon of web design. Responsive? Single-page? CMS? Custom? Before you go chasing […]
Not sure how to spot a bad web designer? If you are a non-profit manager or small business owner, you may feel that you’re dependent on the person you just hired to build your website or redesign your old one. You also might feel like it’s difficult to tell the difference between a good web […]