Confessions of a Customer-Centered Convert
Hi, I'm Mark Huesman and I've let crappy web sites happen. I knew it was wrong when we were doing it, but it felt so good to get it done so fast. I'm not proud of it and I'm looking for redemption; redemption from my clients, redemption from their user experience and...
5ives: Jason’s Top Advertising of 2009
Last week was ADDY week at Absolute, a time when we lay out all of our best creative work to submit into the local American Advertising Federation competition. After being elbows deep in print, broadcast and digital media, I had the opportunity to reflect on what I...
Three Common Web Site Text Mistakes
When your average Joe visits your store or your organization, you want their experience to be positively fabulous. If they come looking for the solution to a problem, you want to deliver with speed and efficiency so that they'll have a good perception of you and your...
51 Essential WordPress Plugins (and bonus functions!)
After working with Wordpress for several years and combing through countless "top 10" Wordpress plugin blog posts for plugins that A. Work well and B. Are updated regularly and don't break with core upgrades (often), I've come up with my own cache of Wordpress plugins...
Blame it on the Egg Nog
Happy Holidays from Absolute Marketing Group. http://absol.amgbeta2.com/eggnog
How To Make User-Friendly Twitter Lists
Ever felt the urge to group your Twitter followers into a handy-list? Well, now you can. Here's a quick guide to get you started with Twitter's list application. In the corner of the right sidebar a new section has been created. Click "create new list" and name it....
Is Your Website Focused On Its Goal?
When you first designed the web site for your company or organization, what was the particular goal that you wanted your web site to help you achieve? The answer to this question will tell you exactly what you need to focus on to improve your site's value to you....
5ives: Common Web Site Goals
When developing and maintaining a web site, you need to keep your main goals in the forefront. Make sure that most of the time you spend working on your site is in support of the general goals that you want your web site to accomplish. With that said, here's five...
10 Ways to Ensure your Online Security this Holiday Shopping Season + Bonus Tips!
There are less than 30 days left in the Holiday Shopping season before Christmas - Are you ready? Or are you joining the millions of people staying in this weekend for the busiest online shopping days of the year? Whether you're staying at home to shop from the...