New Website – Tampa Bay Local Guide

Here’s a new site that I’ve been working on for myself. It’s a review site for local businesses in Tampa Bay. I’ll be focusing on restaurant reviews and possibly dabbling in other types of local businesses, attractions and maybe even a few movie reviews. Check it out at: tampabaylocalguide.com.

Do Your Holiday Announcements Help Out Your SEO?

We’re well into the Christmas Season and we’re all starting to see announcements for sales and events online in our email and social media feeds. What I’m noticing are that people are posting only in Facebook but they aren’t using those posts to help drive traffic back to their own websites.  It’s a simple matter… Continue reading Do Your Holiday Announcements Help Out Your SEO?

Does Your Website Need A Face-lift?

I’ve noticed a trend this year where a significant portion of the work that I’m getting involves overhauling and refreshing existing web sites.  I’ve given face-lifts to everything from sites that I built myself a few years ago to sites built in the last millennium!  I’ve converted sites to WordPress, Joomla, Shopify and Lemonstand.  I’ve… Continue reading Does Your Website Need A Face-lift?

Website Refresh – JaPaulScape.com

Busy as usual, but I wanted to make a quick post to feature a website refresh for one of my customers that I’m especially proud of, JaPaulscape.com.  The owner called me looking to get an update and refresh for his site, including a new logo.  I contacted the designer I’ve been partnering with, Evan at Drew Sevan… Continue reading Website Refresh – JaPaulScape.com

Google phasing out Places for Google+ Pages

Google announced today the release of Google+ Local, which will eventually replace Google Places.  I’ve been monitoring my customers accounts since I saw the announcement this morning, but it looks like the changes haven’t reached everyone yet. The biggest changes for now are how Google handles pictures and reviews.  Business reviews and pictures are now handled through… Continue reading Google phasing out Places for Google+ Pages

Three New Websites – An Auto Shop, A Short Film and A Dance Troupe

I’ve been really busy the last 2 months, bringing on new clients and working on a lot of new projects.  I just finished posting on Facebook about the latest website that I made live and realized that I have two others that I haven’t posted on my own blog!  So without further ado, here they… Continue reading Three New Websites – An Auto Shop, A Short Film and A Dance Troupe

Google Sends Cool Swag

As a Google Certified Partner, I periodically get cool swag and promo items.  Last time I got a baseball cap and a USB Drive.  This time it’s a really nice glass thermos with Google’s logo and more $100 coupons for new Google AdWords customers.