Happy Holidays
We here at ODi wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. We know many of you take this time to spend with family, as we do, but business still has to go on. Let us all remember the good things in our lives and cherish what we have and our families. Let’s remember that there are those out there with less then us that are trying to just stay warm or have a good meal. Help those less fortunate than yourself when you can. Our company and staff helps out year-round those less fortunate then ourselves and it feels good to see smiles on other peoples’...
read moreLet’s Explain the terms SEM And SEO
Most people who have a business website have heard both of the terms SEM and SEO. You have been told repeatly, I’m sure, that you need to make sure your website has to have good SEO. But do you really know what they are or the differences between them? I’m going to explain the terms, some techniques and a little about each so you can decide which you need for your website. Search Engine Marketing, or as it is referred “SEM”. According to Searchengineland.com, SEM is “the process of gaining traffic from or visibility on search engines.” The phrase is...
read moreWe’re Doing It Again – 30% off services
ODi announced today that they are aware of the economic hard times and want to help everyone’s business. Until December 31, 2011, we are offering 30% off of our services to any new client. This covers everything from web site design, database development, web application development, and internet marketing. We know times are tough and the economy hasn’t been very strong. Small and medium size businesses (SMBs) are struggling to make ends meet and may not have the budgets to grow their business online. Our goal is to help small and medium sized businesses compete...
read moreIs my Content more important than SEO?
The simple answer. Yes. Your content is more important than SEO, but not to say that you don’t need a good SEO plan in place. What I mean is that your content on your website directly affects its usability, or how friendly your website is to visitors. Think about it. You go to a website looking for information on whether or not you should hire that company or buy from them. If you have a hard time finding the information you’re looking for you they just don’t look professional, you’re going to go to another website. Take this example. ...
read moreGoogle Wants You To Speed!!!
Going Slow Can Now Hurt Your Business The other day, Google announced that a website’s speed will now be calculated in figuring out how to rank websites. Site speed reflects how quickly a website responds to web requests. Basically, how fast it loads all the pieces that make a web page: images, scripts, database calls, flash, etc. Google has given you a license to now SPEED, so use it. Google feels that speeding up websites is important, not only to site owners but also to all users of the Internet. Faster sites create happy users, and happy users are more likely to...
read moreTop 5 reasons to outsource your web site design
Over the past decade we have worked with clients of all sizes and in different levels of business. Some have been in business for years (with no online presence) and some who are just getting started in business. No matter where you are in your business, you need a web site. If you’re going to take the step to get a web site, don’t risk your business’ reputation by trying to do it yourself. YOU NEED TO OUTSOURCE YOUR WEB SITE DESIGN. Here is my list of the top 5 reasons you need to outsource your web site design. Time – is MONEY. You get to a point where you have...
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