I learned long ago that the web development world is really the ‘wild west’ of the 21st century. It can be a fun place to build and design but it is also filled with the good the bad and the ugly. Web professionals that develop online assists for companies are in an environment of constant change. Here at Comstar, we …
Social Media Marketing With Yelp and Foursquare
Yelp is a mobile social media application that connects people with local businesses. Yelp was founded in 2004. The app is used to help people find businesses like hair stylists, restaurants, and mechanics located in their immediate area. You can access Yelp via mobile devices like iPhones, Tablets, BlackBerry, and more. Yelp had approximately 66 million monthly unique visitors by the end …
Internet Explorer Still Most Popular Browser – For Now
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) is by far the most popular web browser but it continues to decline and lose market share, according to a number of recent reports. Mozilla Firefox sits in second place and third place goes to Google Chrome. One report from Net Applications has Internet Explorer usage at 54%, but that is down from 60% reported at …
Common SEO Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is essential in getting traffic driven to your site. When optimizing your site, there are several common mistakes that too many people tend to make. It is important to become aware of what these mistakes are, so that you don’t make them too! Search engine spiders have trouble reading flash and cannot read javascript at all. …
“Natural” Linking to Your Website?
When discussing methods of driving traffic to your website someone will undoubtedly say that you need to build “natural links” to your site. What are natural links? And is natural linking really natural? Let’s start by taking a look at what natural linking is. Basically it is linking to your site that occurs naturally. Duh, pretty straight forward. But consider …
Drive Traffic with Your Corporate Blog
“Why don’t I get good website traffic?” “Is something wrong with my website?” “Do I have to spend more money?” “Is there something I can do that won’t cost much?” “I know that if people actually got to our website, it would sell for us.” Maybe you’ve had some of these thoughts regarding the poor performance of your own website. …
How Popular is Your Site?
Have you ever wondered how popular your website is compared to all the other sites out there? What about compared to your competitors? There is a cool online tool available that you can use to find this information and I’d like to share it with you. The best part about this tool is that it is FREE to use. Using …