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Preparing for Your Website Upgrade

Robert Holdeman — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:55:50 +0000

So, it’s time to upgrade your website software. What’s next? Start by opening your favorite browser and go through your website, page-by-page, making good notes about anything that may not be displaying or working correctly. You may find that the site’s graphics won’t look right or some elements of your content may overlap one another. Test all the functional elements ...

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What Businesses Can Most Benefit From a Responsive Website?

Robert Holdeman — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:57:57 +0000

Generally speaking, any business website can benefit from responsive web design (RWD) because Google likes RWD. Internet 101: If Google likes it, you do too! 2013 was declared “the year of responsive web design” in our industry, yet not that many websites were found to be responsive at the end of the year. Experts are predicting that most websites will ...

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Responsive Web Design . . . A Few Final Thoughts

Joseph Como — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:00:07 +0000

Mobile users are not ‘secondary’ Traditionally, many businesses have thought of the mobile site as the “secondary” location. Yet search engine trends show that soon will not be the case (and maybe is not the case today). Businesses increasingly need to get their mobile searching house in order. The website Search Engine Watch reports the following: – Mobile sales have ...

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Responsive Web Design . . . Search Engine Benefits

Joseph Como — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:00:14 +0000

The topic of SEOs warrants more discussion, as many businesses absolutely must have sites that help them find prospects, and ultimately customers. Here are some key points regarding responsive web design and search engine optimization. Responsive sites are easier for search engines, including Google, to find. Responsive sites provide a single content set. This is important because repetitive content … ...

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Responsive Web Design . . . What Are the Benefits?

Joseph Como — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:00:35 +0000

We’ve touched on benefits here and there, but want to pull them all together to crystallize the case for responsive design. There is one overriding benefit, and Mashable puts it well: “You build a website once, and it works seamlessly across thousands of different screens.” That sums it up, but specifics never hurt. Here they are: Cost. Development of one ...

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Responsive Web Design . . . Why Do You Need It?

Joseph Como — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:00:48 +0000

RWD is a necessity, not merely a trend, based on numbers culled from media sites. We looked at these media sites because they … – Have a high volume of visitors – Have visitors with varied devices, as will your site – Feature a diverse demographic that likely matches your business in some way – Understand the need to have ...

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Responsive Web Design . . . How Does it Work?

Joseph Como — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:00:18 +0000

Responsive design is implemented through the coding. Initially, coding is typically designed for the desktop site—just like always. But with responsive design, other codes are put in place that order elements to move around a bit when a certain device accesses it. Let’s say you have a few elements prominently displayed on your current website: A logo A single row ...

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Responsive Web Design . . . What is it?

Joseph Como — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:49:40 +0000

Many customers have asked us about “responsive web design,” and we’re ready to provide at least some of the answers. Research has led us to conclude that responsive web design is right for most of our customers—or at least will be one day soon. We’ll explain why in a series of blogs. Responsive web design ensures your website is ...

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DotNetNuke Advantage #4 – Portals

Joseph Como — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:00:47 +0000

A DNN portal is an entrance to a website. The DotNetNuke portal has many advantages. Each portal has a domain name such as www.comstar.biz. If you wanted to buy a different domain name, under a shared hosting environment, you would then need to buy another hosting package. This could become costly for your business. When you use a multiple DNN portal system, you have a single hosting ...

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DotNetNuke Advantage #3 – Multi-Language

Joseph Como — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:57 +0000

DNN’s multi-language tool translates your website and it’s content into any language. The tool also allows administrators from anywhere in the world to maximize the potential of the DNN site.

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