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Why I’m Going to Mixwest 2014
Mixwest is an Indianapolis marketing, design, and technology convention with speakers and multi-track sessions spread out over two days: July 31-August 1, 2014. I’m going to meet new people and see old friends. I first went to Mixwest in 2011 when it was called “Blog Indiana“. Half of all of the people I follow on…
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E-Commerce Blueprint
While this isn’t a technical ‘how-to’ list on how to start an ecommerce company, it’s the top 10 list I’ve developed on how to start an ecommerce company in 2013: Give back – be a socially conscious company with a cause Use keywords in your titles (the most impactful part of SEO) Make it shareable…
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Indianapolis Video Surveillance Analysts
The other day I was in downtown Indianapolis at the Circle Center Mall where I noticed two video surveillance cameras in one of the parking garage escalator areas. This would not have been a big deal, but all one camera was doing was looking at the other. It seemed like perfect fodder for Fail Blog,…
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Indianapolis Video Surveillance Systems
We recently learned about a video surveillance vendor, AllThingsIT, who provides video surveillance systems and cameras to small towns, municipalities, and businesses in and around Indiana under the brand, “Safe Small Towns”. The idea is that video surveillance systems can help keep small towns safe by providing business owners and police departments with the evidence…
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What Do Meetups Mean to You?
Recently, Aaron B. Hockley wrote about, The Dirty Little Secret of Attending Meetups. Aaron states that he doesn’t go to meetups to learn, but “to meet interesting people.” Having written about Meetups extensively in the past, I decided to comment: “I go to meetups to learn new things, things that aren’t taught in any class,…
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Linking Indiana
I recently attended a Linking Indiana event where Blake of Blaze Communications gave a presentation on personal branding. Personal branding is to branding what you are to your organization. In other words, if branding is the reputation for your business, then personal branding is your reputation. It was raining in Indianapolis and yet the light from…
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Indianapolis Marketing
Indianapolis marketing firm, Erich Stauffer, offers web design, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, online advertising services to help you get more exposure, gain new customers, and grow your business. Erich Stauffer is in the business of helping your business and Erich Stauffer will help you every step of the way. He’s helped businesses…
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Increasing Productivity In Website Maintenance
This is a guest post from Robby Slaughter, who runs an Indianapolis consulting firm. Hiring a web design company is only one step of the process. Once you have a new custom website designed that meets your needs, you still have to maintain it. Sure, there are many website design companies in Indianapolis (and elsewhere)…
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Why Have a Website?
What’s the value of a website? What does it do for your business? What’s the point? We make websites. We know what they can do and what makes them tick. But what we were unsure of was what problem they were solving. We wanted to know what value websites bring to a business. Are they…