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Using Chief Architect as a Marketing Tool To Get More Clients

By on 09/08/2010 in Chief Architect, Marketing Your Business

Chief Architect is a great CAD tool. But did you know that it can be used as a source of some great marketing ideas for your business

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Why Should Your Company Have a Website?

By on 06/03/2010 in Business in General, Marketing Your Business

The answer to this question is neither short nor easy. With a little research you can find hundreds of reasons, but there are a few general statements that may help you realize your needs.

1. Your competitor has one! People refer to the internet as the first source of information, so chances are, if you have a website new potential customers will find you…

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What to Blog? – Good Question

By on 04/21/2010 in Business in General

One question we get from contractors often is – “What should I blog about?”
Good question. Let’s see if I can give you a good answer.

A blog is a new format to share “news”. What is “news” is pretty subjective, but that’s the beauty of the internet, if you don’t find a blog or website newsworthy, then you don’t have to read it. That said, if you think something is newsworthy, great, blog about it…

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Do You Really Need a Website in Your Business?

By on 11/22/2009 in Business in General, Marketing Your Business

It really doesn’t matter what the economic climate is. If you’re not online, you are losing business to your competition who is.

Remember 10 years ago? When you needed a service or product, you would go to the yellow pages and find what you were looking for. How about today? If you’re like most consumers, you probably open your computer and search online for information. You can bet that your potential customers are doing the same thing…

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Blogs, Web Search, Photo Sharing, Social Bookmarking

By on 01/27/2009 in Marketing Your Business

There’s a lot to know about how things work on the internet. Here are some great videos by a company called Common Craft that explains these sometimes confusing internet topics in plain English. Very informative!

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Good Questions & Good Blog Will Get You Noticed

By on 05/22/2008 in Business in General

Someone asked a great question on a recent blog that I thought would make a good topic. Jim asked about putting your ‘real’ name on blog posts and blog comments. He wondered if there were any security issues surrounding this. Here’s my response…

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