After a bustling holiday season, most businesses have returned to devising marketing strategies for 2016. We start the discussion about enjoying the highest return on your website development investment by going back to Black Friday and the onset of the holiday shopping season. Did you save the holiday cards that you received via snail mail?...Read More
We’re in the last quarter of 2015, and it’s time to start thinking about the upcoming year. So much has changed in terms of web technology. Have you heard of “Mobilegeddon?” Besides technology, design standards are rapidly changing. People’s opinion of what looks good is evolving. So what’s changing in website trends for 2016? Let’s take...Read More
“Conversions” is a big buzzword for online marketers and businesses operating online. It refers to getting a customer to take some sort of desired action. It could be as small as getting someone to visit a specific page on your website, an in-between action like getting a new email subscriber, or the desired end of...Read More
The average business completely redesigns their website every two or three years. Technology changes. Design changes. And most importantly – your business changes. And you should not only look at re-designing your website every 2-3 years, you should re-evaluate your content and consider a complete re-write as well. What was in vogue as early as...Read More
Have you reviewed your Google Analytics recently? Noticed your bounce rate sky-rocketing? It’s possible that your customers are leaving because your website is turning them away. Here are seven things that you want to avoid on your homepage, to keep customers from leaving before they read your content. 1. Outdated Design This one’s a no-brainer....Read More
When smartphones were just coming out (remember the Blackberry?), webmasters started thinking about optimizing their websites for mobile devices. At first, the trend was to create a separate website just for mobile devices. Typically, this separate website would be published at a subdomain – http://m.yourwebsite.com – and often times users would have the ability to...Read More
Finding a topic for your small business to blog about can be tricky. It seems like it’s always the times you set aside to write that writer’s block kicks in. Here are some tips for helping you choose blog content, as well as a list of some great blog topics for various industries to get...Read More
If you own a business, you are constantly looking for ways to attract and engage with clients. And one of the most cost-effective ways to do so is through social media. You might be wondering how often should you post to social media – after all, you want to maximize your exposure without annoying your...Read More
From meta tags to hashtags – honestly… who has time to make sense of search engine optimization, better known as SEO? Our team at Iceberg Web Design works with small businesses right across the country that want to make sense of it all. Thankfully, we have put together seven simple SEO tips for small businesses...Read More
It seems like retail businesses have all the luck on social media. Platforms like Pinterest and Instagram allow retailers to showcase stunning photos of their merchandise. And this is especially effective for businesses that depend on eCommerce, such as Shopify. Serviced-based businesses may find it challenging to develop captivating visual content. This includes: Attorneys Accountants...Read More
