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Why make a website mobile-friendly? — Small Business Guide

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Source: Why make a website mobile-friendly? — Webmaster’s Mobile Guide

There are outstanding statistics that give good reason to make a website mobile-friendly.  In the USA, 94% of people with smartphones search for local information on their phones. And of those 77% of mobile searches occur  at a place of home or work place, where desktop or laptop devices are likely present.

source: Google.com : comparison of not so mobile-friendly site vs a mobile-friendly site

If that is not enough reasoning to have a mobile-friendly site, than the change Google made this April to its search algorithm should

convince you.

Google made a huge change to its search algorithm (effective on 4/21/2015) that affects all sites that are not mobile friendly.


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Looking for a Web Designer? Ask these questions!

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Looking for a web designer may be a daunting task for the small business owner.  This web designer will be the one that will be showcasing your business and personal reputation online for everyone in the world to see.

You want to make sure you get a professional designer but at a fair and reasonable price,
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Finding a Reputable Web Design Firm for Small Businesses

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Looking for a web designer may be a daunting task for the small business owner.  This web designer will be the one that will be showcasing your business and personal reputation online for everyone in the world to see.


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3 Key Factors That Determine Local Search Ranking on Google

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Did you know, Google (and Bing) search engines have two forms of presenting search results? One is general results, the other is local search results based on the location of user or business being searched for.

This topic is regarding the Local Ranking on Google which probably makes up 60-80% of your potential customers.



The following information is valuable to any small business trying to better understand the search engine giants’ inner workings.   It is indeed important to know that listing your business in the yellow pages and waiting for a response are long gone.

(Disadvantages of using Yellow Book/Pages for your online web presence)
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What Type of Client are You?

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Although the subject may seem a bit personal, it really is something web designers need to understand to provide you the best solution.

A web solution can be provided to any client, but if the client type is not fully understood the solution provided can be a failure.

“Why client terminology vs. customer? I see customer as one time buyer, where as a client, your there for the long run. “

There are three common types of clients I commonly see, which one are you?
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