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18 Signs a New Ecommerce Site Might Be In Your Future

18 Signs a New Ecommerce Site Might Be In Your Future

By John Nov 13th 2012 Websites

An ecommerce website is a little like a house: one usually begins with a “starter”.

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Happy Halloween From Adpearance!

Happy Halloween From Adpearance!

By Laura Oct 31st 2012 Adpearance

It was a dark and stormy morning at Adpearance….

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UX FAIL #2: The High Cost of Bad Design

UX FAIL #2: The High Cost of Bad Design

By Ren Sep 24th 2012 Websites

Is your flashy website a Pontiac Fiero: looks cool, but a disaster in terms of performance? Find out why quality is more important than a flashy exterior and a lower price tag.

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Ecommerce Features Your Customers Will Love – Part I

Ecommerce Features Your Customers Will Love – Part I

By John Sep 10th 2012 Websites

With web technology continuing to develop at breakneck pace, the pressure is constant on ecommerce site owners to keep up with the industry’s market leaders.

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UX FAIL #1: Designing Against User Habits

UX FAIL #1: Designing Against User Habits

By Ren Aug 27th 2012 Websites

Ever walk into a door because you pushed instead of pulled? Find out the digital equivalent of how bad design can break user’s instinctive habits.

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Constant Vigilance v. Google Penguin in the War Against Webspam

Constant Vigilance v. Google Penguin in the War Against Webspam

By Clarissa Aug 20th 2012 SEO

Clean up your backlink profile and keep an eye on the horizon with MozCast.

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15 Ideas for A/B Testing in 2012

15 Ideas for A/B Testing in 2012

By Ren Aug 14th 2012 Websites

The three most common split tests in conversion optimization are headlines, buttons, and forms. These are tried and true simple tests which you can conduct. But if you’re ready to take advantage of current design trends, new technologies, and more advanced coding language, read on to discover how to adapt your website and landing pages to the way in which modern users consume information.

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Current Events and Social Media Strategy: How to Turn Sporting Events Into Marketing Gold

Current Events and Social Media Strategy: How to Turn Sporting Events Into Marketing Gold

By Laura Aug 10th 2012 Social Media

With the upcoming games, Team Adpearance thought it might be interesting to evaluate the ways in which current events can impact your social media strategy.

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Using Personas in Web Design

Using Personas in Web Design

By Ren Aug 6th 2012 Websites

The most valuable lesson I’ve learned in growing as a web designer was to stop designing for myself. Some of you may scoff and say “No duh,” but honestly, to embrace this mentality is a tough job. A personal philosophy has been to avoid assumptions and base my designs on real data. Harder still was to stop my addiction to “Best of” gallery sites and to stop designing the “coolest” site. Cool won’t sell.

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Adpearance Takes to the Fairway in the Swing Fore Diabetes Golf Tournament

Adpearance Takes to the Fairway in the Swing Fore Diabetes Golf Tournament

By Laura Aug 3rd 2012 Adpearance

The Adpearance Team took a day off from the digital marketing world to participate in the Swing Fore Diabetes Golf Tournament, an annual event benefiting the Gales Creek Camp for kids and teens living with Type I Diabetes.

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5 Things To Check On Your Ecommerce Site

5 Things To Check On Your Ecommerce Site

By John Jul 30th 2012 Websites

Running an ecommerce website is a never-ending task. Start with these five tips to make your store convert more customers.

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5 Things if You Did in 2002, You’d be Rich Right Now

5 Things if You Did in 2002, You’d be Rich Right Now

By David Jul 23rd 2012 Digital Advertising

One of the most exciting landscape shifts we see happening in search engine optimization and digital marketing is the realization that your digital presence is something to be built, maintained and managed.

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Highly Specific Keywords and Their Effect on Cost Per Click

Highly Specific Keywords and Their Effect on Cost Per Click

By Calvin Jul 9th 2012 Auto

There are endless opportunities to reach your target audiences with Paid Search Marketing. Broad match, phrase match, exact match – What does it all mean? Do the keywords I bid on really matter?

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