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		<title>Design Trend &#8211; Pinterest non-linear image driven design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Mikulec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With recent popularity of Pinterest, we&#8217;re starting to notice the many other sites are being influenced by Pinterest&#8217;s image driven non-linear design. Pinterest organizes information into sticky-note like content blocks that fill the entire browser window. Users typically  scan a web page for things that interest them and Pinterest&#8217;s content blocks are like mini web pages, with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customizing and Styling Google Forms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Mikulec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Google Forms is a great and simple way for anyone to publish an online form. While Google Forms are very powerful, the presentation isn&#8217;t very desirable and in it&#8217;s raw form can be a poor reflection on your company or brand. This post explains how to create a Google Form and how to customize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to optimize a post or article for search engines (SEO)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google and search engine’s evaluate each piece of information and text in your post and then collectivity gives it an overall score for each keyword/keyphrase. Each of these attributes or techniques in this article may be singularly minimal in effect, but collectivity they are critical for Google to determine the keyword relevancy for each post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WordPress &#8220;5 Essential Plugins&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Mikulec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a question that I wanted to share that was posted in one of my LinkedIn groups: What plugins you find yourself using on every site you design? Name your top five and tell me why you find them so necessary. All sites are unique, but I would recommend the following five as the essential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hyphens in your domain name. Is-this-bad.com?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Mikulec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's recommended to choose a domain name without hyphens but Google doesn't penalize you for using hyphens in your URL, however 3 or more hyphens in your domain name may raise a red flag as a spammy site.]]></description>
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		<title>Optimize your images for SEO and improve your overall site ranking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Mikulec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When adding photos to your website, something that is often overlooked, but is easy to do is to add ALT and TITLE attributes to your images. What is it? TITLE and ALT attributes are used for visitors with disabilities and to provide additional image information. The TITLE attribute displays on mouseover, and the ALT attribute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have a local business? Be found and stand out with Localized SEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Mikulec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a local business, localized leads are high value, very targeted and converts! Localized SEO is mainly when a user types business/keyword and location. After attending a meetup on SEO hosted by Steve Wiideman, I wanted to share some of the techniques discussed about localizing your  SEO efforts. 1) Optimize your site Some simple tips [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Importance of social media for your brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 14:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Left side of page is more important than the right</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Mikulec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Web users spent more then twice their time viewing the left half of a webpage, validating the traditional layout is most effective and profitable. Usability expert Jakob Nielsen released a report that web users spend 69% of their time viewing the left half of the page and 30% viewing the right half. While this may be obvious, understanding how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got a great domain name you want to register? Forget it, it&#8217;s already registered.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Mikulec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting a good domain name is nearly impossible, so you have to get creative. It&#8217;s also important to consider Search Engine Optimization (SEO), because having a keyword in your domain tells Google and other search engines that your site must be highly relavant to that keyword. Here&#8217;s a useful tool for brainstorming about your new [...]]]></description>
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