Beyond The Cocktail Party: Making Social Media Work for Your Business

by Erin Steinbruegge in Blog, Business Development, Design, Homepage Vlog, Marketing, SEO, Social Media, Vlog on September 02, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to speak at the first ISES STL “learning lunch” of 2010. The topic of the presentation was how event planners can leverage social media for business, a topic ISES had identified as a growing interest amongst their members. ISES noted that many of their members were currently utilizing Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube or Twitter for their business; but felt that they needed some insight into how to build a marketing strategy around social media, and they were hungry for some social network-specific tips as well.

Wordpress Installation – Learn how to Install Wordpress, Themes, and Plugins

by johndawson in Design on May 03, 2010

In my Wordpress introduction , I explained some basics about why Wordpress is a favorable content management system for websites. I’m going to detail the process of installing Wordpress today.
Wordpress Hosting Requirements:
Before explaining how to install Wordpress, I should first cover some server requirements and provide a few suggestions on hosting (if you don’t already

An Introduction to Wordpress

by johndawson in Design on April 20, 2010

This is the first article in what will be an ongoing series about Wordpress. This article will provide an overview of Wordpress and future articles will elaborate further on installation, features, enhancements, using Wordpress effectively, and much more.

What is Wordpress? Wordpress is a powerful content management system (or CMS) and blogging platform that originated as a tool designed specifically for blogs. In the last few years, Wordpress has been molded into a combination of its original blog system and a visual website editor. Learn more about it at wordpress.org and wordpress.com

6 Types of Website Design Inspiration Resources

by Robin Rath in Blog, Design on March 03, 2010

Whether you are designing your own website or providing creative direction for your new website design, you’re going to need some inspirational resources to stay on top of the latest design trends. Below is a list of some of our favorite resources for website design inspiration.

Each of these resources has specific characteristics that make them great for a holistic approach to getting your website design juices flowing. If you have ideas for alternatives to these be sure to share them in the comments.