The great beast that is the internet is a tricky business tool to maneuver, especially for those of us who aren’t as computer literate as others.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great asset to all of us; however it can be slightly daunting to sit back and look at the scope of what you’re trying to accomplish with your business.  Where to start?!  - is a common and completely reasonable question.  There are so many paths to take to make sure your business is a success, but figuring out which will have the greatest payoff can take some good old fashioned trial and error. 

The Who defined "Going Mobile" forty years ago, but today's "mobile' is less "groovy" and more "confusy."

Feeling overwhelmed by the options? Here’s a quick primer of what “going mobile” means to your organization’s website.

"Local businesses successfully using social media" was the tagline that caught our eye. Always curious about how other companies are doing it, we sat in on this panel discussion recently and learned a few new things that we'd like to share with you.

Community classes, seminars and YouTube webinars say you'll make money with social media in just minutes a day.

Then reality hits.

How can you keep control of your marketing in the face of such disheartening obstacles?

Technology is providing mighty powerful tools to make it ever easier to fulfill Lincoln's "government of the people, by the people, for the people" pledge. Helping local governing bodies reach their constituents in new and better ways is an exciting direction for us at Sprocket Websites. You are one of "the people" – are you using technology to stay informed?

Festival and fair season will soon be here. Advertising to catch the tourist’s eye is a must, as are articles in the “weekender” section of the newspaper, radio Public Service Announcements and community calendars. But all of those messages should refer back to one location for complete details – your website.  Keep in mind these 5 points to create your best festival website.

If you maintain a Facebook page for your business the Timeline switch is going to make a difference. How much of a difference depends on how much you have already invested in your page. While Facebook has been warning us of the coming change for ages, the end is apparently nigh. Fortunately we have suggestions on how you can make the most of Timeline for your old business page – or for your new page if you never got around to creating one.