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Color Me Successful

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Breanne Bannon 0 3943 Article rating: No rating

Think you’re ready to take the jump and design your own website?  What’s next?  Choosing a color palette!  This is a much more important step to designing your website than you may think.  Arguably, one of the most important aspects of any design is its colors.  Sure, you want to gain some attention with your color choices but, you also want to make sure that it’s positive attention. 

Twitter Newbie

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This article has been updated on 2/20/2019 with the article entitled “Quick Tips for Twitter Beginners"

Well folks, we've reached over 220 twitter followers this week.  You may think, well... that's an odd number to be excited about.  But to a twitter newbie such as myself, every single last one of those follows ignited a little "woo hoo!" from the inside.  Prior to starting with Sprocket Websites, I didn't have a twitter account.  So, when asked to start up a twitter page for Sprocket Store, I said, "Sure! No big deal!" and thought, "gulp."  Before this, I hadn't even browsed into twitter to poke around or see what the buzz was about.

Getting Bloggy

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Breanne Bannon 0 4850 Article rating: No rating
This article has been updated on 1/24/2019 with the article entitled “Blogging for Business"

It seems like everyone these days has a blog. Apparently, now I am also included in the ‘everyone’.  I myself was introduced to the wonderful world of blogging about a year and a half ago.  The blog that started the obsession is a DIY home renovation/design blog that I love and my husband hates because of all the extra work (remarkable and innovative ideas) that now fill up his Sundays.  Lucky for him, once I popped into the blogging world, I discovered an internet Mecca.  You would not believe how many people there are commenting, entering prize giveaways, reading, and BUYING because of these blogs.  It is literally another civilization that you can, and I often do, get lost in for days.  Why does this matter to you?

Getting Started

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Breanne Bannon 0 4991 Article rating: No rating

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. 

Goin' Mobile!

Remember that song? Guess again!

Kate Gingold 0 3686 Article rating: No rating

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.

New Website Look for Will County Democrats

New Sprocket Websites Launch

James Nagy 0 6907 Article rating: No rating

The Will County Democratic Party has prepared for this season’s political homestretch by unveiling a new website at WillCountyDemocrats.com.

Loaded with information for voters throughout Will County, visitors can easily look up details of their elected officials and townships. Local Democratic Party events, meetings and volunteer opportunities are also listed for reference. News items of particular interest are summarized on the home page with links to the full story and featured articles are highlighted in rotation at the top of the page.

4 Goals for your Website

Kate Gingold 0 9605 Article rating: No rating

How do you know if you're improving or losing if you don't measure your progress? We're all about measuring and encourage our clients to make use of the website analyzing tools we provide them.

So what should you be measuring? That depends on the goals you made for your site.

You did set goals for your website, didn't you? If not, read on for four that will get you started.

Investigative Reporter Questions Your Website

Kate Gingold 0 4504 Article rating: No rating

By answering "The Five Ws" journalists provide the complete story to their readers. If you haven't discussed "The Five Ws" with your web developer, you may not be providing a complete website to your visitors. And an incomplete website with vague goals won't ever perform the way you want it to.

What are your answers to these five questions about your website?

DotNetNuke Better for Government Work

The Sprocket Report

Kate Gingold 1 4207 Article rating: 5.0

"Good enough for government work" is an old phrase that has come to imply sub-par performance, but during World War II "good enough" for the government meant the best. Maybe the ironic definition arose as government information and regulation mushroomed in triplicate, overwhelming the offices of our public servants.

Increasingly, government bodies are turning to the web to help organize and access information. And DotNetNuke has emerged as the platform of choice for three main reasons.

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