You started strong with the New Year, but now the first quarter is ending and you’re running dry on what to write about for your small business or not-for-profit organization. Before you quit in frustration, we have two words for you: Content Calendar.

Seven years ago we wrote an article about handling stress in the work place. After an entire year of COVID-19 living, it’s amusing to think how innocent we were in 2013 and how the need to handle business stress is more important than ever. 

While we also build websites with WordPress, Sprocket Websites has long been the local DNN expert and attending DNN Summit 2021 recently provided us with new tech and tech partners that will benefit our clients.

Information about your business or organization shows up all over the internet. Have you looked to see that your prospective clients are getting the right message?

With apologies to Charles Dickens (and with perhaps just a bit of hyperbole!), Pinterest truly is a marketing platform that may do nothing for your business – or everything! Here are some arguments to consider:

Whether we like it or not, social media is here to stay.  Small business owners should definitely make use of this opportunity for promotion and yet they aren’t able to do it on their own. If any of these signs sound familiar, then it’s time to get help:

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When social media management resources are limited, small businesses wonder whether their stats support keeping a Twitter presence. The answer isn’t a simple yes or no. 

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Yes, you can date a website by its look. Remember cursors that used to leave a trail of footprints? Back in 2013, we wrote about three big trends that were popular in website design at the time. So how much has web design changed since then? Let’s take a look. 

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Facebook continues to be an important marketing tool with 2.74 BILLION users. Do you know how to read your statistics and what to do with the info once you have read it?

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In the second half of 2020, you may have noticed that Facebook was promoting the use of hashtags on posts by offering predictive text suggestions. Are you watching to see if it will take and wondering how to do it right for your business?