The TMO Blog

What You Absolutely Need To Know About Responsive Design

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While you won't meet a web designer who doesn't know about responsive design, its still relatively new. According to Webdesigner Depot, the term was only coined three years ago by web designer Ethan Marcotte who writes for A List Apart. While…
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For Now, Stock Photography Won’t Hurt Your Rankings

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Depending on your skill set, a recent Webmaster video may be good or bad news to bloggers and site owners out there. Most people have never considered whether stock photography or original photography has any effect on search engine rankings.…
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Keeping Your Site Working When Changing WordPress Themes

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One of the greatest design benefits of using WordPress is how easy it can be to change themes completely. If you don't know what I mean by that, consider a time when you've gone to a WordPress blog you frequent and noticed a significant change…
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The 12 Best On-Page SEO Strategies [Infographic]

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Every time I read something about on-page SEO, it seems like the authors are always just beating a dead horse, or at least trying to teach that dead horse about meta tags and keyword density. Any SEO who has been around a little while knows…
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The Color Trends From The First Six Months of 2013

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For those who aren't watching closely, it can be hard to tell how much the color trends in design change. With such a diverse range of sites using different design styles from neons to earth tones, monotones to color clashing, how can you…
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How Small Businesses Can Achieve SEO Success

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Many small business owners are hesitant to really put an effort into SEO or their online presence because they feel like the web is already conquered by big companies they can't compete with. It is common to feel like you don't have the resources,…
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How To Keep Spam Off Of Your WordPress Blog

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  Spam is a pain in the butt, but we bloggers have to deal with it on a daily basis. WordPress is as bad about spam as any other CMS, but there are a variety of options to help weed out the spammy nuisance. The most popular plug-in is…
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Is There Really Such a Thing as Quick and Easy SEO?

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Many businesses come to SEO agencies looking for quick and easy solutions to their online problems. More often than not, all they want is to get high up in the rankings on Google, and they want to be there now. In the past, there were ways…
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The Typographic Principles of Flat Design

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It is no secret that flat design is the biggest trend right now, and it has raised many questions from designers trying to get caught up on the trend. One of the more common questions pertains to fonts, specifically which fonts "work best"…
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