The TMO Blog

Who Are Web Designers? [Infographic]

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The UK web hosting company Heart Internet wanted to find out who web designers are and what their opinions are on their profession. They asked 500 designers and while that is far from being representative of the entire industry, the results…
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Answering “Why?” – The Most Important Step in Design

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In the design community, every step of the creation process becomes a tale we tell each other to establish our own know-how, as well as trading insight and tips. What we don't seem to discuss is the "why" side of things. We share what happened…
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How Not To Do Content Marketing

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Right now one of the strongest methods in SEO is content marketing. It can help you expand your brand's reputation and build traffic if you do it right. That's why there are tons of articles out there telling you what to do. Of course, even…
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Great Resource: Website Migration Checklist

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  Any time you are trying to launch a site on a new platform, there are tons of things and details to keep track of. Thankfully, the folks at SaleAMP have a great website migration checklist (PDF) to help you keep track of everything.…
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Two Tips for Optimized Text on Busy Pages

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Creating quality content is always important, but if your website is poorly optimized it will still struggle to achieve visibility. One of the biggest issues when trying to optimize pages is having so much "design" on their page that they…
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The Easiest Ways To Lose Clients

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One of the biggest priorities for designers is creating and maintaining a client base. Without one, the designer is out of work. Unfortunately, even after months of work with a client, you can lose them with just a single, simple mistake. Alexa…
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AdWords’ Subtle Upsell

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To perform well in online marketing, you have to use Google. AdWords is far and away the best option available and you're handicapping your efforts if you're not using it. Unfortunately, Google understands this fact also. This means that as…
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Blogging and Local SEO: A Match Made in Heaven

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Many local businesses want a quick and easy way to boost their local rankings. The bad news is, there isn't really a shortcut anyone can take to better local SEO. There isn't any way to just make a one time change and suddenly be rocking the…
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Does Color Affect Your SEO?

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Do you understand how color affects your website content? Do you know color can affect how your site is interpreted by commercial search engines? Most people don't. Normally, for designers, color selection comes down to aesthetic preference…
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