While DrupalCon Portland ended nearly three weeks ago, some of us are just now decompressing from the experience. Spending a week with 3,300 attendees learning about and contributing to Drupal was both inspiring and instructive.
I recently attended a Web development conference in Portland, Oregon. One session stood out for me as encouraging and as a good reminder as we go forward — The Engineer, The Designer, The Dictator by Michael Lopp. You need all three for a successful project.
Q: Why do most agencies suck at digital marketing?
A: Because it’s freakin’ hard.
I don’t mean the kind of hard that means we have to learn some new skills, while we certainly do. I don’t mean the kind of hard that means you have to suffer some unsightly bruises along the journey, though we certainly must.
A longer commute to the new Digett offices means I spend much more time listening to the radio. I started listening to NPR a few months back, and recently it occurred to me that it’s the poster child for successful content marketing.
As I sit down to write this blog post it's painfully clear that my topic should have something to do with the challenges related to producing quality content. You see, according to our editorial calendar I'm late.
Establishing a strong online presence is a challenging process, one that many businesses lack the resources to do without help. Whether you need a new website or content marketing services, there are steps you can take to ensure a successful engagement with a digital marketing agency.
“My site is broken” is one of the worst phrases in the universe. Horrible for you, Ms. Client, because you’re faced with frazzled technology you’re unable to fix yourself. It stinks for web developers too because it’s normally not enough information to allow them to help you promptly.
Thank you again to everyone who joined us for the Writing Content for the Web webinar. If you want to see it again, or if you missed it the first time around, check out the slides and transcript available below. And let us know what you think in the comments!
Small businesses all over the country suffer from a painful, costly, and debilitating disease called Microsoft Outlook Syndrome. The cause is sometimes hard to pin down, but the symptoms are clear and the cure is simple.
Most of us learned how to write in a system that encouraged us to fill the page. Remember when a teacher said to write two pages, single-space? We filled our papers with adjectives, extra details and asides. Nothing could be further from the goal in writing for the web.
