http://www.spiread.com/blog/Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:05 -0400BasicSpire Web Design - Bloghttp://www.spiread.com/blog/Spire Ad RSS Generator http://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/04/26/help-spire-support-the-national-guard-in-mayhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/04/26/help-spire-support-the-national-guard-in-may For every website design or re-design ordered by a Richland County business in May, Spire will make a donation to support airmen and soldiers and their families who are members of the Guard units based in Richland County. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/04/05/weve-moved-tips-for-updating-your-mailing-addresshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/04/05/weve-moved-tips-for-updating-your-mailing-address On March 30, Spire Advertising moved into a brand-new office that has been a great upgrade for our growing team. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/03/22/ashland-university-womens-basketball-team-defies-the-oddshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/03/22/ashland-university-womens-basketball-team-defies-the-odds As an Ashland-area business, we couldn't be more proud of the Ashland University Women's Basketball team. The Eagles faced and defeated a tough Bentley squad 77-62 to advance to the Championship game. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/03/18/12-days-left-in-office-construction-projecthttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/03/18/12-days-left-in-office-construction-project Just updated the office construction album with some new photos. Drywall is up, and walls are primed. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/02/27/qr-code-marketing-avoiding-common-mistakes-when-using-qr-codes-in-advertisinghttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/02/27/qr-code-marketing-avoiding-common-mistakes-when-using-qr-codes-in-advertising How you should use QR Code Marketing. We're seeing that people aren't sure how to use QR code advertising effectively. Make the most of your efforts and avoid making these common mistakes. Quick blog tutorial. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/02/20/construction-begins-on-spires-new-officehttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/02/20/construction-begins-on-spires-new-office In April, Spire will be moving to a new, larger office here in Ashland. The construction is underway and we couldn't be more excited. We'll track the progress in this new construction photo album. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/02/12/our-latest-web-design-projects-are-now-on-displayhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/02/12/our-latest-web-design-projects-are-now-on-display We couldn't be more excited to add these 7 new projects to our web design portfolio. These projects represent work that go beyond a website. Each project involved our entire team... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/02/08/7-costly-mistakes-that-paralyze-small-business-websiteshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2012/02/08/7-costly-mistakes-that-paralyze-small-business-websites Is your website built for results? We found sevent costly mistakes small businesses make with their websites, and according to our study, the average local business is making 6 out of the 7 mistakes. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/12/14/8-more-web-design-projects-added-to-our-portofliohttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/12/14/8-more-web-design-projects-added-to-our-portoflio Over the past 2 months we've been busier than ever, launching many new websites. Here are 8 new website designs that have gone live and are featured in our portoflio. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/11/04/seo-cheat-sheet-video-now-availablehttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/11/04/seo-cheat-sheet-video-now-available Here's a video designed to walk you through our popular SEO Cheat Sheet. The free SEO cheat sheet and the video will help you learn about many on-page factors that affect Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/10/26/4-steps-savvy-marketers-use-to-double-saleshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/10/26/4-steps-savvy-marketers-use-to-double-sales Part 2 of 2 Step Three: Strengthen Credibility & Relationships Over Time This step is where the most important shift has taken place over the past few years. It's a Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/10/17/dont-blame-the-economy-good-old-days-of-marketing-are-overhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/10/17/dont-blame-the-economy-good-old-days-of-marketing-are-over There's been a fundamental shift in the way people buy products and services. It affects small businesses and mega-brands alike. Sadly, just about everyone is missing it. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/10/06/3-life-lessons-from-steve-jobshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/10/06/3-life-lessons-from-steve-jobs Steve Jobs was a revolutionary. Many won't understand the degree to which he impacted our culture until future generations look back and see it more clearly. The person Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/09/28/6-new-web-design-projects-that-raise-the-barhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/09/28/6-new-web-design-projects-that-raise-the-bar People sometimes ask what web design project is our best work of all time. I always tell them that whatever website design we're doing TODAY is our best work! These 6 new designs launched over the past month raise the bar and we're happy to share them with you. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/09/20/email-marketing-video-avoiding-the-e-failhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/09/20/email-marketing-video-avoiding-the-e-fail This latest installment to the Spire Marketing Vault shows 3 email marketing examples and explains why each are ineffective. You'll learn 4 things that make an email effective and see live examples of what to avoid. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog