http://www.spiread.com/blog/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:07:03 -0500BasicSpire Web Design - Bloghttp://www.spiread.com/blog/Spire Ad RSS Generator 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 http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/08/25/how-to-double-your-results-with-a-marketing-funnelhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/08/25/how-to-double-your-results-with-a-marketing-funnel This week's internet marketing training video explains the concept of a marketing funnel. You'll learn: how to determine if your site is a good fit for a funnel,the 5 components of a marketing funnel, and how to use a funnel to double your results. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/08/24/free-breakfast-seminar-for-spire-customershttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/08/24/free-breakfast-seminar-for-spire-customers At this free breakfast seminar for Spire customers, Jeremy Harrison will provide and explain a list of the most high-impact work you should be doing on your website to grow your business and maximize your results online. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/08/18/please-welcome-andrew-eades-to-our-teamhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/08/18/please-welcome-andrew-eades-to-our-team We're excited to introduce you to our newest team member. Andrew Eades just started with us as a full-time Internet Marketing Specialist. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/07/28/4-under-utilized-marketing-features-of-spirecmshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/07/28/4-under-utilized-marketing-features-of-spirecms Today's teaching video is created for Spire customers who already have a website powered by SpireCMS. But for those of you who don't it may be helpful to watch and see what's possible. Enjoy! Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/07/24/how-to-add-the-1-button-to-your-website-for-googlehttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/07/24/how-to-add-the-1-button-to-your-website-for-google Tonight you'll find a new button at the top of most pages on the Spire website. The Google +1 button will allow people to +1 your pages, which will get shared through th Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/06/29/warrior-pizza-launches-an-innovative-online-pizza-ordering-systemhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/06/29/warrior-pizza-launches-an-innovative-online-pizza-ordering-system Warrior Drive-In and Pizza -- a local restaurant in Ontario, Ohio is now taking online orders with an ordering system that rivals the major corporate pizza chains. With " Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/06/27/seo-video-google-panda-update-tries-to-reward-the-good-guyshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/06/27/seo-video-google-panda-update-tries-to-reward-the-good-guys In March, Google released the "Panda Update" which made significant changes to their search engine algorithm. Changes to Google are always scary. We, and many of our clients get a lot of traffic through organic searches, so you never know what impact changes like these will bring. Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT Spire Web Design - Blog