Consumer Privacy And Your Business – What You Need To Know Part 1 of 3 in the Privacy Act Series. Skip to Part 2? Are you a business that sells products or services to consumers online? If so, then...

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The Balance Between Web Design and Usability

In the realm of web interface design, there is a constant game of tug-of-war between creativity and usability. On one hand everyone wants to build a beautiful site that stands out from the crowd...
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How to Improve Your Website's SEO

As with anything, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can benefit from continuous improvement. SEO can also be a very intimidating task to tackle. There are so many myths about SEO, and the rules seem...
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Ten Tips for Building a User-Friendly Website

User friendly web design is as the name suggests – friendly or easy for people to use, navigate, find information, and know where to go. Today’s users have high expectations when it comes to website...
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Build an In-House Team or Partner with a Web Development Agency?

Many of our clients have been faced with the decision as to whether they should manage and maintain their website internally or have a professional web development agency like CommonPlaces manage it...
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5 Tips To Improve Your Website's Accessibility

Web development projects and conversations can be complex, focusing on topics like technology used, clear branding, engaging content, responsive design, and custom functionality. One aspect that is...
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Six Ways Content Marketing Will Benefit Your Business

Are you participating in content marketing? You might be, without even knowing it. Social media influencer Chris Brogan defines content marketing as 'the ability to produce useful and entertaining...
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How to Attract Job Applicants Through Your Website

The past few years have seen a drastic change in the way companies are attracting, finding, and hiring new employees. Employers are finding it difficult to fill open positions, and are making...
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Six Common Misconceptions About Website Security

Do you know your way around your website’s security better than a hacker? This is a real question to consider because hackers are out there, and they’re sneaky. They know their way around the world...
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What is Cybersecurity?

The past few years have shown an accelerated increase in security breaches and attacks, especially for those in the healthcare, financial, and pharmaceutical industry. With the volume of such attacks...
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Does Changing Website Hosting Affect SEO?

The decision to switch to a new website hosting company often comes with many benefits, and so we would assume that it would also positively impact our site’s SEO – our visibility across search...
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What to Look For in the WCAG 2.2: June 2022 Release

Updates to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Scheduled to be finalized in September of 2022, WCAG 2.2 covers the latest updates from the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web...
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The Crumble of The Third-Party Cookie: Google's Upcoming Cookie Ban

If you’re anything like us, and keep up on online marketing news, you may have caught the buzz of Google’s plan to ban third party cookies. While this may seem like quite a setback for your marketing...