by James Mercer | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ok, we know it’s been a while since we posted, but here’s a quick update for 2019… This year has been a bear! We were in a serious car accident this spring (we’re both ok and doing fine but the car was totaled!). We had two deaths in the...
by James Mercer | Jul 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Since our last post there have been several changes to our business. For several reasons, we have decided to change our website pricing from a one-time charge to a monthly charge. First of all, most of the websites we have created so far are for business owners who...
by James Mercer | Feb 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you’ve ever operated a business building websites you probably know these guys. Hopefully you haven’t gotten to know them too well. Yep, I’m talking about scammers. I don’t know where they are, but I’ve heard it’s somewhere in...
by James Mercer | Aug 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ok, I just have to put in a plug for CleanTalk, a cloud anti-spam service for websites. This blog started getting spam comments from the start, usually about one or two a week, then it escalated into 20 to 30 per day! They were from all kinds of sites –...
by James Mercer | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Well, it’s been about 6 months now since I started this business and I continue to learn more and more every day. Today’s topic is website security, which I recently gained some firsthand knowledge about. I went on vacation to the Oregon coast and just...
by James Mercer | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
I found this great article about small businesses being ripped off by unscrupulous website developers. It’s from Australia, but definitely applies here as well. Having seen the quality of work produced by our competitors here in Southern Utah, I don’t...
by James Mercer | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
I recently sent the following message to MapQuest. This is a constant frustration for me when trying to update my clients’ business listing information on some of the popular directories out there. Some of the other directories (such as whitepages.com) are doing...
by James Mercer | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wow! There’s a lot more to this than I thought. I have been on a crash course trying to find out more about SEO and the more I learn the more I realize how much more there is TO learn! But… I’m determined to stick to my 80/20 rule and not get too...
by James Mercer | Mar 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
I dusted off my old cold-calling skills from Yellowpages.com and I’m happy to report that business is starting to increase! I recently finished my first website for a paying customer and just got my second customer yesterday. I’m waiting for a response for...
by James Mercer | Feb 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ok, I admit – there’s a lot more to this than I originally thought. Most of the time I’ve spent so far had been in research instead of actual web development, although I’m happy to say that I just finished my first couple of websites and...
