Archive for December 2018
Principle #5: Bring Value (Top Things To Look For In A Digital Agency)
READ I’ve been fortunate enough to work with HUNDREDS of web developers, custom software developers, digital strategists, designers and project managers over the last 18 years. HUNDREDS. But I still maintain that a 14 year old can build your business a website. And while that’s embellishing a bit, technically I’m correct. And you know as…
Read MorePrinciple #6: Don't Overthink It (Top Things To Look For In A Digital Agency)
READ It took me legitimately seven years of getting my ass handed to me in the agency world to finally realize that this one is key – Data Driven Design Company Principle #6 – “Don’t Overthink It.” JUST GET STARTED. I think when your web design agency doesn’t know what they’re doing, they likely come…
Read MorePrinciple #7: There Are No Blockers (Top Things To Look For In A Web Design Company)
READ No fancy finish lines. No crowds cheering. No medals; no snacks. Just my family helping refill my water a couple times and toss me bags of dry cereal. My self marathon on 12/9/18, will forever resonate with me related to Principle #7 at Data Driven Design – THERE ARE NO BLOCKERS. As I document…
Read MorePreparing For WordPress 5.0 – What To Do With Our "Enfold" Websites on GoDaddy Managed WordPress?
READ Problem Solvers. That’s what we are. Middle School Kids can build websites. We get that. But Middle School Kids wouldn’t solve problems like this one. To create fast and super-economical, and of course very professional websites based on what the data says will convert/is converting, we recommend MANY of our clients use a combination…
Read MoreWordPress 5.0 Tip: How The Disable Gutenberg Plug-In Saved My Day
READ WordPress 5.0 is here! If you’re a WordPress Content Manager with not that much of a technical background, this post is for you! After several months of speculation, we finally know exactly what WP 5.0 looks like. We had tested, and reported on what we thought would happen, for sure, and even called our web…
Read MoreHow To Migrate A WordPress Site Using GoDaddy Managed WordPress: Data Driven Daily Tip 236
WATCH LISTEN READ I’ve written at length about how tools like WordPress and GoDaddy Managed WordPress can help save time, money and help companies gain efficiencies. Especially WordPress Design and Development companies. Case in point, I was just slacking one of our WordPress Developers about migrating a site from a cPANEL account to a Managed WordPress account to go live for…
Read MorePodcast Advertising For Small Businesses Is Here – Data Driven Daily Tip 235
WATCH LISTEN READ I admit, I use hyperbole quite a bit, but I also religiously try to stick to the data, and the data is saying that nearly $770 million will be spent on podcast advertising by 2020, which suggests a massive trend towards user attention being on audio, podcasts, and Alexa-enabled devices, and there…
Read MoreWhy Every Business Needs To Run A Facebook Page Promotion Constantly – Data Driven Daily Tip 234
WATCH LISTEN READ What if I told you you could, for around $1-$2 per person, get qualified real people to “follow your business.” If I said, hey Small Business Owner or Director of Marketing for X, Y, Z brand, I’ll get thousands of new people that are interested in your products and services to follow…
Read MoreTrying Desperately Not To Repeat My Own Mistakes
READ I had a vivid dream one night last week where I was interviewing a prospective employee, things were going well. He was down to the final round of interviews with myself and some co-workers at Data Driven Design. I remember, I loved him. I thought, “this is it! This guy is going to come…
Read MoreHow To Add An Admin User To Your Facebook Page and Ads Manager Account Through Business Manager: Data Driven Daily Tip 233
WATCH LISTEN READ It’s actually super convoluted to use Facebook Business Manager to manage your Facebook Page(s) and Facebook Ads Account(s). But as a social media marketing agency and digital strategists that manage accounts for several clients and are constantly requesting access and navigating the process, we also understand the value of using Facebook Business…
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