Category: Blog

No Guilt Social Media (So,You’re Just Not That Into It. It’s Ok.)

Mom was right about a lot of things, including the dangers of succumbing to peer pressure. Don’t let social media hype legislate your marketing strategy. Feel like you’re the last […]

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Does Your Website Have 3 AM Credibility?

You have to sleep sometime. But your website can’t. Make sure visitors feel like someone’s always behind the counter. When your business phone rings in the wee hours, who picks […]

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Why You Never, Ever, Ever Want Taylor Swift to Write Your Next Blog Post

She’s attractive, talented, and her name is instantly recognized by much of the population. She composes mega-songs that become award-winning hits. Taylor Swift can write, however, you’d never consider having […]

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Interview with Chris Brogan, Author of the Brand New Book “The Impact Equation”

Chris Brogan and I sat down for a quick interview this week about his new book with Julien Smith “The Impact Equation” which will be available October 25th. I was […]

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Never Give Up When it’s 0-5 Either in Tennis or Business

For people who play tennis, 0-5 is a tough thing to overcome. It means your opponent is up by 5 games in a set of 6 and you haven’t scored […]

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New Partnership and Interview with Nimble CEO, Jon Ferrara

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the Godfather of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Mr. Jon Ferrara. Jon was the innovator of CRM as we know and love it today.  An […]

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Is Your Site Ready for 81 Million Mobile Social Viewers?

According to eMarketer forecasts, there will be more than 81 million mobile social users in the US in the next year. What an opportunity to be seen! See below: If […]

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Copyright Law and Social Media — Avoiding Trouble, Interview with Rebecca Prien

Have you ever asked yourself who really owns the content on your Facebook business page, Twitter feed or company Pinterest board? Wonder no more. Desiree interviews attorney Rebecca Prien from […]

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How to Grow Your Business Like an Olympian

We’ve all been inspired this week by watching athletes at the 2012 London Olympics set major world and Olympic records. We’ve seen them on the medal stand smiling and waving […]

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My NBC Nightly News Interview: Social Media and Controversial CEOs

I received a call on Friday from NBC Nightly News producer Doug Stoddart to get my opinion on the social media fueled Chick-fil-A controversy. He wanted to know if I […]

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How to Use Foursquare to Get More Customers

Foursquare is exploding in popularity. Last month there were huge celebrations on Foursquare Day (4/16). Foursquare hit 20 million users and two billion check-ins in April. Are you taking advantage […]

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Updating Your Facebook Page to Timeline

    Facebook has put users on notice that all pages will be updated to the new Timeline version on March 30, 2012. (Here’s a great link to learn more […]

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Flash Websites: Why They Don’t Work

This year, the trend we’ve seen at Bella Web Design is the leap from Flash animation to HTML5 or JQuery. We’ve redesigned many sites that have been built in flash […]

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YouTube Video Tips and Tricks

Recently we told you that video is important to your business. We’ve shared with you just how easy it is to create, edit and upload video to your site. Maybe […]

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How To Grow Your Business with Pinterest

Last week, Desiree Scales was a keynote speaker at the Constant Contact seminar here in Atlanta. Desiree’s topic? Five New Ways to Look Smart on the Web. Never boring and […]

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Organic Search Helps Boost Local Sales

According to the US Commerce Department, in 2011, retail spending in the US is approximately $4 trillion annually. Ecommerce is on the rise. In fact, many shoppers have decided to […]

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Does My Company Really Need a Mobile Version of Our Site?

Lately, as I’ve met with many potential clients, this question has come up a lot.  I predict in 2012 most companies will move toward creating a mobile version in order […]

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Video: Window to a Businesses Soul

Is video important for a business website? There’s no doubt about it. Savvy businesses want to capitalize on this effective marketing technique and are adding video to their websites and Social Media […]

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How to Make Your Writing Stand Out in the Blogosphere

This is a guest post by contributing Bella Web Design writer, Debbie Held. So you’ve finally tackled that looming goal on your business’ to-do list: You’ve set up your blog. […]

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Leveraging foursquare and Location Based Marketing

What once was considered a fad for early technology adopters is now rapidly coming into mainstream social and mobile media. What is this massive opportunity getting so much attention these days? […]

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Do’s and Don’ts of Using Social Media for Your Business

In a previous post, we talked about the importance of social media, and why a lot of businesses should get on board with using (if you’re not already). When using […]

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What Does SEO Mean to Me?

SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization; a method of analyzing, tagging and creating online content so that it can be found organically via search engines like Google, Yahoo and […]

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Social Media Resource Guide for Parents of Teens

We’re taking a detour from our usual format to present our audience with a great PDF resource guide for parents of teens who use social media. Feel free to download Social […]

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Getting Connected: The Importance of Social Media for Your Business

If you connect to the world in any fashion during the day—Internet, radio, TV, newspapers—it’s hard to avoid hearing or reading about the impact of social media. It seems like […]

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Why Your New Web Design MUST Be iPad and iPhone Friendly

As I was reading an article this morning on my iPad a ZDNet article popped up about “Record iPhone/iPad/Mac Sales for Apple in Q1.”  Over 24 million iPhone and iPad devices […]

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