Giantseed Creative

Giantseed Is Now On Pinterest

Friday February 17, 2012

Pinterest is probably the fastest growing social platform of 2012. Still in private only invite status we see the charts of traffic and accounts just climbing like we've never seen before.

If this is the first you've heard of it Pinterest, it's a social media platform that lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. more »

White Hat SEO Techniques

Monday February 06, 2012

A few weeks ago I wrote about a few common Black Hat SEO techniques. I want to now follow up with a couple of White Hat SEO techniques that you can start using today.

What Is Duplicate Content And How To Prevent It

Thursday February 02, 2012

Since we are nearing the release of our content management system, Blossom CMS, I thought now would be a good time to go over what duplicate content is and how to either fix it or keep it from happening in the first place. The generated links in our system are all uniform and proper measures are in place so pages don't get indexed incorrectly. But by allowing our clients to manage their own linking system I thought I would go over a few tips to keep things neat and tidy. more »

Google Places

Wednesday January 25, 2012

For many users it is their first exposure to your online presence. It is packed with useful information such as you phone number, address, map, web address, and reviews. No, it isn’t your website or even your Facebook page. It’s your Google Places page.

Black Hat Website Marketing

Thursday January 12, 2012

Every few months I’ll have a client ask me about a ‘sure fire’ SEO activity that they heard about. There are two in particular that I’ve heard of several times—keyword stuffing and resubmitting your site to search engines repeatedly.
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Set Your Newsletter Apart

Thursday January 05, 2012

I’ve heard a lot of talk lately about the United States Postal Service shutting down different branches/locations and eliminating deliveries on Saturday. I can’t say that I’m entirely surprised to hear this. Since its arrival on the scene, email has continually been taking a bite out of the market that used to be handled exclusively by the USPS. For this reason, it’s more important than ever to be utilizing an email marketing campaign. more »

Giantseed Creative DOES NOT Support SOPA

Thursday January 05, 2012

Giantseed Creative LLC is firmly against the new Stop Online Piracy Act, not for what it's trying to do, but the potential ramifications it could have on the Internet as we know it today. more »

DIY Website Marketing Tips

Wednesday November 16, 2011

If your website is not performing at it's best here are some things you can do yourself to give it a little push in the right direction. more »

Be Careful When Making Drastic Changes To Your Site

Monday October 31, 2011

In September we made some sweeping changes to our website. Our major goals were to incorporate our blog posts into other areas of our website and to shorten the number of clicks to our services. We also added a client login for billing, project timelines, and messaging. more »

The Difference Between Web Development and Web Design

Monday October 10, 2011

Web design and web development are often used to describe the same thing, but that's not entirely the case. more »