Posted on 5 March 2013
by Kurt Francom
in How-to, Running Your Small Business
Aren’t you glad your taxes are done for 2012!? Oh….they’re not? Well, you are not alone. This time of year becomes a bit tricky when you are running a business. Not only do you have to manage your business effectively but you also need to get your taxes filed on time and correctly. If you [...]
Posted on 25 February 2013
by Tevya
in Announcements, Created by FS, Design
Six Star Solutions is in the business of providing pure analysis of other business’ customer support and general client experience. They do this using mystery shoppers who will patronize your place of business without you ever knowing they’re analyzing the experience. Unfortunately their website was a little dated and may have caused a lack of [...]
Posted on 21 February 2013
by Tevya
in Announcements, Created by FS, Design
We were buying delicious homemade-style Prairie Grain Bread from Costco and Walmart here in UT, long before we even had any idea we might someday work together. They had a one-page placeholder instead of a website and just needed us to build them an awesome website. When I started building the site, I said “I want [...]
Posted on 31 January 2013
by Tevya
in Announcements, Website Updates
We’ve updated all Van’s client websites to WordPress 3.5 and updated all plugins to the latest version. This is done for the security of all our client’s sites. However, sometimes these updates can break a part of your site. So if you’re grandfathered in as a Van’s hosting only client (you pay $15/month, $80/semi-annually, or [...]
Posted on 15 January 2013
by Kurt Francom
in How-to, Running Your Small Business, Social Media
Have you ever left a restaurant with soup spilled down your blouse from the waiter? Or tried to visit a car dealer and had a salesman pressure you into purchasing a car? It’s safe to say, everyone has had a negative experience with a local business at some point. We leave the experience offended and—at [...]
Posted on 29 December 2012
by Kurt Francom
in How-to, Marketing, Running Your Small Business, Uncategorized
Selling business to business (B2B) through online tools can be extremely difficult. The internet if full of slimy scams that make you look bad when you are simply contacted by someone online, asking about their current services or products related to your business. The prospect wonders if you are simply a robot that sent this [...]
Posted on 9 October 2012
by Kurt Francom
in Design, Marketing
Have you ever been on a blind-date and found the individual to be nice, easy going, and all-around polite–but you just can’t help but think, “MAN! THEY’RE UGLY!!” Of course, mama always taught it’s what is inside that counts. Well, we found some recent research by 1and1 hosting (article at Expand2Web & another at 1and1) that [...]
Posted on 7 August 2012
by Tevya
in Announcements, Case Studies, Created by FS
Jack Jones is the creator of the incredibly popular Ghost Radar series of mobile apps. These apps are designed to “detect” various things that can’t be seen or felt with our normal 5 senses. They use the phone’s various sensors, mics, etc, to pick up on and analyze “odd changes in the flux.” As the app description says: [...]
Posted on 26 July 2012
by Kurt Francom
in How-to, Running Your Small Business, SEO
Building for BEAUTY instead of BUSINESS Imagine if your company was building a new office building. Your company is excited for this building because it will finally provide the needed space and efficiency you have been desiring. You hired the finest of architects to make the layout as pleasing as possible and easy to work [...]
Posted on 12 July 2012
by Tevya
in Announcements, Case Studies, Created by FS, Design
We’re really excited to tell everyone about the new MemoryRanches.com. We built it at request of the owners to replace MemoryAngus.com (see “before” image below). Harmony Pearce, daughter of Memory Ranches’ owner Monty Pearce, is a professional photographer. She contributed the excellent images you’ll find showcased in the large slider on the home page, as [...]