tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37327462009-07-09T10:55:24.783-07:00Page 1 Solutions BlogWebsite Marketing | Web Design | SEOMichael Barrownoreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-41235313014377137172009-07-09T09:44:00.000-07:002009-07-09T10:55:22.467-07:00Let's Connect!At Page 1 Solutions, we understand the importance of maintaining a strong presence online. Along with our website and numerous blogs, we have company profiles on many of the popular networking sites, including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.We also encourage our employees to participate on various networking sites, as they provide a perfect platform to share our expertise in web marketing, as SaraShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907825486787575698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-36452436237460066992009-07-06T13:23:00.000-07:002009-07-06T13:27:14.156-07:00Page 1 Wins Again!We are so happy to announce that Page 1 Solutions just won the IMA Outstanding Achievement Award for one of our client's new websites. Willow Dental Associates is a a cosmetic dentistry practice located in Toronto. Another great website by our talented designers! JessicaEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09579888199751204771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-50219617375470132762009-06-15T07:16:00.000-07:002009-06-15T17:49:34.143-07:00Norton Frickey - In MemoriamI met Norton about sixteen years ago. I was a senior associate attorney with Fairfield and Woods, P.C. of Denver. I was not seriously looking for another position, but I was open to other options.Network Affiliates posted an ad for an attorney with experience in securities offerings to serve as their General Counsel. I fixed up my resume and sent it in. (Later, I found out that more than Dan Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11474973669293671443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-22445092789794525172009-05-26T07:04:00.000-07:002009-05-26T08:35:14.709-07:00Content Management System Websites - In the right situationsTechnology on the Web continues to evolve. One trend that is occurring is the development of content management system (CMS) websites (as opposed to .html websites). These sites are developed with different back end programming that allows you to make modifications to the website, without going through your webmaster.In many cases, this technology has benefits for the client and the design firm, page1billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474073627432298533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-45727376035241884692009-05-20T07:10:00.000-07:002009-05-20T07:46:42.512-07:00Public RelationsI gradutated with a degree in Public Relations many moons ago. Since then, many things have changed in the world of marketing and Public Relations. It's no surprise that the biggest has been the imact and role of the Internet.Much of public relations was about sending press releases to traditional media outlets to spead newsworthy information about your company or client, to stimulate positive page1billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474073627432298533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-5388415321103897282009-05-19T12:42:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:58:26.339-07:00Next Wednesday In DjiboutiWhen I was a small child I used to be worried that I would be given random tests in school. These tests would ask me trivial questions about every topic under the sun. Occasionally I would study for these “tests” by flipping though the Encyclopedia. What is the capital of Djibouti? Answer: Djibouti.This week a new search engine came online, WolframAlpha. WolframAlpha’s answer to the same questionTroy Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17710794092428069231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-44555863279215444572009-05-12T08:23:00.001-07:002009-05-12T08:33:59.418-07:00The First Annual Page OnesiesAt Page 1 Solutions, we value colloaboration and creativity. We understand that in order to be a successful Internet marketing firm, we must have a strong team of employees and create a stimulating environment. This combination doesn't just happen by accident.At this year's team building event, dubbed The Page Onesies, we ventured to downtown Denver. After breaking off into groups, we were SaraShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907825486787575698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-23961420470458931182009-05-05T15:49:00.001-07:002009-05-05T15:49:56.161-07:00Page 1 Team Continues To GrowOur team continues to grow with the recent addition of two more great people. Our clients' needs are ever changing and growing, so we must adapt in order to continue to provide outstanding service.Tara Pingle is a returning employee who previously worked with Page 1 as an Intern. She has come back on board to fill the shoes of Link Building Specialist. She will be doing a lot of R&D to help PageJessicaEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09579888199751204771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-26355133994472825792009-05-01T05:38:00.000-07:002009-05-01T05:50:02.955-07:00Stewart L. CollingThis week we heard the unfortunate news that Stewart L. Colling, suffered a fatal heart attack while jogging with his son. Stewart was a partner with our client - the Orlando, Florida firm of Colling, Gilbert, Wright and Carter, PA. Since 1986, Stewart Colling had practiced law exclusively in the areas of personal injury and workers' compensation. He won a reputation as one of the Dan Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11474973669293671443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-67495513378750112122009-04-30T07:36:00.000-07:002009-04-30T07:41:39.990-07:00Two New Website Design AwardsPage 1 is happy to announce that we recently won two new website design awards from Hermes Creative Awards. Both were Gold Winner awards.The first award, for Best Website Overall, is for Pacifica Cosmetic Surgery Center in Newport Beach, CA. We have been working with Dr. Hendricks since 2005. In addition to redesigning his main cosmetic surgery site, we recently developed a secondary website for JessicaEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09579888199751204771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-22190199131425296002009-04-30T06:43:00.000-07:002009-04-30T06:54:25.661-07:00Social Media Marketing For LawyersSara Schwarz (our Social Media Marketer/Writer and I attended a seminar hosted by Alyn-Weiss and Associates and Ginny Ford. The topic was Legal Marketing and Human Resources as it relates to Social Media and Social Media Websites, like www.Linkedin.com, www.facebook.com, etc. The summary:1- Attorneys and firms will need to address the issue of social media sooner rather than later - even very page1billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474073627432298533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-73686741966379526402009-04-26T14:52:00.001-07:002009-04-26T14:52:02.316-07:00Good Resource for Public Relations I just found what appears to be a well written blog on public relations - http://www.pr101.biz/. For those of you wondering how do I pitch a newspaper to write a story about your practice, check out this blog posting - http://pr101.biz/2009/04/11/lesson-seven--the-right-way-to-pitch.aspx?ref=rss I am planning to follow this blog for more advice on PR. Dan Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11474973669293671443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-24879126559760364032009-04-22T13:46:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:11:30.140-07:00Page 1 Team Is GrowingPage 1 is proud to announce that we have recently brought on three new employees. Even in these difficult economic times, we are finding a need to create new positions within the company in order to provide our client's with outstanding service and expertise.One of the new positions created with that of an in-house Videographer. Andrew Harris was recently hired to fill that position. Page 1 has JessicaEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09579888199751204771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-92141213495140426252009-04-22T08:35:00.000-07:002009-04-22T08:38:33.282-07:00Happy Earth DayTo celebrate Earth Day, Page 1 Solutions has teamed up with the EPA’s WasteWise program to cut down on municipal waste. Our partnership with Waste Wise includes measuring all paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastic, and industrial waste. Our next step was to set goals and develop effective monitoring systems.One goal of Page 1 Solutions is to increase employee education and to find new products to Troy Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17710794092428069231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-77036321182468817182009-04-16T12:25:00.000-07:002009-04-16T12:34:16.126-07:00Is Twitter Valuable To Your Practice?There is a lot of discussion about Twitter's value to businesses. To learn more about how Twitter can benefit your practice, take a look at a brand new video that Page 1 put together: http://www.page1solutions.com/Blog/24-7ams/JessicaEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09579888199751204771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-91273735692385588152009-04-14T13:12:00.000-07:002009-04-14T13:37:48.693-07:00Using Social Media to Promote Web WritingWriters are not generally famed for their sociability. Sometimes this reputation is justified. William Faulkner walked around his home town and generally ignored all the citizens, seeing instead a fictitious town populated by characters of his own creation. But in many cases it is not. And when it comes to web writing, no writer is an island. Links are the key component of hypertext, and theDr. Candelariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357761691426945540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-58348826746222926782009-02-16T14:48:00.000-08:002009-02-16T14:53:00.567-08:00MSNBC - SEO: Essential To SurvivalCheck out this story about SEO. It talks about the fundamental need for businesses to engage in SEO. It also touches on the importance of social media. Here are some excerpts.Search engines are now recognizing social media websites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter as important content...If you Google 'ski travel Nevada,' the entire first page of results is us, with the exception Jonathan Fashbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126236700750243131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-4614415893284800222009-02-03T09:54:00.000-08:002009-02-03T16:03:53.186-08:00Guaranteed Internet Marketing Results? Is There Such A Thing?At Page 1 Solutions, we offer a search engine positioning guarantee. This sets us apart from most Internet marketing companies. Especially in this economy, when you have to make every dollar count, it's important to know that your Internet marketing campaign will pay out. You have to ask for a guarantee, but you'll receive some push-back and most of the time the companies won't offer anything Jonathan Fashbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126236700750243131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-50246423085889633722009-01-21T08:22:00.000-08:002009-01-21T09:10:21.084-08:00Your Web Marketing Company's RootsWhen considering a web marketing company, it's important to consider the company's background. What is their core business? Is SEO just a small part of their business? You'll get the best results from a company that is focused on search engine marketing. Unfortunately, these companies are few and far between.Many web marketing companies don't have their roots in search engine marketing. There areJonathan Fashbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126236700750243131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-37796153211277152882009-01-16T14:38:00.001-08:002009-01-16T14:41:33.026-08:00Call Tracking In Web MarketingMany times while speaking with a new client they will ask “How will I know how well the website is performing.” To get a complete understanding on how successful your online marketing strategy is, you must track everything you do. At Page 1 we use many tracking systems but the one that seems to be left out or not thought of by many practices is call tracking. I have found that recently people areClint Macklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18247501055042231629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-43246078513890920182009-01-14T14:29:00.000-08:002009-01-14T14:55:42.811-08:00Ad Verbiage For Paid Search Engine ListingsAd verbiage for PPC (or pay-per-click search engine marketing) ads is a balancing act (and this is true in almost all aspects of Internet marketing):You have to appeal to GoogleIt has to be plain-speaking so that viewers know what they're clicking on.It should prompt potential clients to take action.Google (the number one search engine to advertise on), ranks ads based on the $ amount that the Jonathan Fashbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126236700750243131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-20368203361287822632008-12-16T09:00:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:10:18.509-08:00The Web Doesn't Take Breaksand neither should you when it comes to your web marketing. Many practices make the mistake of letting their website fall by the wayside when either they get busy or when times are tough. Sometimes practices will fire an under-performing Web marketing firm, but don't hire a new one for a year or more. In any case, when you take a break from working on your website (for instance, not blogging for Jonathan Fashbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126236700750243131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-40349716795878649162008-12-12T08:40:00.000-08:002008-12-12T08:50:42.801-08:00Edmonton Cosmetic DentistI was in Edmonton for a regional LVI meeting and had the opportunity to go to dinner with one of our dental internet marketing client, Dr. Alex Pavlenko. We had a really good time. Since we have clients all over the U.S. and Canada, it's kind of rare that we get to meet them in person, so this was a treat.Jonathan Fashbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126236700750243131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-63509333241187575542008-11-27T07:05:00.000-08:002008-11-27T07:10:04.874-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!All of us at Page 1 Solutions have a lot to be thankful for. I am thankful for my family and our health, all of my friends and colleagues at Page 1 and my clients (many of whom are friends).There are a lot of scary things happening in the world today from the economic troubles to terrorism, but we have each other and when it comes right down to it, you can't beat that. The key is to keep it in Dan Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11474973669293671443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732746.post-85261989486199347542008-11-19T09:58:00.000-08:002008-11-19T15:58:54.581-08:00The Web Elects Obama: Dedication Won The RaceSocial media (and Internet marketing at large) proved itself this year by working to elect the next President of the United States. Obama used a variety of social media and Web marketing strategies to spread his message and win votes. His opponent also used these strategies, but to a less effective extent, always a step behind, and his campaign suffered for it.Obama's team created a Obama/Biden Jonathan Fashbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126236700750243131noreply@blogger.com0