Remington Graphics Blog http://blog.rmkgraphics.com Fort Myers Web Design and Online Marketing Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:40:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Work in Progress… For the Bride Boutique http://blog.rmkgraphics.com/index.php/2010/01/work-in-progress-for-the-bride-boutique/ http://blog.rmkgraphics.com/index.php/2010/01/work-in-progress-for-the-bride-boutique/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:40:24 +0000 Remington http://blog.rmkgraphics.com/?p=61 forthebride screenshot

We are currently working on a new website, called For the Bride. They are a local wedding gown boutique, and we are excited to expand our creativity for this website. Here is a screen shot of our work in progress. Will update with finished product soon!

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Haven’t heard of QR codes yet? Here is a quick introduction:What are QR codes?

They look like this:

qrcode

They come to us from Japan where they are very common. QR is short for Quick Response (they can be read quickly by a cell phone). They are used to take a piece of information from a transitory media and put it in to your cell phone. You may soon see QR Codes in a magazine advert, on a billboard, a web page or even on someone’s t-shirt. Once it is in your cell phone, it may give you details about that business (allowing users to search for nearby locations), or details about the person wearing the t-shirt, show you a URL which you can click to see a trailer for a movie, or it may give you a coupon which you can use in a local outlet.

The reason why they are more useful than a standard barcode is that they can store (and digitally present) much more data, including url links, geo coordinates, and text. The other key feature of QR Codes is that instead of requiring a chunky hand-held scanner to scan them, many modern cell phones can scan them. The full Wikipedia description is here.

How does the cell phone read the code?

The cell phone needs a QR code reader, like Kawya or Neo Reader (they’re free) It takes literally 1 minute for someone with an iPhone or Android phone to find and install the reader.

How will Google see them?If you add them to your website, the search engines will see that your pages have changed, and that you are updating pages. The search engine will see a new image and index it accordingly. At some point soon, the search engines will likely recognize QR codes and possibly index the content in them.

Will your customers use them?

Today, right now, few may use them, those that do will certainly appreciate your tech knowledge, those that don’t will certainly be inquisitive which may open the door for conversation and a potential sale. Those that do use QR codes will definitely have a high tech know-how and may be more receptive to your presence on the web, your Twitter presence, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube etc.

How could you use a QR code?

Your business, no matter how small or large, could use QR codes in a number of ways. You might auto generate one next to every product on your web site containing all the product details, the number to call and the URL link to the page so they can show their friends on their cell phone. You could add one to your business card containing your contact details so its easy for someone to add you to their contacts on their cell phone.

Add them to any print advertising, flyers, posters, invites, tv ads etc containing:

  • product details
  • contact details
  • offer details
  • event details
  • competition details
  • a coupon
  • Twitter, Facebook, MySpace IDs
  • a link to your YouTube video

What is it all about really? Well, some may not see it yet, but its another example of the blurring of the edges of media, as we all rapidly enter this totally connected world. It’s the blurring of the lines between our cell phone and the Internet, always on Internet connectivity wherever we are, whatever we are doing and whatever device we have on hand –whether it’s a cellphone, netbook, laptop, pc, camera, or TV.
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Services Performed: Custom Content Management, PHP, MYSQL, Custom CSS, Search Engine Optimization, Online Marketing, & Monthly Analytics/Statistics.

Website: www.CapitalOneMitigation.com

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Millions of people use Facebook everyday to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

Facebook Advertising

Reach your exact audience and connect real customers to your business.

Connect with Real People

  • Reach over 350,000,000 active Facebook users.
  • Attach social actions to your ads to increase relevance.
  • Create demand for your product with relevant ads.

Create Your Facebook Ad

  • Quickly create image and text-based ads.
  • Advertise your own web page or something on Facebook like a Page or an Event.
  • Choose to pay per click (CPC) or impression (CPM) in your local currency.

Optimize Your Ads

  • Track your progress with real-time reporting.
  • Gain insight about who’s clicking on your ad.
  • Make modifications to maximize your results.

Reach the Right People at the Right Time.

For Example (pulled from Facebook.com)

People treat Facebook as an authentic part of their lives, so you can be sure you are connecting with real people with real interest in your products. Facebook Ads provided CM Photographic the ability to target their exact demographic — 24-30 year old women whose relationship status on Facebook indicated that they were engaged.

I have found [Facebook Ads] SO effective. My business wouldn’t be anywhere close to where it is today if it weren’t for Facebook, and the ads campaign.

— Chris Meyer, President

Over 12 months, CM Photographics generated nearly $40,000 in revenue directly from a $600 advertising investment on Facebook. Of the Facebook users who were directed to CM Photographics’ website from the ads, 60% became qualified leads and actively expressed interest in more information.

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ITS FREE TO JOIN!

* LinkedIn has over 47 million members in over 200 countries and territories around the world.

* A new member joins LinkedIn approximately every second, and about half of our members are outside the U.S.

* Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are LinkedIn members.

Relationships Matter: Your professional network of trusted contacts gives you an advantage in your career, and is one of your most valuable assets. LinkedIn exists to help you make better use of your professional network and help the people you trust in return. Our mission is to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. We believe that in a global connected economy, your success as a professional and your competitiveness as a company depends upon faster access to insight and resources you can trust.

How you build your profile: When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional expertise and accomplishments. You can then form enduring connections by inviting trusted contacts to join LinkedIn and connect to you. Your network consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to a vast number of qualified professionals and experts. Through your network you can:

  • Manage the information that’s publicly available about you as professional
  • Find and be introduced to potential clients, service providers, and subject experts who come recommended
  • Create and collaborate on projects, gather data, share files and solve problems
  • Be found for business opportunities and find potential partners
  • Gain new insights from discussions with likeminded professionals in private group settings
  • Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
  • Post and distribute job listings to find the best talent for your company
  • Win new clients by optimizing your Linked in keywords Click here for more info

Here is an example of how a profile page looks:

linked in profile - remington graphics

For More information contact Remington Graphics, we can assist, manage, create & maintain your online marketing techniques to help you get the most of your online campaign.
call us today 239-218-3014 or contact us

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Examples:

500 Single Sided Business Cards: $40.00

1000 4″x 6″ Postcards (Double Sided) $150.00

Prices do not include design/shipping/taxes
]]> http://blog.rmkgraphics.com/index.php/2009/09/remington-graphics-now-offers-printing-services/feed/ 0 BE AWARE of “cheap” websites http://blog.rmkgraphics.com/index.php/2009/09/be-aware-of-cheap-websites/ http://blog.rmkgraphics.com/index.php/2009/09/be-aware-of-cheap-websites/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:29:59 +0000 Remington http://blog.rmkgraphics.com/?p=20 Everyone is looking for bargains or discounts these days, there are hundreds of companies in the market today that are offering “cheap” websites. From huge corporate structure offering site builder programs to the “craigslist” (just using this as an example)  web designers offering complete websites for pennies in your pocket. Be cautious to what you do and who you hire because a sound website design (and code) is invaluable. It’s one thing to see a beautiful website when you type in a company name. But how many people do you know that type the name into the google bar instead. You site should not only look great, but the framework around it needs to be sound.

Remington Graphics provides sound website designs starting from $200.00 for a Landing Page Website, to complete E-commerce solutions that have no cap to the amount of products you can sell. Whether you need to sell products online or want a simple page to get represented online, Remington Graphics has the sound portfolio to represent your online needs on a visual & technical basis. Most of our websites we create utilize a Content Management System which makes it easy for customers (or us) to easily create changes/ updates to the website with to much effort. And to back up our claim of sound design & online marketing experience our sites offer complete tracking capabilities via google analytics to see who is going where on your site.

Call us today for a Free Consultation ( for advise or a second opinion) (or find our live chat link on our website)

239-218-3014

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for now check out our online marketing page on our website

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The New Remington Graphics Look!

Welcome to the new Remington Graphics website! This new website has been a long time coming. After working with our previous website for over 2 years, we felt that we were due for a new site. As you can see, we completly rebuild our website, we redesigned our logo as well giving the overall company image a fresh new look for 2009.

The new website communicates what we do in a more clear, concise manner. We have added descriptions of all our services to help future clients better understand what we can offer. We have setup various ways to publicize happenings within the company and changes in the industry that may affect you. Over the past year or so Online Marketing has become a HUGE part of your web presence. Who better to demonstrate how this works than us??

We really hope you enjoy the new site. If you would like to get in touch with us you may do so by visiting our contact page. We look forward to working with you soon!

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