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Yes, you need a website
With all the options of social media and apps, one might think no I don’t need a website. Well my professional opinion, yes you do. Back in November a Baker had years of stuff related to her business on Facebook. While her outreach was on target, there’s one thing she did not count on. Being…
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The thing about logos
So your thinking about making a logo? Maybe it’s your first one or a redesign. I know it’s exciting and quite frankly, fun to tackle whether with a consultant, a design firm or using Fiverr. Things you may want consider before you go the new logo route. Logo detail. A few years back, I did…
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Hacked website? Don’t panic. How to prevent it as a small business owner.
As a small business owner, you have a lot on your plate. Inventory, sales, payroll, accounting, expenses, and taking care of your customers. The least thing you want to deal with is a hacked website. Yes, I have had dealt with my share of compromised sites and yes, it’s a pain. As a web person,…
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The World’s Greatest Website: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
You may be asking yourself, “Why would Berkshire Hathaway be the world’s greatest website?” I can answer that question in two words: Warren Buffet. For those of you old web development timers would know, the site is mainly built on old-school H-T-M-L. The navigation is simple, yet no link bar anywhere yet alone any new…
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Time to have some fun.
We are going to blog. We are going to blog. We have been around for about 2 decades. Can you believe it? It’s crazy. Time goes pretty fast. Lots changed in the web world. Back in 1999, we were developing in Microsoft Frontpage. Today? We went from Joomla, Drupal to WordPress. Some folks just use…
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Welcome to our Underground Lair
Mattison Web is a professional Website Design and Internet Marketing firm located near Des Moines, Iowa. We provide fully customized Internet solutions to make your brand succeed while maintaining an eye-catching design and the necessary functionality. Whether your website requires e-commerce functionality, content management, dazzling Flash animation, high-volume information management, and more. Our specialized team…
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Dancing Matt
Here’s a guy who brought something so simple to the rest of the world. That’s how one should approach their websites. It should be full of personality reflecting on who they TRULY ARE!
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SEO’s are sooo ’90’s!!
Remember when Search Engine Optimization was the rage? For some businesses, it’s still a very important factor in SE rankings. But seriously, who afford it or have time to learn it? At Mattison Web, we offer it, but there’s a better and cheaper way: blogs. Blogs are wonderful. You can write anytime, anyday. More activity…
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Don’t ignore your audience. Inform them.
Recently, a client and I were at a huge Des Moines social function and ran into someone I knew. Quite a nice person, said Hello, and immediately went to start chatting with new other folks without any other chit-chat with no further introductions. There’s nothing wrong with that. However, that’s leaving little information about that…