When planning a website, you might not know which expectations you’re setting for your website are realistic or not. If you’re not super web savvy, it’s always good to hire a web consultant to help you map out your “plan of attack” to ensure you’re getting the results you’d like to see come from your [...]

There are many different elements that are needed when creating a website. Below is a brief overview of what is needed to make a website live to the public. Domain This is the web address used to access a website on the Internet. A domain name on the Internet is the same as a house [...]

Building a new website to replace your old one? Do you have links on your old website that are indexed by the search engines and bringing you significant traffic? What can you do to prevent losing that traffic once you launch the new website? The answer is called a “301 redirect“. A 301 redirect is [...]

SEO, or search engine optimization, is often thought of as an enigma. The overall concept is really quite simple when you look at it in comparison to owning a brick and mortar store versus an online store. Let’s say you own a brick and mortar store that sells tennis shoes. How is everyone going to [...]

We now live in a world that is inundated with “everyone knowing everyone else’s business”. There’s definitely some pros and cons to this on a personal level, but on a professional level, this could mean big bucks for your business. But how do you use social media to your benefit? Well, for one, most of [...]

When someone first sees a website made using Flash, the phrases, “Wow”, “Oooo” and “Fancy” are usually verbalized to some extent. Sure it looks good, but is it functional? So, when is it good, or not good, to use Flash in a website? Well, if you run an art gallery or movie trailer website, you’re [...]

The business of agriculture holds a special place in the hearts of those here at GnomeMedia. I myself, the owner of GnomeMedia, Amanda Nuckolls, is the proud owner of a llama that is boarded at  a nearby farm. Because of the close connection I have to the agriculture biz, I have an understanding of what [...]

Ahhh, the age old question that has been asked since tablets were made from stone, not Apple. Honestly, the answer to this question is about as straight-forward as asking a blind man what color his shoes are. The reason for this post is to provide clarity to those that do not understand the complexity of [...]