Author: David Martin Design
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Elevate Your Business Visibility with Local Business Listings on Google, Bing, & Yahoo
In today’s fast-paced digital world, having your business information accurately listed on various online platforms is not just a necessity; it’s a game-changer. At David Martin Design, we’re excited to announce our latest offering – Local Business Listing Management. This service is tailored to help business owners like you gain better visibility and ensure your…
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800 7th Graders Learning About Web Development, AI, Entrepreneurship, & More at The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Career Cruise
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1 minuteDavid Martin Design recently had the privilege of spending an extraordinary day with nearly 800 eager 7th graders at the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce’s Success School Career Cruise. This event was an unparalleled opportunity for these young minds to quench their curiosity and widen their horizons in various fields including web development, artificial intelligence…
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Web Development Resources for Setting Up Your First Website
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2 minutesThe ability to create and maintain your own website is a skill that can bring tremendous value. While there are numerous resources available for creating and maintaining your own website, it’s always best to work with a local web designer whenever possible. Local designers are not only easily accessible, but they also understand the local…
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Essential Web Design Components for Secure Business Websites
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1 minuteWeb developers and web designers need to take into account security measures and appropriate payment processors when designing and developing websites. Heavily regarded payment processors certified with PCI compliance, such as Stripe, PayPal, and Authorize.net should be considered. Web hosting also needs to be taken into account, as the hosting company must offer secure encryption…
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The Magic of Local Connections: How a QR Code Saved the Wizard Pants Party Band’s Website
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4 minutesLocal Bloomington musician Andy Cobine had been working with GoDaddy’s marketing experts to build a new website for Wizard Pants Party Band since November 2022. After numerous parleys with GoDaddy and bestowing several hundred gold coins for marketing aid, he began to question if his endeavor would ever take flight. Linking the Physical and Digital…
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Nice ad! 😁 The Ryder Magazine & Film Series
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1 minuteIt’s been a great partnership working with Peter LoPilato and helping him with the online component of https://www.theryder.com. The Ryder Film Series has presented the best in international, independent and classic American films in Bloomington for over forty years. A monthly film program is published in The Ryder magazine, Bloomington’s free magazine of the arts and popular…
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The 3 R’s – Every Business Wants to Be Remembered, Respected, & Referred
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3 minutesBeing remembered, respected, and referred will have a significant impact on the success of your business. It is important for business owners to create an impression that lasts and is remembered by their customers and clients.
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Manage Important Business Information with Google Business
Most business owners will find that it’s quite easy to jump into the Google Business platform and get started connecting your important business information with potential valuable customers. Keep reading below for a breakdown of what you can do with the updated Google My Business platform. The Basics of Google Business Start with the name…
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The Power of Responding to Negative Reviews on Google Business: Why It’s Vital and How to Do It Right
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2 minutesBryan Meadows, Owner of Bloomington Creative Solutions (this is a fake name) had been running his small business for 10 years, proudly providing services to his loyal customers. He often heard compliments from them, but one day he received a shock—someone had left a scathing one-star review on his Google Business page. Bryan was understandably…
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Introducing Michael Dopp’s Transformed Website: Powered by Jarod Maxwell & WordPress
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1 minuteWelcome to the new and improved website of artist Michael Dopp! We are excited to show off the new redesign created by Jarod Maxwell, a senior at Indiana University. Michael Dopp’s website now features a modern WordPress platform, making it easier and more efficient for Michael to showcase his artwork and share his stories with…
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A Fresh New Design, Email, & Web Hosting Platform for IUStudentApts.com
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1 minuteWe are proud to announce the launch of their newly redesigned website. In a few short weeks of work with David Martin, IUStudentApts.com has developed a website that offers a modern, intuitive, and streamlined user experience. Newly Redesigned Website Powered by WordPress The newly redesigned website is now powered by WordPress, a feature-rich and secure…
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3 Basic Steps to Optimizing Your Website for Search Engines
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4 minutesThis article provides an overview of the three steps necessary for successful SEO: basic on-page optimization, basic link building, and basic social media marketing. Learn about the basics of keyword research, creating effective titles and meta descriptions, building your profile on external websites, and implementing effective social media strategies. Find out how you can use…
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When did you decide that web design was the career for you?
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2 minutesIn 1998, in my junior year of high school @ Bloomington High School North, I took an Advanced Social Studies course taught by Joann Frye and Pat Wilson. I participated in a group project in which we had to present important historical events from the 1960s. As part of the class presentation, I decided to teach myself…
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Visible.com – The Phone Service of the Future
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3 minutesOn October 1st, 2019, I started a new service with a wireless phone company, visible.com & I’m really happy with the decision to switch. I think it’s important to consider that Bloomington, Indiana (and specifically the west side of town) has very limited options when it comes to high-quality cell phone coverage. It depends where…
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David Martin Design Joins The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce
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1 minuteWe are pleased to announce that David Martin Design has become the newest member of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce! This is a great occasion to celebrate as it will definitely help the community to have another verified member in the Bloomington Website Design category. Since 2004, David has designed websites with Bloomington business…
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New Internship Opportunity for IU O’Neill School Student, Kyle Buchanan
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2 minutesWe are happy to announce that IU O’Neill School Student Intern, Kyle Buchanan, has joined David Martin Design. Kyle is working closely with David Martin, owner of David Martin Design, on a variety of client projects & learning about website design, web hosting, content marketing, competitive research, & SEO (search engine optimization). Despite not specializing…
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Blogging for Business: What You Need to Know About WordPress and Content Management
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5 minutesBlogging is rapidly becoming an integral part of running an online business. While some business owners are quick to dismiss blogging as a waste of time and energy, the statistics are suggesting otherwise. As more and more websites start maintaining a blog, there’s an increased demand for a more blog-friendly content management system (CMS). Although…
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5 Informative (And Free!) Web Design Tools That Can Teach You More About Your Site
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4 minutesAbove all, websites are vehicles designed to help you achieve larger goals. For example, a restaurant’s site might be created to increase awareness and encourage patrons to visit (or order takeout). An entrepreneur might rely on a website to inform potential clients about his or her services. While a website is an ideal tool for…
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Instant SEO Boost: How Compressor.io Can Drastically Improve Your Site’s Exposure
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3 minutesThis search engine optimization tip goes way back to the early 90s – back when I first started building websites. In the 90s, it was essential to build websites that were quick and optimized because people still had dial-up internet connections. In order to build a fast loading website, you had to be very careful not…
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What’s Microsoft Clarity and How Can It Help Improve Your Website?
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4 minutesPicture this: You build an amazing site for your business and set it live. A few weeks pass by, and you eagerly check to see how many people visited your site. Despite receiving some decent traffic, you want to take immediate steps to improve these numbers but…you have no idea how to do it. Many…
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Grammarly Is Like Orthodontics For Your Writing
Slowly, I believe that Grammarly is changing my writing behavior and improving my writing style. It provides great statistics and gives you information on what are the most often mistakes that you make. As I find myself writing more emails, web content, and social media posts, it’s important to me to make them grammatically correct.…
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A New WordPress Website for Artist & Musician Henry Leck
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4 minutesDavid Martin Design has launched a new WordPress website for Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington member, Henry Leck at https://henryleck.com. It was a challenge at first to figure out how to best work together due to the Covid-19 pandemic and technology restrictions. We began with a Google Meet and it was great to meet online.…
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David Martin Design Partners with Clutch.co to Generate New Customer Reviews
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2 minutesEvery business owner wants the three Rs, to be Remembered, Respected, & Referred.
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What is an SSL Certificate & Why Is It Important For Your Website Success?
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1 minuteEven if you don’t sell products via your website having an SSL certificate in place will increase customer confidence, improve SEO ranking, & protect your data.
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The Top Plugins To Enhance Your WordPress Website
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4 minutesThese are the top FREE plugins for WordPress according to WordPress.com. This data is from September 2019. Akismet Anti-Spam – Used by millions of websites, Akismet filters out hundreds of millions of spam comments from the Web every day. Add Akismet to your site so you don’t have to worry about spam again. All in…
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How To Setup A Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, & Disclaimer For Your Website
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1 minuteI met Hans & Donata at WordCamp in St. Louis recently and we immediately hit it off. They run an awesome web service that helps businesses with websites comply with data privacy laws.
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How to set up a secure spam-free email contact form using Google forms
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2 minutesYesterday, I had a client tell me that he had a little over 115 submissions on his website contact form. He was very happy with the results and I asked him how many of those contact form submissions were spam? His answer was, “None of them.” Out of all of the submissions that he had…
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New Custom Website Kicked Off for Ava’s Waste Removal
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2 minutesDavid Martin Design worked with Steve & Ava at Ava’s Waste Removal to help them build a beautiful website and online presence.