Posts by Chad Dorman
Not Utilizing Video on Your Website? You Should Be
Video is becoming more and more prominent on the web. Social media platforms like Facebook have become the next networks and go-to spots for news updates and live-streams. Video is, at its core, much easier for people to ‘digest’ – the ability to watch something instead of reading an article is a more passive, seemingly [Read More]
Changes to Your Website That Will Boost Your Brand’s Attention in 2017
In today’s world, if you have a business that doesn’t have a website… then you are probably not in business much longer. And even still, with a website you and your team need to make sure that the page is up-to-date, responsive, and above all – mobile. Not having a top-flight website coincides with not [Read More]
3 Social Media New Year’s Resolutions for Your Business
Don’t just post. Resolve to post and publish constantly and consistently across each of your social media platforms. Think of it this way: Your clients and customers don’t want unreliable service, so don’t give them unreliable posts, tweets, and blogs. Set a schedule and commit to providing a high quantity of high-quality content. Don’t forget [Read More]
3 Ways We Can Boost Your Business with SMM
Understand Your Audience, Then Capitalize Social media is all about content, information, and attention. Platforms like Twitter allow users to reveal what they are thinking, where they are, and other information about themselves that wouldn’t normally be easily accessible. Loud Canvas’ SMM team works to learn as much as possible about your audience, absorbing knowledge [Read More]
Our Team Can Efficiently Host, Update, & Manage 100s of Secure WordPress Sites for You
So you’ve just finished building your business’ 50th WordPress site for a client. It’s a job well done, and you and your team are proud of what you’ve accomplished. However, with every new site you realize it is getting increasingly more difficult to properly manage, support, and keep each site secure. Providing updates, making revisions, [Read More]
2 Social Media Trends Set to Get Even Larger in 2017
Live-Content: Live-streaming, as big as it has gotten, is primed to get even bigger. Regarding video, YouTube was a hit about 12 years ago and now it is more of a player in entertainment than many large networks on television. Just as radio was in many ways replaced by TV, the TV is now seemingly [Read More]
Improve SEO by Posting Content More Often
Going online is an everyday occurrence; people are spending more time on the Internet now than ever before. If the sites that you frequently visit never added new content, you would get bored, lose interest, and rarely check back with the page. When was the last time you made an update to your site? Think of [Read More]
Think You Need to Upgrade Your Website? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions
Your website is oftentimes your customers’ first impression of your brand or business. And further, as we’ve moved into a mobile-first world, how your site is viewed on a mobile device is often at the crux of how your brand is perceived. That said, you definitely want to be sure that your site is up-to-date, [Read More]
Should A Business or Brand Auto-Post?
When a business or a brand works to figure out a social media marketing plan, there is a question that regularly will come up: To auto-post or not to auto-post? That is, should you have your posts to Facebook automatically be posted on Twitter (and vice versa)? When Twitter was new to the social scene, [Read More]
Loud Canvas Media Acquires Simple Nation
We are excited to share that we will be acquiring Simple Nation, a Vermont based web design firm. Simple Nation specializes in not only web design, but also Content Management, Search Engine Optimization, and E-Commerce solutions. Coming under the Loud Canvas Media fold, these focal points will push our business to the next level, another [Read More]
Train of Thought Series: Web Development
Second, in our ‘Train of Thought’ series: We wanted to provide both a brief overview of web development as well as commentary on the subject from some of the greatest minds in the business (much like we did for our ‘Web Design’ segment). The term ‘web development’ is very generic as it can stand for [Read More]
New Site Launch: Portsmouth Physical Therapy
The launch of Portsmouth Physical Therapy’s new website gives them not only a tremendous new home on the internet but also one of the sleekest sites on the New Hampshire seacoast. After reviewing design, we were able to create a professional site that includes the desired ‘Contact’ page and the incredibly important patient forms page [Read More]
New Site Launch: Twiddle
A second website that we’ve recently launched is for the band Twiddle. Ever growing in popularity since they formed in 2004, Twiddle is a jam band that was looking to freshen up their web presence. After reviewing with the guys to understand what they were looking for in a site, we were able to make [Read More]
New Site Launch: Spine & Sports Physical Therapy
This summer has been a very busy one for us here at Loud Canvas Media, and we wanted to showcase some websites that we’ve recently launched for clients of ours, starting with one we did for Spine & Sports Physical Therapy. We reviewed with Spine & Sports PT to determine exactly what they wanted on [Read More]
The Case for HTTPS Sites (Improved Google Rank)
In August of 2014, Google made the announcement that switching your website from HTTP to HTTPS would give your site a minor boost in rankings as HTTPS was made a ranking indicator in search engines. Sure, it’s almost been a full two years, and while it’s a seemingly simple change many companies have not yet [Read More]