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Media Components has been listed by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the regions top Web Design and Development Firms in their Branding, Marketing & Media Services List , which highlight top companies in the Philadelphia Metro Area! The  Philadelphia Business Journal lists companies based on a submissions and surveys from Philadelphia based businesses. […]

All new companies that want to thrive in today’s 21st century marketplace face a similar question: “How do I choose a web design firm?” Choosing is not an easy task. Whether you are a small coffee shop or a medium-sized retail outlet, if your business is looking to build a website, you will want a […]

Media Components recently completed a redesign of Trenton, NJ-based Power Magnetics, Inc.’s website, bringing their online presence into the modern web with a WordPress CMS-based, responsive redesign optimized for all the different web-browsing devices of today. Power Magnetics’ previous website, a design from the early 2000’s, was entirely static, heavy on images, poor for search […]

Apple’s upcoming release of iOS 7 is already impacting mobile web design in a significant way. In iOS 7, beta 3 of which was recently released, Apple has completely redesigned the interface to a flat, layered look. This means that existing apps that are designed for the old look, including Apple’s own iWork suite (Pages, […]

Here at Media Components, we use a variety of cloud services to move files back and forth, share with each other, and keep in-sync across multiple computers and mobile devices. Cloud-based file storage is a great option for anyone at the personal or business level, and with so many options offering robust and free services, […]

Recently, Facebook announced the debut of Video on Instagram, a new feature designed to compete with Twitter’s Vine app. Unlike Vine, Instagram videos can be 15 seconds long, and can have a filter applied, just like Instagram photos. Like it or hate it, Instagram video will undoubtedly be a great opportunity to advertise your business […]

For Swurlz Frozen Yogurt, a new frozen yogurt store with locations in Newtown and Bensalem, Media Components created a complete branding and identity package, including a logo, branding colors, store decor, business cards, door hangers, flyers, and t-shirts. Here are a few of our favorite elements of this project: Logo Design The most important branding […]

The latest Bucks County WordPress Web Design project was launched this week for a local Cycling Studio. RIDE is Bucks County’s only premiere indoor cycling studio. The studio infuses indoor cycling + yoga with awesome music, intensity and nurtures an environment that creates a mind/body fitness experience. RIDE has some of the best instructors in […]

Keyword Research There are many free tools available to conduct keyword research. Google’s AdWords researcher works well, as well as Wordtracker. Google also provides this tool to check out trends in keywords. Once you’ve found good keywords that relate to your business, focus on keywords that are low-competition. This means that if you search the […]

We’ve been blogging religiously since early in 2006 – for me it was a no brainer! Our target market are brides and grooms… our demographic are young, fairly affluent professionals – they were on MySpace (wow, blast from the past), they were the first on Facebook, to have smart phones and were pinning before most […]