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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 […]

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 […]

For many community and religious centers, a website can be the most important tool to engage and inform the community. However, many of these organizations neglect their web presence – it’s not often that you’ll think of a synagogue website as an example of effective design and development. Media Components was excited to turn this […]

Everyone knows that a website is the most important thing for a small business these days, but the concrete reasons why might not be so obvious. Let’s look at just a few: 24/7 Availability As a consumer as well as a business owner, you know it can be frustrating to need a piece of information […]

If you’re reading this, chances are you have a Facebook account. If so, you’re familiar with how personal an experience it is. You’ve selected the people you want to know about, the interests you want to display, and the photos you want to share. Probably, you’ve also “liked” certain businesses you frequent. Think about how […]

It’s easier than ever to find a good place to eat, a reliable mechanic, or a good barber, all in a place you’ve never been before thanks to local marketing services like Facebook Local, Google Places, and Foursquare. Given what a great service these sites provide, you want to make sure that your business is […]

These days, virtually every type of small business can benefit in some way from establishing a social media presence. However, maintaining that social media presence requires a significant time investment, so it’s important to make sure your business is using social media effectively. Social media is not a one-size-fits-all prescription for small businesses, and can be […]

Web design is not as easy as picking some things that look nice together and calling it a website. Special attention has to be paid not just to the look and feel of the website, but to how the visitor interacts with the site as well. In this article, we outline 7 important points of […]

By now it’s commonplace for businesses to establish a Facebook and Twitter page along with a website – in fact, many businesses start with social networking, and set up a website later. Facebook and Twitter are imperative to marketing your business online these days, but there’s a newer social media marketing opportunity that you may […]

Do you have a business website? Do you ever plan on having a website for your business? Are you even remotely interested in having a website for your business? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions then it’s important that you pay special attention to what we’re about to discuss here. It won’t […]