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One of the common mistakes start-ups make is not to start SEO in the concept phase of their site, but instead after the site is built. Let's take a look at […]

Local SEO Improve rankings in Google Maps Local SEO is the process of improving your ranking in the maps section of Google search.  For example, in the screenshot below, a search […]

Google Caffeine is coming soon. Don't Panic...It's all Good The idea behind Google Caffeine is to show a new way of indexing the web. Google will be more powerful A good […]

A friend of mine, @ccburns on Twitter, is going travelling around Asia. He leaves very soon and will be doing some very exicited stuff on his journey for months and months […]

Ben Maden, the lead web consultant and founder of Brainerd Web Design company Matter Solutions, will be giving a presentation at the monthly Brainerd Web Design Meetup Group..... Google Analytics: Measuring […]

CMS Websites Brainerd Come along and learn about Content Management Systems. CMS Websites are the best way to power your website so we take some of the best (and something in […]

The ultimate goal of Internet Marketing (aka web marketing) is to "get you customers" cost effectively. The key steps are... optimizing your website to turn visitors into customers Assessing the economics […]

Due to a business change, Shield Web Design clients are now being supported by Matter Solutions. Nothing will change on your website or on your hosting account (all usernames and passwords will remain […]