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There are many reasons it makes sense to incorporate a location-finder on a website. The most common example is a retail chain with multiple locations. Customers may want an easier way than Google to find the one closest to them. They just enter their zip code and the “store finder” finds the nearest locations, usually ordered by distance. Another good example is a professional organization with many members, each having their own brick-and-mortar establishment. Potential customers want to search only these members since they belong to this trusted organization. That is exactly what the New York State Chiropractic Association’s (NYSCA) Suffolk County chapter needed – an easy way for patients to find participating doctors close to them.
Site Management
Web Design With Advanced Database Features
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Web development and creating websites with custom functionalities is at the core of what we do at Electric Bricks. More than just designing a pretty site, custom web development allows us to solve the unique challenges our clients face and helps them stand out from their competition. When Long Island Lacrosse Journal approached us for a site with a custom database to accurately track and report statistics for every single Long Island high school lacrosse team, game, and player we were eager to roll up our sleeves and get to work.
Website Design Featuring Secure Payments for Donations
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The Electric Bricks web development team has built a wide array of websites featuring secure e-commerce functionality. But what if you aren’t selling a physical product, and need a way to accept secure payments for donations or digital subscriptions? Maureen’s Haven recently came to us looking for a solution like this.
The Last Days of Flash
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A few years ago, Adobe announced it would stop supporting, updating, and distributing Flash Player by the end of 2020. Google Chrome and other popular browsers are set to stop supporting Flash this year, as well. And although Flash integration has decreased, there are still an estimated 100 million websites using this soon-to-be-extinct technology.
Adapting to the “New Normal” with Digital Marketing
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on all of us. The ways in which we live our lives have taken a dramatic shift, and many of these changes may be continuing far into the future. So how can businesses learn from these uncertain times to adapt for maximized success in the years to come?
The Importance of ADA Website Compliance
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against people with mental and/or physical disabilities.
The ADA was initially signed into law to address and enforce three main issues nationwide:
- Equal employment opportunity standards
- Equal access to state and local government services (i.e. public transportation and public housing)
- Equal access to public accommodations and commercial facilities (i.e. grocery stores, hotels, etc.)
The Standards for Accessible Design were added to the ADA in 2010, and over the past decade the regulations laid out within this addendum have been legally interpreted to encompass website accessibility.
Moriches Field Brewery Visits the EB Office
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Since opening our new office in Patchogue many of our clients have stopped in just to say hello or to meet with us to discuss their future marketing plans. Yesterday we had a visit from Rich Flynn, the owner of Moriches Field Brewing Company. We recently launched his new website and he came in to spend some time learning some best practices.
To Blog or Not to Blog…
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So, you’ve got a website for your small business. That’s smart. You devoted a good amount of effort to get it designed and in working order. Now what? How do you get more use of your site and make it more relevant to your customers? Start a blog section! Here’s how it works…
Want to Rank Higher on Google? Here’s How…
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Disclaimer: Nothing in this article guarantees your website will rank higher on Google, Bing, or any other search engine. Search engine optimization (SEO) is a complex process that requires a consistent, multi-faceted approach and a great many factors can affect the success of any SEO campaign. The advice given below is only intended to be a part of a good SEO strategy that any site owner should employ. For more information, please contact Electric Bricks.
Keywords, Keyword, Keywords
A large part of content marketing includes having keywords in the copy so that when potential clients are searching for a specific product or service, you will appear in those searches.
Was Your Website a “Once-and-Done?”
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If the answer is yes, your competitors may be quickly passing you by! Whether you just created a new website for your company or finished it up a year ago (or longer), when was the last time that you updated it or checked it against your competitors?