Goodbye, PicoSearch

Earlier this year we found out that PicoSearch, a subscription website search service, was ending service after 17 years. It’s been a good search engine to plug into a site for years, but Google and others have conquered this service niche. They stop service as of June 30, 2014. We have a few clients still today that use PicoSearch. So what to use next?

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Online Training With Your CMS

For almost all of our clients there comes a time when they need some training on how to update their site content, whether it be in WordPress or in Wild Apricot or another content management system. With Wild Apricot they may also need some training in how to manage their member data, events, emails, etc. […]

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Comparing Analytics Reports, Year to Year by Time Period (such as month)

You can compare data from one time period (let’s just say January 2014) with another time period using Google Analytics – most easily, by either the very previous similar time period, or the same time period a year before (say, January 2013).

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How long should a web site redesign take?

There’s really not a stock answer to this, it depends on too many variables. Some of those variables rest within the web developer but many of the key ones actually are with the client. These variables include: How committed is the client in determining the next stage for their web site? What new functionality will […]

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