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Is WordPress Right for Your Site?

24 March 2016 Design, Mobile Apps & Development, Online Marketing, Web Development, Web Strategy

With a 59.4% market share and growing, it is undeniable that WordPress CMS is the world's most-used content management system for creating websites today. In fact, W3Techs (a company that tracks technology usage) reported in March of 2016 that 26.4% of all the websites in the world are now powered by WordPress, with 500 new ...

Blayzer Achieves Google Partner Status

18 March 2016 Blayzer News, Online Marketing

Blayzer is proud to announce that we have officially obtained Google Partner Status! Now, you may be wondering “Why is being a Google Partner so great? What does it take to qualify for Google Partner Status?” Allow us to explain.JTNDZGl2JTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJ0ZXh0LWFsaWduJTNBJTIwY2VudGVyJTNCJTIyJTNFJTBBJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tJTJGcGFydG5lcnMlMkZhZ2VuY3klM0ZpZCUzRDk5MjI3NTQyMzclMjIlMjB0YXJnZXQlM0QlMjJfYmxhbmslMjIlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0NpbWclMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5nc3RhdGljLmNvbSUyRnBhcnRuZXJzJTJGYmFkZ2UlMkZpbWFnZXMlMkYyMDIyJTJGUGFydG5lckJhZGdlQ2xpY2thYmxlLnN2ZyUyMiUyRiUzRSUwQSUzQyUyRmElM0UlMEElMEElM0MlMkZkaXYlM0U=In order to achieve Partner status, Blayzer had to meet 4 specific qualifications provided by ...

We Need to Talk About Your Website Flair

19 February 2016 Design, Online Marketing, Web Development, Web Strategy

Having a website is a great start, but it’s just the bare minimum. Think of it as the “15 pieces of flair” of the digital marketing world. "We need to talk about your flair." Video Clip from Office Space (1999, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)Sometimes it takes a fresh set of eyes or an ...

Cliche? No Way! How to Make Your Website Stand Out

25 June 2015 Design, Web Strategy

Anyone else feel like the web is getting a little bit boring these days? We’re growing tired of seeing the same layouts, imagery, and user experience over and over and over again. You might not notice (or mind) the pattern, but you can’t help noticing the outliers. As designers, this creates ...

Online Marketing Results: 6 Months Can Revolutionize Your Business

18 May 2015 Online Marketing, Web Strategy

If you are looking for hard numbers on what Online Marketing Services can do for your company, look no further. This infographic shows the rapid progress we made with Dynamic Transit in only 6 months. Part of a healthy online marketing strategy is continual and constructive review. We meet with our ...

Mobile-Friendly Design Becomes a Google Search Ranking Factor on 4/21 – Are you ready?

13 April 2015 Design, Web Development, Web Strategy

That janky old website will soon be hurting more than just your business's pride. An important algorithm change is coming to Google this month that will affect how your site ranks in up to 30% of searches. Is your online strategy ready for this MAJOR update?Beginning April 21, Google will expand its ...

St. Louis Based Trucking Company Launches New Blayzer Website

10 March 2015 Design, Web Development

The Blayzer team has been working with Hogan Trucking, a local St. Louis based trucking and transportation company, to design a new website. We are excited to announce that the site is now live! Hogan recently gave the green light on their new website, which features custom imagery and a responsive ...

Open Source vs. Closed Source Website Options

02 March 2015 Web Development

When you set out to build a digital solution -- be it a website, some software, an online application, or a mobile app – your journey will begin with a deluge of decisions. Some of these will be simple, or even fun to make. Others involve making weighty choices that will ...

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New Case Study: HigherEd Website Design & Development

05 January 2015 Web Strategy

Just in time for the start of the new year, Blayzer has published a detailed new case study of our recent higher education web solution redesign and development project for Jefferson College.Jefferson College is a 6,000-student rural community college based in Hillsboro, MO, just outside St. Louis. Blayzer's highly collaborative project ...

Blayzer Startup Client EatKidFriendly.com Wins $5K in Highland Gigabit Challenge

17 December 2014 Web Strategy

We're happy to report that one of Blayzer's startup clients has won a prize! EatKidFriendly.com, an Edwardsville, IL-based web application that helps families with young children identify and rate family-oriented restaurants, was named a runner-up in Highland Communication Services' 2014 Highland Gigabit Challenge.With this distinction comes a pretty sweet prize ...

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