Using Video Slideshows On Your Website
Using simple video slideshows can be an easy and cost effective way to enhance your website and create an engaging piece of content for your users. There are numerous slideshow editing software options that will allow your to customize your …
PPC Advertising For Local Businesses
A widely circulated article from the New York Times published last fall highlighted the rising costs of pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, like Google AdWords. The article implied that PPC advertising has become too competitive (read: expensive) for most small businesses. While …
Google Maps API v2 Service Ending in May 2013
The official end date for Version 2 of the Google Maps API is May of 2013. At that time, Google will discontinue support of Version 2 of the API and expects all users to have upgraded to Version 3. The …
The Great ZCREATIVE.COM® Scavenger Hunt
Zee, our faithful mascot, is up to his usual shenanigans and has been hiding his favorite dog bone within the pages of our website. Every Wednesday morning from now until Christmas, we’ll post a new clue as to where Zee …
How strong is your password? Safe, secure password tips.
Have you been hacked? It’s more and more common and just like cockroaches; hackers adapt and improve their ability to persevere against the obstacles, lurking in the shadows. The dangers of someone gaining access to your email account can be …
Google+ Local: The Panic Free Plan
A few weeks ago, Google announced that they would soon be merging Google Places with Google+ for Business, thus creating a new product called Google+ Local. Google hopes to create the definitive SoLoMo (social, local, mobile) resource for local businesses …
Policing Your Web Site and Its Content
Several years ago while reviewing our web statistics we noticed a domain name that showed up numerous times that was not ours. Puzzled as to why this domain would appear in our Google Analytics report, we visited the domain. To …
Choosing a Domain Name – The Legal Side of Things
There are certainly plenty of articles and posts on the web talking about why you should choose a domain name that is short, sweet, relevant and a “.com”. No one wants to be typing out a 32 letter domain name …
Does Every Small Business Really Need a Facebook Page?
The definitive answer to that question is no…and yes…well…maybe. Many marketing consultants and “social media experts” base their sales pitch around statements like “every business needs to have a Facebook page” but I tend to disagree. The fact that Facebook …
Zee Creative QR Code Usage Study – Billings, Montana Market
If you have been anywhere recently it is impossible not to notice a QR Code somewhere during your day. They’re those little black and white boxes you often see in the corner of a newspaper ad, poster, business window or …
