Monthly Archives: April 2012

What’s the Single most Important Facet of being Successful Online?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

Answer: Quality content. Creating good quality, valuable content should be 99% of your online strategy. “Content” includes blogs, web pages, articles, press releases and (of course!) videos. The trick here is not to create content for the sake of having … Continue reading →

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Why Our Web Development Process is the best…ever…

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

How does every application development begin? After contract execution your development firm of choice jumps right into everyone’s favorite part of the process: mockup creation! They ask for some examples of websites you like, examine your current branding, get a … Continue reading →

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Social Media Marketing – A Confession

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

[This is pretty much what my guilty face looks like...] I have a confession to make – I never bought into the “Social Media Marketing” craze that enveloped the world and, with it, our small town of Phoenix Arizona. Our … Continue reading →

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The Social Media Hierarchy

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

There’s no shortage of social media platforms on the internet. The question for an aspiring digital marketer like yourself is: which ones are most important and why. Let’s dive right in! 1. Facebook. First, some statistics: There are more than … Continue reading →

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Location.. Location.. Location

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

Remember when this was true? When people had to give you directions to where you were going and the pizza guy had an honest excuse for being late. When where you were had way more bearing on how well your … Continue reading →

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Search Engine Optimization – the digital marketer’s unicorn

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

Solutions 8, based in Scottsdale Arizona, is a digital marketing firm serving the Phoenix valley and offering services such as SEO (search engine optimization), social media management and professional video production…see what I just did there? That’s called alienating your … Continue reading →

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Online Videos – The Internet’s newest Golden Goose

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

Me: People don’t read anymore. You: Then why do you waste your time blogging you Idiot? Trying again… People don’t like to read. I don’t mean as a pass-time, I’m not trying to make some sad statement about the loss … Continue reading →

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Developers: The Modern Day Mechanic

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

I recently came to the sad realization that the modern day web developer is this new era’s sleazy mechanic. Allow me to explain… When you bring your website in for a quick tune up you end up leaving with a … Continue reading →

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Getting Started Part Four: The “F” Word

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

Facebook. Hopefully we are well past the “but why do I need a Facebook page?” phase you went through not too long ago. If not please abandon all hope of digital marketing success and have fun designing your next few … Continue reading →

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The Pages of the Future

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kasim Aslam

Our eyes scan the paper intently, reading and re-reading every paragraph we have just penned; hoping it will get better with time and repetition. We stare intently at the drawing we have just finished, all its imperfections and flaws seem … Continue reading →

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