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Mamele’Awt Qweesome & To’O Housing Society
Nov 09, 2015FirstPage is happy to announce our latest website launch for Mamele’Awt Qweesome & To’O Housing Society (MQHS). The MQHS is a support platform providing safe and affordable housing solutions and a voice for Aboriginal people in need. They have supported hundreds of individuals in the community and provided roofs over the heads of those who need it. We are happy…
FirstPage at Adobe Max 2015
Oct 30, 2015This year, FirstPage was fortunate to attend the annual Adobe conference – Adobe Max. The conference, hosted at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, covers advancements in website design and development, technology, software, and how these things affect our jobs as developers and designers everyday. Through the numerous keynotes, events, and classes we have a few takeaways as a team….
What is online marketing?
Aug 20, 2014Many people think that online marketing is all about having a good looking website. Maybe if you have a cool, “flat” design website your phone won’t stop ringing? Or they put all their eggs in the SEO basket and wait for the sales to skyrocket. But, the reality is, there are many spokes to the Internet marketing wheel and to…
The Need For Mobile Websites
May 12, 2014Since mobile phones were invented they have never stopped evolving. From making calls, then sending messages, email, and eventually browsing the entire Internet. It is actually more fitting to call them “mobile devices” as making phone calls has become more of a secondary function now. Because we have the entirety of the Internet at our fingertips, we might as well…
Bringing Together Design & Business
Apr 17, 2014Making smart design choices can mean making smart business decisions. A couple weekends ago, a few members of the FirstPage team traveled down to Seattle for An Event Apart 2014. These annual conferences cover everything website design and development, from emerging code trends to the user experience research. We heard from many great speakers, but one stood out to all…
New Site, Same SEO
Mar 22, 2014One of the keys to carrying forward your SEO “Juice”. A new website can breathe life into your company’s online presence. With new zest and more energy, the site can help to keep your customers interested and looking for more. Naturally, you’ll want to harness this new energy, but still keep all the SEO (search engine optimization) progress you’ve earned…
Google Places or Google+ Local? What do you need?
Feb 24, 2014When was the last time you “Googled” something? It’s a daily habit we all rely on to find what we need. If you have a business and want customers to come to you, it only makes sense to ensure that you are in the places they are looking. Google has a full suite of tools to help businesses get noticed…
What Google ‘Hummingbird’ Means For Your SEO Strategy
Nov 21, 2013The biggest Google update in the last 10 years has just taken place. Say hello to Google “Hummingbird”. In this article we offer an insightful perspective of what has changed, why, and what to do about it. The Background The first thing to understand about Hummingbird is what type of update it is. Over the last decade, Google has released a series…
Reflections on the 2013 Fraser Valley Fall Business Showcase
Nov 06, 2013One of the only things we like more than solving tricky digital marketing challenges for our clients is meeting new people. So when we found out the Fraser Valley Chambers of Commerce were hosting another Fall Business Showcase, we knew we had to be there! On November 5, 2013, hundreds of businesses gathered together for an awesome time of networking…
Questions for Evaluating your Marketing Results
Oct 08, 2013October is here. Like it or not, we’re now into the fourth quarter of 2013 and with that comes the challenge of ensuring the year ends as well as you envisioned it back in January. While everyone focuses on either closing sales or building new business, forward thinking business pros will take this opportunity to look back and see what’s…