
We recently came across an awesome SEO infographic created by Search Engine Land, a must read online hub for the latest news and information on how search engines search and in-depth search engine optimization information. I thought this visual graphic would be helpful for our readers to understand the basics of SEO using a visual which gives a hats-off salute to the a periodic table of elements.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is always a high priority for any website. However, sometimes it’s difficult to grasp all of the elements that work together to achieve high rankings with search engines. At Ocreative, we often find ourselves educating our clients on various aspects of websites including design standards, content management systems, online marketing strategies, social media, and of course, Search Engine Optimization.
As I was browsing around Search Engine Land, I also found a great video they created with Common Craft that explains Search Engine Optimization basics in a way that can be easily understood. Enjoy! For me, it was exciting to find this video that closely paralleled what I have been verbally explaining to clients for years.
Did you make a New Year's resolution this year and then watch the ball drop at your New Year's Eve celebration? Is this a metaphor for what's going to happen come February, March and April, when you realize that you've set your goal way to high and start to lose interest in trying to reach it? So many people see this happening and have, and I quote, "given up making resolutions because I'll just be disappointed" 
Hmmm... turkey and stuffing... and that after-dinner fatigue...
Our team here at Ocreative has a lot to be thankful for this year: amazing clients, each other, and our loving families. In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, our office will be closed so our team can mellow out with family and focus on energy depleting tasks like “Over-eating” and “Sleeping it off.” We 
Nine out of ten smartphone searches result in the users taking action. You heard it right, 9 out of 10! That's why the entire mobile experience you have set up for your clients and customers needs to be a good one... and a good one right from the start. As Morgan Stanley stated in their April 2010 report on Internet Trends, "Mobile is ramping up faster than desktop Internet did and will be bigger than most think...Regarding 
QR Codes connect the printed real world with online virtual world.
Have you heard the buzz about QR Codes? QR Codes, or Quick Response Codes, are 2D square bar codes that are scanned by a mobile device's camera. You're seeing them more and more all the time. Even the United States Postal Service (USPS) ran a special (July-August 2011) giving patrons 3% off postage rates if they included a QR Code in their direct 
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