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Posted on June 21, 2013

What Is A 503 Page And How To Use It

Your website is down or is going to go down. You are moving servers or your site has been hacked or any number of other reasons and your site is offline, including your site... CONTINUE

Posted on May 29, 2013

How To Optimize Your Pinterest Account

In our third installment on how to get the most out of Pinterest, we are going to give you some tips on optimizing your Pinterest account for search engines. Converting your... CONTINUE

Posted on May 22, 2013

How To Verify Your Website On Pinterest

By verifying your website on Pinterest, other pinners are able to learn more about you product and company. Last time, we discussed how to convert your personal Pinterest account... CONTINUE

Posted on May 8, 2013

Converting Your Personal Pinterest Account Into A Business Account

It probably isn't surprising to hear that Pinterest users spend more money on purchases than users on other leading social media sites. Roughly 80% of the site's top categories are... CONTINUE

Posted on April 16, 2013

The rumored "New Facebook" is finally rolling out!

Well, it's official. I've finally been switched over to the new Facebook layout. We've been hearing about this for awhile but have seen very few real life examples of how it will... CONTINUE

Posted on April 3, 2013

Are Facebook Likes Or Facebook Shares More Important?

Using Facebook to market your brand or product is a virtual must have in today's social media world. While Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram are eroding some of the market... CONTINUE

Posted on March 13, 2013

Google Algorithm Updates Are On The Way

What is Google Panda? What is Google Penguin? Maybe you have asked yourself these questions before, but they will be coming to the forefront again in the near future. Matt Cutts,... CONTINUE

Posted on February 7, 2013

Why Should You Make An Infographic

In layman's terms, an infographic is simply a visual representation of data. While they have grown increasingly popular in the web-prevalent world, they actually can be dated as... CONTINUE

Posted on December 31, 2012

Things We Admired in 2012

As 2012 draws to a close tonight, the team here at Clay Pot Creative has been reflecting on some of the great things we've seen from other agencies this year. We'd like to share a... CONTINUE

Posted on December 6, 2012

Don't forget your business this holiday season!

As Christmas gets closer and we spend our time thinking about gifts for others, take a minute to think about what your business needs. Maybe 2013 is the year to invest in yourself... CONTINUE

Posted on November 27, 2012

The latest Facebook privacy notice...

If you've seen an influx of your Facebook friends posting status updates trying to protect their personal details, videos, and more, you've seen the results of the latest Facebook... CONTINUE

Posted on November 21, 2012

We're Thankful!

Here at Clay Pot Creative, we are so lucky to spend every day in the company of talented co-workers, brilliant entrepeneurs, and our many savvy clients. We are thankful for all of... CONTINUE

Posted on November 14, 2012

Google Trends and the Presidential Election

The 2012 election is now at its end and Google Trends captured a funny little snippet of information regarding web searches: the spike in the search phrase "who is running for... CONTINUE

Posted on October 19, 2012

Cool Tools For Your Website

You don't even want to know how many websites there are actually out there (well over 650,000,000 if you are actually wondering). On top of that, each can have hundreds of pages... CONTINUE

Posted on September 26, 2012

Video Viewership Breaks Records

An all-time record 188 million US consumers viewed an estimated 38 billion web videos during the month of August. This record volume of viewers demonstrates the strong demand that... CONTINUE

Posted on September 20, 2012

Twitter Changes Profile Page Layout

Changes are afoot at Twitter as the world's second largest social media site has unveiled a significant design revamp to profile pages today, letting users upload oversized... CONTINUE

Posted on September 12, 2012

Twitter To Allow Interest Based Marketing

Twitter is one of those social media outlets that confuse many. Limited to just 140 characters per "tweet," making an impactful marketing post about your business or product can be... CONTINUE

Posted on September 5, 2012

Do You Use Underscores Or Dashes For SEO?

Should I use underscores or dashes in my website addresses? This popular SEO question is one that requires a bit of a technical background and some history lessons in the world of... CONTINUE

Posted on August 29, 2012

Social Media for Dummies

Is your business on Facebook? Are you still not sure what it's doing for you? We're here to give you a few tips that will help your business shine in the realm of social media.... CONTINUE

Posted on August 22, 2012

How To Handle Negative Online Feedback

Review based websites like Yelp, TripAdvisor, and Angie's List have given potential customers an immeasurably effective resource to utilize prior to making an actual purchase. They... CONTINUE

Posted on August 17, 2012

Google Plus Introduces Vanity URLs

You probably have heard some decent jokes about Google+, mostly consisting of punchlines about crickets chirping or tumbleweeds blowing through an imaginary virtual landscape. But... CONTINUE

Posted on August 14, 2012

What is Pinterest, and Why Should You Care?

By now you have surely heard of Pinterest, the latest web darling to hit the scene. Confused about what it is exactly? You’re not alone. Have you ever been goofing around on... CONTINUE

Posted on August 9, 2012

The Benefits Of A 404 Page

In its simplist form, a "404 page" is a page a website visitor was trying to reach that could not be found on the server. In its technical form, it is an error message indicating... CONTINUE

Posted on June 26, 2012

Google Knowledge Center

Each day, an estimated five billion searches are made through Google. Over the past month, you may have noticed a little something new as the search engine giant has introduced... CONTINUE

Posted on June 21, 2012

What the move from Google Places to Google+ Local means to you

You’ve heard of Google+ right? The Google social network aiming to take a bite out of the Facebook pie? If not, you’re not alone – Google+ is still struggling to... CONTINUE

Posted on June 19, 2012

The Ramifications of Black Hat SEO

Last year, there was one notable company that seemed to be dominating search engines. They were tops with general terms like "bedding" or even specific phrases like "Samsonite... CONTINUE

Posted on June 13, 2012

What Is Black Hat SEO?

Search engine optimization continues to be a focal point for nearly every business, and remains one of the most difficult marketing pillars to understand. Hundreds of metrics... CONTINUE

Posted on June 7, 2012

LinkedIn Password Check

Just a few hours after posting our article on how to use LinkedIn, news breaks on a security breach from a Russian hacker stealing roughly 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords. This... CONTINUE

Posted on June 6, 2012

How To Leverage Your LinkedIn Account

There are over 150 million members within the LinkedIn network, and nearly all are there for a reason: to network. How best do you build your own personal network on one of the... CONTINUE

Posted on June 5, 2012

Should You Be Marketing On Facebook?

GM made some noise recently when it was revealed that they would be stopping their Facebook display advertising, stating that they had not been effective. The opinions of GM seem... CONTINUE

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