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The Top 26 Women Designers Working Today
In the early days, like everything else, design was a male-dominated profession. Today, women designers are changing the face of design with incredible innovation. At 216digital, we’re design connoisseurs. We thrive on innovative design thinking. We keep a pulse on the design industry, and we take note when someone creates something amazing. In this blog […]
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The Whole Content Marketing Package: Using WordPress To The Fullest
WordPress has only gotten more powerful in the last few years. The range of functionality and design that’s available in WordPress themes has increased dramatically. Gone are the days of WordPress blogs that are obviously “just another WordPress blog.” Today, WordPress can support any kind of website. The sky really is the limit—and for ecommerce […]
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Groundbreaking Infographic: Our Work for Berg Engineering
These days, it’s hard to tell if infographics are still hot in marketing, or if they’ve started to cool off. Based on our research and extensive market testing for every client, we’ve formed an opinion: infographics are still hot—but only when the infographic is truly innovative, or when you’re launching it in a space that […]
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Google’s New Search Quality Rating System: What Does It Mean for Ecommerce?
On 11/19/15, Google posted an update to their search quality rating guidelines. In the post, you’ll find a link to a PDF which provides instructions to Google’s search results raters. These are human users who rate the quality of results that Google returns for search queries. Google’s PDF does not provide direct advice on best […]
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Social Media Buy Buttons: The Next Revolution In Mobile Commerce
When the mobile revolution hit, everyone had to get a mobile-responsive website. That’s still critical, by the way. If you don’t have a responsive site, you’re losing mobile customers. But now mobile ecommerce is changing again. Buy buttons are coming to the major social media platforms—and to Google. What does this mean for brands and […]
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Choosing The Right Ecommerce Platform – Pt. 5 of 5 – Miva
Welcome to Part 5 in our in-depth analysis of major ecommerce platforms. In the previous four posts, we discussed WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, and Bigcommerce. We examined the inherent pros and cons of each platform. In Part 5, we’ll talk about the ecommerce dark horse: Miva Merchant—or simply Miva, as it’s now called. Let’s get started. […]
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Choosing The Right Ecommerce Platform – Pt. 4 of 5 – Bigcommerce
In the early days, like everything else, design was a male-dominated profession. Today, women designers are changing the face of design with incredible innovation. At 216digital, we’re design connoisseurs. We thrive on innovative design thinking. We keep a pulse on the design industry, and we take note when someone creates something amazing. In this blog […]
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Google Plus for Local Business: Getting the Most + For Your Time – EXPANDED
Google Plus: Google’s Gift to Local Area Businesses – EXPANDED Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared on 216digital’s Cleveland Plain Dealer blog. It was such a hit there, we’ve expanded this version to include a few more helpful details. Have you noticed that local search has changed? What’s going on? Instead of local business […]
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Choosing The Right Ecommerce Platform – Pt. 3 of 5 – Magento
Best Ecommerce Platforms for 2015 – Pt. 3 – Magento Welcome to Part 3 of our ecommerce platform comparison series! In Parts 1 and 2, we examined WooCommerce and Shopify. We discussed each platform’s strengths as well as its weaknesses. We concluded that WooCommerce is excellent for basic, low-budget ecommerce startups. We also noted that […]
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Miva Customization: Retro ReadyTheme
Miva Retro ReadyTheme Customization: Tailored To Your Needs! Miva users know that Miva is the ecommerce world’s best-kept secret. With Miva now offering responsive ReadyThemes free with every license, it’s easier than ever to put a functional, beautiful skin on your Miva store. In fact, most of our clients agree: Miva ReadyThemes really nail it […]
