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Check a Web Designer’s Portfolio of Live Websites⁣
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Check a Web Designer’s Portfolio of Live Websites⁣

View a web designer's portfolio to help determine their expertise. But don't trust screenshots of home pages - you need links to see their work in action.

Posted by Marcie WolfOctober 7, 2019October 7, 2019

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  • Attract More Local Clients with Instagram
  • Make Sure Your Business Appears in Social Search Results
  • Designing Websites with Search Engine Optimization in Mind
  • Google My Business Posts: The Right Image Size for Posts
  • You Need a Separate Instagram Profile for Your Business
  • Write Great Web Content for Your Website Visitor
  • Focus on the Art of Social Engagement
  • Google My Business: Local SEO Starts Here
  • Improve 3 Digital Marketing Strategies for Online Success
  • Does Your Website Accommodate the Multi-Device User?

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Instagram post 2179969174536033515_3687217952 We are proud sponsors of the November luncheon! . Reposted from @marciewolf27 - If you're attending Tuesday's Connecting Women in Business, stop by our sponsor table! You could win a cute boule bread bag with a pretty wood block print by Joann Condino of Three Pines Studios and a $25 gift card to Crooked Tree Breadworks!
Instagram post 2179840298296052422_3687217952 LinkedIn users are business professionals looking to connect with other professionals, which makes it the right social media channel for your B2B marketing. It's the social network wearing a suit and tie.⁣ ⁣ * * * ⁣ ⁣ Optimize Your Profiles: Make sure your personal and company profiles are optimized, and encourage employees to focus on the same. Your LinkedIn profiles should:⁣ ⁣ 🔸Reflect who you are⁣ 🔸Give off positive vibes⁣ 🔸Make people curious⁣ ⁣ You want people to feel like you’d be a great addition to their network.⁣ ⁣ Profiles have search result visibility, both on LinkedIn and across the web (Google will crawl all of your profiles). ⁣ ⁣ * * *⁣ ⁣ Share Professional Content: You'll notice your LinkedIn news feed is filled with industry news, expert advice, career training, and recommendations. ⁣ ⁣ What should you post? Share industry news, educational resources, changes within your business, and relevant industry tips. Show that you are a thought leader by writing your own great content.⁣ ⁣ * * *⁣ ⁣ LinkedIn is a popular professional social media channel so make sure you're marketing your business on this network.⁣ ⁣ __________⁣ ⁣ #LinkedIn #b2b #b2bmarketing #business #businessnetwork #businesstobusiness #networking #socialmediatips #socialmedia #marketingtips #abuzzcreative #petoskey #nomich #upnorth ⁣
Instagram post 2179127066153683792_3687217952 Using the right optimization techniques as part of the website design process is the key to achieving better search engine results.⁣ ⁣ There are still some "SEO Experts" using outdated tricks that are deceptive and do more harm than good. ⁣ ⁣ The two types of SEO: ⁣ ⁣ White Hat - Techniques that are acceptable by the search engines and are the recommended ways of improving rankings. They follow the rules.⁣ ⁣ Black Hat - Techniques which are deceptive and result in penalties or being banned by the search engines. They don't play by the rules.⁣ ⁣ Why the names? In westerns, the good guy always wore the white hat and the bad guy wore the black hat.⁣ ⁣ Make sure your SEO partner is the one wearing the white hat who uses the proper search engine techniques.⁣ ⁣ * * * * * * * * * * * * ⁣ ⁣ #searchengine #seo #optimization #searchengineoptimization #blackhat #whitehat #websites #websitedesign #petoskey #northernmichigan #nomich #abuzzcreative
Instagram post 2178398289484176400_3687217952 If you have a local business and you want to attract more local clients, you need to engage in digital marketing. ⁣ ⁣ Marketing strategies that target your local community should be a top priority for your local business.⁣ ⁣ Instagram is a great place to connect with customers near you. When posting, include features such as location tags and hashtags for your city and region.⁣ ⁣ Today's digital marketing is all about the human experience. By being authentic and making connections with other businesses, you can grow an authentic community of your own.⁣ ⁣ * * * * * * * * * * * * ⁣ ⁣ #business #authentic #community #localbusiness #communityfirst #communityovercompetition #supportlocalbusiness #ShopLocal #communitymanager #localbusinesses #petoskey #harborsprings #boynecity #emmetcounty #michigan⁣
Instagram post 2178347933618198477_3687217952 Abuzz Creative is your one-stop shop for affordable and effective digital marketing services. ⁣⁣ ⁣ 🔸Responsive Website Design⁣ 🔸Search Engine Optimization (SEO)⁣ 🔸Creative Video Production⁣ 🔸Social Media Management⁣ 🔸Email Marketing Campaigns⁣ 🔸Personalized Marketing Training⁣ 🔸Hands On Social Media Training ⁣ 🔸Web Photography⁣ 🔸Online Ad Management ⁣ ⁣ With over 50 years of combined experience, we are passionate about what we do and we truly care about you. That makes us better marketers for your business!⁣ ⁣ * * * * * * * * * * * * ⁣ ⁣⁣ #digitalmarketing #websitedesign #videomarketing #marketing #webdesign #websites #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing #marketingtraining #marketingcoach #advertising #petoskey #harborsprings #nomich #abuzzcreative #socialbuzz
Instagram post 2177729750368707193_3687217952 Is your business always sharing great information on social channels? People use social media for socializing, but they also use their favorite social channels for searching.⁣ ⁣ People use more than just Google to search for things. Social media sites have become a growing source of information that tends to be more timely.⁣ ⁣ Every minute of every day, millions of queries are done on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. We search for people. We search for products and services. We search by hashtag. ⁣ ⁣ To improve the chances of your business appearing in social search results, start publishing more information on social media sites. The general public will be able to find your information simply by searching, and without having to be part of a specific group to find what they need.⁣ ⁣ Social media is always on so give people the information they are searching for in real-time.⁣ ⁣ ____________________⁣ ⁣ #socialmediaagency #socialmediaexpert #socialsearch #Google #Instagram #Pinterest #socialmediatools #searching #socialmediahelp #socialmediatips #onlinebusiness #onlinemarketing #marketingtips #search #socialmediastrategy #socialmediatip #socialmediacoach #socialmediatraining #socialmediacontent #abuzzcreative #petoskey #upnorthmichigan ⁣
Instagram post 2176947167892557690_3687217952 Search engine optimization is an important part of the web design process. SEO is not something you go back and fix after a new website is complete.⁣ ⁣ When I'm designing a new website, SEO is never an afterthought. I've been designing websites for more than twenty years and have always built websites with a strong SEO foundation from the beginning.⁣ ⁣ SEO FOR SEARCH ENGINES⁣ When I'm designing your new website, the first thing I focus on is making sure it can be indexed by search engines. 80% of website traffic comes from search engines. If I don’t design for them, your website is going to get little or no traffic.⁣ ⁣ SEO FOR ACCESSIBILITY⁣ I have to make sure your website is accessible to those with disabilities. The techniques used to make your site ADA compliant are also best practices for SEO. Your content will be organized and optimized so it makes sense to humans and search engines.⁣ ⁣ SEO FOR MOBILE⁣ Google will reward your website if it offers a great mobile experience. I make sure your site is developed for the mobile-first world of search and is responsive to each user's device.⁣ ⁣ SEO is an important part of the web design process and also requires a long-term strategy after your new website has launched. ⁣ ⁣ ____________________⁣ ⁣ #SEO #searchengine #optimization #searchengineoptimization #webdesign #websitedesign #websites #webdevelopment #Petoskey #Gaylord #HarborSprings #nomich #nwmich ⁣ ⁣
Instagram post 2176447069282509672_3687217952 New Video Project for Marching Assistant - Another Happy Client!⁣ ⁣ "That one time at band camp..."⁣ ⁣ Eric Davis of Abuzz Creative has been working with Andrew Dunham of Marching Assistant on a really cool video project. This new metronome system is for marching bands and our video gives an overview of how the product works. ⁣ ⁣ Marching Assistant goes into production in 2020 and feedback from band directors who tested the metronome system has been very positive! ⁣ ⁣ It was fun to see the metronome system in action when we shot video at the Alma College Marching Band camp!⁣ ⁣ Find a link to the video on our Facebook page or on our YouTube channel.⁣ ⁣ ____________________⁣ ⁣ #videos #videoproduction #videomarketing #MarchingBand #MarchingAssistant #metronome #abuzzcreative #petoskey #cheboygan ⁣
Instagram post 2176194499226049735_3687217952 Posts on Google My Business: What is the Right Image Size for a Post?⁣ ⁣ Have you tried adding a graphic to a new Google My Business post and important parts of your image got cropped out? Google doesn't give you photo dimension hints so it's hard to know the right image size for your post.⁣ ⁣ As of November 2019, Google My Business image guidelines for posts are as follows:⁣ ⁣ (width x height in pixels)⁣ ⁣ 🔹Default Size - 720 x 540 ⁣ 🔹Maximum Size - 2120 x 1192 ⁣ 🔹Minimum Size - 480 x 270⁣ 🔹Aspect Ratio - 4:3⁣ ⁣ The image ratio I used for the graphic in this post is 4:3 (think old analog TV).⁣ ⁣ Here are the file sizes and types:⁣ ⁣ 🔹Minimum File Size - 10kb⁣ 🔹Maximum File Size - 5mb⁣ 🔹File Type - JPG, PNG, BMP⁣ ⁣ Always center the main subject of your image vertically and horizontally. If your image has a different aspect ratio than 4:3, it will get cropped and empty space at the top and bottom of wide images will be filled with black bars.⁣ ⁣ Remember, these dimensions are for Google My Business POST images (Nov. 2019). Google does like to experiment with new layouts so this might change.⁣ ⁣ ____________________⁣ ⁣ #adobephotoshop #photoshop #photos #Google #googles #googlesearch #googlemaps #googlephotos #googlemybusiness #googlebusinessprofile #socialmedia #socialmediatips #abuzzcreative #Petoskey #HarborSprings
Instagram post 2175780031786627551_3687217952 Abuzz Creative is celebrating five years in business and we are giving YOU a gift on OUR birthday! ⁣ ⁣ 🎁 Save $100 on a Small Business Website⁣ ⁣ 🎁 Save $250 on a Big Business Website⁣ ⁣ This offer is valid for the month of November 2019 only - contact Marcie for your proposal today!⁣ ⁣ ____________________⁣ ⁣ #abuzzcreative #business #fiveyears #webdesign #websitedesign #websites #websitedesigner #petoskey #harborsprings #downtownpetoskey #petoskeyarea ⁣ ⁣
Instagram post 2174861348499131250_3687217952 What's the Buzz? We are celebrating our Five Year Anniversary!⁣ ⁣ On 11/11/14, Marcie Wolf and Eric Davis launched Abuzz Creative, providing web design, search engine optimization, video production, and marketing training. ⁣ ⁣ We've been blessed with great clients, challenging projects, and amazing support from our community. Thank you for believing in us!⁣ ⁣ The more you celebrate the things in your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. Happy Birthday to us!⁣ ⁣ ____________________⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ #websitedesign #websitedesigner #mobilewebsites #responsivedesign ⁣#videoproduction #videomarketing ⁣ #socialmediatraining #socialmedia #socialmediatips #SEO #optimization #digitalmarketing #marketingfirm #marketingtips #marketing #petoskey #harborsprings #charlevoix #northernmichigan #abuzzcreative #whatsthebuzz ⁣ ⁣
Instagram post 2174417274667391367_3687217952 Abuzz Creative is celebrating Five Years in business and we're giving you a gift for our birthday! ⁣ ⁣ For the month of November, we are offering great discounts on new WordPress websites. ⁣ ⁣ Small Business Website - Save $100⁣ ⁣ Big Business Website - Save $250⁣ ⁣ This offer is valid for November only so email Marcie today for a proposal.⁣ ⁣ marcie@abuzzcreative.com⁣ ⁣ ____________________⁣ ⁣ #websitedesign #websitedesigner #mobilefirst #responsivedesign ⁣ #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia #socialmediatips #socialmedia101 #marketingstrategy #digitalmarketing #digitalmarketingfirm #marketingtips #marketing #marketingguru #petoskey #harborsprings #charlevoix #gaylord #northernmichigan
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Abuzz Creative

Web Design, Video & Digital Marketing – Petoskey, Michigan

Located in Petoskey, Michigan with free onsite consultations in Petoskey and Harbor Springs.

Digital marketing services for any size business in Northern Michigan, Central Michigan, and the Detroit Metro area.

 

Web Design & Marketing

Marcie Wolf, Partner
Cell Phone (231) 373-8414
Email Marcie Wolf

Over 20 Years of Web Design, Website Development, SEO, and Digital Marketing.

Specializing in Mobile-Friendly Websites and Social Media Marketing Training.

Video Production

Eric Davis, Partner
Cell Phone (231) 838-7928
Email Eric Davis

Over 30 Years of Video, Photography, and Digital Marketing.

Video Services for Petoskey, Harbor Springs, and Charlevoix in Northern Michigan.

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Chamber Members
Petoskey Chamber
Harbor Springs Chamber

Spirit Award Recipient,
Harbor Springs Chamber

Ambassador of the Year,
Petoskey Chamber

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