How “free” is free speech? Can employees be fired for what they say on social media?

This whole newfangledy “social media” bubble just gets bigger and bigger… Facebook is going to be announcing it’s 500 millionth (yes, MILLIONTH) user this week. But as we know, the changing and ever more public social landscape doesn’t just have implications in the way we interact in our personal lives — it affects our work [...]

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How to “Practice Safe Site” and avoid getting taken advantage of by your web developer

It’s an unfortunate reality but a LOT of small business owners don’t get what they pay for from their web people. Sometimes it’s neglect and sometimes there’s outright dishonesty involved but in a lot of cases a combination of factors causes a web project to fail, many of them innocent. Simple miscommunications or mismanaged expectations [...]

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Save $75 on your ticket to The Business of WordPress Conference in Atlanta!

Want to see Zero-G’s Erik Wolf and the other great presenters talk about winning small business web strategies at The Business of WordPress Conference is June 22nd-23rd in Atlanta? If so, we have good news for you:
The first 10 people to purchase their tickets online using the promo code “zerogcreative” at checkout will get a $75 [...]

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Erik Wolf to present at The Business of WordPress Conference on June 23rd

The Business Of WordPress Conference is for non-technical business people who need a marketing roadmap for improving their organization’s web presence and who have chosen or are evaluating WordPress for their web platform. Since Zero-G has been advocating — and developing for — WordPress as a Content Management System for over two years (and over 100 websites) [...]

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Pyramid,what pyramid? Another hazard in hiring SEM services…

There’s a line from The Freshman (great movie with Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick), where Broderick’s idealistic college student had just accused Brando of being a scam artist. Brando replied, imitating his own character in The Godfather, “This is an ugly word, this ’scam.’ This is business. If you want to be in business, this [...]

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What the heck is going on this summer?

Well, Memorial Day Weekend is almost upon us which means many things… For me, it’s the 10th anniversary of the barbecue where a friend introduced me to my future wife, the fourth anniversary of my delivering notice to my former employers that I would be leaving to start my own firm and the beginning of [...]

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avoid website faux pas!

We've worked with enough small business owners to know the common pitfalls when it comes to web design. Avoiding these 8 mistakes will not only improve your results online but also save you thousands in potential redesigns...
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hire the right design firm

You NEED to find a great design firm but you may not know where to start... That's why we put together this helpful guide to help small business owners find the right graphic design partner in an increasingly crowded marketplace.
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